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AA: Because I know couple guys that are raising birds – so what is your guys’ process to – for the <br />locals to build their own birds for you guys to release?: Do they sell ‘em to you? Do you guys <br />purchase birds or? <br /> <br />JPC: We purchase the birds from a supplier on the mainland which like anybody - I think anybody <br />from the public can also purchase, I don’t think we have any inclination \[unclear\] buying from <br />someone local, um, cause it’s kinda complicated to begin with ‘em in from the mainland <br />through a quarantine process with somebody who wanted to breed on their own \[unclear\] <br />steps to start off \[unclear\] so, I mean, we can buy it from as long as it’s like a business \[unclear\] <br />transaction \[unclear\] but, um, I think we’ve gotten birds from \[unclear\] I think in the past that <br />we got our birds \[unclear\]. <br /> <br />AA: Um, last one. Recently, in District – 4, there was one case of flu-rabies and \[unclear\].\[Unclear\] <br />dogs got infected with the super rabies. <br /> <br />JPC: Wow. <br /> <br />AA: So, if you can, just touch up on that real quick? <br /> <br />JPC: \[Unclear\] rabies, I mean, in the past if, um, from my understanding in past, um, instigates <br />investigations that was done for pigs in the State. I believe they found highest amounts in the <br />past – when I say past \[unclear\] rabies \[unclear\] you know, they found higher concentrations in <br />South Kona and Puuwaawaa and they also investigated brucellosis, ah, it seems to, you know, if <br />it started to pop up on the other side of the Island would be \[unclear\] very concerning but I <br />believe it mostly can come from pigs – I don’t know how \[unclear\] disease and \[unclear\] it’s <br />pretty unfortunate hopefully it’s an isolated case and we won’t see… <br /> <br />AA: Yeah, hopefully it’s an isolated case and you just said that \[unclear\] quit hunting already <br />because he just basically lost his whole \[unclear\]. Any other questions or comments from the <br />Commissioners? <br /> <br />AG: Austin Griffey, District – 6, I get one question, I kinda looked at the, I briefly looked at the <br />harvest rate last night and I think it was something like over 1,100 birds from Mauna Kea <br />harvested – is that normal per year – that much birds – it seems like a lot. <br /> <br />JPC: It does seem like a lot but I believe and I haven’t looked too much into Mauna Kea data e kala <br />mai but, I think it’s kinda normal but it’s the – so the rates that get recorded are, you know, It’s <br />a ratio between how much people hunt and then how much people get harvested – how much <br />people have successful harvests – but, he season is, you know, what three – three months long <br />and, you know, Mauna Kea \[unclear\] might have increased harvest rates cause it has increased <br />hunting days too, cause now Mauna Kea \[unclear\] months – was it Wednesday, Thursday, <br />Saturday, Sunday and holidays compared to some of the other hunting areas which are only <br />State holidays and weekends. <br /> <br />AG: Are you, are you guys planning on doing a survey before you guys open up bird season again <br />next year to do a count to make sure we didn’t wipe ‘em all out this year with the new open <br />extra days? <br /> <br />20 <br /> <br /> <br />