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AA: Moving on to Old Business: Deliberation and Decision Making re: DOFAW – <br />Puuanahulu/Puuwaawaa Administrative Rule Change Committee report. So, everybody I’m <br />pretty sure had a copy of this rule change that committee put together, Brian was the Chair – <br />committee members was Cortney… and two other people I forget? <br /> <br />CO: We had Natalie and Stanley Mendes from the public as well. <br /> <br />AA: Thank you, Cortney. Any comments or concerns about this draft rule change? <br /> <br />NR: I appreciate Cortney handling it months ago and then bringing it up again today. I really <br />appreciate her hard work. <br /> <br />AA: No other concerns or comments on this draft rule change? <br /> <br />SW: There was a report which has the Committees suggestions and recommendations. <br /> <br />AA: Could you read them please? <br /> <br />SW: Sure. <br /> <br />AA: So, Sylvia’s gonna read off the Committee’s rule change report. <br /> <br />SW: So, this is the report that was provided by Cortney’s committee. It’s entitled Hawaii County <br />GMAC DLNR Rule Change Committee. It has a link at the top to the rules that Chair was just <br />citing – recommendations to propose to Commissioners at the November 15 meeting which <br />has passed but these are still the recommendations. <br /> Special hunting areas should be re-evaluated every 3-6 months until animals have been <br />reduced to target size. <br /> And this season should run from end of bird season to July and only be Saturday, Sunday, <br />Wednesday and Thursday, and state holidays. <br /> Our concern is that too much hunting pressure will push the animals into safety zones next to <br />the road and on to private property. <br /> Last, allow a rifle for Billies only season. <br /> Recommends that the Puuanahulu is open from March through July, on weekends, holidays <br />and maybe Wednesday and Thursday. <br /> For Puuwaawaa and Pu’uanahulu, they should determine what the breeding cycle of goats is <br />and open accordingly. <br /> The reasons for these recommendations are due to the current policies of DLNR which are <br />focused on eradication rather than careful management. <br /> <br />AA: Thank you, Sylvia. Any other comments or questions on this drafted rule change? So one <br />member from the public reached out, their concern was with this rule change the more active <br />hunters in the area would push the goats and possibly sheep into the private land and, the <br />private \[unclear\] apparently the private landowners are corralling or catching these goats and <br />actually selling them on some kind of market. So just wanted to make the Commission aware of <br />that and I’m not sure if you guys like put that in here or whatever, I mean, and then also the <br />23 <br /> <br /> <br />