2023_04_18 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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SW: Deputy Corporation Counsel Sylvia Wan – I will just note that there may be court orders for all the requirements on them that are legal in nature that may be requiring some of the eradication – however, it doesn’t mean that this Commission can’t investigate the methods of what’s happening to address the community’s concern. AA: I think the only court order that there is and that’s why we created this investigative group to really like see what’s happening – but the only legal thing is just in the critical palila habitat. But, other than that it’s just DHHL going back to – they’re trying to find loopholes to go around ways to do this eradication through the Watershed Alliance people and DOFAW and DLNR and there’s… SW: So that’s the matters that this Commission’s committee is going to be investigating? AA: Yes. NR: Natalie, District – 7. I agree with Austin, going back to his discussion about getting the public more involved. Is there anything we can do as GMAC to have a portal where we can invite the public that doesn’t offend the Sunshine Laws because the only way that I was able to get people for the mantas was going down to the harbor – or launch ramp – every week talking to them, talking story and that was the only way that I was able to get them to come on but is there a different avenue that we as GMAC can do to invite the public and have a way to talk story with them in lines of the Sunshine Law? SW: Unfortunately, Natalie what you have just talked about was – that’s one of the avenues but ultimately the avenue that Sunshine allows is the agendas – is the notice that’s provided out through the agendas, um, people can also sign up to get notification from GMAC. My added language for addenda as to how people can sign up at the bottom of our agenda - it talks about notification they should sign up so that they can request the part of the board packet. AA: Abraham, District – 5. Cause Leomana’s been posting the last few months like couple days before the – our meetings – just making the public aware of our meetings, um, I think Leomana maybe on your postings maybe you can put the link so people can actually go on to the County website and log on if they want to. It’s about all they really can do. LT: Leomana, District – 3. Yeah, I was gonna say, I know that we can do PSAs on the radio for free, if we get the minutes and you call them and over here the guy’s name is Gavin Cruise – he used to be my old boss, and also I wanted to check on this which is like social media advertising because Pomai – she runs the County of Hawaii Boards and Commissions website, I mean, not website but social media sites and, I mean, that might be an avenue to have her promote and put advertisings on social media through the actual County social media platforms cause I know I repost that stuff a lot too. But that costs a little bit of money for advertising on social media. But that’s the only way I know how to do it because everyone’s on Facebook and it’s the \[unclear\] call. SW: Yeah, so, unfortunately, because you are a government entity – you’re a government board – you can’t be purchasing, I mean, I understand you – Leomana – are putting things on on your own social media as a person, as an individual – however, the Board can’t be doing that without 4