2023_11_21 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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administration about those concerns. That’s it for that, um, 1020 is as mentioned by Mr. Ackerman – there’s some 1020 rule changes, reminder that 1020 is the state’s adaptive rule management process, ah, there’s a bunch that are going to the Board in December, a lot of which affect bag limits in areas such as Mauna Kea, Hilo, Forest Reserve Puuanahulu, increasing bag limits, increasing hunt days for areas such as Puuanahulu, instead of Saturday, Sunday, Mondays – they want include Fridays – there’s also “the Slice” as was mentioned, which is the area across of the Gilbert Kahele Recreational Area – that area would move from firearms to archery only for safety reasons and it was discussed that topic at a previous meeting. Other rules – Hilo watershed, um, you know, the \[unclear\] areas such as Piha and Laupahoehoe would be included for spring turkey – rules such like that so, then go to the Board for final approval and then rules would be effective for 2 years after approval so… I believe the meeting is broadcasted on You Tube but there’s also you can watch \[unclear\] You Tube but \[unclear\], ah, video route also comments and stuff. Other news – two new check stations – we installed two check stations in Kau – on Mountain House and Waterfall Road for hunters to check in, ah, they’re two popular areas for Kau hunters. Last thing I had notes on was our – we have a Manuka mouflon project that we kind of work on when we can and we had a bunch of cameras got stolen recently out there, it’s a project that we’re kind of monitoring – the population of mouflon to hopefully try and catch and relocate them out of the natural area reserve so we’re trying to keep the gas on that project so we – that’s about all I had written down. Anybody has any questions? AA: Right on. Thanks, Josh. JPC: Yeah, you’re welcome. SW: Ah, I just – Deputy Corporation Counsel Sylvia Wan – so you were talking about the DLNR rule changes. Are you aware – did Kanalu Sproat come and present for GMAC on a number of those? AA: Yeah. SW: OK. AA: Yeah. SW: Just making sure. AA: But then Kanalu didn’t talk about the Hilo watershed side and Piha spring turkey at Laupahoehoe Forest cause that’s not within Kanalu’s district. SW: OK. AA: But because he mostly talked about “the Slice” and some of the other areas. SW: The archery, – the firearms/archery? AA: Yeah. That one he got it and some of the other west side ones from Josh just brought up, you know, the ones that \[unclear\] east side. SW: OK. 17