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are hitting the animals and, you know, it’s usually tourists, so, of course, it’s a big deal in Hawaii
<br />if the tourists are getting injured, um, so, what are the quick solutions? So, um, the plan has too
<br />many high cost solutions that only the politicians can bless – we cannot, so some of the ideas I
<br />told them that we should pursue right away ‘cause these are things that are, I think simple,
<br />more cost effective and timing – I think those are the three things we need to look at so we
<br />asked them to – or I asked them to increase signage on the roadways, I mean, I drove the
<br />highway today and honestly I didn’t even notice any signs. I know there’s one somewhere. One
<br />on this side and one up more this way, I think. I, I saw ‘em before. I didn’t see ‘em today. Was
<br />actually I was looking for animals, OK. Um, reduce speed limits in high incident areas. We know
<br />where the animals are getting hit. I can identify – that’s why I don’t hit the animals ‘cause I know
<br />where they’re getting hit. Tourists don’t know that. So, target those areas, um, increase too
<br />their water resources away from the roadsides. Why are the animals coming to the road –
<br />‘cause they want to eat, ‘cause they want to drink so take that away and put it somewhere else,
<br />OK? So in addition to the ten years zero vegetation zone have some areas where the animals
<br />can get more food and water, um, the ten years zero vegetation \[unclear\] is a real good idea but
<br />also in addition to that, um, I think if they want to increase hunting pressure that’s where they
<br />need to increase the pressure – not the whole hunting area cause it’s just gonna drive animals
<br />out cause if you hunt the perimeters somehow and I don’t know how they’re gonna do it – it’s
<br />up to them – they’re the experts but I think you create a corridor next to the highways where
<br />people can hunt either on a daily basis it’ll be OK cause the animals can run into sanctuary
<br />central in the \[unclear\]. And that’s where they should be. That’s where the food’s gonna be so
<br />the animals don’t get pushed through – that’s where they can breed and repopulate and sustain
<br />the hunting within that area. Um, and they gotta work with large landowners. I don’t know how
<br />they’re gonna do that – how are they gonna – there’s no control over that. We cannot set bag
<br />limits or anything, I mean, they trapping already. I know, um, Parker Ranch trapped over 2,000
<br />goats already on their lands and what they did with them I don’t know. So, I don’t know. If
<br />anyone has any, um, ideas to add to this, oh, one thing I didn’t go over is – they should use
<br />those LED lights – you know that big LED signs that they have – the \[unclear\] panel and it’s
<br />portable – cause it’s seasonable when the rains come the animals move away from the highway.
<br />Today no, no accident \[unclear\] and I didn’t see any animals on that road. I drove all the way
<br />over and I didn’t see any. So, you know, the Task Force is already working \[unclear\]. We just
<br />have to talk about it and it’ll get done, OK. So anyway, the last thing \[unclear\] on the slide is my
<br />contact. If you have questions or whatever, I don’t know, \[unclear\] but you can contact \[unclear\]
<br />or you can call or text or whatever, um, and I’ll be sure to have your comments relayed over to
<br />the Task Force and the chairman of the committee – Jason. That’s basically where we’re at but,
<br />you know, there is one big concern is this Task Force disappears June 30 of next year. And
<br />\[unclear\] this was supposed to submit the plan already, I think the plan is due already, if I read
<br />that, um, resolution correctly on the last page, I don’t know if you have the resolution – it says
<br />“task force will be dissolved June 30, 2024.” And right above that – this is the last page of HCR
<br />17 – “task force is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations including
<br />proposed legislation to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular
<br />session 2024. So the sooner \[unclear\]. It’s only five months away so \[unclear\]. Yeah, so I don’t
<br />know if it’s gonna get done.
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<br />AA: Ah, any questions or comments from the Commission.
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<br />BL: Brian, District – 4. Ah, I don’t think we talked about it before but we brought up the same thing
<br />like we mentioned, you know, give food and water and \[unclear\] did anybody talk about
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