GMAC Feb 20 2024 Minutes Final Draft

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Game Management Advisory Commission County of Hawai’i Minutes – Final Draft Meeting Date: February 20, 2024 Time: 9:00 am to 11:00 pm Place: Zoom and In-Person 25 Aupuni Ctr., Ste. #1501, Hilo HI The meeting Game Management Advisory Commission was called to order by Vice Chair Cortney Okumura, Tuesday, February 20, at 9:01 a.m., held at the Puna Conference Room, County building in Hilo and, also on Zoom. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: District 1 - Robert Duerr, Currently Absent (running late) District 2 – Vacant District 3 – Rhon Leomana Turalde, Present, via Zoom District 4 – Brian Ley – Present, in person District 5 - Abraham Antonio, Present, in person District 6 – Vacant District 7 – Natalie Reynolds, Excused District 8 – Cortney Okumura – Present via Zoom District 9 – Justin Ackerman – Present via Zoom Quorum Established with 5 in attendance without R. Duerr who is running late. STAFF: Sylvia Wan, Deputy Attorney, Corporation Counsel – in person Pomai Bartolome, Executive Assistant to Mayor Roth Barbara Kossow, Administrative Specialist – Excused. SW: I just want to check in with Leomana. I noticed that you’re coming on and off the screen. I do need you to maintain your present sound screen for us to maintain quorum. OK. That’s all. Thank you. You may continue… CO: OK. And we have Counsel Sylvia Wan, attorney for the Commission and, Pomai Bartolome joining us from the Kona side – who are the staff members today and so housekeeping, please make sure that your cell phones are turned off or on silent mode. For those who are attending in person, please remember to speak into the microphone so that your statements can be recorded and transcribed and under HRS 92-3 of the Sunshine Law – GMAC may remove any person who willfully disrupts a meeting to prevent or compromise the conduct of the meeting. All persons appearing before the 1