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MM: Yeah, exactly. <br /> <br />LT: Tree stump, yeah? <br /> <br />MM: Yeah, so I don’t think – it’s not an expensive sport. I think the expenses related to the <br />actual individual that is shooting, right, the arrows, the bows and all that but as far as <br />our department is concerned it’s something that we can totally support. It’s not gonna <br />be a big budget item for us – it’s just about where’s the safest place to do it and where’s <br />the biggest need. <br /> <br />LT: Is there concern about zoning? Can we do this in residential? <br /> <br />NR: Agriculture – Natalie, District – 7. You can totally do it in agriculture. <br /> <br />MM: Yeah, but I would also look at it like what we’re doing right now at Waiakea Rec. and <br />that’s in downtown Hilo. Right, so… <br /> <br />LT: Yeah… <br /> <br />MM: I believe as long as we have a safe facility, you know, whether it’s indoors or outdoors, <br />ah, I mean, Malama Park is also in Hilo and that’s, you know, I think it’s all just about <br />safety – can we safely do it. <br /> <br />LT: All right. Thank you. <br /> <br />NR: Natalie, District – 7. Are we able to do an after-school program at the middle or high <br />school level cause it’s a low risk at that point where it’s not the general population and if <br />it’s an after-school program is it feasible to do that? ‘Cause there’s nothing really in the <br />Kona side or even Kealakekua. <br /> <br />MM: Yeah, and that’s why I’m meeting with Victor today, anything is possible. Before school, <br />after school, during summer breaks, ah, do we want to implement this as an extra <br />program during our summer fun sessions or winter intersession programs. The sky’s the <br />limit, as long as we have people that are willing to do it, we can have a safe facility <br />there’s no reason why we can’t implement all these programs at different times. <br /> <br />NR: Natalie – District 7, the only reason why I suggest it after school, either like you said <br />before or after – is that the Hawaii School District are teaching the youth nothing on <br />survival skills and we’re on an island and, general kids don’t even know how to pick up a <br />bow or shoot it, and I just think as a parent of young children it would be great to have <br />even though my children do hunt and fish, but I just think of the lifestyle in Hawaii and <br />everything the ancestors did prior to this – I think it’s a huge necessity or especially <br />archery in general to have the kids learn, I honestly think they should be learning it as <br />part of an elective but that’s just my 2 cents. <br />10 <br /> <br /> <br />