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SM: We were trying to address that \[unclear\] and it’s a crime on like right near state highways so it’s
<br />harder for the County to \[unclear\] will be discovered that there is no legislation that we can find
<br />at the County or state level, um, regarding public feeding of wild animals and it does exist in the
<br />national parks – there’s bans on that and there’s specific bans around harbors that exist. DAR, I
<br />guess, is enforcement on or DLNR may have enforcement on but there’s no general legislation
<br />around it and not only the danger is, um, being right by the highways, um, but also can spread
<br />diseases and other things. So, um, this Point #5 is like maybe that could be part of that Plan, um,
<br />\[unclear\] limiting public feeding areas through education or possibly legislation around it
<br />because our understanding of the HogStop too is that it – unless you’re constantly feeding and
<br />monitoring those animals that if the food stops it actually increases the population numbers
<br />once they \[unclear\] goes off of the way. So instead, we’re wondering if there’s some sort of way
<br />to limit public feeding and that that might actually reduce the numbers and that could also help
<br />\[unclear\].
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<br />LT: OK. Thank you. I guess just some comments on that, yeah, the last year I was trying to figure out
<br />what I can do – there’s this guy that feeds all the birds right behind KTA on the road and, you
<br />know, all the time I drive down that road the birds – there’s thousands of them and they dodo
<br />on the car and so I was looking into the same thing and, um, like you said, there’s nothing we
<br />can do, there’s nothing else illegal about it but the things that I’ve been tracking was the Nene
<br />with the cats – the Nene with the cats in Hilo and in Kona and also down feeding the birds at 4-
<br />Miles. And so hopefully with the death of the Nene – the stealing of the baby and all of these cat
<br />infestations that is causing disease – I’m hopping some plans will come out. You know,
<br />something happens with that.
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<br />SM: We were hoping that your Commission could examine that issue and/or if that could be part of a
<br />plan, maybe just specifically about pigs rather than expanding it to be all wild animals – it’s just…
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<br />LT: Um-hum…
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<br />SM: But, you know, there’s all different \[unclear\] cats versus the Nene and maybe just, you know,
<br />\[unclear\] the scope and focusing on feral pigs specifically especially \[unclear\].
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<br />SW: Deputy Corporation Counsel, Sylvia Wan. I’ll just note that GMAC currently has an open PIG –
<br />permitted inter-action group – sorry – I need to clarify – permitted inter-action group – that has
<br />to do with looking into the issues and concerns relating to mass feeding of animals within the
<br />community and if there’s potential solutions or something that we can deal with as far as locally,
<br />so I know there is that open inter-action group – that report has not come yet.
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<br />LT: Um, statements from the public.
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<br />AA: (A. Antonio) That’s two \[unclear\] that’s it for me. Ah, yeah, was going to touch up on that so we
<br />get that PIG inter-action group, ah, you’re the Chair of that as well, so just work with the
<br />Commissioners, you know, part of your group and get that going. Other than that, you know,
<br />going back to the pigs and I know \[unclear\] I heard he got commented on the – in that meeting
<br />as well. These pigs, you know, it’s such an influx – everybody’s doing a black \[unclear\] – they are
<br />a sustainable resources, right, everybody clearing out more properties – population grew with
<br />the people as well, not just the pigs, right, so that’s why getting more and more complaints,
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