2024_06_18 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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June 18, 2024 - GMAC Minutes LT: \[Unclear\] In separate, you know, – this is approved for animals feed but… ?: Fertilizer… LT: …. You know, the fertilizer… KL: Well, I have a picture of the fertilizer, this is the animal feed – a 50-pound bag – I wasn’t going to bring a 50-pound bag. SW: OK. Chair, we have less than 20 minutes. LT: OK. Anyway, that was an \[unclear\] question. Thank you very much. If there’s no more questions, thank you very much for coming, I know it’s hard presenting in a room like this all the time but I really appreciate it – it was a lot of information for all of us thinking and just understand more about HogStop and in each of our communities, everybody, you guys are listening it’s important to understand these things because part of the plan on managing the animals is using these bio controls. So, thank you very much for your presentation. OK. We’re gonna move forward. SW: Chair, I’ll just note for the record GMAC’s – as far as the plan going forward that’s not GMAC’s proposed plan. So, I just wanted to make that clear. LT: Yes. OK. Yeah. Making it clear again, the plan is for Puna Community – this plan was designed and created by the Puna community – their board – their community association and a County Council person. Ah, so this is their plan and GMAC just wanted to present this information briefing for the community to understand what HogStop’s for. Thank you, guys very much. We’re moving on to New Business. 6a. Investigative committee, regulations affecting Keauhou Bay and logistics issues and potential solutions Committee Chair Miss Natalie Reynolds. She is excused today so we’ll be tabling that to the next meeting next month. Moving on to Announcements – Next meeting will be held July 16, 2024, 9:00a at the Aupuni Street, Puna conference room. Oh, sorry, I missed one under 6a. Discussion on the Turkey Hunting Regulations Affecting the County of Hawai’i, presented by Commissioner Robert Duerr. 6. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion: Turkey Hunting Regulations Affecting the County of Hawai’i, presented by Commissioner Robert Duerr. RD: Yep, ah, that was a letter that came from Dick Hoeflinger who’s an avid turkey hunter. And essentially for the last ten years or more he’s been doing the statistics on turkey hunting, and he had some concerns on some regulations being proposed on stopping turkey hunting in the fall and then also putting turkey hunting just in on weekends. His concern basically was that DOFAW is bringing these things forward to the Land Board without discussing with the public, which essentially is a part of the federal funding to engage the public. Essentially, he feels that, that it’s discriminating against people who working on weekends, that the hunting season should be open through the week as well, the other thing too is what he was talking about is 22