2024_08_20 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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manage the aquatic resources and generate a list of names of potential candidates for this team which is referred to as the navigation team. So, this group was going to make a proposal for better managing of aquatic resources – fish – stuff like that. So, about 70 names was provided during those meetings and, we reached out to those, I mean, sorry, 90 names was provided and we reached out to those 90 names and 30 of those guys – so 90 guys was \[unclear\] nominated – so I reached out to that 90 and 30 responded back to us and they provided application – after suggestions and feedback on the team composition – the Maui selected panel was created and included, you know, prominent members of the community from Maui Island – Jimmy Gomes, Tamara Palton and Archie Kalepa – I don’t know all of them but I recognize some of those names – the selected panel created a team of 20 members with representation from each moku on the island – so spatial representation – and included fishers such as commercial, recreation, subsistence, tour operators – a tour operator and a scientist. So, they started meeting in February 2023 and right now they kind of finished already. Right now – not finished but they got a steppingstone in moving into the next stage of the process. So, they came up with a proposal and the proposal includes, - this part is on purpose which is kind of vague because they never – the next step is for this proposal to go to the Maui community – so that’s why it’s kind of vague because we want to make sure the Maui community gets to see the real proposal prior to anybody else. So, like I said, it’s kind of vague on purpose – the proposal includes island-wide bag limits and size limits for species considered important or of concern. The proposal also includes seasonal and year restrictions as well. In addition, the group included ideas like improving enforcement by hiring a legal fellow specific to Maui and increasing education and training for prosecutors and judges. And this is related to enforcement actions for aquatic resources. They also include components such as water quality supporting land-based restoration projects, habitat enhancement projects, and supporting community-driven efforts to manage near shore areas. So, this was the Holomua process. The first pilot island was Maui. The next island that is being eyed up is Hawaii Island – this Island – our Island and, so far the conversation within DAR have gone as far as this, that first meeting we talked about that those talk-story sessions. So right now - cause after Maui – we don’t know exactly when Maui going pau – that’s the thing – cause like, you know, some parts of the process can be long, some parts of the process can be short – all depends on how stakeholders respond or how the engagement goes and stuff like that, but after Maui it’s probably Hawaii Island, and, yeah, so we just talking about within DAR we just talking about having these meetings: where to have the meetings, how much meetings to have – and questions that we are in DAR have is this right for Hawaii Island? How do the stakeholder – how do they feel about this process. So we not – we never yet decided if it’s actually gonna happen – we just want to check if people want this to happen, you know, questions like should the Island be one – the planning effort be for the one whole Island – the whole Island or should it be broken down into West and East and if we broke it down – does it run together or does one go before the other, all those things so it’s very early in the process but just heads up that something is happening on Maui and the next place probably – if the stakeholders of Hawaii Island like – is gonna be Hawaii Island. This is all I get for today, but I’ll hang on a little bit in case anybody get questions… LT: Yes, sir, thank you very much for the presentation. The floor is open to the Commissioners for discussion or questions. BL: Brian Ley, District – 4. Hey, I want to jump back to the beginning kind of thing. I had a couple questions when you were talking about shoreline protection – that’s not gonna be sneaky thing where we’re not gonna let people in the water or fishermen offshore cause they might damage 16