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TWC: My name is Taysen Wong Chong, I'm representing for District—2, first off, I'd like to <br /> thank everybody for giving me the opportunity to be here as well. To give you some <br /> background, I studied Environmental Science and Biology, Forestry and Wildlife with the <br /> University of Hilo. Member of the Makahanaloa Fishing Association, caretaker of <br /> Hamakua coastline, I've been present in the meetings [unclear] growing up not just here <br /> but Department of Hawaiian Homelands, attended meetings, very active in a few non- <br /> profits in the community. I've worked with DLNR in the past 2007-2009. Basically, my <br /> goals are to preserve what we have, yeah, as, [unclear] conservation but for our future <br /> generations to come and as a community member as well there are concerns, of course, <br /> that we all have but as well for myself and how we can help manage these concerns and <br /> that's just a little bit of my background. In the future there will be discussion of what I <br /> have in play-a lot of it has to do with the [mauna?] I'm not gonna lie, so... that's what <br /> I'm here for. <br /> 3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: <br /> LT: Any statements from the public on agenda items?We have no people in the public meeting <br /> room, and I don't see anybody raising their hands in the Chats. <br /> AA: (Abraham Antonio, pass GMAC chair) I can do mine or I can go now, or I can go later. <br /> LT: So, we got statements from the public we have Mr. Abraham Antonio, expert hunter, <br /> expert field man, and expert welder. <br /> AA: I'm here today to talk about Section 8, Part A—Open forum public comments on issues <br /> not on the current agenda for consideration for GMAC's agenda at the next meeting, so <br /> I'd like 3 items—we can discuss them now or do we wait till you guys actually reach <br /> those items. <br /> IK: (Inha Kandatsu-Kang, Deputy Attorney). You can just provide some background and <br /> then they can decide when to put it on—if they're gonna put it on the next agenda. <br /> AA: Ok. Barbara, did you get the photos I sent you? Is it possible that you can pull 'em up? <br /> BK: I'll look. <br /> AA: Game mammals when living in a wild or feral state not under domestication: deer, <br /> pronghorn, goat, sheep, cattle, pig—and any mother mammal that may or have been <br /> introduced into the State and released for hunting and for which a hunting season is <br /> established by law or by rule of the Department. <br /> So,just representing the community—so with that being said, is this from the HRS 183d- <br /> 51—of Game Animals defined with exceptions—so with this—that's basically saying <br /> that our animals within GMA's (Game Management Area) and forest reserve—they're <br /> not, ungulates they're ungulates but they're not invasive species because they were <br /> 2 <br />