2024_09_17 Game Management Advisory Commission DRAFT Minutes

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LT: OK. Leomana, District – 3. It’s – does that wrap up our statements from the public? AA: Yes, sir, me… LT: OK. Mahalo for all of that – plenty information to cover. Good information to have for everybody that’s not from Kau or Puna. Go check out those areas so we have a better understanding of what’s going on. 4. COMMISSIONER REPORT BY DISTRICT: a. Each Commissioner will provide updates and share concerns about their respective districts; Commission members to decide on where to discuss any issues raised in their report during the next meeting and to invite public to provide testimonies and presentations concerning the future agenda item. RD: District – 1. Leomana, thank you, I never really knew that the testimony is to bring forward agenda items and, yeah, and so thank you for that. Not much ongoing public access Pepeekeo with Makahanaloa fishing group is still going. Hakalau closed off is still an issue, Waipio is still an issue, a little update on the dredging, the dredging company ran out of money. The money was appropriated, the budget was cut, the dredging company ran out of money and they evidently found more money but they haven’t done – dredged the channel yet. So, the whole point of like getting access to boaters has not been done yet. The basic fish report – we’re kind of in the fall there’s some fish off- shore – mahi mahi are smaller – there’s some ono around and the large ahi have aloha oe and this, but this, the koa ae are – seems to be some shoreline fishing for papio and that, that’s all I have. LT: Thank you District – 1. Mahalo, moving on to District - 2. TWC: Taysen Wong Chong, District – 2. And regarding the Makahanaloa Fishing Association, for the access, I talked to the president, the chair, right now, the report will be given to me this Friday, I can meet with him possibly to discuss that next meeting on what I find about, one thing that is possible, I don’t know if I can bring up now – but I did want to bring up another issue is, the feral cat situation for Liliuokalani Gardens for not just the protection of the Nene geese but, marine wildlife and public safety hazard has been brought to my attention from a non-profit of Liliuokalani Gardens. I was supposed to receive the report yesterday but was unfortunate, the president or chair of that non- profit – her husband just passed away – so I’m gonna wait until I receive the information – I should get it through email and a hard copy as well but I’ll get more information on that. LT: Mahalo, District – 2, moving on to District – 3, Leomana Turalde. Just going back to Keaukaha – I covered the sewage plant a lot – the sewage plant is 100% out-of-order, 17