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RD: And one question on discussion is – it would be helpful because if it goes to – if the only <br />place it’s going to is DLNR – and it’s a measure they don’t want – they’re not going to let <br />us know how many people actually called them and if they had legitimate concerns and <br />they were legitimate people. How do we keep – can they contact us as well – asking the <br />public to contact GMAC with this issue. <br /> <br />LT: Well, that, that was \[unclear\]… <br /> <br />JA: Well, here’s an interesting question and this was kind of brought up in the beginning of <br />the palila conversation from the Seventies. How many palila birds were in the <br />Seventies? You guys were saying, say 1200 right? And if they’re saying now they’re <br />saying now there’s 200 – how much money’s been spent since the 70s in eradication? <br /> <br />LT: Yeah. <br /> <br />JA: Right. So, we’ve wasted how many millions of dollars to come down a thousand birds – <br />millions – that’s the information the public needs to be aware of – that we’ve wasted <br />millions to actually decrease the population. <br /> <br />LT: Failed… <br /> <br />TWC: So, at the end of the day it’s tax money, so… <br /> <br />JA: So, there’s the information that needs to be out – is that we’ve wasted millions of <br />dollars in actually decreasing the population. So the efforts aren’t working and all we’ve <br />done is actually kill a bunch of animals that could be food on our plate and if DLNR – and <br />that’s a great point Bob, is that DLNR’s gonna, let’s just be honest – cover up the <br />information because they’re gonna sit on it instead of putting out the information and <br />doing something about it – maybe it’s the news outlets that should be putting out the <br />information maybe there’s a story in there somewhere that the press should be doing. <br /> <br />LT: Leomana, District – 3. I agree with that, and I think that’s gonna be an avenue of my <br />approach from now on, where I probably will reach out to news people that I don’t <br />know. <br /> <br />TWC: Tayson, District – 2, question on that, so is there a way that maybe – I don’t know if this <br />is even legal or not but I’ll – Hawaii News Now and Na Leo TV – stuff like that – is that <br />even possible or is it still gonna have to be a whole individual situation. <br /> <br />IKK: So… Yeah, um… <br /> <br />TWC: Cause that’s a lot of public outreach going through those \[unclear\]. <br /> <br />23 <br /> <br /> <br />