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RD: Chair....
<br /> AA: Actually, for the guys doing it correctly, like Capt. Bill Murtagh, Kalani Nakoa, Kona Style,
<br /> they're doing it really well. They educate the population;they tell them not to touch etc..
<br /> You got a lot of these new guys who just came in from Florida, whatever, I almost got ran
<br /> over, a few times with my friends,fishing for menpachi at night coming in with our Kayaks,
<br /> they are looking backwards, addressing their clients as they are almost running us over.
<br /> But some of the old school captains, Capt. Bill have got the Nainoa down, low-capacity
<br /> fishing boat, these guys, should really have preference, because they are doing it
<br /> correctly, spreading their education, kind of the Aloha for the sea.
<br /> RD: Chair Natalie Reynolds, was heading up a PIG, dealing with Kailua Bay, and the issues
<br /> there, including the Manta. Kinda held off on this PIG, until Able could become
<br /> commissioner, essentially get to Able, so we finally have a report, the reports' written,
<br /> but we'll get Ables' mana'o into it and present it to the commission, which I believe then,
<br /> is the first month the report gets presented, the second month it's commented on, the
<br /> third month it gets' approved.
<br /> AA: Excellent
<br /> LT: Amazing....thank you guys...
<br /> TWC: Taysen district 2 is there any way we can maybe make a regulation as to how many X-
<br /> number of boats will be present in the area during a manta session?
<br /> RD: Robert Duerr District 1, essentially what happen DOBOR got in the commercial business,
<br /> so what they do they have a monthly fee, which is $300.00 a month, plus a percentage
<br /> of the total revenues. So, they were motivated to just run just as many permits as they
<br /> could. They realized they had a problem, so Natalie and I attended a Manta hearing on
<br /> the westside county campus, which was loaded...so they know, one of the problems is,
<br /> they've issued permits, people have bought boats, and now they want to take away the
<br /> permits, which essentially taking away their livelihood away, but the issues need to be
<br /> addressed.
<br /> TWC: I still believe there are too many boats in one area. Not only for the wild marine life, but
<br /> for people as well...you know, it can be devasting situation, especially if get kids involved
<br /> in the water, something you know, being concerned.
<br /> BL: (Brian Ley) Some concern for DLNR, you guys may have the permits, make time slots,
<br /> where people may have 2-hour time slots. So, you'll have so many boats, but you can still
<br /> accommodate more people, and the guy can still have a good discount, as a suggestion.
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