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TWC: Taysen Wong-Chong District 2 Another thing I'd like to add to where we are at. We also
<br /> got to remember the problem with the cats, that we are facing a problem too, the state
<br /> the DLNR they introduce the problem, what year they introduce the mongoose, does
<br /> anybody know what yearthey introduce the mongoose?(The small Indian mongoose was
<br /> introduced to the Hawaiian Islands in 1883 to control rats on sugarcane plantations, but
<br /> it failed to significantly impact the rat population because mongooses are diurnal (active
<br /> during the day) and rats are nocturnal.) From the thirty's (30's) to the seventy's (70's)
<br /> mongoose was overpopulated as well, because why the fact it wasn't a proven problem
<br /> solver as to the rodent problem, rats and everything right? That was plantation time, so
<br /> now,they fail to mention,they mention mongoose, but it's always the last thing that they
<br /> mentioned. Yeah, they talk about cats all the time, but me personally in the mountain I
<br /> also seen mongoose climbs these trees. In all honestly, they need to take accountability
<br /> where I see it and never do. That the state has failed also big time and this could be a
<br /> concern as well to the Palila decline. They brought the mongoose here, the state, that's
<br /> a big-time predator. That could be possibly the number one reason why we are
<br /> losing these birds. Who knows, that's why I mentioned I do see mongoose climb these
<br /> trees as well, mongoose kill just to kill, they don't even eat the dam thing. For example,
<br /> they will kill a chicken and not even eat it. So, I want to make that for the record as well.
<br /> That the need to take accountability for their mess up with the mongoose and bring it
<br /> here, and potentially being a big Palila problem as well.
<br /> LT: Maika'I Mahalo, So, we have Mr. Aquino
<br /> AA: I just wanted to point out the fact to that the native bird population especially like the
<br /> Palila, the I iwi, Alawi their importance can't be overstated. Right, they're not just
<br /> independent endangered species, their role are all help in this critical habitat, the forest
<br /> is huge. They are pollinators and seed distributors, mamane and other native trees
<br /> species and their decline continues, and we can't get a hold of it, it can really devastate
<br /> the way our biodiversity of how our forest develops. So, this is a heavy thing, pest like
<br /> mongoose especially by the state, the feral cats just got to be hammered, you know.
<br /> Possibly putting a bounty on them. Something like that could help. Get some locals out
<br /> there, trapping and hunting the mongoose and feral cats, and putting up a small reward,
<br /> a bounty would be a pretty interesting program. I just wanted to suggest that.
<br /> TWC: inaudible...Put a bounty on the mongoose like that to help mitigate the problem....
<br /> RD: Chair Robert Duerr District 1 - I want to thank you for that mathematical analysis. That
<br /> was awesome. Do you have a handle on like, what should happen next as far as dealing
<br /> with the studies and the algorithm or you know,just the complexity of their report?
<br /> LT: I think the short answer is, we might have to go and get some people from UH and just
<br /> pay. We got money, can you run a study for us a math professor and give us your
<br /> professional analysis on this, and $500. Bucks, whatever, we got to pay for the study, we
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