2013-06-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – June 17, 2013 eradication – if that is the whole thing then somebody got to touch on that ground and count and tag. T. Lodge: The problem that we have on Mauna Kea is the number they want there is zero. ?: Yeah. ?: [Unclear] K. DeCoito: But what I’m saying is that – what I’m trying to get at is they’re giving you an estimation of 700. You know, every place they like go to zero – that’s the bottom line – they all like come zero – but what I’m saying is add to it. Don’t just – if you – cause at the speed level they gonna eradicate, yeah, but make ‘em accountable. Make ‘em tag and count. Make them go with their ground crew: labor, workers, paid for tag, numbered, documented; so we can have ‘em in writing. T. Lodge: But why, why – what would be the purpose of that? K. DeCoito: What would be the purpose of that? Is not ‘em easy, because as far as the County ordinance on the aireal eradication – they not observing it as it is because they State and Federal. So, with a recommendation of tag and count – because we request one proper count of the proper amount that was actually eradicated… T. Lodge: I believe… K. DeCoito: ….so they gotta. You create job – you create the hours – the manpower – cause they don’t have the finances for – we all know that! Chair Sylvester: How do we initiate a request though like this and to who would that be? T. Lodge: [Unclear] the Federal [unclear]… K. DeCoito: Yeah… Group: [Discussion] K. DeCoito: ….exactly. So, but what I’m saying is you ask the Mayor – that’s one other thing that you ask – that the Mayor can say, well, you know what, for my Commission, we request that - 39