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<br />Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – July 15, 2013 <br />No decision has been made to reintroduce as a bio-control – a type of sheep or <br />goat. That is up to the trust, the commission’s role – the Hawaiian Homes <br />Commission makes the decision. Mike Robinson has given his personal opinion, <br />which he feels is a role to play in any kind of tool that doesn’t create more <br />problems. <br /> <br />Discussion followed regarding an unpublished Maui study in the 80s or 90s <br />possibly in the Olinda area. U.S. Forest Service did the research. Gene Conrad, <br />now retired was involved with it. Mike Robinson remembers Mr. Conrad saying, <br />“The goats did a great job, unfortunately they didn’t live because all they had to <br />eat was gorse.” <br /> <br />Mr. Robinson suggests that Chair Sylvester’s research from New Zealand may <br />have more reality checks than that Maui study. <br /> <br />Chair Sylvester asked Mr. Robinson if DHHL would entertain a test project - <br />maybe with DLNR and private. <br /> <br />Mr. Robinson said it is possible to delineate an area where it would be safe to put <br />in a test. Suggest working with sheep instead of goats. He would not want to <br />replicate an area that doesn’t have goats to begin with. Sheep is just as <br />effective. He is open to ideas. <br /> <br /> Question: The animals that would potentially be eating gorse. The nutritional <br />value of the gorse is not particularly high so they need to be feed other sources <br />of food be it natural or provided by men. Is there any evidence of toxicity in the <br />meat of the animals themselves, for example, would a person get ill in any way, <br />shape or form if they were to eat an animal that was feeding on gorse a lot? <br /> <br />Mr. Robinson said his educated guess that the answer would be, “No, it wouldn’t <br />be a problem to eat sheep that ate gorse.” <br /> <br />Chair Sylvester thanked Mr. Robinson for his presentation and answering the <br />commission’s questions. <br /> <br /> <br />3. LETTER TO DLNR CHAIR AILA REQUESTING HIS PRESENCE AT ONE <br />OF OUR UPCOMING MEETING – BOBBY COMMAND <br /> <br />B. Command sent the letter out to Mr. Aila last week. No confirmation as to Mr. <br />Aila attending GMAC in August. B. Command will continue to work on securing <br />th <br />Mr. Aila for August 26 meeting to be held at the West Hawaii Civic Center. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 8 <br /> <br />