2013-05-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes - May 13, 2013 health connection to hunting. From exercise to hormone and chemical free food – we need to show how Hawaii’s economy can benefit from proper game management like trophy hunting, sales of pelts and animal parts, perhaps, guided hunts, licensing fees outside the island of Hawaii or outside the State of Hawaii – lodging and food, transportation, scenic vistas, unique landscapes, so on and so on - sales of processed meats and jobs created therein of all endeavors. As hunters we are naturally respectful of the land and animals, therefore it would be unnatural and unusual for us, the hunters, to think of our resources, perhaps, in a numerical and economic value. We need to think outside the box – the box of morals and ethics – into the box of economics and politics. With the aid of a sub- committee I would like to break open this box of new and even profound thinking of how to save our local resources and way of life and help Hawaii’s economy and workforce – enhance education – which is underlined a whole bunch of times – and put the power of decision making back into the hands of the people – which is underlined a few times. A wise man once said – actually JFK said it – “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country,” and I will add to that – the country of Hawaii. That’s it. So… The first thing I’d like to request is well largely I will reiterate um… With the sub-committee – I would like the sub-committee to be able to brainstorm ideas that may have been talked about already and failed – or have never been talked about inside the box – what I mean by that is what is comprehendible by our current situations – but also maybe thinking forward – again outside the box of the perimeters – I’m not sure how to word the end result, though, because this is sort of – I guess so outside the box even for me in the thinking of where it’s going – I don’t know exactly how to word where it would end. Any help from any members? Chair Sylvester: Ok. Open for discussion. Ok, questions? Tom (Lodge) T. Lodge: There’s no move right now in the State called sustainability – I believe it is – where they’re talking about making sure that the people of Hawaii have our own resources available for itself and these resources are – what they’re talking about are focused on commercial resources and they’re not focused at all on any of our natural resources – whether they’re introduced or whatever – and \[tape gap\] \[unclear\] natural resources – that’s why they’re brought here for one thing. But, what we need to do – and Bobby – now you were 30