2013-09-23 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 23, 2013 have. I’m sorry. Real quick. I got a whole bunch of stuff, these are all questions and comments I have myself. I spent a lot of time, 2 weeks writing this stuff up. I’m going to get to nearly zero, right. My objective here right now is to show and to beg importance of what we’re here for. We’re here for a game management plan. I think, personally, that this is the # 1 thing that the GMAC (Game Management Advisory Commission) can do. There’s a lot of little things that we’re working on, little – I mean they’re big – all the individual hunting areas are big – to work on those individually – but a game management plan in its whole, in its entirety – will address every single issue that everybody has here that we’re talking about. The Game Management Plan is the umbrella that will manage the entire island if not the state. Man: I suppose in that comprehensive manual that you’re talking about – traditional and Hawaiian rights and access – that will be considered also. Who’s going to be doing that with you that are traditional and cultural practitioners? R. White: Well that’s why we’re all out here for. That’s why we have as many commissioners as we do – it’s not just one person. M. Bartell: So Rob (White), what’s the question? R. White: The Game Management Plan that was written by \[unclear\] Hofflinger as I believe his last name is – is it good enough to use as to start the process of a game management plan and the question is, yes, is it good enough or no, if it’s not. If it is good enough, can we start it, if it’s not good enough, what do we need to do to fix it? Mr. Aila: So the quick answer is no, it’s not good enough, because it wasn’t taking into account or consideration for the rainfall forest. It doesn’t take into consideration \[unclear\] determination of critical habitat. So why would we put something out there that in a very short period of time may not make any sense anymore. R. White: So what do we need to do to fix it? Mr. Aila: \[Unclear\] talk to Fish and Wildlife Services and find out where they’re going. What we need to do is figure out with the money that we have – what we can do with \[unclear\] and then talk to hunters, others community members about what’s appropriate given those efforts that going to occur. Chair Sylvester: I have a question to that. To kinda address what uncle was saying is that being that Fish and Wildlife is such a big player in all this – does Fish and Wildlife protect traditional and cultural gathering rights or is that the state’s responsibility? 11