2013-09-23 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 23, 2013 Mr. Aila: I just explained to you that I’ve got a number of vacancies to fill in the department. They’re all priorities. But we’ve already moved these up. They’ve already gone through the process. I think if the Budget and Finance guys to sign off, so we made that a priority above all the other priorities that I have, including biologist we need for aquatic resources including hydrologists that I need for the Water Commission, so they were put above all of those, so I hope that gives you a sense of priorities. R. White: My name is Rob White from the Kona side, District 7. The vacancies that are there now – previously we didn’t have a game management plan, but I’m sure those positions were filled at some point before their vacancies now – so the question goes back to when are we going to get a game management plan. I understand your answer already, but it seems as if that we had opportunities to create a game management plan before those jobs became vacant so… On that… Mr. Aila: So we had it contracted. \[Unclear\] draft plan – so we had the plan – I think in light of the rainfalls forest there’s been some changes that have to be incorporated in that and that’s why the answer to your question is yes, we had someone working on it earlier. It just needs some change. So the plan needs to change. So that’s why it wasn’t done in time, even though we had employees assigned to it. OK. Man: We got like ten minutes. You gotta be done in ten minutes? This is classic example of how low the hunting is on your priority because if you guys can only give us – 6:30 the meeting started and it’s 7:06 on my time– you gave us this little time – that is really rude. Chair Sylvester: OK. Man: No, let me say it. There are hundreds of people. Thousands of people on this island is dependent on the meat that comes out of the mountain and you’re gonna give us and the commission here forty minutes? That’s not right. D. Yoshina: I just want to say you’ve promised to come back in a less formal setting and hopefully it will be soon. So, I understand all the frustration. I’m frustrated too. But I think the chairman has said he’s coming back. Man: You should take some of the helicopter money that you guys are using up in the mountain and pay for a hotel room for tonight and stay till late! I worked all day and came down to have a meeting with you and you gonna give me – I’ve been here for like 30 minutes and you’re gonna leave? Chair Sylvester: We’ve solved that already. Man: All these people are waiting to speak to you… 9