2014-05-19 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – May 19, 2014 1. A call for an executive meeting to be set for the month of June. HRS Chapter 92-4 Executive meetings: To consult with the board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. Action: T. Lodge moved that an executive meeting to be set for the month of June. To consult with the board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. And this is in part due to the 1978 Constitutional Convention and whether game animals was removed but was never ratified from the Constitution as a natural resource of the State; Seconded by D. Yoshina, and carried unanimously by voice vote. NEXT MEETING The next meetings will be held in Hilo on Monday, June 9, 2014 at 6:00pm executive session first followed by the public meeting. 2. Discussion on the use of snares in Hawaii County and what can be done to bring awareness through our county council. Suggest continuing this discussion regarding snares to next meeting. M. Bartell offered to research the law on snares. It was shared that DLNR can snare and a public hunter can’t, that is the way the statue is written. 3. Elect our new Chair and Vice Chair: The committee unanimously agreed that Tom Lodge will serve as the new Chair and Willie-Joe Camara will serve as Vice Chair. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion followed regarding inviting someone from the state Aha Moku to do a presentation on the moratorium on fishing on the Kona coast at a future meeting to be held in Kona. Suggest contacting the DLNR Aha Moku Advisory executive director Leimana DaMate. Also, rescheduling Malia Chow, Superintendent Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, NOAA. 11