2014-04-21 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawai’i Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2014 K. DeCoito: It was, was, was… K. Marks: \[unclear\] K. DeCoito: Was these two individuals that was coming out and they was hired by the state and they were actually university. K. Marks: I want to know who’s funding it. Who bought the cameras, who’s paying for the solar panels, who is collecting the data? Who’s compiling? W. Camara: Oh, girl. That would be nice to know \[unclear\]. K. Marks: \[Unclear\] K. DeCoito: No, I would love to know that too. You know? K. Marks: OK. Chair Sylvester: Probably check with Big Island Invasive Species Council \[unclear\]. \[Inaudible\] Chair Sylvester: Please come to the mic please. R.Kohatsu: OK. Just thought I’d bring it up – but one time there was a lot of marker ribbons and stuff on Mauna Kea Forest Reserve area. It was just loaded. And I went in to see John Gibson with all the pictures that showed everything so our forest was starting to look like a sleazy used car lot on a holiday sale. We got to end this. \[Group Laughter\] R. Kohatsu: Well it’s true. \[Unclear\] But what it came down to – was anything that you put in a tree or anything for marking can any way, shape or form, has to be marked by the entity that’s putting it up and the date either that it’s gonna be pulled or the date that it went up and if there was a time span put on it – after that it’s fair game. So just FYI on that one. Chair Sylvester: And I did see a camera up on Mauna Kea. It was about five years ago. And they had a – up planting silver sword. I was sheep hunting and then we came back to the truck and took a walk over there and \[unclear\] everything so I go to the \[unclear\] room and then look at the silver swords and I’m p_____ and I’m reading the signs and reading what it is and then it says if you can read this sign you’re being data monitored. 15