2014-04-21 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawai’i Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – April 21, 2014 L. Ashida: So, OK, \[unclear\] you got to get the Mayor for re-nominating Tony. OK. Set him up... Man: Next year… L. Ashida: No, end of this year. Man: \[Unclear\] only be a year… M.Bartell: One year. \[Inaudible\] L. Ashida: No, the start date because the Charter created – this commission even if it wasn’t staffed on the second of November – the first November in 2012 you existed by operation of law. So if you \[unclear\] you have to physically serve 2 years legally you serve the day that the voters created this. See that’s the problem with the Charter \[unclear\] – that’s why I tell you guys during the campaign \[unclear\], excuse me, \[unclear\] out of the Charter cause this is the kind of problems we gonna have but there were political choices at the time and I guess brought you down that path, right? Chair Sylvester: Yeah. \[Inaudible\] L. Ashida: Whoever sits in Bobby’s (Command) position – keep an eye upon your term expirations. But you got to let us know too– we \[unclear\] and see that’s the other thing \[unclear\] Charter amendment. \[Unclear\] 2 Council districts \[unclear\] like Willie-Joe terms out after 5. He can come back on it as an at-large seat. You don’t lose him. Right now there’s a 2-year \[unclear\], one year \[unclear\] 2-year or a sit-out obligation, you got to sit-out for a whole term – which is 5 years. W. Camara: \[Unclear\] five years. L. Ashida: Yeah. So you got to wait 5 years before you can come back. W. Camara: Come back. Yeah, yeah, yeah… L. Ashida: Like if you have an at-large system you can just move into an at-large seat. You – meets the will of this group and subject to the Mayor’s nomination and subject to the consent of the council. \[Inaudible\] 33