2014-03-24 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – March 24, 2014 K. DeCoito: But that’s what \[unclear\]. How can this commission get to that level of working with other commissions with Planning and what have you – Ways and Means – and get that established on a county level. Chair Sylvester: \[Unclear\] Everybody got to get involved. K. DeCoito: \[Unclear\] everybody got to be aware of what is going on \[unclear\] whatever. \[Unclear\] \[Discussion\] D. Yoshina: I just wanted to say a couple of meetings ago we were talking about a public access to some Kohala developments and at that time we had requested Corp Counsel to provide us a briefing on public access because the discussion was kind of getting convoluted and we were getting confused. So we wanted all that clarified, but the impression I had at that time was that we were going to do just that kind of thing. That we were going to get an understanding and then come up with some advisory statement that we would put out that said that, you know, state, county laws provide for access – they are in the statutes, they are in the ordinances they should be implemented. But between then and now, I think we’ve got the legislative session, so what we’re trying to do is to deal with that and so I have a binder, as an example, that talks about public access and I can make a copy for you and I am willing to do that but I think we’re also waiting for Corp Counsel to give us a briefing then at least we have some substantive place to start and it’s not as if I think you’ve forgotten because I have an interest in public access – just like you – and also have interest in other things. So I’m trying to get information like this, OK? So it’s taken – you know – it’s not as if I’ve forgotten what the responsibility is – I just wanted to assure you that at least from my part I’m trying to follow... K. DeCoito: Don’t get me wrong, I see, how can we response or establish this… Chair Sylvester: I think we can but the key is that somebody has to take the bull by the horns cause this is a volunteer commission and many of us are putting in several hours a day, seven days a week to do what we’re doing. And some other people need to step up and start initiating these kind of things cause otherwise it becomes overburdening and we can’t get nothing done. With that said, we have met last year – remember with Jordan Jokiel – about four or five different county easement areas – but unfortunately, Jordan left. And that went to limbo but I mean we tried to talk with, but wasn’t Planning to do one of the easements? And whatever happened with Pepeekeo, at Hawiki Homesteds and Kapukoia \[sp?\]… K. DeCoito: Yeah, with the surveying? Chair Sylvester: Yeah, Surveying… 16