2014-03-24 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – March 24, 2014 Action: W. Camara moved to accept the minutes as corrected; seconded by T. Lodge, and carried unanimously by voice vote. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: None VI. REPORTS/SPECIAL COMMITTEE/PRESENTATION: 1. Update on 2014 legislative bills. Chair Sylvester: Willie-Joe please give us a quick report on the legislation session and then I’ll drop in with a couple of things. W. Camara: We have – or we had five bills proposed and introduced into the legislature this session. H.B. 1901 is still alive and is at the senate - now. 1901 is the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact task force has to do with if people come and want to get a hunting license here in the state and they are not able to get licenses in other states ‘cause criminal violations \[unclear\] they won’t be able to do it here either. There’s probably a lot more to this than just that, but for me, that’s the gist of it. H.B. 1903 Outdoor Heritage Month – is scheduled to be heard tomorrow – the th 25 – the month of June become Outdoor Heritage Month in the state and maybe we can celebrate our forest and ocean and all that – everything in outdoors. H.B. 1905 the Families Afield’s bill that Tom (Lodge) had introduced. DLNR to give out apprentice permits for young children and I think we actually amended to add all ages of people, right? T. Lodge: No. All ages were added. Chair Sylvester: To clarify a little more. W. Camara: Okay. It died this session – but I would like to see us try again on that ‘cause I think that’s an important bill. H.B. 1907 establishes life long hunting license for disabled veterans with Purple Heart – all Purple Heart recipients can have pretty much a free hunting license in the state of Hawai’i. That one is at the Senate at the Water and Land – WTL? Chair Sylvester: 1907? It’s not military affairs? 2