2014-08-25 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – August 25, 2014 P. Griffith: Mr. Penn, that land that you guys are looking for more is gonna take a lot money to \[unclear\] eradicate. The lands that are when they get \[unclear\] th we’ve got 49 states, Hawaii being the 50 state never having a game management plan is a perfect solution and being able to save who we’re looking here to save. D. Penn: It sounds like Lisa ought to weigh in on that. L. Hadway: I just – I mean I don’t know if you’re referencing additional acquisitions. David’s position is access and acquisition. P. Griffith: Yes. L. Hadway: And in certain circumstances cause we’re doing it across the state there’s acquisition opportunities that resurface that may provide easy access for recreation like ATVs now \[unclear\] and perhaps even hunting. So I think we \[unclear\] surface you have a better \[unclear\] we’re gonna hold a \[unclear\] there’s some opportunity there… P. Griffith: The only problem I have with that Lisa and when we sat down with you guys in September we seen your guys master plan for the Watershed Initiative Program – when money is available you guys take every forest in the State of Hawaii for fencing and eradiation. That Mr. Aila himself, when we sat in the meeting, that was his answer for us. 5% goes now, we lose four thousand eight hundred thousand acres from Halawa to Waipio now, we’re losing that now. \[Unclear\] that watershed bill has been proven to be false, it’s being restructured – they’re gonna call it the aloha challenge. They’re not gonna call it the rainfall reforest program – and they’re restructuring but what happens, you know, to the lands that have already been taken, we’re not getting \[unclear\] , \[unclear\], have a game management plan in place where the animal in the forest and we co-exist. There’s nothing happening there. Man: \[As an aside\] That’s not on the agenda… LH: \[Unclear\] P. Griffith: I understand, but we need to get this addressed. It’s the bottom line which solves a lot of these things that we’re sitting here \[unclear\]. Man: \[As an side\] for next meeting… Chair Lodge: Can I interject here for a minute? P. Griffith: He doesn’t have money for members so they can write grants? They get millions of dollars \[unclear\], he can’t, you know, he’s got police \[unclear\] sitting out the door. They could use 100 more cops on the streets, to stop these 15