2014-08-25 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – August 25, 2014 DOCARE has developed a lot of cases through hunters who do drive by and they notice something out of the ordinary, or it’s just something that catches their eye. They encourage all hunters to give them a call and from there they will filter things out and see: if a violation may be occurring or not. They encourage anyone to call. Like their partners in the police department. DOCARE: The Department of Land and Natural Resources – DOCARE – under the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement – so we’re the law enforcement agency for the Department of Land and Natural Resources. The lands that we are authorized to control and work hand-in-hand with the other divisions would be DOFAW lands, natural reserve areas, forest reserve areas, watershed areas, those types of properties within DOFAW as well as your state parks, historic preservation, Division of Land Management. Chair T. Lodge thanked the officers, Captain Burian, Officer Passmore, and Lt. Mahuna for joining us this evening, and James Waller of DOCARE. Public Testimony on Agenda Items (Statements) Pali Kapu Dedman speaking on item 10. Item 10 is announcements. He asked, “What you do about protection of the resources and the native gathering rights through these properties and the resources protection of these practices?” Chair Lodge: You know that is basically a question that you should actually bring to the commission as an agenda item itself so we could get the proper people to address at a meeting. We’re talking about access and you’re talking about protection. And it would be better to have that as an agenda item separately and you know talk to us tomorrow, give me a call and we’ll try and get it on the next th agenda which is going to be on the 15 of next month. Chair Lodge asked that Mr.Pali Kapu Dedman to call him the next day to discuss and confirmation issue(s) for the next agenda. No confirmation was made at meeting. Terry Ahiahi: \[Unclear\] they’re discussing access to the forestry reserves. Is there \[unclear\]? I’m gonna specifically talk about on this island – an issue that we have in Kau Forest Reserve access. And when Jordan Jokiel and then \[unclear\] movement to have access with an access road. I remember seeing any testimony to public about the access they have in private roads that Jordan Jokiel had been working on. And the damage it could bring to the forest with an access. And a lawsuit because we have pending lawsuit with Kau Forest Reserve and we were never told about the access trail that they were or road 8