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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br /> Minutes —October 27, 2014 <br /> using any of that to enhance any game mammal habitat or anything to do <br /> with game mammals and so my question is —why should we keep using <br /> that money for other things when you have animal hunters that can't hunt <br /> mammals — there's no mammal enhancement here and... <br /> L. Hadway: Again, I think it would be up to a priority of a statewide commission <br /> to determine the important aspects of the Lanai piece is that given that <br /> that's a very large piece of private lands we very much try to not use <br /> federal funds on Lanai very specifically so we don't— so that private <br /> landowner isn't required to go through extra hoops associated with the <br /> Endangered Species Act. <br /> Chair Lodge: I appreciate that but why would U.S. Fish and Wildlife matched <br /> funds not be able to be used in say like Puuanahulu? <br /> L. Hadway: If we get the habitat conservation plan completed they will be able <br /> to use those funds. <br /> Chair Lodge: OK. But why would it even require the habitat conservation plan for <br /> the Puuanahulu? <br /> L. Hadway: Puuahahulu does have endangered species associated with it and <br /> basically the amount of funds it takes for example to clear the fire breaks <br /> and the roads there would far exceed the amount we actually are looking <br /> at in terms of funds going here right now. To cover our costs given the <br /> staff expenditures etc. the wildlife program is very — has a very diverse set <br /> of funds and much of them are federal funds. It would be —we would <br /> basically have two and half people statewide just on the WRF. <br /> Chair Lodge: That habitat -when is that habitat conservation plan going to be <br /> completed? <br /> L. Hadway: It's getting worked on — it needs to get a latest update, I know <br /> Senator Schatz office was enquiring about it. <br /> Chair Lodge: Do you know when that's gonna be? <br /> L. Hadway: The release of the environmental assessment associated with it is <br /> coming up and Steve, I don't know if you have an update on that? <br /> Chair Lodge: Why is there a biological opinion coming along with that? <br /> L. Hadway: Sorry. I wasn't aware this was on the agenda. I'm sorry I don't have <br /> all of this information prepared. <br /> Chair Lodge: WRF money... <br /> 28 <br />