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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br /> Minutes —October 27, 2014 <br /> Island. The board seems to forget we're Hawaii Island. We're made up of <br /> members who people who live here for generations. I don't see their <br /> knowledge bring forth in any of the decision that comes to the table. <br /> T. Sylvester: I can answer that Teresa. We have 2 positions open that we can't <br /> fill. Anybody is welcome to apply to those positions. <br /> T. Nakama: I've applied to the position and I haven't gotten... <br /> T. Sylvester: We can't force people to come in here and join a commission. <br /> T. Nakama: I've applied for the position. <br /> T. Sylvester.. ....anybody can join, any race, any nationality, any cause, whatever <br /> — as long as you get vetted by the mayor and the county council, so... I <br /> mean you can't hold us over here accountable to if I'm not a Hawaiian or <br /> Ike is not Hawaiian or we don't understand cultural practices. I don't know <br /> how you expect us to answer that question. <br /> T. Nakama: Right. And so therefore we need to look for bodies that have this <br /> kind of knowledge and Tony I've applied for the position. <br /> T. Sylvester: See we can't look for people. That's against the law. <br /> T. Nakama: I understand what you're saying, but still, we need to be <br /> considerate of the fact we live in Hawaii and I've applied for the position, <br /> Tony. But I haven't received word that I can fulfill the obligation I'm here — <br /> a responsibility I feel that I should fulfill. <br /> Chair Lodge: Thank you. <br /> DISCUSSION: <br /> 1. Power-point presentation The Future of Mammal Hunting in Hawaii. <br /> The path we're on will end hunting as we know it. The need to do <br /> something different by Ryan Kohatsu. <br /> My name is Ryan Kohatsu, I'm a mechanical engineer, hunter-fisher, I like <br /> to go birding. I've done some planting myself. I do videos, I do <br /> photography. And I'm also a DLNR volunteer with the hunter education <br /> program. And also I just wanted to send out thanks to Lisa and Steve from <br /> DOFAW for showing up on their weekday night to come be with us as <br /> hunters here. And also give a little bit of recognition to our wildlife program <br /> folks. Sometimes they don't get the recognition they deserve, I believe, <br /> NARS everybody else at forest restoration gets all the media and all the <br /> TV. I know our wildlife program managers are the ones trapping catch — <br /> 3 <br />