2014-10-27 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes —October 27, 2014 Chair Lodge: So with your comment there — might I take that you're in support of a statewide game management... L. Hadway: I'm — as long as the funding source — I think we have the funds to run it and the staff to run it— as you well know we're down to a skeleton crew— at least in the admin end of wildlife. We're trying to recruit as quickly as we can for a wildlife program manager and the game biologist at Johnson's old position. We're very challenged. People can't afford to live in Honolulu. We're looking at alternatives for that but, you know, we'll just have to work through the language with the legislature and make sure they're pulling it from the right funding source. And I think we have a potential opportunity given that we hopefully will have more revenues coming into the Wildlife Revolving Fund. Chair Lodge: OK. L. Hadway: But at this point, the WRF would be challenged to cover that roughly $100,000 cost, but we can look at these to... M. Bartell: I just want to make sure I understood. So in concept the statewide game management commission — DLNR can support. L. Hadway: Yes and have I got a job for you guys. M. Bartell: Yeah, no, no, I think you have a lot of people willing to step up and try to help you out, right, I mean... L. Hadway: That rules pack could use work and I think that, that would be a perfect break tool then potentially also looking at the 183 D statute and considering how we might want to adjust the statute to provide more flexibility.. M. Bartell: So it's yes on a commission and if I heard maybe a hesitation it's around funding. L. Hadway: Yes. M. Bartell: Yes. OK. So Lisa let me ask this, right, so we've gone through this — I mean the last time you were here you used a few choice words — I probably did too around the last rule package in a length of time it took to create the rule package, right, I mean... L. Hadway: Yes. 30