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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes — November 17, 2014 <br />• Suggest that Wanton Waste be added as an Action Item <br />• It was recommended that this board write to Mayor Kenoi updating him <br />on these legislative initiatives. <br />Statewide Game Commission — which T. Sylvester is leading the effort, <br />we are making progress and we have a sponsor for that and it will <br />model things like the NARS Commission right where they have solid <br />data points. <br />2. Access updates if any <br />• Access (easement) was covered earlier during the meeting tonight. <br />Kipuka Ainahou lease agreement included in report (D. Penn's <br />report) and also one other homestead road in Honomu. Continue <br />dialog with the hunters in Honomu who have expressed their <br />concern about some of those places. Work will continue on that <br />with county council. <br />Take note of Chair Aila's advice on page 2, under Kipuka Ainahou, <br />per Chair Aila's advice WAAAP drafted a letter from Chair Aila, <br />the Chair of Hawaiian Homes Commission suggesting joint efforts <br />to develop and implement a comprehensive, strategic <br />statewide approaches to game management and public hunting <br />on Hawaiian Homes land (transmittal pending). Question was <br />asked, why can't we do that on state land? <br />X. Commissioner's Reports/Concerns by District <br />WC: District 1- received calls about law suits and questions from, bird hunters, <br />archery hunters regarding locked gates. The number 6 lock by Kaohe <br />game management area — it's the one that opens up into that yellow gate <br />that's up on the side of the highway — Firebreak 3. Usually that gate is <br />open 24/7 because it needs to be accessible to come out of. It was locked <br />on Election Day. Hotline number was called and Police did respond and <br />said that all the gates are locked because PTA's closed. DLNR was also <br />called. Assumed it was an oversight in locking the gate. <br />Also, regarding access by Mauna Kea State cabins near the area that <br />burnt a few years back - where is the access to get into that area because <br />that is Unit A. <br />Brian Mabry the Game Warden at Pohakuloa Army Training Area said that <br />he opens the gates and that the reason it was not open on Election Day is <br />because that was not in their hunting plan for their training. DLNR and <br />10 <br />