2015-01-26 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes — January 26, 2015 that requirement — I don't know. But they're not satisfying it with us — we are not going — our commission or hunting groups or whatever or the calyx [sp?] even on Kauai saying hey this is what we want to do — we want to spend money on this project, that project, or whatever. We don't have any input into that — we're supposed to. So that's another thing maybe we might want to discuss with the County Council going down the road as well. Anyway, any other questions otherwise we'll let Laureen go on with her evening. LM: Thank you. It was a pleasure working with you all on this case, by the way. TL: We appreciate the work that you did. 3. Tony Sylvester — Finance Factors Property U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is interested in purchasing these properties. It will connect Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge which is right above it so this will connect it all the way down to Pepeekeo. There are two parcels, 12,000 and 1,700. We are interested in the smaller portion, a very small piece of that, so that we would have a permanent access into the State reserve. It was determined to pursue the County's PONC a preservation program with the assistance of Councilwomen Valerie Poindexter's aid Sunshine Carter. A draft resolution for the County Council to expedite the process is in the works. Also, a letter from Mayor Kenoi supporting this effort is in the file. Tony feels it is worth pursuing. However, he is not able to actively work on this project due to the legislative sessions. He needs people to sit through the whole process if we're gonna do it. Ike and Kalani will pursue PONC for right now. Teresa Nakama offered to be on the subcommittee. Mark to forward T. Nakama's contact information to Ike. The PONC process usually takes about a year and a half. It was also suggested to invite a representative of PONC to GMAC meeting to learn more about its program. A proposal needs to be made to Finance Factors if we are to pursue PONC process. I