2017-01-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – January 17, 2017 shotguns – ninety percent of the weapons cannot be discharge legally and the fact that a lot of places now offer these kinds of things – like in Vegas – they’re big revenue earners – they offer employment to not only people that upkeep the facility. We need people to have the yard cut, maintenance crews, and all the employment you’re gonna give to people that have to actually build the structure and keep it running, keep it updated and to have just one – like the officer said – is a little unfair to the guys on the west side – so then we’re doubling revenue – we’re doubling employment – we’re doubling, you know, spreading the wealth to everybody – it’s something that has been definitely – like the gentleman earlier said – long overdue – and I hope that we all have the chance to see it sooner rather than later. Thank you. TL: Amen on that. Yes, sir? WW: My name is Wymond Wilds and I’m with the KMR Military Reservation and Rifle and Pistol Team. We’ve had use of the KMR ranges for almost twenty years now. We even had at our disposal even during 9/11 then they got a new commander in and he thought we shouldn’t be utilizing the ranges. They’ve got all the ranges out here from 25 meters to 600. And if you go into the airport that final curve – you look to your right – that’s the 600 range that they bulldozed and everything out there. And we had full use of that at any time – just go to the main office on the military facility – pick up the key and we could go out on the 25, the 200, or the 600 and do our shooting. They had the range flags up. The ranges were all built – they were right there at your disposal. They have a couple of restrooms in there now. We’ve got a complete shooting facility right here in Hilo. Now when I first went down there – we had the International Black Powder Competition – down there at the Range. They had people with guns that were four hundred years old competing against each other and they brought in their relatives, their friends and everything from New Zealand, England, Germany – and, I mean, like at this competition and it was a really very important thing and what I’m trying to point out is I talked to the commander of KMR and he said they relinquished their lease on the property so you’ve got at your disposal right now four complete ranges all set up with overhead cover just all you have to do is pursue acquisition. TL: Who is the commander there? WW: It used to be \[unclear\]. TN: This is West Hawaii. Can I please have your name again, sir? WW: The name is Wyman Wilds – I’m from Pahoa Town up there with the hippies. 12