2017-01-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – January 17, 2017 DY: There’s a model. And, and instead of going through MWR, to set up a different model... SMC: Yes, the packet that I gave to the Chairman is modeled on the two venues I did this with – both Alaska and Virginia and the existing rod and gun club at Schofield – so it’s kind of a model of all three of those venues to make it fit the Big Island what we’re looking for. DY: One of the bottlenecks that I saw with the Pohakuloa situation, because we were invited to set up a club but there was no follow-up and we were told it has to be from our side but it would be much more welcoming if the army would say, hey, um, on this Saturday, we want to meet with you guys and so, you know, you have a meeting – an organizing meeting – so that people would go up there. I’ve heard this from a number of sources now, that we kinda just waited, but the army seemed to want us to organized everything but we had no real understanding of all of that. SMC: Yes, and so here’s where we’re at with, with the gun – I’m calling it the PTA Gun Hunt Club cause I don’t have a better name for it right now last year, or I guess it was discussed before I came on board I don’t know what happened then through the PTA Advisory Council, which meets up there every – once a month and that’s kind of people in the community that come up – that’s on the advisory council – and the way that’s built up and we got it covers hunting, recreation, roads and it’s kind of – keep the community – what’s the concerns of the community and PTA and, and make sure that we all get along continuously and keep the relationships built – so I brought up the Gun Hunt Club there and Ryan Komatsu – I don’t want to use his name in vain – but he’s part of that – the PTA Advisory Council – he’s on our hunting committee and so me and him had talked about it – I dug up through what needs to be done, I mean, it’s got to be a non-profit organization – there’s stuff that the army has to do to have a non-profit organization available to use army facilities and land, um, and so where I’ve got the club tied to right now is actually this archery range and the reason I’m doing that is – I wanted to have something tangible to offer the membership – and so if you join the club and you’ve got access to something – but, I mean, the hunting, we already – the hunting’s already happening whether you’re in the club or not – and so, when we get the archery range up I’m gonna really hit the Gun and Hunt Club again hard and get this thing set-up and it needs to be a joint venue – not a community only event, ah, thing, now because I’m in uniform I can’t sit as a – the chairman of it – or the president or vice- president – I can be on a member – as a board member – I just can’t be the one in charge of it cause of a conflict of interest through the Judge Advocate \[unclear\]. Yes, sir? SMC: Yes, sir. I’ll give you one of my cards and you can contact me, sir. 31