2017-02-17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes — February 13, 2017 IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Chairman Thomas Lodge made a motion to approve the minutes as submitted. Dwayne D "Ike" Yoshina moved to accept the minutes of January 17, 2017. Seconded by Naniloa Pogline. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote. V. BUDGET REPORT: TL: Chairman Thomas Lodge moved to file the budget. Naniloa Pogline moved to file the budge subject to audit. It shows $3,900.00 and we have about $3,600.00. VI. PUBLIC TESTIMONY ON AGENDA ITEMS: TL: Do we have anybody from the public who will be testifying this evening on any of the topics that we have? None from Hilo or Kona. VII. DISCUSSION 1. Corie Yanger and JB Friday of the UH Cooperative Extension Services to bring us an update on Rapid Ohia Death research. (Time swapped with Chief Farrell — change in agenda) TL: JB Friday from the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension is here to bring us an update on the rapid ohia death. Tell us a little bit about who you are before you start. JF: Thank you for having me. I'm JB Friday and I'm the Extension Forester with the University of Hawaii so I'm actually U.H. Manoa faculty but I work out of the Cooperative Extension Service here in Hilo. I used to do a lot of koa reforestation work until rapid ohia death. 2. Chief Robert J. Farrell of DOCARE to introduce himself, his vision, and the mandates and workload priorities of the department and ways we can assist. TL: We have a gentleman here from Honolulu who is probably a little short on time and if you'd like to swap with him. RF: Thank you very much. My name is Robert Ferrell, I'm the current Chief of DOCARE — I just wanted to come in tonight to introduce myself. I've been on the job a little more than three weeks as the Chief, however, I spent the previous year here on the Big Island as an officer. More than anything, I wanted to come in and introduce myself and bring my local Supervisor, 2