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This attitude of indifference that is perceived by the public is further aided by the fact that DLNR doesn't answer nor return letters, will not answer emails, does not provide follow-up from "upper management" when promised and doesn't communicate with "known" constituents prior to significant policy changes (Puu Makaala for example). What will your Administration do to change the culture that seems to pervade within DLNR? HAWAII COUNTY GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 22, 2015 The Department of Land and Natural Resources receives an allocation of 4 million dollars annually through the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act, commonly known as Pittman -Robertson. Funds distributed under the act are derived from federal excise taxes on the sale of firearms, ammunition, and other related sporting goods. States use the apportioned funds to restore and manage wildlife habitat, open and maintain access for hunting, perform wildlife surveys and inventories, conduct research into wildlife problems, deliver hunter education programs, and develop public target ranges. The language of the Act repeatedly refers to public participation in its implementation. In Hawaii, there is no institutionalized and systematic process through which the hunting and shooting public, the sourceof Pittman -Robertson funding, has any input into the disposition of those funds. Question: What action will you take to bring the Department into compliance with the public participation provisions of the Act? Hawaii has over 170 Advisory Boards and Commissions, including those on Acupuncture, Barbering, Boxing, Cable, Elevator Mechanics, Fatherhood, Hoisting Machinery Operators, Massage Therapy, Pest Control, Tobacco Prevention, and Women. The State has an endangered Species Recovery Committee, an Environmental Council, an Invasive Species Council, and a Natural Area Reserves Commission to assist the State in management of endemic wildlife.