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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – January 29, 2018 <br />TL: And we’re looking for testimony and one of the things that we’re looking for is <br />that when we do give testimony that we are getting some resistance from <br />certain parties within the community here about who is testifying and we feel <br />that whether or not the administration is going to support or give testimony on <br />behalf of any of the bills that the Commission has put together or support but <br />that anybody who gives testimony on behalf of the Commission can give that <br />testimony on the Commission’s behalf to where it’s the Commission – the <br />unanimous decision of the Commission carries the weight of that testimony <br />and that’s just something I wanted to make clear that we’re doing and that this <br />is something we can do? Is that correct, Malia? <br /> <br />MH: OK. So, if I hear you right, you just wanted to reaffirm that whatever testimony <br />is given by the Legislative Committee or members of this Commission is <br />supported by all Commissioners on this Commission... <br /> <br />TL: That and the fact that – see what we’ve been doing when we’ve been <br />testifying – we’ve been testifying on behalf of GMAC and – but GMAC, in my <br />opinion, is GMAC – that is these nine people that sit at the table and, you <br />know, they represent the hunters and the people in their district – whether it’s <br />hunting or shooting or whatever it is that you might take an interest in, ah, but <br />that when we speak, we speak on behalf of the Commission and not <br />necessarily the Administration. <br /> <br />TN: Point of clarification – could we have a letter signed by everyone in support of <br />this bill, instead of individual testimony? <br /> <br />TL: No...Testimony – ten names - are you talking about submitting an individual <br />letter? <br /> <br />TN: We all can submit an individual letter or we can send a letter with all <br />signatures of all nine, oh, well, however we have – seven, six... <br /> <br />TL: One, six signatures on a piece of paper counts as one. <br /> <br />TN: So are you requesting that each of us send a letter of support and did – by <br />the way – in my mind I’m thinking did we ask the State GMAC to support this? <br /> <br />TL: I don’t know that the gentleman that was here knows either. <br /> <br />TN: Oh, so could you personally call them and ask if they support our bill? <br /> <br />TL: On the Apprentice License? After that free for all, did they support it or not <br />support it? <br /> <br />WJC: We don’t know the conclusion <br /> <br />24 <br /> <br /> <br />