2018-07-02 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – July 2, 2018 and then I heard too that the volcano had sort of accepted that as maybe a possibility and brought the goats back in. Is that true? LS: Not that I’m aware of bringing goats in – I think those of us – as there are some that say that might be a good tool to use if they’re corralled – if we talked to any of the botanists I think that there’s quite a bit and concern and real concern about losing so much of the native vegetation so, I mean, with a lot of the browsers - we’ll lose quite a number, we lose plants all the time. TL: Our purpose is not to debate with you... LS: I’m not... I’m just throwing that out there. NP: Right - it’s not in your job description to make these rules and changes. You’re just reporting to us and we appreciate that a lot. I want to point out that preservation of culture should include a balance of preserving hunting and our wild game resources and I have a book – Spirit of Place It’s a documentation of petroglyphs and goats and pigs are documented in petroglyphs so they go way back in cultural history. LS: Not goats so much but until Vancouver brought them. NP: They became Hawaiian when the king accepted them as a gift. TL: Does anyone else have any questions? KBK: Miss Schuster, Is your presentation online or anywhere we can look at that? I was curious about the legislation that you had posted in there. LS: We have some centennial publications and I can – if I have your address I can send you something. KBK: OK. That works. NP: Is there a fee or cost to do the trails out at Kahuku Ranch? LS: At the moment, I don’t think there is but that could change. NP: Do you know about the schedule of fencing and eradication out there. LS: It is fenced. NP: When did the fencing get completed? 8