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who is the next Council member I should call... if that is okay. I do at this time ask
<br />Council member Smart to comment on Bill 260.
<br />» Thank you, Mr. Pilago and thank you, Mr. Yagong, for putting this forward. First I
<br />have to say... I'm... I must say I'm a little disappointed how this was brought forward. I
<br />first heard about it in the newspaper, and I think because it's such an important issue...
<br />sorry, Mr. Hoffmann, can you lean back? I can't see Mr. Yagong. I like to see people
<br />when I'm talking to them. I really felt that this really needed to have as much discussion
<br />as possible and I really think the appropriate place would have been committee. I'm not
<br />really sure why it got waived but that's just a problem I had. I was approached all
<br />weekend about supporting both this and the next bill. And I had no idea what they were
<br />really talking about because we didn't even get our e -boards e-mailed to us until Monday.
<br />So I didn't even have a chance to read this until Monday afternoon and I think one of the
<br />public members actually e-mailed me the link of the laser fiche and I was able to get a
<br />hold of it through the public before our own internal operations get us our own board.
<br />So, that's just a personal issue I, I have and I agree completely with Mr. Tim Rees, this is
<br />very important issue. I think it needed to be going through the committee level. I do
<br />agree that they're important. However, based on some of the conversations, I heard two
<br />things. One was insuring a balanced approach to this Commission and the other was it
<br />needs to be made up of all hunters. So I was kind of wondering where you were coming
<br />from? I'm assuming it's for all hunters. But I wanted to give you a yes or no on that one.
<br />Is, is, are you intending this to be all hunter and fishers from each district?
<br />» I, I strongly feel that the people have... Mr. Chairman, is that okay?
<br />» Ah, I'm sorry, yes, Mr. Chair, is that all right?
<br />» Thank you. Mr. Yagong to respond.
<br />» For me personally? I strongly believe that this commission is set up to provide a
<br />voice for the hunting and fishing community and I believe that the people that sits on this
<br />commission should be those that live here that has complete knowledge of our tradition
<br />and cultural gathering rights and are familiar with our, with our natural resources. Now,
<br />but with that said, Ms. Smart, the way that it's set up, it's set up like every other
<br />commission in the County of Hawaii, which is the Mayor selects and hopefully that's
<br />going to be me, but the Mayor selects, the Mayor selects and the Council confirms. So,
<br />you know, obviously, of course, that selection is important. But, I cannot, I cannot
<br />guarantee you right now that, that is what's going to happen unless I am the Mayor.
<br />» Well, thank you. And actually that was going to be my next point is, `cause there
<br />were some comments about it only being the Mayor doing the appointment. I did want to
<br />remind the public that there is the Council confirmation of that process as well. The
<br />other thing I noticed, in most commissions that I've been working with and, of course,
<br />I've mostly been working with the Environmental Management Commission, there's
<br />actually a meeting schedule written into the Code and I don't see that here. What is the
<br />intended meeting, I'm sorry, Mr. Pilago, can I direct another question to Mr. Yagong?
<br />» Proceed.
<br />» Thank you. What is the intended meeting schedule, once a month, once every quarter,
<br />once every other month?
<br />» The commission is to report to the County Council at least once, once a quarter.
<br />» I see that they're required to report.
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