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» Right. They report, required and if, you know, in order to report you have to meet,
<br />right? But what it is is the amount of meetings we're going to allow that to be
<br />determined by the commissioners. At that time if they decide to meet once a month,
<br />which is 12 times a year they should do so. But I'm going leave that up to that
<br />commission.
<br />»You're right. I apologize. Even the Environmental Management Committee is, it's in
<br />the rules, not the Code or in the Charter, I apologize. That is correct. So going back to
<br />how the commission is being built, I understand how people wanted, some members
<br />wanted a balanced approach to the commission; but I think one of the testifiers, I think it
<br />might have been you, actually, mentioned, I don't know how to pronounce your name, I
<br />apologize, mentioned that conservationists and DLNR already have a really loud voice
<br />and this is providing the hunters a voice. And I can complete understand that, so I can
<br />support that concept. I'm curious on how this commission is going to interact with the
<br />various councils and commissions already set up around the island such as the watershed
<br />and the West Hawai'i Fishery Council. Are we going to have duplicative, duplicative
<br />efforts here? Are they going to be working against each other? Are they going to be
<br />working together? Are they going to be discussion back and forth? I, I guess I'm asking
<br />a little bit on how you intend this commission to work with existing entities to help
<br />develop these plans and implement it considering the numerous efforts that we have
<br />around the island and the State that are in existence today. Mr. Pilago, is that all right if I
<br />ask that.
<br />» Chair Yagong.
<br />» Thank you very much, thank you very much, Mr. Pilago. The commission will
<br />operate just like any other commission, which means you will have an agenda. An
<br />agenda is derived by whatever, whatever topics or issues are hot in the water at that time.
<br />For example, the DNLR has a rule coming down the pipe where they want to fence off,
<br />you know, 20,000 acres in Laupahoehoe. I would imagine that would be the topic that
<br />would come forward. Now, from there, would they interact with other departments? I
<br />would imagine they would. You know, but, I think it's going to, the, the, the, the
<br />commission is set up to be that platform and that avenue to be able to take in issues that
<br />affects wild, wildlife and, and the ocean, mountain and the ocean. So, yes, I do see them
<br />interacting with other advisory commissions; however, I expect this board to stand up on
<br />its own. And I expect this board to even bring their own issues to the table. Because,
<br />because it will be a public commission, it'll be an open session for the general public to
<br />come forward as well. So, they'd be advertising and people would be able to come and it
<br />won't be a closed meeting. So, I, I do expect a lot interaction. It's hard for me to tell you
<br />exactly how that would operate, but I think the main key right now is to be able to
<br />formulate the commission, get the commission up and running, have the people vote for it
<br />and many of those details would be worked out. But the main framework I think is here,
<br />which is to protect the interest, the cultural and traditional interest of subsistence hunting
<br />and fishing and also to, to protect our natural resources.
<br />» Okay, thank you, that's all I have for now, Mr. Chair.
<br />» Thank you, Councilmember Smart. And thank you, Chair Yagong. I wish at this
<br />time to indicate that it was waved out of committee and that was to facilitate the timing
<br />we would need should this move forward in its 3 required readings. We would need to
<br />allow the Clerk and her staff to craft the Charter amendment for inclusion onto this year's
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