2018-09-24 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 24, 2018 TN: Because they’re integrating that plan with the Waianae and West Oahu Watershed area and they’re stopped their aerial shooting over that area because of these... TL: Well, they stopped it in Waianae – they did not stop aerial shooting. They’re shooting today or tomorrow, in fact... TN: In Waianae? TL: No, they stopped in Waianae. TN: Yeah, I’m talking about Waianae. They’ve stopped it until January 2019 in which the State GMAC has to have a plan of action. So they’re going through the Waianae Hunting Association. The Waianae Hunting Ass’n wants to be part of the eradication efforts and not just do aerial shooting out in Waianae so they’re very actively involved in that, which, if they put together a plan, will that plan be a State plan? TL: No... TN: Something that will affect us here also? TL: No, that plan would be specific to Waianae. I actually talked to Hui Amorlog \[SP?\] this evening. He called me about the fact that Waianae hunters – this is the reason why Pig Hunters of Hawaii is an important ingredient, I think, in how we deal with what goes on. They went out and were very active – they had a lot of people that got involved in it and this is what you need – you need to have bodies and one of the reasons why Pig Hunters of Hawaii, in the past, was successful was because of the bodies and the money and why I hope that Abraham’s efforts will help the success of that organization going forward for just such things like this. But they did stop the aerial eradication in Waianae Mountains and they did put together and the gentleman that put together that plan is in Alaska right now – but they did put together a plan that DLNR originally said OK put together a plan and we’ll look at it – that very next day they went out and did aerial eradication so I’m not sure how trustworthy DLNR is on a lot of this stuff – but they were able to get an agreement with DLNR in Waianae through the efforts of the entire community and I think that that’s, you know, one of the reasons why your effort here is a - it’s a strong effort towards that same goal but, no, being active is what makes things happen – that’s why this Commmission has been fairly active in a lot of areas too – so we have been successful – but it’s gonna take more and so OK. Any other comments on the Waianae thing? Hey, Grayson, were you able to look into that Waikupuna Fishing Village Access thing? GH: Yes, sure, thank you so much for that opportunity and I was able to give them a call and from what I could tell it appears that this Waikupuna parcel has 27