2018-09-24 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 24, 2018 TL: Sure... GH: You mention that it went through the legislature in the past. Where did it die and why? TL: I don’t remember where it died. It died the first year on the first hearing. The second year we actually got some traction but it wasn’t heard in one of the committees – it wasn’t brought up for a hearing and because it was the second year it just died – it wasn’t able to be carried over into the following year and at that point – and Tony was Chair at the time – we decided that it was way more important for us rather than fight that battle is to go after the Game Management Commission instead and so that’s where we focused at that time, well, actually there were three – there was another bill that we had, which I’ll bring back and I’ll send that out to you, too, on the Wildlife Revolving Fund. Now that we have a Game Management Commission I think that some of that money should be distributed to certain things – as you all know – we have an Endangered Species Act in Hawaii and State money can be used like in Puuanahulu or Puuwaawaa for example. They could use State money without having to worry about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service section 7 and these definitions or harm – where they will not allow us to encourage game mammals at all in any area. They will not spend one dime of federal dollars on game mammals – but statewide we could. But the State isn’t doing that either and so, ah, we had a bill that we had in that went in with 1041 – I think it was, right, the Commission – went in with 1041 and Onishi asked us – said, look, these are gonna be two battles – pick one and toss the other one for now. So we tossed the Wildlife Revolving Fund and went after the Commission which – I want to thank Tony for his efforts in getting that started – but that’s what H.B. 104 is all about is basically to get our game animals to be recognized as something of value here and maybe we’ll get some management out of our game a little more, so... Any questions? Comments? ?: \[Not speaking in mic\] MH: Sorry, you have to come to the microphone cause they can’t hear you in Kona... TS: Yes, hi, this is Tony Sylvester – I have a couple of suggestions for the County Commission here. One, can you guys get someone from the State Commission to give a full report at the next meeting. It’s very important because today’s meeting – the State meeting – there’s some important events and we’re looking at putting in legislation for a particular thing that I’m not gonna talk about at this moment but if you can get someone from the state commission to give a report at our last meeting – it would be good. And second one to help improve participation at your guys meetings – maybe have like each commissioner every meeting bring one person – a friend or 31