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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – November 13, 2018 <br />dogs. We did it across – it was like six days – we had, I think, seven hunter <br />volunteers that helped us with dogs but as far as numbers for – we’re <br />preliminary on that – our researcher is still gathering or inputting the data and <br />I haven’t even given him all of the data yet – I think I need a – I have like <br />three more transects that I need to give him from myself and I have all the <br />GPS data I still need to send him so we don’t have the numbers yet. <br /> <br />TN: And then – are you gonna continue this transect team in February to March of <br />next year, from Mauna Kea? <br /> <br />KS: This project is coming from Admin, I mean, I support it – II don’t - I’m just <br />saying they’re kind of the ones running the show but that is, yes, February, <br />March is when we’re gonna go back up and... <br /> <br />TN: Maybe you can include Wally guys on that – helping you out because they’re <br />familiar with the area. <br /> <br />KS: Oh, absolutely. <br /> <br />TN: Wally? <br /> <br />KS: You guys want to come help us out... <br /> <br />KU: This is Kean –any correlation between the game bird and the habitat that <br />grow with the palila bird – has it been better? Worse – since all this has <br />started? <br /> <br />KS: So have palila numbers increased as a correlation with the habitat and the <br />grass growing longer? I don’t know numbers exactly but from the meetings <br />that I’ve been in – and I’m sure you guys have had experts come and testify <br />with you guys – the outlook for palila is not good and it continues to decrease. <br />I don’t know how correlated that is with long grass or not but that’s what’s <br />happening. <br /> <br />TN: Whose doing the protection of the palila bird – is it your department – another <br />department, another organization? <br /> <br />KS: The Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Program is a project that’s under DOFAW <br />– they’re – through the University – but that’s the project that is – that’s their <br />main objective – is to improve habitat... <br /> <br />TN: To increase... <br /> <br />KS: ....increase, improve habitat – monitor – they run – they organize the annual <br />palila surveys every year in February so that’s – they are – they’re under us <br />but they’re the – kinda the program that’s in charge of that. <br />24 <br /> <br /> <br />