2018-11-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2018 opportunity – the president of our association has left cause he had some other things going but in order to, you know, go through this whole process of listening to your guys’ agenda I just don’t know if I missed this and maybe we should go ahead and leave at this point... TL: Do you have a statement or a comment you want to make on our agenda? TG: Yeah, I actually, I’m pretty new at this so I’m not maybe as prepared as I thought I would, um, but I also have another gentleman with the association who is the vice president and he, I believe, is also willing, wanting to make a comment potentially. Our concerns with is that I was asked to come here and make a mention and maybe make you guys aware of the current events that are going on in Pepeekeo concerning the Puuhonua Power Plant – there is some extreme concerns over the Pepeekeo Fishing Association and that there’s gonna be an issue with this extremely valuable resource because we’re trying to protect our fishermen and they identified traditional, cultural properties that are actually at this place and that none of these statements in the newspaper that Puuhonua has said there’s absolutely no traditional, cultural properties... TL: Let me stop you right there. That is not for tonight. But what I do want from you folks though is – before you leave this evening – please write down what – and your contact information so somebody can get back to you either tomorrow morning and get further information from yhou and put you on the agenda later on. G: Tom, this is George. I would like them to be able to testify under New Business because I feel like the Puuhonua Plant and its potential impacts does impact fishing and fisheries and I think that’s something that this commission should take up and should – this is under our purview... TL: Thank you. And I agree with him but I would like to get your contact information – and have somebody contact you and we can get you on the agenda. TG: Absolutely, we have found out that really there seems to be a form of deception with Puuhonua and the process and they have completely by- passed even your Commission’s ability to make comment on them and right now there is an extremely critical hearing tomorrow with the Department of Health and it would really have been nice if there was an opportunity where the commission had to maybe have an opportunity to express that you guys do have concerns and the main reason I’m here is because I actually do a lot of Indian prayer and have been working with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at NOAA Fisheries and the Department of Fish and Wildlife in 31