2018-11-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2018 California and I have a lot of experience in this and I think there’s a lot of things that are being missed and I really would think it is actually the responsibility at the Gaming Commission because this is a true homeland and native fishing grounds and this power plant is on the most powerful arm of our mountain – Mauna Kea – that reaches right down to Pepeekeo Point – this is absolutely a traditional-cultural properties and I watched a man – after Puuhonua admitted they had a spill yesterday or Friday – go down there – fished for his family and jumped in the water to retrieve his fishing net – which is a natural fishing style – he was unsuccessful and then he dove in and he actually fished – he only took what he needed and he walked out of there and I warned him that there was potentially chemicals on him and it’s just really sad that the people there are fishing – in fact the winning fish at the Tokunaga Tournament actually came from clay banks is right at the same place – so please allow us to approach your commission at some point and at least maybe we would actually looking for maybe a recommendation that you guys have some concerns at least for the gaming situation and the population in that area. Thank you, sir... TL: No problem – we’d be happy to do that. Just leave us your contact information... TN: Yeah, I’ll share it with everybody... Cause it comes under my committee. NP: Right, this is true... GMC: I would just like to introduce myself. My name is Jaerick Medeiros Cursiao \[sp?\] and I am the Vice President of Pepeekeo Community Association and I’m also the chairman of the Pepeekeo Shoreline Fishing Committee – since I took over this kuleana I kept it close to my heart the fact that – I’m not doing this for myself – I don’t fish off those cliffs – but there’s a lot families in my community – in my fishing association – that needs this resource to put food on their table and the past year I worked really hard by myself to work with that gated community down there – they didn’t want the fishing association in their gate community but I made them a plan and I stuck to that plan and 7 months later there for this fishing association. The fact that I carried the squatters that was making them feel uncomfortable in their own home – there’s no squatters... I turned to DLNR to help me with the squatters – they told me that’s not their jurisdiction. OK. So I had to do it myself. I took care of that problem. After they left – this is like eight months now – they’re so happy – the people that’s in that community they love having the fishermen out in front of their homes now – the fact that I have all the information of these guys that is out there after 6:00p. I know exactly who’s there – so it’s being monitored. I’m present. What happened in eight months? The fish came back – the opihis came back – so what’s happening – how this business got this far I’m not sure – all I know is we – our community didn’t know anything when these guys were \[unclear\] permits to do stuff that is damaging our community 32