2018-11-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – November 13, 2018 animals were either dropping ahead and I know that turkey season last year was early and by the time hunters were able to hunt there during turkey season they’re all done and so, you know, to give DLNR the opportunity to make these changes we had a bill that we didn’t turn in because of the Game Commission bill that we had at the same time when we turned this in. And we weren’t talking about the Game Management Advisory Commission at that time – but now that the Game Management Advisory Commission is in place – this is an opportune time to give them something to do and so what the language here says is that the department shall after coordination, direction and cooperation – and that word direction – I immediately got blow-back on – direction means that we would like to see you doing this or doing that, you know, not telling DLNR that well you’re gonna do this today – with the State Game Management Advisory Commission – and we’ve inserted that same language in 183 D3 and 183 D4. Where anything – any activities that go on with the Department be in cooperation with the Game Management Advisory Commission. So if you guys want to take this up as well? OK. So do we have a motion there? ?: Stanley – I move that we take this 183D and 183 D4... ?: Second that... iv. Bill Concerning Expenditures from the Wildlife Revolving to first be Approved by State GMAC rather than automatically be allocated to Match Funds for non-game and non-mammal expenditures TL: All in favor? \[The ayes have it\] Any opposed? OK. And the Wildlife Revolving Fund... We had some discussion about that tonight earlier in where is the money coming from... Um, this is a single page and the purpose of this submission – we were asked by Representative Richard Onishi to take this back when we submitted it originally, um, but now, again, is a good time that we have a Game Commission that’s been established and working with the State – now would be a good time to see if it would be worthwhile to have 183D 10.5 – and that’s the Wildlife Revolving Fund – this is hunting dollars: fees, tag fees, hunting license – all that money goes into the Wildlife Revolving Funds – about a quarter of a million dollars roughly a year goes in there maybe a little less and what this is asking is amending 10.5 is amended to read in addition to Subsection C and F the Department – we scratched out the word “may” and put “shall” use monies – and we added the word “received” scratched out “in” into the Wildlife – we added “into” – the Wildlife Revolving Fund for the importation into – we didn’t change anything else – except for the propagation and protection of game – scratched out “or” – and added “introduced game species or wildlife in the State” and we also added “after coordination, direction and cooperation with the State Game Management Advisory Commission may use those funds to maximize the State participation to secure federal funds \[unclear\] Pittman-Robertson.” One of the important 37