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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – November 13, 2018 <br />things about this is that right now the Wildlife Revolving Fund is obligated to <br />take any money to match any federal money that the State has. The problem <br />that we have is that from the federal side – any federal money that we borrow <br />or use or share with for game – cannot do anything for game mammals. They <br />have decided in their wisdom that they do not want to do anything that might at <br />all provide for game mammal enhancement and some of the reasoning behind <br />some of that is just really bizarre but this is some of the things that we would <br />like to see the direction of where these monies go is being more directed <br />towards the benefit of hunters and those that have put money into that fund <br />and we feel that they’re the ones that should have some say in where this <br />money goes and so that’s the \[unclear\]. <br /> <br />TN: This proposal will benefit only the State Game Management Advisory – not the <br />County? <br /> <br />TL: Well, it’ll benefit me and you too. <br /> <br />TN: And how will that benefit us at the County? <br /> <br />TL: Well, because I hunt, for one thing – anything that they do – see, right now we <br />do not benefit, really, I mean, I’m not a bird hunter. The bird people might <br />benefit by this money right now, right? But people that mammal hunt don’t, you <br />know, we talk about watering units in Puuanahulu – we can’t spend that <br />money for this... <br /> <br /> So this is the State spending money to support the hunters is what you’re <br />saying? <br /> <br />TL: They support hunt and they – actually this Wildlife Revolving Fund supports <br />every aspect of wildlife – endangered species, threatened species, as well as, <br />game species. And supposedly – game mammals – but right now game <br />mammals have been left out of the equation for the most part and any money <br />that is used from this is obligated first to go to matching funds with the Fish <br />and Wildlife Service. <br /> <br />KS: Half of that money goes straight to maintaining our lease on Lanai for both <br />deer and the sheep hunts there. <br /> <br /> And so to say that the money doesn’t go to mammal stuff is not correct. <br /> <br />TL: Is there anything on State land? <br /> <br />KS: And it’s a simple answer – it’s a State hunt and we maintain the lease there so <br />all I’m saying is it’s not a fully correct statement that you’re making. It’s not on <br />State land but it’s a State lease to allow State hunters to hunt there. Half of the <br />money goes to that – that’s all I’m saying... <br />38 <br /> <br /> <br />