2019 02-12 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – February 12, 2019 IC: All we have of that cooperative GMA – Game Management Area – Kapapala – is currently just a bird cooperative GMA. NP: I know they were doing a lot of iliahi planting on Mauna Loa... IC: If it’s the South Kona portion where – I can’t remember the company name – but the gentleman is a Lee – I’m not sure if that’s what we’re talking about. NP: There was a man who was out planting iliahi and he was complaining about the turkeys eating the iliahi or the seed. He was really raging about it and I was wondering if anything was being done to control the turkeys. IC: I don’t know – if he calls me I’ll go catch ‘em and take ‘em to Kapapala. Anyone who has a turkey problem call me – I’ll go grab ‘em for you and take ‘em to a hunting area. NP: Of course, we want the game resource. TN: The replanting of the iliahi – were you talking about Hokukano Ranch on Mauna Loa side... I know there’s replanting being done. NP: There’s all over the place. SM: You guys get any plans to incorporate that Kapapala into hunting for the Mouflon? And what about the herds in Kahuku Ranch. You guys doing anything about moving them... IC: In the national park? SM: Yeah. IC: I tried to approach National Park and they told me that they – I’m trying to think of the wording – well, I’ll just summarize it – I won’t say it is verbatim that they couldn’t give – they couldn’t let us capture them and move them. SM: Kill ‘em all? IC: That’s what they told me. Cause I was trying to get some from the lower portion – I wanted to see if we could move ‘em to a GMA, elsewhere and they told me that we couldn’t. I was trying to do it before they transferred some of the last little bit of lands at the bottom of the – above the old ranch area there was a piece. 10