2019 02-12 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – February 12, 2019 AA: They pretty much get lost in the forest reserve itself. I... IC: But that’s supposed to open up soon – so if you had hunted there prior to the – after the closure – you could still get a permit and go hunt – you just supposed to be mauka of Captain’s Trail – if I remember correctly. So now the whole thing should be open... AA: So I think it was more makai of Captain’s Trail but could be – I mean we’d have to clarify it. IC: So now when if it re-opens it’s gonna be both – it won’t be totally open – both mauka and makai will open…A lot of people been coming for the permit but it was – you could still hunt you just had to be... AA: I don’t think too much people know about the permit process...I think a lot of people that hunting in there is just residents. IC: That’d be another spot for just same thing would be a kiosk. We don’t get any information from there cause the next one is Volcano Transfer Station, I think. So I want to figure out where to put them but that’s the same kind of situation – there’s 50 dead end subdivision roads that abut there so it’s really hard to get the masses of people that are utilizing the area, but, you know, Captain’s Trail is gonna catch a few of ‘em. AA: Thank you. BKK: Is there any other discussion? Questions? I have one. Sorry for making more of a workload for you. What are some of the priorities that the DOFAW on the East side is looking at right now for 2019? IC: Joey kind of left – not suddenly – been threatening to for a while so I’m kinda trying to fill two shoes but we’ve been trying to wrap up our cooperative GMA efforts at Kapapala - then meeting with the hunters on the East side to try to just accommodate some of their needs and situations. Right now I’m just looking at opening up access – addressing the things that are bothering the hunters the most – I mean, well, to a certain extent, you know, we have the control efforts from the different sections and stuff – it’s hard – it’s something we always have to negotiate, but, um, making the hunting that is available and hopefully will remain available more pleasant – easier to get to – I’ve had people come and tell me about delineation of areas - they like better – we are going through a rules change so we’re going through some of that – kinda treading carefully the rules change – don’t want to get in a situation where they want us to make it unlimited or whatever – I’ve been trying to just survey some of the resources so we can figure out, you know, where they are and what opportunities they might provide. Like I said though – changing the rules is hard so if we’re trying to change bag limits and stuff to help better manage 16