HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-10-19 Game Management Advisory Commission Agenda
Abraham Antonio
Mitchell D. Roth
Chair
Mayor
Stanley Mendes
Vice Chair
Lee E. Lord
Kean Umeda
Managing Director
Leomana Turalde
Brian Ley
Robert H. Command
Grayson Hashida
Deputy Managing Director
Cortney Okumura
George Donev
County of Hawai‘i
Game Management Advisory Commission
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553
KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740
(808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440
MEETING NOTICE
Hawai’i County
Game Management Advisory Commission
Via Zoom
October 19, 2021
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Hawai’i County Building West Hawai’i Civic Center
nd
Office of the Mayor, Conference Room Mayor’s Conf. Rm, Bldg. C, 2 FL
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy.
Hilo, HI 96720 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVIEN of the following matters to be considered
by the Game Management Advisory Commission of the County of
Hawai’i in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 91 and 92,
Hawai’i Revised Statutes, Section 6-7.5(a) of the Charter of the County
of Hawai’i, and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Pursuant to Governor Ige’s proclamation, in order to minimize
physical contact and maximize social distancing, this meeting will be
conducted via Zoom.
DATE: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
TIME: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
PLACE: This meeting will be held by interactive video conference through Zoom.
The public may provide oral testimony at the meeting by joining online or
calling into the Zoom meeting. To register for access to the Zoom meeting
please provide your email to Barbara.Kossow@hawaiicounty.gov no later
than 4:30 PM, on Tuesday, October 19, 2021.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: (6:00pm)
County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: September 21, 2021
3. FINANCIAL REPORT:
4. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Statements from the public will be taken throughout the meeting.
5. PRESENTATIONS:
a. Dr. Melissa Price, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Management College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources,
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, will share her expertise on the subject of game
resources.
b. Ian Cole, DOFAW East Hawaii Wild Life Biologist will explain Act 90, a 2022
Legislative Bill.
6. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Action Item: Review and approve draft letter requesting the County Planning
Department to pursue the development of the Kaupakuea public access into the
Hilo Forest Reserve.
7. NEW BUSINESS:
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
9. COMMISSIONERS REPORT BY DISTRICT:
10. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
11. ADJOURNMENT: (8:00 pm) Next Meeting: November 16, 2021
Executive Session: The Game Management Advisory Commission anticipates it may
convene in one or more executive sessions regarding the above matters listed on the
agenda, pursuant to HRS Sections 92-4 and 92-5 (a)(4), for the purpose of consulting
with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Commission’s
powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. A 2/3 vote pursuant to HRS
Section 92-4 is necessary to hold an executive session.
Anyone wishing to discuss an item that does not appear on the agenda should call the
commission secretary at 323-4444 or email Barbara.Kossow@hawaiicounty.gov to have
the subject placed on the next available agenda.
Game Management Advisory Commission members only may be present at the Hawai’i
County Building, Office of the Mayor’s Conference Room, 25 Aupuni, Hilo, HI 96720,
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
and the West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, Mayor’s Conference Room, 74-5044 Ane
nd
Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C, 2 Floor, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service, other reasonable modification, or
language interpretation to access this meeting please contact the Office of the Mayor at
323-4444 as soon as possible, but no later than five (5) working days prior to the meeting
date, to arrange for accommodations. If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the
Hawaiʻi County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article15, Section 2-
91.3(b), Hawaiʻi County Code. “A lobbyist is any individual who is engaged for pay or
other consideration who spends more than five hours in any month or $275 in any six-
month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or administrative action
by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.”
ABRAHAM ANTONIO
CHAIRPERSON
GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.