HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022_07_19 Game Management Advisory Commission Agenda
Abraham Antonio
Mitchell D. Roth
Chair
Mayor
Brian Ley
Co-Chair
Lee E. Lord
Kean Umeda
Managing Director
Leomana Turalde
Austin Griffey
Robert H. Command
Cortney Okumura
Deputy Managing Director
George Donev
County of Hawai‘i
Game Management Advisory Commission
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AGENDA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 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 92-7, Hawai’i Revised Statutes, as amended; Section
6-7.5(a) Chapter 9 Section 6-9.3 of the Charter of the County of Hawai’i, and the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Pursuant to Act 220, Session Laws of Hawai’i 2021, which amended the Sunshine
Law to allow meetings to be remotely conducted online, effective January 1, 2022,
The Game Management Advisory Commission meetings will be held online, and
the location listed below is open to the public to attend the meeting in person and
provide testimony. The Game Management Advisory Commission can be viewed
online or at the location listed below.
DATE: Tuesday, July 19, 2022
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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LOCATION: West Hawai’i Civic Center, Mayor’s Conf. Rm, Bldg. C, 2 FL
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
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meeting will be postponed and rescheduled.
Members of the public may also provide remote oral testimony by Zoom. The link
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: (6:00 pm)
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 17, 2022
3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Statements from the public will be taken throughout the meeting.
4. PRESENTATIONS:
a. Hawai’i County Parks and Recreation Director Maurice Messina will present an
update on the Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp closure.
b. Vice-Chair GMAC Commissioner Brian Ley will report on the Pohoiki Boat Ramp
and the Kumukahi Lighthouse access.
c. Hawai’i Department of Agriculture, Acting Pesticide Program Manager
Greg Takeshima will discuss the “HogStop” issue.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
a. Update on the Volcano Transfer Station boulders blocking the State Forest
Reserve access and parking.
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6. NEW BUSINESS:
a. GMAC approval of letter advising Mayor Roth and the County Council of
HogStop, a contraceptive bait used to control feral hogs on pastures, rangeland,
forests, and non-crop area.
b. Discussion on working with the County Council in drafting legislature in banning
the use of HogStop.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
a. GMAC introduced bills in the 2022 Hawai’i State Legislature Session, HB1872
and SB3298 passed over into law.
b. New District 6 - GMAC Commissioner: Austin Griffey.
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Shooting Range - Development Bill, SB3298, Kean Umeda will share details
b. Cultural Practices
c. Legislative
d. “Hunter, Fishing Day Expo,” September 24, 2022 – update by, Teresa Nakama
9. COMMISSIONER REPORT BY DISTRICT:
10. ADJOURNMENT: (8:00 p.m.)
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 808- 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 St., Hilo, HI 96720.
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
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808-961-8211 or 808-323-4444 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.”
Note: A meeting held by interactive conference technology shall be automatically
recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication
cannot be maintained with all members participating in the meeting or with the “in person”
location identified in this agenda. The meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual
communication is restored, or audio-only communication is established after an
unsuccessful attempt to restore audiovisual communication. If it is not possible to
reconvene the meeting as provided in this subsection within 30 minutes after an
interruption to communication, then the meeting shall be automatically terminated.
ABRAHAM ANTONIO
CHAIRPERSON
GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
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