HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022_08_16 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
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
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, August 16, 2022
TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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LOCATION: West Hawai’i Civic Center, Bldg. C, Room C, 2 FL
INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE TECHNOLOGY (ICT)
Commission Members will participate in this meeting via the Zoom interactive
video conference platform. If lost communication exceeds 30 minutes, the
meeting will be postponed and rescheduled.
Members of the public may also provide remote oral testimony by Zoom. The link
for the meeting is,
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1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: (6:00 pm)
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: July 19, 2022
3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS:
Statements from the public will be taken throughout the meeting.
4. PRESENTATIONS:
a. OHA Land Manager Representative Kalena Blakemore will give a presentation
on the history and OHA activities in the low land wet forest of Wao Kele O Puna.
5. OLD BUSINESS:
a. GMAC District 9 Commissioner George Donev will lead in a motion/discussion
regarding a GMAC advisory letter to the government agencies in support of the
Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp and seawall reconstruction.
b. GMAC draft rules discussion and finalization.
c. Update on the Volcano Transfer Station Forest Reserve access blockage and
hunter parking issue.
6. NEW BUSINESS:
a. GMAC June 2023 Hunting/Fishing Expo discussion and motion to draft a letter
for Mayor Roth’s approval.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS:
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Cancellation of the 2022 GMAC Hunting/Fishing Expo on September 24, 2022.
b. Reassessment of GMAC committees, discussion.
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.
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, 25 Aupuni St., Suite 2603, 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
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
County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.