2022_07_19 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Game Management Advisory Commission County of Hawai’i Minutes – final draft Meeting Date/Time: July 19, 2022, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Place: By Zoom from the Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni Ctr., Suite 2603, and at the West nd Hawaii Civic Center, Bldg C, Conf. Rm. C, 2 FL., as the site for the public in-person meeting. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 6:00 pm District 1 - Vacant District 2 - Kean Umeda, Via Zoom District 3 – Rhon Leomana Turalde, in-person - Hilo District 4 – Brian Ley – in person - Hilo District 5 - Abraham Antonio, in person - Hilo District 6 – Austin Griffey, in person - Kona District 7 - Vacant District 8 – Cortney Okumura, via Zoom District 9 - George Donev, via Zoom Quorum Established STAFF: Diana Mellon-Lacey, Deputy Attorney, Corporation Counsel Sylva Wan, Deputy Attorney, Corporation Counsel Tim Hansen, Executive Assistant to Mayor Roth Barbara Kossow, Administrative Specialist Mayor’s Kona Office 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: May 17, 2022 Action: Motion made by L. Turalde to approve the May 17, 2022 minutes as circulated. Seconded by B. Ley. Motion carried by voice vote, unanimously. 3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: (Limited to 3 minutes). Chair Antonio welcomes anyone that may want to say something regarding an agenda item may do so anytime throughout the meeting. Chair Antonio welcomed the following statements from the public. Tara Rojas: Aloha, I just want to say that, you know, as always, like the a’ole “HogStop” I did get to speak with Kaui Lucas today and Lauren, the wife of Brad who is, you know, from “HogStop” and Kaui said she did want to follow-up, touch base and have one like hybrid community meeting with everybody on board – like the “HogStop” people, herself and then the community, the gatherers so maybe, hopefully at the Waiwai so can be in person and on Zoom. And just, you know, a’ole “HogStop” because what I heard just really needs to be brought to the broader community and 1