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Home My WebLink About2022_09_20 Game Management Advisory Commission Agenda Abraham Antonio Mitchell D. Roth Chair Mayor Brian Ley Co-Chair Lee E. Lord Robert Duerr Managing Director Kean Umeda Leomana Turalde Robert H. Command Austin Griffey 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 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, September 20, 2022 TIME: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. PRIMARY LOCATION: Remote Meeting via Zoom nd PUBLIC 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 or at the public location noted below. The ICT link for the meeting is, https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1614351789?pwd=MGZLVnJudlMwU01HRkdscVZURU1X UT09 Meeting ID: 161 435 1789 Passcode: 023659 County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. One tap mobile: +16692545252,,1614351789# US (San Jose) +16692161590,,1614351789# US (San Jose) Dial by your location: +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose) +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) +1 551 285 1373 US Meeting ID: 161 435 1789 Find your local number: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/aorPb9jWb 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: (2:00 pm) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: August 16, 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 Corporation Counsel Sylvia Wan presentation – Game Management Advisory Commission: Role & Purpose, Parliamentary Procedure. b. DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources, Aquatic Biologist Troy Sakihara will present/discuss the new Administrative amendment to lay net rules. c. DOFAW Wildlife Biologist Kanalu Sproat will report on changes to Administrative Rules in adherence to HCR17, for Puuanahulu and Puuwaawaa hunting areas. 5. OLD BUSINESS: a. Discuss Laupahoehoe Boat Ramp and Seawall Investigation Committee. b. GMAC development and finalization of Draft Rules. c. Letter to Mayor Roth for approval of GMAC’s “Out Doors Day” event. 6. NEW BUSINESS: a. Chair recommendation for an HCR17 GMAC representative. 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: a. Fall bird hunting season runs from November 5, 2022, to January 30, 2023. County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. b. Rule changes to lower Puna hunting areas. 8. COMMITTEE REPORTS: a. Discussion on new GMAC committees. 9. COMMISSIONER REPORT BY DISTRICT: 10. ADJOURNMENT: (4:00 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. 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 be in-person 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.