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To: Department of Land and Natural Resources
On behalf of the Game Management Advisory Commission, we are in full support
of the new rule change turning from rifle to archery in the small parcel of Unit A
located across the street from the Mauna Kea State Park.
After viewing the location on foot and group discussion, we conclude that it is an
unsafe area to discharge firearms being so close to the main highway and
recreational area.
The unit is sandwiched between the Mauna Kea State Park and the Pohakuloa
military base leaving no safe shooting direction for rifles. It is such a small hunting
area that it gets heavily crowded with rifle hunters with no limit on the number of
hunters allowed at a time.
Archery is a much safer option for such a small area, it’s quiet, more distance
limitation and will not scare visitors at the nearby park.
We also feel without the constant pressure of rifle hunters, the sheep will migrate
through more frequently making it a better hunting area.
Best regards,
GMAC