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12/17. The Chair had made a note in one of our meetings about Nile Tilapia and DAR put
together a little note on it. It's a big problem a world record tilapia came out of
Wailoa. Seventeen pounds. The East Hawaii Fisher’s Working Group looking is
looking up Wailoa Pond and the estuary from historic and present –problems with
the ecosystem and how to work to the future. Wailoa River dredging done.
11/19. I’ve been working Liliuokalani Gardens regarding the feral cat and feces and any
problem that the feral cats impact on Nene. I did have a small – known as a public
meeting, we just offered a few DOFAW officers recently with Abraham –in regards to
Unit H fence...They are willing to work, and possibly open up, the old upper forest
reserve over Waiakea. Alongside Stainback that leads to the, I believe it’s Torch tree
replanting... We are losing hunting areas for rifle, maybe possibly cause the numbers
are low with archery hunting in Mauna Loa to maybe make it and on and off season
for rifle as well access on Mauna Loa. I was speaking with how Makahanaloa – the
public access with regards to county jurisdiction as well being down there, ah, I was
talking with Makahanaloa Fishing Association president is willing to come in person
– Basically Kapapala Ranch is on edge right now – so we don’t know how much
longer we’re going to have that I don’t know the whole situation like who’s going to
be taking over that
12/17. Many concerns from the Panaewa District, Hamakua and Steinbeck areas, feral pigs
being shot and left for dead and only taken for trophies, only the jaw with tusks are
missing. It is becoming a big problem. I try and take a look at it too – see how to
mitigate that.
11/19. I’ve been talking to the mayoral candidates, we only got our mayor this past two
weeks and so, we’re still at a standstill... Maybe Miss Jen can update us about the
sewage plant down in Keaukaha the closer area to the breakfall, is suffering from all
the pollution this past couple years – another thing is in Keaau that this wintertime
the pigs are coming back up everywhere, on the side of the stretch – Panaewa Stretch
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– at the intersection – for myself, I’ve counted maybe four in the last week – ran over
– road kill.
12/17. The biggest concern in District - 3, is these wild chickens out of, I guess, you know,
they’re egg laying chickens not the fighting chickens kind...people are dropping off
just groups of roosters – Rhode Island Reds. The rainy season brings out all the pigs
and down in Keaukaha where the Nene live – the pigs are out on top of the road
across Four Miles and same as always with the sewer plant polluting the ocean.
11/19. Ah, one positive thing Ian Cole when Abraham talked the last meeting the lower
Puna lands between HPP and Hawaiian Beaches – they were looking at the DLNR is
making it a potential special hunting unit. Anti-gun politicians we’re gonna keep
having a pig problem in HPP and Puna. launch ramp, we were supposed to get started
on that – the elections are over and Pohoiki Launch Ramp is disappeared again into
the ethers which I’m sure will come back. And the birds on Mauna Kea this year is
just horrible \[unclear\] something from the DLNR – why I would see more birds in
June and all the water is being broken and now when the hunting season’s open that
– there are no birds anywhere. The best day we’ve had is we’ve seen sixteen birds and
that’s counting birds running around Parker Ranch...a dismal year. Up on Mauna Kea,
and, the places that I have seen birds I’m also seeing sheep so, there is a little
correlation on there where we have the sheep keeping the grass down –more bird
activity where I see sheep activity so, that’s something to be qualified. God knows
how much money they spent on the new rat traps – I’ve yet to see a dead rat under
one of the new CO2 things but pigs and other things will predate on them. They’ve
gone up there and mowed down a bunch of mamani trees and stuff and – I got the
impression this year they cleaned up after themselves – they didn’t chop it all up and
leave it on the side of R1 when they have been doing for fire hazards – so they are
cleaning that out.
12/17. Pohoiki dredging they’re still waiting on permits but hopefully they’re gonna start in
February, but there was and also an online petition to save the hot ponds Just give
everybody a heads up – there’s a slew of anti-gun bills – the most ridiculous one being
background checks on certain types of 3-D printers. I spoke at the Na Ala Hele Trail
thing last week about the land between HPP and Hawaiian Beaches, if it is turned in
to a public hunting land that Na Ala Hele put in appropriate parking places for ATVs
so we can access the land properly to do a good number on keeping the pig
populations down...adequate parking because I know that’s an issue with a lot of the
hunters is access to the areas and being able to get in and get out.
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11/17. Honokohau Harbor there was a group that got together and successfully removed and
relocated eleven years’ worth of coral growth from a decommissioned fish farm
located at the harbor, um, so it was a collaboration between DAR, DLNR, Nature
Conservancy and Arizona State University and Blue Ocean Mariculture. So they were
able to remove and rescue all this coral, um, larger coral heads went to different reefs
while the smaller fragments were placed in the eco-coral restoration nursery, ah,
which is, um, the one that’s located there at the Host Park.. A good, nice, happy story.
And then there’s going to be a restoration volunteer day at Puuwaawaa. They’re
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hosting a volunteer day at their Hauaina Restoration Unit on November 30 from
8:00a – 12:00p.
12/17. Therre was a public hearing that took place on November 13 from DAR to discuss
proposed amendments to the West Hawaii Regional Fishery Management Area Rules,
and basically what they’re talking about doing in case anyone missed this. What
they’re talking about doing is it’s an extension of pakuikui moratorium – so that
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would extend the current moratorium on taking pakuikui till December 18, 2026.
The current moratorium began on December 19, 2022, and it’s set to end on
December 18, 2024. So, the Fisher Registration requirement for this post- moratorium
would be for ten years. This would include new registration requirements, monthly
reporting and a proposed bag limit of zero per person per day. They’re also proposing
to add the Milolii Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area to the designated areas
list, so anyway, I think this is still in process – I wasn’t able to find any information
yet about whether they’ve made a decision.
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