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Home My WebLink AboutGMAC 7.01.25 Special Meeting Agenda C. Kimo Alameda, Ph.D. Leomana Turalde Mayor Chair Taysen Wong Chong Vice Chair William V. Brilhante, Jr. Robert Duerr Managing Director Cortney Okumura Brian Ley Merrick Nishimoto Justin Ackerman Deputy Managing Director 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 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA DATE: Tuesday, July 1, 2025 TIME: 9:00 AM PLACE: 25 Aupuni St., Puna Conference Rm., #1501, Hilo, HI 96720 This meeting will be held through a combination of some board members being physically present at the meeting location and some members participating in an interactive video conference through Zoom. Members of the public may provide remote oral testimony by Zoom or at the public location noted above. Join ZoomGov Meeting: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1607959917?pwd=WjGYgSBSgyQrL0bSVII0zBptRH7nzp.1 Meeting ID: 160 795 9917 Passcode: 735471 One tap mobile +16692545252,,1607959917# US (San Jose) +16692161590,,1607959917# US (San Jose) Dial by your location • +1 669 254 5252 US (San Jose) • +1 669 216 1590 US (San Jose) • +1 415 449 4000 US (US Spanish Line) • +1 551 285 1373 US (New Jersey) • +1 646 828 7666 US (New York) • +1 646 964 1167 US (US Spanish Line) Meeting ID: 160 795 9917 Find your local number: https://www.zoomgov.com/u/adZ9lHtsT County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: Commissioners attending the meeting from private locations shall advise if any person is with them (except for the names of minors). 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: Interested persons who want to provide oral testimony on any agenda item may do so now, or at the time the specific agenda item is called. 3. PRESENTATION: a. Presentation by Chuck Flaherty on the Hawai’i County draft General Plan 2045, Comprehensive Review as it relates to public access, recreation, trails, cultural and environmental resources. 4. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Decision-making: The Commission intends to discuss and decide on a written draft for testimony to submit to the Hawaiʻi County Council regarding the Hawaiʻi County Planning Department’s “Final Recommended Draft General Plan 2045” and its recommendations relating to the preservation of subsistence hunting, fishing and traditional and cultural gathering rights. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS: a. Next Meeting: July 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. 25 Aupuni Street, Puna Conference Room, 1501, Hilo, HI 96720. 6. ADJOURNMENT. Executive Session: This 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 two-thirds (2/3) vote pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statute Section 92-4 is necessary to hold an executive session. Executive sessions are closed to the public. Note: This meeting shall be automatically recessed for up to 30 minutes to restore communication when audiovisual communication cannot be maintained with all Commission members participating in the meeting or with the “in-person” location identified in this agenda. This 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, the remaining items on this agenda shall be continued to the next meeting. County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. Anyone who requires 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. Board Packet: Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 92-7.5, the board packet provided to members of this board for this meeting is available for public inspection (3) full business days before the meeting date during regular business hours at the Hilo Office of the Mayor, 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603, Hilo, Hawai’i, and at the Kona Office of the Mayor, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Hwy., Bldg C, Kailua-Kona, Hawai’i. Notification Sign-Up: Members of the public may sign-up for email notifications for information from Game Management Advisory Commission on the Hawai‘i County website, hawaiicounty.gov, under Boards and Commissions, tab “Sign Up for Boards and Commission Email Notifications”, and fill out the e-form. Sign-Up Link: https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/our-county/boards-and- commissions/sign-up-for-boards-and-commissions-email-notifications Notice to lobbyists: If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawaiʻi County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. \[Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaiʻi County Code.\] A lobbyist means “any individual 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.” \[Chapter 2, Article 15, Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawaiʻi County Code.\] Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720. County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.