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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-04-21 Game Management Advisory Commission Agenda Walter K.M. Lau Managing Director William P. Kenoi Mayor Randall M. Kurohara Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor  25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603 Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 (808) 961-8211 Fax (808) 961-6553  KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740  (808) 323-4444 Fax (808) 323-4440 MEETING NOTICE Hawai’i County Game Management Advisory Commission Via Videoconference (Hilo and Kona) Monday April 21, 2014 6:30pm Hawai’i County Building West Hawai’i Civic Center Puna Conference Room Mayor’s Conf. Rm., Bldg C., 2 FL nd 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1501 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Hilo HI 96720 Kailua-Kona HI 96740 AGENDA I.Call to Order II.Roll Call III.Introduction of Commission Members and Guest speaker 1. Malia Chow, Superintendent, Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. NOAA IV.Approval of Minutes: March 24, 2014 V.Public Testimony on Agenda Items County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. VI.Reports/Special Committee/Presentation 1. Malia Chow will share information about the Habitat Blueprint Project for West Hawaii, its purposes and goals, and how we can address the concerns of our aquatic resource users. 2. Corporation Counsel Lincoln Ashida or designee. During the 1978 Constitutional Convention game animals were removed as a natural resource of the State. The Supreme Court of Hawaii held that a number of proposed amendments were not validly ratified. It appears that our game animals are still a natural resource of the State and should be protected as such. Can you please verify this for us? Unfinished Business: 1. A motion to form a special committee to work on issues within our County. This committee shall consist of Kalani DeCoito, Dwayne Yoshina and Mark Bartell. The committee shall undertake the following:  Provide a report on the undertaking of the GMAC to the County Council per the commission charter.  Follow up on the public access projects that Jordan Jokiel had initiated with the County of Hawaii.  Make a request to have a representative from the Hawaii County planning department attend one of our meetings to address public access.  Inquire about Kawa Bay in Kau.  Work with the County Council and develop a resolution asking for the State of Hawaii to look into the endangered species list and see if some species can be delisted.  Work with the County Council and create a resolution or ordinance within Hawaii County requiring that the use of snares to trap pigs shall be checked every 24 hours. 2. A request was made to find out if the area above tree planting road in the Waiakea Forest Reserve is scheduled to be fenced. 3. Concerns have arisen over privacy issues due to the use of hidden trail cameras in hunting areas. Discussion. New Business: IX. Future Meeting Dates:  Monday, May 19, 2014 6:30pm  Monday, July, 21, 2014 6:30pm X. Announcements: County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. XI. Adjournment: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawai‘i County Game Management Advisory Commission will be conducting this Committee meeting via videoconference. Game Management Advisory Commission members will be present at the following location(s), where the public is invited to participate:  Hawai’i County Building, Puna Conference Room, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1501, Hilo, HI, and  West Hawai‘i Civic Center, Mayor’s Conference Room, Building C, Second Floor 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, 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 961-8211 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 Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i 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.” ANTHONY H. SYLVESTER II, CHAIRPERSON GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION BOARD MEMBERS: District 1 Willie-Joe Camara District 2 Dwayne D. “Ike” Yoshina District 3 Anthony H. “Tony” Sylvester, II District 4 Paul E. Bueltmann District 5 Tom H. Lodge District 6 Kenneth “Kalani” DeCoito District 7 Vacant District 8 Mark C. Bartell District 9 Vacant County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.