HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-10-19 Game Management Advisory Commission AgendaWilliam P. Kenoi
Mayor
County of Hawaii
Office of the Mayor
Walter K.M. Lau
Managing Director
Randall M. Kurohara
Deputy Managing Director
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Monday, October 19, 2015
6:30pm
Hawai'i County Building West Hawai'i Civic Center
Council Chambers Mayors Conf. Rm., Bldg. C, 2nd FL
25 Aupuni St., Suite 1401 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy
Hilo HI 96720 Kailua-Kona HI 96740
AGENDA
1. Call to Order: [6:30PM]
IL Roll Call:
III. Announcements and Introductions:
TV. Approval of Minutes:
V. Budget Report:
VI. Public Testimony on Agenda Items:
VII. Discussion:
1. Mark Bartell on the Pros and Cons of the Air Land Water Advisory Committee in place of
a dedicated Game Management Advisory Committee Statewide and whether now is the
time to pursue it.
2. Dwayne D. "Ike" Yoshina to bring to the table a Draft of Rules for discussion of GMAC
and how meetings will be conducted and public testimony received.
3. Draft of a Constitutional Amendment to validate Hawaii's Game Animals as a "natural
resource". An alternative Concurrent Resolution to be introduced in the House and
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Senate recognizing and protecting our Game Animals as a Natural Resource with
the need to be managed in place of arbitrary eradication.
4. There are 49 new species being listed for Hawaii by the US Fish Wildlife Services.
They are also proposing an Ecosystem Approach for the recovery management
of these species. Discussion on Council Resolutions and asking the Mayor for a
position or proclamation against such a management approach. The comment
period of 60 -days began on September 30, 2015.
VIII. New Business:
1. Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) to present the North Kona
(Puuwaawaa and Puuanahulu) Habitat Conservation Plan to the Commission at
the November 16,201S Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting.
IX. Committee Reports:
X. Commissioners Report by District
XI. Next Meeting Date: November 16, 2015 Place to be announced.
XII. Adjournment: (8:30PM)
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 213 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 323-4444 or email barb ara.kossow(ci),hawaiicounty.gov to have
the subject placed on the next available agenda.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaii 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, Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite
1401, Hilo, Hawaii, and
• West Hawaii Civic Center, Mayor's Conference Room, Building C, Second Floor
74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; or Council Conference
Room A
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If audio stream between Hilo and Kona is lost for more than a short period of time, the
meeting will be terminated.
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
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 Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article15,
Section 2-91.3(b), Hawaii 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."
THOMAS H. LODGE,
CHAIRPERSON
GAME MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION
BOARD MEMBERS:
District 1
Willie -Joe Camara
District 2
Dwayne D. "Ike" Yoshina
District 3
Ryan Kohatsu
District 4
Naniloa Pogline
District 5
Thomas H. Lodge
District 6
Kenneth "Kaiani" DeCoito
District 7
Vacant
District 8
Mark C. Bartell
District 9
Jonathan Bartsch
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