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Home My WebLink About2018 11-13 Game Management Advisory Commission Agenda Wil Okabe Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai ʻ i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawaiʻi 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C  Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 MEETING NOTICE Hawaiʻi County Game Management Advisory Commission Via Videoconferencing Hilo to Kona November 13, 2018 6:30 – 8:30pm Hawaiʻi County Building West Hawaiʻi Civic Center nd Council Chambers Mayor’s Conf. Rm. Bldg. C, 2 FL 25 Aupuni St., Suite 1401 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy. Hilo HI 96720 Kailua-Kona HI 96740 AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL (6:30 pm) 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 23, 2018 meeting 3. BUDGET REPORT 4. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS -Statements from the public will be taken throughout the meeting. 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Kanalu Sprout, DOFAW - West Hawaii Update Puʻuanahulu, Puʻu Waʻawaʻa, Habitat Conservation Plan b. Legislative Agenda – i. Bills Concerning Game Animals Clarified as being protected as a Natural Resource ii. Bills Concerning DOFAW ability to set or change Seasons with Consensus and Approval of State GMAC iii. Bill Concerning the Cooperative Management of Resources with Approval of State GMAC iv. Bill Concerning Expenditures from the Wildlife Revolving to first be Approved by State GMAC rather than automatically be allocated to Match Funds for non- game and non-mammal expenditures County of Hawaiʻi is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. c. Committee Assignments 6. NEW BUSINESS a. Election for Chair and Vice Chair 7. COMMITTEE REPORTS a. Update on Travel and Travel Budget 8. COMMISIONNERS’ REPORTS BY DISTRICT 9. ADJOURNMENT (8:30 pm) 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 2/3 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 donna.urban-higuchi@hawaiicounty.gov to have the subject placed on the next available agenda. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (hereinafter “HRS”) §92-3.5, the Hawaiʻi 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:  Hawaiʻi County Building, Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Suite 1401, Hilo, HI, and  West Hawaiʻi Civic Center, Mayor’s Conference Room, Building C, Second Floor, 74-5044 Ane Keohokālole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; or Council Conference Room A 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 Hawaiʻi County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist. {Article15, Section 2- 91.3(b), Hawaiʻi 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 County of Hawai`i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.