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DraftforAdoptiononJune28th
StudyGroup
FeasibilityofaNoncommercialMarineFishingLicenseinHawai‘i
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CharterofCommitments
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I. PurposeoftheCharter. ThisdocumentdescribesthepurposeandproceduresoftheStudyGroupfordeterminingthefeasibilityofanoncommercialmarinefishinglicenseinHawai‘ibeingconductedduring
2016.TheCharterservesasa“termsofreference”documentandisintendedtohelpus
meetouraspirationsandschedulesandengageindisciplinedandproductivediscussions.ItisflexibleandcanbeamendedorchangedbyamajorityofStudyGroupmembers. II. Mission. Theproject,fundedbygrantsfromfederalandlocalfundersbutconductedindependently,
bringstogetherknowledgeablescientific,technical,policy,andstakeholdergroupperspectivestotrytoanswerthefollowingquestions: 1. WhatpurposesandgoalsaretobeservedbycreatingaStateofHawai’inoncommercial
marinefishinglicense,registration,orpermittingsystem?
2. WhatarethedifferentoptionsandmodelstoconsiderforHawai’iandwhatarethe
respectiveprosandconsforeach?
3. Howwouldeachofoptionsbenefitandimpactdifferentstakeholderinterestsin
Hawai‘i?
4. IsthereoneoptionthatmaximizespotentialbenefitsandminimizesimpactstoHawai‘i’sofallormoststakeholders?
5. Ifthereisapossible“yes”tooneormoreoptions,whatshouldbedonetoenactoneof
them?
Appendix A
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Thesequestionsaresubjecttofurtherrefinementduringthedeliberations. III. Membership. MembersoftheJFFStudyGroupare:
1. JoshuaDeMello-WesternPacificRegionalFisheryManagementCouncil2. ChristopherHawkins,Ph.D.-WesternPacificRegionalFisheryManagementCouncil,
SocialScientist 3. JackKittinger,Ph.D.–ConservationInternational,Hawai‘iProgramDirector4. AarinGross,J.D.–ConservationInternational,Hawai‘iProgramManager5. EricCo–HaroldK.L.CastleFoundation,SeniorProgramOfficerforMarine
Conservation 6. PhilFernandez–Hawai‘iFishermen’sAllianceforConservationandTradition,
President 7. EdWatamura–WaialuaBoatClub 8. FrankFarm–Ali‘iHoloKaiDiveClub 9. McGrewF.Rice–IhuNuiKonaSportfishing 10. KevinChang–Kua‘ainaUluAuamo(KUA) 11. DaveItano–FisheriesConsultant(OHA)?)
Ex Officio members who bring specialized knowledge and expertise to the table are:
12. WayneTanaka-OfficeofHawaiianAffairs 13. BruceAnderson–DivisionofAquaticResources,Administrator 14. AltonMiyasaka–DivisionofAquaticResources,FisheriesProgramManager 15. MichaelFujimoto–DivisionofAquaticResources,DistrictProgramManager 16. DavidSakoda,J.D.–DepartmentofLandandNaturalResources,MarineLawFellow
AdditionalStudyGroupmembers,includingexofficioones,maybeadded.Othersmaybe
askedtoprovideinformationandperspectivesorserveasliaisonstotheJFFeffort. IV. OrganizationandCoordination. TheprojectwillbefacilitatedbyPeterS.Adler,PhDandKeithMattsonofACCORD3.0. MattRamsey,NOAAHawai‘iFisheriesExtensionAgentwillassistwithfacilitationand
technicalsupport.JhanaYoungandAarinGrossfromConservationInternationalwillassist
withresearch,projectadministration,andlogistics. ThejoboftheProjectTeamistohelptheStudyGrouptoaddresskeyissuesandcometothehighestpossibleconsensus.Aspartoftheeffort,theProjectTeamwillfacilitateaJoint
FactFinding(JFF)processonspecificissuesidentifiedbytheStudyGroupwiththegoalof
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aidingthedevelopmentofconsensusfindingsandrecommendations.Adler,Mattsonand
theteamwillhelptheStudyGroupprepareforandmanagemeetings,helpidentifyandprioritizecriticalissues,organizestudymaterials,andchairthedeliberationssothatthe
JFF’spurposesareaccomplishedandsummarizedinafinalreport.Morespecifically,theteamcanbeexpectedto:
• Ensurethatareasonablydiverserangeofknowledgeableperspectivesisbroughttobearondiscussions.
• Ensurethatnoonegrouporpersonisallowedtohijackordominatediscussionsor
todisadvantagetheexpressionofotherperspectives.
• EncourageallmembersoftheStudyGrouptoarticulatetheirquestions,concerns,
andsuggestionstoproduceacomprehensivegroupeffort
• RemainimpartialonthesubstanceoftheissuesbeingdiscussedwhileproactivelyensuringthatallStudyGroupmemberscollectivelyprioritizewhichissuesaremost
importanttostudyanddiscuss.
• EnsurethatmembersoftheStudyGroupunderstandthattheycannotuseAdlerand
histeamtoadvanceanypro-orcon-advocacyagendas.
• EncouragemembersoftheStudyGrouptoworktogether,buildandmaintaincohesion,andworktowardsthehighestlevelsofcongruent,fact-informed
conclusionsthatcanbeachieved.
• Encouragethefullestdisclosureandexchangeofinformationvitaltoaccomplishing
theStudyGroup’sthreegoals. V. TheSpiritoftheProcess. FortheStudyGroupandtheprojectteam,thiswillbeacollaborativeandnon-adversarialprocess.Itwillnotpitoneorientationorfactionagainstothers.Instead,itwillinvolve
mutualinquiryandcollectivedialoguewhereeachmemberisguidedbythefollowing
principles:(1)betoughontheproblems;(2)beeasyandcollegialwitheachother;(3)focusonthebestdataandevidenceavailablewhileunderstandingthatmuchdataremains
incomplete;and(4)bewillingtomodifypersonalandcollectiveviewswhenthecumulativeevidencepointsinadifferentdirectionthanyouthought. VI. RulesoftheRoad.
1. KNOWLEDGE.StudyGroupmembersarechosenfortheir(a)diversetypesofknowledge,experience,andexpertiseinareasrelatedtononcommercialfishing
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activitiesormarineresourcemanagement,policy,orresearch;and(b)their
commitmenttoworkcollaborativelywithothers.
2. VOLUNTEERS.Membersofthegroupserveasvolunteersandcommittoserveforanexpectedsixormoremeetingsin2016.Homeworkbetweenmeetingswillalso
beneeded.
3. COLLABORATION.TheJFFisacooperativeandnon-adversarialevidence-based
inquiry.Thismeansthegroupworkstogethertowardsthecommongoalof
answeringthequestionsitwasformedtoaddress.Itrequiressubstantive,procedural,andsocialintrospectionandawillingnesstoassumegoodintentions
whendisagreementarises.Candorisprizedbutcourtesiesandetiquetteconducivetohighqualitydeliberationareessential,i.e.sharingairtime;notmonopolizing
discussions;focusingonfactualinformation;listeningtoothers;stayingontopic.
4. WILLINGNESSTOASSUMERESPONSIBILITIES.JFFStudyGroupmembersmaybe
askedtopresentmaterials,recruitspeakers,researchissues,draftsectionsof
reports,orperformothertasksfortheproject.Whileeveryeffortwillbemadetodistributeworkloadsandrespectindividualmembers’availabilities,thesuccessof
theeffortdependsonallmembershavingtheiroarsinthewater.
5. NOALTERNATES.Whileeveryeffortwillbemadetoschedulebriefingsandmeetingsatatimeconvenienttomostmembers,continuityoflearningwillbeimportant.ItisunderstoodthatStudyGroupmembersmayhavetomissameeting
ortwobutmaynotsendalternates.
6. BETWEENMEETINGS.Asneeded,theStudyGroupand/ortheProjectTeamwillholdteleconferences,webinarsorbriefingswithotherexpertsbetweenmeetings.
7. LOCALE.AllStudyGroupmeetingswillbeheldonOahu.
8. MEETINGS.MostoftheStudyGroup’smeetingswillbeheldasexecutivesessiondeliberations.Unlessinvitedforaspecificreasonbythegroup,thesemeetingswillnotbeopentoobservers.However,invitationallisteningsessionsand,budget
allowing,publicsessionsonallislandsareanticipated.
9. DOCUMENTATION.JhanaYoungwillserveastheproject’sofficialdocumentarian.
Shewillkeepanofficialsetofmeetingnotes.ThesenotesarefortheStudyGroup’suseonly.Jhanamayaudio-recordsomediscussionsforpurposesofcreating
accuratenotesbutaudiorecordingswillbeerasedoncethemeetingrecordshave
beencirculated.Noindividualororganizationalattributionsofcommentswillappearinthenotes.
10. CONFIDENTIALITY.Withminormodifications,theStudyGroupwillutilizetheChathamHouseRule(seehttps://www.chathamhouse.org/about/chatham-house-
rule).Toencourageopenandrisk-freegive-and-takeconversations,StudyGroup
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discussionswillbeconfidentialunlessotherwiseagreedto.Asamatterofgoodfaith
andtoavoiddistraction,StudyGroupmembersandtheProjectTeamwillwithholdpubliccommentsandpersonalevaluationsaboutStudyGroupcomposition,andthe
contentandprocessoftheStudyGroup’sdeliberationsuntiltheprojectiscompleted.Thisalsomeansnotbloggingorwritingaboutwhatisprogressing.Itis
understoodthatStudyGroupmembersmaywanttobriefgroupstheyrepresent
fromtimetotime,andtheProjectTeamwilldraftperiodProjectUpdatesforthatpurpose.
11. PUBLICSTATEMENTS.NomemberoftheStudyGroupwillspeakfortheStudyGroupexceptAdlerorMattson.Whereverpossible,requestsbythemediaor
politicalleadersforcommentswillbevettedwiththeStudyGroup.AdlerandMattsonwillnotcharacterizethesubstanceofthedeliberationsotherthanto
describeprogresswiththeprocess.
12. SECUREINTERNET.TheProjectTeamwillcreateasecureandproprietaryinternet
sitespecificallyfortheJFFgroupmembersandprojectstafftoexchangeorread
documentsandengageininformationexchange.
13. MUTABILITY.Theserulesoftheroadmaybeexpandedorchangedbythegroup. VII. DecisionMaking. Therewillbenumeroussmallandlargedecisionstobemade.Proceduraldecisionsmayrangefromthelocations,datesandtimesofmeetingstomattersofresearch.Substantive
decisionswillrangefromthepriorityofissuestobestudied,thespecificstudiestobe
discussed,andrecommendationsastofuturestudiesandmethodologiesthatshouldbeprovidedtorelevantdecisionmakersfollowingthisstudy. Whereverpossible,theStudyGroupwilloperatebythehighestconsensuspossible.
ConsensusdecisionsarethoseeveryoneintheStudyGroupcansupport,orataminimum,
forwhichthereis“noobjection.”If,afterdiscussion,consensusprovesimpossible,theStudyGroupwilltakevotesofthosevotingmemberswhoarepresent,whichwillbe
recorded.Organizationswithmorethanonemember(suchasConservationInternationalandWesternPacificRegionalFisheryManagementCouncil)willgetonlyonevoteper
organization.Exofficiomembers,suchasDepartmentofLandandNaturalResourcesandDivisionofAquaticResources,willnotvote.MajorconcludingdecisionswillbedeferreduntilallmembersoftheStudyGrouparepresent,oravotecanbedonebyteleconference,
orbye-mail. EachmemberoftheStudyGroupwhowisheswillalsobeinvitedtowriteapersonal
concludingstatementregardingtheprocessandthedecisionsandrecommendationsmade.Thepersonalstatementswillbelimitedtoamaximum1,500-wordcount,andwill
bemadeavailableaspartoftheFinalReport.