▁Government ▁of ▁their ▁wish ▁to ▁re assert ▁their ▁wh aling ▁rights ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁first ▁permitted ▁Mak ah ▁wh ale ▁h unt ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁occurred ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁they ▁caught ▁a ▁north ▁Pacific ▁gray ▁wh ale , ▁an ▁un perm itted ▁h unt ▁killed ▁another ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁they ▁took ▁meat ▁from ▁a ▁hum p back ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁ship ▁strike . ▁An ▁environmental ▁impact ▁statement ▁for ▁further ▁hun ts ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁NO AA ▁Fish eries ▁proposed ▁issu ing ▁a ▁w ai ver ▁under ▁the ▁M MP A ▁to ▁the ▁Mak ah ▁tribe ▁to ▁allow ▁hunting , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁what ▁st ake hold ers ▁can ▁do ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁rule ▁making ▁process ▁before ▁an ▁Administr ative ▁Law ▁Judge . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁st ip ulations ▁that ▁NO AA ▁proposed ▁was ▁allowing ▁the ▁Mak ah ▁people ▁to ▁h unt ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 0 ▁grey ▁wh ales ▁every ▁five ▁year , ▁however ▁prior ▁to ▁any ▁h unt ▁the ▁tribe ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁obtain ▁a ▁permit ▁from ▁NO AA . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁Administr ative ▁Law ▁Judge ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁final ▁ag enda ▁for ▁the ▁hearing ▁on ▁NO AA ' s ▁proposed ▁w