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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> that the State Legislature prohibits the use of its legislative allowance to <br /> <br /> mail newsletters after July, and that the Council Member intended to <br /> <br /> follow the State Legislature's rule in the mailing of his newsletters. <br /> <br /> Hawaii County Council Rule 33(2) does not contain a similar limitation <br /> <br /> limiting the mailing of newsletters after the month of July. The Council <br /> <br /> Members newsletters were all mailed in either June (first mailing with no <br /> <br /> reference to website) or mid-July (second mailing with one sentence <br /> <br /> reference to website); <br /> <br /> 13) On or about July 13-14, 2006, letters dated "Second Quarter 2006" were <br /> <br /> mailed to approximately 122 residents of District 5. Although more <br /> <br /> newsletters were sent to the machine room to be mailed, the County Clerk <br /> <br /> exercised her discretion and stopped further mailing of the newsletter upon <br /> <br /> receiving notice of the Petitions; <br /> <br /> 14) The letters were typed by County personnel on County letterhead. The <br /> letters were mailed through the County's machine room utilizing County <br /> <br /> equipment. The postage, envelopes, and labels were paid for with County <br /> <br /> funds. All activities occurred on County property; <br /> <br /> 15) The mailings consisted of a letter and attachment that provided <br /> <br /> information about Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) for the Puna <br /> <br /> District; <br /> <br /> 16) The second to the last sentence of the July 2006 letter asked recipients of <br /> <br /> the letter to please check out the Council Member's website; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 5 <br />