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Print version - p COPIRIGHT 2007 The Hondulu Advertiser - HawaPs Newspaper , a division of Gannett Co. Irrc. <br /> member, William Makanui III, worked for Community Planning - <br /> from 1984 to 1996. ' ' <br /> O AH.U rI~ , <br /> Given a description of the backgrounds of the three selection a~deuil " , <br /> committee members, Chief Procurement Officer Fujioka said the YttAKntae_o ,~,~~fLtru vIr- <br /> impartiality of the committee "may be questionable." ~ nv~~ <br /> f ~ " . <br /> 9 <br /> EARLY SELECTION ~'d <br /> Sumida, now head of the DffiiL land development division, had <br /> <br /> been working at the department a week when the selection ~nton~os`d <br /> committee for the DIIIiL consultal contracts was formed. ? Safato~a Avenue <br /> ~;.p a~/s <br /> Sumida's sole job reference when he was hired by DIIIiL on Oct. 16, <br /> <br /> records. A week later~on Oct. 7A, 2003, Sumida was on thartrnent t HonWalu Adved~ser ~ <br /> committee that selected Community Planning as'best qualified" for DHHL~~QRIIGIFI$ :KEY <br /> its first nonbid DIIIiL consulting contract, a $984,000 job to plan I AND NONBID <br /> and engineer the Kaupe'a housing development in Kapolei, ~ CaIySUL7`Ahl'f ; <br /> department records demonstrate. Another selection of Community ; . <br /> Planning fora $250,000 contract followed five days later. i CONiRACI'S <br /> Sumida is a real estate broker by trade who was hired by DHHI, as a 'r 1920 Passage of the. . <br /> noncivil service "real estate development specialist" and had no prior Hawanan. Homes. <br /> experience in government service or familiazity with state j Gomml55bn Act, .with <br /> <br /> procurement laws. 190,000 acres of land to be <br /> ',made available to <br /> ~.indtvidualsbfataeast 50 <br /> <br /> Reached at home by telephone, Sumida referred questions about <br /> consultant selections to Kane and Lloyd Yonenaka, public percent Hdt+vanan' ancestry.. <br /> information officer for DHHI.. }P~ro~.9rati'?Ta~dmtnistered .by <br /> ,the 11.S:,Intenor <br /> Kane called Sumida "a brilliant man" who should get credit "for the ' Qepartment: ' <br /> lion's share of our success at the department right now " <br /> i 1.9b9: Sta>3ettood, creation ; <br /> The department declined to allow Sumida to be interviewed about ~ of the state Departrrtent Of <br /> the contract awards. "Employees have specific duties and media 1 Nawauan.. ,Home lands. <br /> " ,Agency assumes <br /> interviews are not part of those duties, Yonenaka said. Interviews r nsibif of , <br /> could cause "workplace dismption,° he said. ~ ' - ~ <br /> admtnistenng program,. <br /> i tinder ttre oversight of-the <br /> Kane was asked if Sumida's service on the selection committee so ~ Intenpr. Department. <br /> soon after Kea recommended him for the DIII3L job met the , <br /> "impartial and independent" requirement of the procurement law: "I ~ ' <br /> X1980 U,5 Gvil_ Rights <br /> htlp://tire.honoluluadvertisermrn/arti<kJ20Q7/!k:q/(n/MRravaV109020358.1~riJIPrM--an (3 d ~1 t10/1?J~007 (2:36:14 PNII <br /> <br />