01-09-18 Regular Session Minutes

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Ms. Kahakalau: I'm sorry. Mr. Yoshimoto: Mr. Erickson is here. Mr. Goodenow: Procedurally. Mr. Yoshimoto: Right so just to make sure for the record that if the board wants to ask him any question or he wants to provide input ... we should allow him that if not ... I think we're okay so... Ms. Kahakalau: Is there anybody here that would like to make a statement in any way? Alright sir please come up and state your name... excuse me.... Mr. Tucker: I thought we were done. Mr. Erickson: Aloha Kakou... I' in Neil Erickson from the Public Works building division and the only thing that really came up from this is I've interviewed a lot of people to be part of our staff and the first thing we say is you know any statements of...that we find un -factual or un -truthful will result in termination of the County employment and so I don't know if that's part of our code or just rules and procedures but yeah I think it's really important and I'm really proud that most of...I would say all the people I'd like to believe have never represented or miss -directed somebody from the truth ... so despite the ... maybe some of the experiences that Rob's had at the counter or others that you've talked to ... I'd like to believe that we're not trying to deceive people ... we're just trying to get the truth out of them so that we can help them the best we can... Mr. Tucker: Well I'll tell you I've walked in.... Ms. Kahakalau: Can you please turn on your microphone. Mr. Tucker: I mean I've walked into Planning Department and in my hands I had a letter signed by Chris Yuen saying we received your application on April 10 and I handed it to them and they look at me and go that's not the date that we received your application ... I ended up having to get a lawyer ... you know I mean it's you know ... it's just weird. Ms. Kahakalau: I think you know probably first thing that all of us have had unsatisfactory experiences over the years with one thing or another at