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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 22 <br />1 <br />available information regarding private-sector salaries <br />2 <br />that would be more specific to the County of Hawai ʻ i or <br />3 <br />the Island of Hawai ʻ i. <br />4 <br />So, my staff, Ms. Jenny Sakamoto and Michele <br />5 <br />Lamkin, they undertook that request, and they went and <br />6 <br />they contacted various entities. They also contacted <br />7 <br />the Big Island or Hawai ʻ i Island Chamber of Commerce; <br />8 <br />and across-the-board -- first the Chamber of Commerce <br />9 <br />responded. Their response was that that's information <br />10 <br />they don't normally collect or keep a record of, and I <br />11 <br />think the more common answer that we got was the <br />12 <br />general premise that even if we did collect it, that's <br />13 <br />deemed private information, and they would be very <br />14 <br />reluctant to release that type of information at all. <br />15 <br />As you know, when we talk about salaries of <br />16 <br />County officials, that's public information, but <br />17 <br />private-sector salary, there's no requirement for it to <br />18 <br />be public. And it is, what it is. I'm sure, you look <br />19 <br />at HPM or KTA, I can see there would be some reluctance <br />20 <br />as to them releasing their executive salary. So, that's <br />21 <br />where we're at. We've attempted. We've made numerous <br />22 <br />attempts, but our attempts haven't been fruitful -- have <br />23 <br />been fruitless. <br />24 <br />CHAIR: Well, thanks, Bill. As Benson <br />25 <br />pointed out last time, and you mentioned again today, <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />