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Mr. Akiona: It's an ongoing case, I think it's today or tomorrow they're going <br /> before the court. Today. <br /> Mr. Wiseman: Okay. Thank you. <br /> Mr. Akiona: You're welcome. <br /> Mr. Robinson: Thank you very much. <br /> Ms. Sumner-Mack: I'd like to just make a comment, generally that, I believe our <br /> resolution is to... <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Mr. Chairman, I would... Excuse me for interrupting. I would <br /> finish the public testimony first and then we can get into... <br /> Mr. Robinson: Okay. Next is Ronald Fujiyoshi. Thank you. <br /> Mr. Fujiyoshi: Aloha, Hawaii County Board of Ethics Members. My name is <br /> Ronald Fujiyoshi. I became a resident of Hawaii in 1941. And in <br /> this County of Hawaii in 1958, '56 when my father became the <br /> Pastor of the Church of the Holy Cross. I attended the University <br /> of Hawaii here in Hilo when it was only two year school in 1958 <br /> to '59. I graduated from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, <br /> married a Hilo girl, studied at the Chicago Theological Seminary. <br /> Graduating in 1968 with a degree in theology. Specializing in <br /> Christian ethics. I served as a Missionary with the United Church <br /> of Christ in Asia for 20 years. Working with people of various <br /> faiths and returned to Hilo in 1988 where I've lived since. Partly <br /> because my specializing in Christian ethics, I was shocked when I <br /> viewed parts of a video of your meeting of December 11, 2019, <br /> discussing the possible adoption of a resolution addressing the rule <br /> of law for the continuing blockage of the ingress and egress of the <br /> Mauna Kea Access Road. Wasn't the pass Chair of this Board of <br /> Ethics, Dr. Ku Kahakalau? In respect for her, clearly a native <br /> Hawaiian leader, why weren't you inviting her to comment on this <br /> issue? What I've heard are the words, the rule of law. I want to <br /> say basically two things about the rule of law. First, I heard on the <br /> video that Members of the Board of Ethics say that they have taken <br /> an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the <br /> Constitution of the State of Hawai'i. I am a believer that the <br /> overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai'i was illegal and immoral. <br /> And that justice calls for a full reckoning with this history. I don't <br /> expect everyone to believe the same way that I and others do. <br /> However, I expect you, the Members of the this County of <br /> Hawai`i, Board of Ethics, to uphold article 12, section 7 of the <br /> 18 <br />