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Merit Appeals Board <br />February 10, 2021 <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: You, basically, just said the motion to approve the executive session <br />minutes. <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: Okay. Thank you. So, we've already moved Number 8 to Number 2. So, <br />thank you, Director BrilhanteMr. Brilhante. <br />Director's Report (Item 8) <br />(Previously taken out of order. MAB Quarterly Reports: October -December 2020; and General <br />Departmental Updates.) <br />Schedule Next Meeting Date (Item 9) <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: And next ahead is to schedule the next meeting date. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: Madam Chair, may I interject before we proceed to that? <br />CHR. NAMAHOE: Mm-hmm. <br />MR. BRILHANTE: I just want to provide some comment and some input moving forward. I <br />want to thank Chair Namahoe for her many dedicated years of service to the County, up until this <br />point. <br />I had the fortune of serving with her or representing her when she was a member of the Hawaii <br />County Fire Commission and I was the Deputy Corp. Counsel assigned to the Commission. That <br />was the first time I got to really engage with her. She was so professional and her honor and <br />decorum during those meetings through the whole fire chief selection process was first class and <br />I had a lot of—great respect for her going forward. I was pleased to know that when I came over <br />to Human Resources that Luahiwa was a member of the Merit Appeals Board as well. Again, <br />that was a welcome surprise. <br />And through my tenure as the director, she was part of the panel that selected me, so I have much <br />fond aloha for her. In my heart, I will always be grateful for providing me this opportunity. <br />Chair Namahoe's professionalism and attention to detail and, again, the way she led this Board <br />during the past year as the Chair, has been refreshing and inspiring. <br />Again, I want to thank her for her many years of dedicated service to the people of the County of <br />Hawaii. I look forward to seeing her name on as a new appointment for another department, <br />committee, commission, board—with the County, `cause I think if the mayor doesn't jump on it <br />quickly, I think we'll lose a valued resource. <br />So, I just want to thank her for her the term I'm looking for is commitment to the people <br />serving the people and her dedicated service to the people of Hawaii. So, thank you very much. <br />It's her last meeting here in this capacity, but I hope it's not her last meeting in general. I look <br />Page 14 <br />