Laserfiche WebLink
Merit Appeals Board <br />May 9, 2018 <br />Communication No. 17-09.02, received on April 23, 2018, regarding County's (Appellee's) <br />Witness List; Certificate of Service; and <br />Communication No. 17-09.03, received on April 23, 2018, regarding County's (Appellee's) <br />Exhibit List; Exhibits "1" – "13"; Certificate of Service. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: All right. Excellent. Mr. Makaio, I'd like to ask if you would like to have <br />this as an open meeting or closed <br />MR. MAKAIO: Oh, that's fine. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: Open is fine? <br />MR. MAKAIO: Yeah. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: I'd like to introduce—ask the Board Members to introduce themselves, <br />please? <br />MR. CHILLINGWORTH: I'm Bill Chillingworth and I am now the Vice -Chairman. <br />MR. TAM: I'm Mitch Tam. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: I'm David Nahuina, I'm the Chair. And counsel's here—if I can them to <br />introduce themselves, please? <br />MR. THOMASON: Sure. I'm Richard Thomason, I'm sitting in for Jim Halvorson today. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: This hearing is on the appeal filed by James Levi Makaio. The issue in this <br />case has been identified as—did the Employer, the Department of Human Resources of the <br />County of Hawaii—violate any statutes, regulations, rules, or personnel policies when they <br />disqualified the Appellant's application for the Mass Transit Administrator open -competitive <br />recruitment because of the Appellant's failure to meet the minimum requirements—lacking <br />required education, and experience, and driver's license? <br />MR. MUKAL Mr. Chair. <br />CHR. NAHUINA: Yes. <br />MR. MUKAL For the record, John Mukai, Deputy Corporation Counsel, on behalf of the <br />Department of Human Resources. I, also, I have two witnesses here—Ms. Gabriella Cabanas <br />and Ms. Leslie Shimabukuro. <br />I was wondering whether or not Mr. Makaio or the Board would be adverse to having both <br />witnesses here—or whether the witness exclusion will be evoked? <br />Page 3 <br />