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Merit Appeals Board <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />March 10, 2022 <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. The Merit Appeals Board meeting is called to order at <br />11:30 a.m. on this day, March 10, 2022. We have quorum. All five Merit Appeals Board <br />members are here. I am Gabriella Cabanas, Chair, of the Merit Appeals Board and we are in the <br />Hilo Council Chambers of the Hawaii County Building, at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo. <br />Sitting here with me in the Hilo Council Chambers are Ms. Kate De Soto, Ms. Gay Mathews, <br />and Mr. Charlie Kunz. And appearing via Zoom from Kailua-Kona is Mr. Mel Ventura. Good <br />morning, Board members. We also have in the Hilo Council Chambers our Legal Counsel for <br />the Board, J Yoshimoto. He is the Assistant Corporation Counsel. Good morning, J. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And our Secretary -Reporter, Glynis Yamada. Good morning, Glynis. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: We also have Relley Araceley from the Office of the County Clerk staffing <br />the computer equipment to ensure we have Zoom capability. Good morning, Relley, thank you <br />for all that you do to help us. <br />And also appearing via Zoom is Amanda Furman, Legal Counsel,A for the Board for the hearing <br />that's going to be continued at a little later time. Good morning Amanda, she is our Deputy <br />Attorney General. Good morning. <br />MS. FURMAN: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Also here with us is Mr. Ryan Thomas from the Office of the Corporation <br />Counsel. Good morning, Ryan. And we also have Ms. Elyse Stevens sitting in. Good morning, <br />Elyse. <br />Addendum to Agenda (Item 2) <br />CHR. CABANAS: Looking at the agenda, we do not have any addendum to it. <br />Statements from the Public (Item 3) <br />CHR. CABANAS: There are no "Statements from the Public" according to our secretary. <br />Approval of Minutes (Item 4) <br />CHR. CABANAS: There are no "Approval of Minutes <br />Page 2 <br />