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Merit Appeals Board <br />January 30, 2025 <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay, good morning, everyone. It is January 30, 2025, Thursday, at <br />9:01 a.m. I call the regular meeting of the Merit Appeals Board to order, and we have quorum <br />today with three of our Board members present. <br />I'm Gabriella Cabanas, Chair of the Merit Appeals Board. And sitting alongside me to my left is <br />our Vice -Chair, Ms. Suzi Bond. <br />MS. BOND: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And to my far left is Ms. Gay Mathews. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. To my immediate right is our Assistant Corporation <br />Counsel, Mr. J Yoshimoto. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, everyone. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. And seated in the back of our Board members, is Ms. Glynis <br />Yamada, our Secretary -Reporter. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Appearing via Zoom is Mr. James Halvorson, from the Office of the <br />Attorney General. He is the Legal Counsel for the Board when we conduct our hearing this <br />morning. Good morning, Jim. Okay. And then, here, in the gallery <br />MR. HALVORON: Yeah, good morning. I had to un-mute. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yes, hi. No problem. Glad you're alive and well. <br />MR. HALVORSON: Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Anyone else appearing via Zoom? No? Okay. Appearing in the Gallery is <br />Ms. Sherilyn Tavares, representing the County of Hawaii. <br />MS. TAVARES: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning. She is with the Office of the Corporation Counsel. We also <br />have Mr. Ted Hong, Esquire, and his client, Mr. Jonah Kaye, from the Hawaii Fire Department. <br />MR. HONG: Good morning. <br />Page 2 <br />