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Merit Appeals Board <br />September 19, 2024 <br />CHR. CABANAS: It's left blank on the appeal form Number 10, on the appeal form. <br />MR. HONG: Yeah, I apologize. We would request an open hearing. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Open hearing, okay. Thank you very much. <br />Before we look at scheduling this appeal, the Chair needs to make a full disclosure, in that — <br />having worked as the Recruitment and Examination Manager for the Department of Human <br />Resources, both the Fire Chief Kazuo Todd and the Assistant Fire Chief Darwin Okinaka, have <br />attended a number of my training sessions on interviewing and other HR matters. <br />I, also, want to disclose that Mr. Okinaka is blood -related to me. I also want to disclose that my <br />son, Bronson, is a Fire Equipment Operator with the Hawaii Fire Department and he's been <br />there for the last 10 years. <br />I feel that I can be objective hearing the appeal, but if there are any concerns or objections, <br />please raise them now or state them now. <br />MS. MATHEWS: I absolutely have no objections. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you, Ms. Mathews. Mr. Hong? Ms. Tavares? <br />MR. HONG: We have no objections. Thank you for the disclosure. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you. <br />MR. WISEMAN: Madam Chair? <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yes, Mr. Wiseman. <br />MR. WISEMAN: I absolutely have no objection, however, at the risk of being repetitive, I'd <br />like to compliment the disclosure notice you gave and would like our U.S. Supreme Court, <br />someday, to follow suit. Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you, Mr. Wiseman. Thank you, everyone. Ms. Tavares, I'm sorry, I <br />didn't acknowledge you. <br />MS. TAVARES: Thank you. The County has no objection to your continued sitting on this <br />matter. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay, thank you. Because if I did feel I would not be objectiveI would <br />recuse myself. <br />Page 10 <br />