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Merit Appeals Board <br />May 24, 2024 <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, everyone. The regular meeting of the Merit Appeals Board <br />is called to order on this day May 24 h, 2024, Friday, at 10:02 a.m., and we are seated at the Hilo <br />Council Chambers of the Hawaii County Building, at 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401, <br />in Hilo, Hawaii. <br />I'm Gabriella Cabanas, Chair of the Merit Appeals Board. We have quorum today —all five <br />Board members are here in the Hilo Council Chambers —and they are, let me introduce them to <br />all of you. Ms. Gay Mathews, our Vice -Chair. <br />MS. MATHEWS: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And to the left of Ms. Mathews, is Mr. Charlie Kunz. <br />MR. KUNZ: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And to the left of Mr. Kunz, is Mr. David Wiseman. <br />MR. WISEMAN: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And on my far right is Ms. Suzi Bond. <br />MS. BOND: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And we also have our Assistant Corporation Counsel, Mr. J Yoshimoto, who <br />is our attorney for the Board. <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, everyone. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And our Board Secretary -Reporter in the back of me seated, is <br />Ms. Glynis Yamada. <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Also, seated in the gallery of the Hilo Council Chambers are <br />Ms. Sommer Tokihiro, our Director of Human Resources. <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Good morning. <br />CHR. CABANAS: And attorneys from the Office of the Corporation Counsel, Ms. Sherilyn <br />Tavares and Mr. Justin Lee. Good morning. And seated in the far back, if you could introduce <br />yourselfI think I know who you are. Okay, that's what I thought. <br />Page 2 <br />