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Merit Appeals Board November 26, 2024 <br />Evaluating An Officer Or Employee Of The County Of Hawaii, Where The Consideration <br />Of Matters Affecting Privacy Will Be Involved And Consulting With The Board's Attorney <br />On Questions And Issues Pertaining To The Board's Powers, Duties, Privileges, <br />Immunities, And Liabilities. A 2/3 Vote Of The Members Present Pursuant To HRS <br />Section 92-4 Is Necessary To Hold An Executive Meeting <br />CHR. CABANAS: So, taking off from where we last discussed —Mr. Enriquez, you were going <br />to obtain legal counsel. Were you able to find an attorney? <br />(During this time, Mr. Tony M. Enriquez, Appellant, appeared via Zoom. Mr. Mark <br />Disher, Deputy Corporation Counsel, Office of the Corporation Counsel, came forward.) <br />MR. ENRIQUEZ: No. I contacted six attorneys —four of them said they couldn't take the case <br />because they had other cases, I guess. Well, one of them, I went online `cause I was so <br />desperate —and this person was a attorney consultant from Arizona, who's not licensed to <br />practice law in Hawaii that I did not know when I first went on the website. So, she really <br />couldn't help me. And the only one that's left is waiting for the EEOC what do they call <br />that —it's the investigative file they're waiting for that, which they have until December 23rd to <br />come back with. And once they obtain that, then they'll make an assessment if they'll take my <br />case or not. <br />MR. WISEMAN: Madam Chair, may I intervene for a moment? <br />CHR. CABANAS: Yes, sure. Go ahead, Mr. Wiseman. <br />MR. WISEMAN: The attorney consultant not licensed hereIat a glance I vaguely recall that <br />a person doesn't have to be licensed being an attorney to assist someone at an administrative <br />hearing. I'll defer to our attorney. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Mr. Halvorson, your comments regarding Mr. Wiseman's statement? <br />MR. HALVORSON: Yeah, that is my understanding is you don't have to be an attorneya <br />licensed attorney to appear before Hawaii Labor Relations Board or Merit Appeals Board or <br />Labor Industrial Relations Appeals Board. <br />MR. WISEMAN: So, Madam Chair, in view of that —Mr. Enriquez, if he wants —wishes to <br />pursue the consultant or another attorney, I make a motion we continue and give him some more <br />time to find some representation. <br />CHR. CABANAS: So, Mr. Enriquez, did I hear correct that you filed a complaint to EEOC and <br />you're waiting until December 23rd for their response on your complaint? <br />MR. ENRIQUEZ: Yeah. I'm requesting for their files <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay. <br />Page 10 <br />