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Merit Appeals Board <br />November 26, 2024 <br />MR. HONG: May I ask for a brief recess, and the reason is that I need to talk to my client, <br />Mr. Kaye. But given the agenda, I actually scheduled my client, Turner, Lyndon, to come in at <br />10. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Who's coming at 10? <br />MR. HONG: My the second case that's on the Board's agenda. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Oh. <br />MR. HONG: I asked him to come in at 10. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Oh, yeah —it's 9:15. <br />MR. HONG: Right. Sorry, I didn't realize you'd get through the agenda this quickly. So, I <br />apologize. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Okay. We'll take a short recess at this time. <br />MR. HONG: Thank you. <br />CHR. CABANAS: Thank you. <br />RECESS: The Chair called for a recess at 9:17 a.m. <br />RECONVENE: The meeting reconvened at 9:33 a.m. in regular session. <br />Note: At The Merit Appeals Board (Board) Hearing Held On October 4, 2024, It Was <br />Established That The Appellant Desired To Obtain Legal Counsel Before Proceeding On <br />The Jurisdictional Issue. The Board Agreed And Requested The Appellant Provide An <br />Update On The Status Of Obtaining Legal Counsel At Its Next Meeting Scheduled For <br />November 26, 2024 (A Future Hearing Date On The Jurisdictional Issue May Be Scheduled <br />Conditional Upon Whether The Appellant Is Able To Obtain Legal Counsel). <br />Communication No. 24-13: Received On July 25, 2024, From Appellant, Appealing The <br />Following Action By The County Of Hawai`i's Office Of The Mayor: An Employment <br />Action Taken Under Chapter 76, Hawai`i Revised Statutes; And <br />Communication No. 24-13.01: Received On August 29, 2024, From Appellant, <br />Transmitting Documents Entitled "Representation And Correspondence." The Appellant <br />Requests The Following: 1) The Hearing Be Delayed Until The Appellant Can Obtain <br />Proper Legal Counsel; And 2) Merit Appeals Board Chair, Gabriella Cabanas, Be <br />Recused From Making Any Decisions Involving Appellants Appeal; And <br />Communication No. 24-13.02: Received On August 29, 2024, From Appellee Regarding <br />Appellee's Position Statement; Exhibits "A" — "H" (Executive Session: The Merit Appeals <br />Board Anticipates Convening One Or More Executive Meetings Regarding The Above <br />Matter, Pursuant To HRS Sections 92-4, 92-5(a)(2) And 92-5(a)(4), For The Purpose Of <br />Page 9 <br />