2025-11-21 Merit Appeals Board Agenda

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Merit Appeals Board November 21, 2025 9) Informational briefing/update from Deputy Attorney General Trisha C. Gibo concerning the matters listed below (Items A, B, and C). The briefing/update is limited to the status of the appeals only and shall not include the discussion, details, or merits of the appeals. A. Communication No. 25-02.10, received on October 27, 2025, from Deputy Attorney General Trisha C. Gibo, requesting to provide an informal update concerning the following matter: APP Kaye v. Merit Appeals Board (MAB) – Stipulation to Dismiss Notice of Appeal to Circuit Court Filed on April 9, 2025, With Prejudice and Order (3CCV-25-0000139); and APP Kaye v. Merit Appeals Board – Amended Notice of Briefing and Oral Arguments Schedule (3CCV-25- 0000139). Reference: MAB Communication Nos. 24-14 and 25-02. B. Communication No. 25-03.16, received on October 27, 2025, from Deputy Attorney General Trisha C. Gibo, requesting to provide an information update concerning the following matter: PPC133 Tony Enriquez in the Matter of Merit Appeals Board – Order Granting Petitions for Intervention; Notice of Hearing on the Petition for Declaratory Ruling (Case No. 25-DR-00-133). Reference: MAB Communication Nos. 24-13 and 25-03. C. Communication No. 25-08, received on November 13, 2025, from Deputy Attorney General Trisha C. Gibo, requesting to provide an information update concerning the following matter: SCWC Loyola v. County of Hawaiʻi (SCWC-22-0000641) ((1) Application for Writ of Certiorari from the June 27, 2025 \[Dkt.54\] Summary Disposition Order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals 2) Appellee-Appellee County of Hawaiʻi Response to Application for Writ of Certiorari from the June 27, 2025 \[Dkt.54\] Summary Disposition Order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, Filed on September 25, 2025 \[Dkt.1\]; and 3) Appellant’s Reply to Appellee Appellee-Appellee County of Hawaiʻi Response to Application for Writ of Certiorari from the June 27, 2025 \[Dkt.54\] Summary Disposition Order of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, Filed on September 25, 2025 (\[Dkt.1\]. Executive Session The Merit Appeals Board anticipates convening one or more executive meetings regarding the above matters (Items A, B, and C), pursuant to HRS Sections 92-4, 92-5(a)(2) and 92-5(a)(4), for the purpose of evaluating an officer or employee of the County of Hawaiʻi, where the consideration of matters affecting privacy will be involved and consulting with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. A 2/3 vote of the members present pursuant to HRS Section 92-4 is necessary to hold an executive meeting. 3