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<br />Merit Appeals Board November 21, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Call to Order (Item 1) <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, everyone. It is 9:00, the Merit Appeals Board meeting is <br />called to order on this day, November 21, 2025. <br /> <br />We have quorum with all four Board members present. I’m Gabriella Cabanas, Chair of the <br />Merit Appeals Board. Sitting here in the Hilo Council Chambers with me, at the Hawaiʻi County <br />Building, at 25 Aupuni Street, First Floor, Room 1401—our Vice-Chair Suzi Bond. <br /> <br />MS. BOND: Good morning. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Fellow Board member, Gilbert Aguinaldo. <br /> <br />MR. AGUINALDO: Good morning. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: And fellow Board member, Daniel “Niel” Thomas. <br /> <br />MR. THOMAS: Good morning. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good morning, everyone. And also with us is our Assistant Corporation <br />Counsel, J Yoshimoto. <br /> <br />MR. YOSHIMOTO: Good morning, everyone. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Our Secretary-Reporter, Glynis Yamada. <br /> <br />MS. YAMADA: Good morning. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Sitting in the gallery are Ted Hong, Esquire; our Director of Human <br />Resources, Sommer Tokihiro; and Mr. Mark Disher from the Office of the Corporation Counsel. <br />Good morning, everyone. <br /> <br />Do we have anyone appearing via Zoom? I know our Deputy Attorney General will be joining <br />us, Trisha Gibo, from Oʻahu—but I don’t see that she’s on yet. Okay, so we will wait for her. <br /> <br />MS. GIBO: I’m here, Chair. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Oh, there you are. Hi, Trisha, good morning. How are you? <br /> <br />MS. GIBO: Good. <br /> <br />CHR. CABANAS: Good. I think it was just the connection—it was slowly coming on. So, nice <br />to see you on this aloha Friday. <br /> <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />