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<br />COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES <br />Friday, June 3, 2005, 10:30 a.m. <br />Kona Mayors Office Conference Room <br />PRESENT: Lawrence Scadden, Chair; Ted Yamanaka, Vice-Chair; Betsy Whitney, <br />Secretary; Denise Cowdrey, Michael Gleason, Jack Matsui, James Souza, <br />Laura Tobosa <br />GUESTS: Malina Dravis, Interpreter;Susan Golden, John Hartman, H.A.W.K.; <br />Teri Spinola-Campbell, ADA Coordinator (Personnel Program Specialist) <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />The meeting was called to order at 10:31 a.m. An introduction of committee members, <br />staff, and guests wasmade. <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />T. Yamanaka made a motion to accept the minutes of May 6, 2005. J. Matsui seconded <br />the motion. <br />J. Souza said that he is sure that he added more information in the minutes on page 4 <br />regarding the deaf visitor from California who was stopped by a police officer. He said <br />that he got the information from a deaf woman who lived in Waimea. The deaf woman <br />was called by the police because they needed her help for interpreting. <br />T. Spinola-Campbell reported that she sent a memo to the Police Chief asking him to <br />look into the matter. The police contacted her to get more information and she <br />contacted J. Souza to get the name of the witness. The police conducted an <br />investigation with the witness and found the allegations were based on <br />misunderstandings.Thewomanwhowasthewitnesssaysthattheincidentnever <br />happened and the incident occurred on the mainland about 20 years ago. The witness <br />told her that people were discussing it at a party and people overheard and thats how <br />the allegations came to be. Therefore, there was no evidence to support that allegation <br />and it never happened here. <br />B. Whitney explained that J. Souza was correct and he had more information in the <br />minutes. She took it out when editing the minutes because people have been <br />commenting about shorter minutes. She apologized if it was inappropriate and the <br />information can certainly be added back in. <br />L. Scadden reported that he felt it was inappropriate to draft the letter since there was <br />no evidence that it occurred here. <br />J. Souza said that in the future if a deaf person tells him a complaint, maybe someone <br />should talk directly to that person first before they contact the police. He is sure the <br />Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer <br /> <br />