2005-03-09 Board of Ethics Minutes regular mc

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ASHIDA: No, seriously, because it's wide open, and I understand there are a few experiencing not having enough members, that unfortunately, we're finding problems throughout the County, boards and commissions, so we'd love to have you. When you come with experience, that's what we like. You understand the process, you understand the County. It's a tremendous benefit to us and our community. LV: Mr. Ashida, I also had made contact with Shigeko Kiyojima, and I know she put in an application. I understand that Wendell was going to talk to her about a different commission, but I think she'd be an ideal fit for this Board. ASHIDA: Paulette mentioned that to me, I agree. I'm meeting with Dixie next Tuesday, specifically to pick up whatever paperwork that has been turned in already, so I surmise that's probably there, but in the interim time, we can start the ball rolling now, if people that you know want to serve, such as Karl Kawahara and Shigeko. CHAIR: So Karl's from town, from Hamakua, she's from Puna, right, and this gal Ann Lum is from Kamuela, has a nice spread, and a nice ASHIDA: I guess this all ties in to —the other reason I'm here, I have a communication that I submitted to the—request to the Board of Ethics for an informal advisory opinion, which I was hoping could be heard in April, if not then, in May, that's fine. But because it involves our attorneys in our office, there's a sense of conflict, so I've asked a deputy corporation counsel from Maui to come fly down to advise you, so we wouldn't compromise Pat, because it does involve an issue concerning all of our attorneys. He said that he can only make it on the 15th of April, which is a Friday, right— MC: No, the 12th ASHIDA: No, no, the 15th, that's not right. So it's the 12th, which would be a Tuesday. CHAIR: We'll give you that. ASHIDA: It might be moot if we don't have enough members in by then. CHAIR: Yeah, well the ball's in your court, Lincoln. 24