2006-02-08 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular

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Nakamura was on the list before me. I found that out, so I went on my own and I hired a lady named Edda, and she has a trucking business in Kona. She trained me, since a promotion was coming up at the end of the year and I was trying for that, so I before the promotion came up, and I was denied because they said I wasn't trained by a certified trainer. So they finally audited me, and I didn't pass the audit trained by the County of Hawaii. KK: And Mr. Keliikoa is the person that does the audit? CAMBRA: Yeah, he does the auditing. He audited and I didn't pass, and then he trained me. So what I'm getting at as to the violation, is he trains people on the outside—he has a training, trucking business that he trains people —and he works for the County. He's a trainer. He audits and promotions. I went on the outside but I had them train me, because I didn't pass, so I guess the time span, of six, eight months- KK: - -You went on the outside to do what? CAMBRA: To get my KK: - -your training- CAMBRA: -- license. So I was the senior person in the baseyard. So I just wanted to try and get, see if I could get ready for the upcoming promotion. But what I'm saying, you know, basically it comes down to is, he's a trainer for the County Roads, he do auditing, performance tests, and all that, prior to getting hired. I went on my own. The guy that got the j ob over me, he got his training through Hiram, so what I'm saying like, the conflict is, he got his job and I only got the performance test, the interviews and all that. So if this was an ethical violation and it didn't happen that way —the union has filed a grievance, and they won not won, I think there's a settlement agreement. And part of the settlement is KAMELAMELA: -- Again, we've been letting him talk about employment issues, but the fact that there has been a settlement with the union doesn't play here, because the Board of Ethics is not here to decide how management is to run the Department. just want to really focus in on ethical violation only, and that's all. AL: I have a question, just to be clear in my mind. Mr. Keliikoa is a County trainer - understand it's like part of the time he's a County trainer and part of the time he does auditing, testing? KAMELAMELA: He doesn't do audits now. AL: But at the time of this— what's the question - -he did audit and KAMELAMELA: Prior to June, 2005. 16