2007-06-13 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session mc

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ASHIDA: - -I may advise the Board. As you noted from my previous communication to you, Mr. Strauss, who represents Ms. Hale, had indicated that he will be out of state from today, June 13, until, I believe, the 25th of June. He's in the west coast and not available. He did ask that on behalf of his client, he wished the opportunity for Ms. Hale to appear before the Board personally to further elaborate on her allegations. I did inform him that that decision belonged to the Board, whether to continue the matter or not, but that it was my recommendation to the Board that at minimum they convene today for the purpose of resolving the resolution if in fact, that's the direction the Board wants to go —that at least we can firm up the resolution so the Board has an idea of what the exact scope of this investigation will be. So that is Mr. Strauss' request. I did represent to him that I would make that request and representation to the Board. In other words, he's asking for another day to come back, he can bring his client, and his client can appear before you. I believe that Mr. Lee Loy and Mr. Roehrig are present. They did indicate to me this morning that—perhaps you can inquire with them whether they'd like to address the Board on behalf of their client, who is also present. CHAIR: Gentlemen, would you like to say something? LEE LOY: Yes. May I please approach? CHAIR: Please. LEE LOY: Thank you. Good afternoon. Or good morning. ASHIDA: You know, these guysI saw them with the tie on, so I ran upstairs and put one on. LEE LOY: May I sit down, sir? CHAIR: Please. LEE LOY: Thank you. May I have just a minute —I've got to get something. Mr. Chairman, my name is Gerard Lee Loy. Also present here is my colleague and co- counsel, Stan Roehrig. Present are my clients, Gwen Kapahu and Emily Nae`ole. I represent them in connection with the matters that are being discussed here before the Board. Mr. Roehrig also represents Emily Nae`ole only. He is her —also her political advisor. Gentlemen, ma'am, we are here I'd like to give you a history. We are here because I asked, on behalf of my client Emily, Mr. Lincoln Ashida to take the necessary steps to come before the ethics committee, because I had read, or had talked to Mr. Hunter Bishop, who had told me that there was an ethics violation alleges, and so forth and so forth. So we wanted—my client told me to do this thing properly. Get it before the public. She wants complete disclosure. Full examination, with cross - examination. Nothing to hide. That's why we're here. Lincoln took it upon himself He knows how to do the paperwork to bring these things to you. So we are here, with his help, but this was —it's always been my idea that this 11