2007-07-11 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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exhibit —his report. You have that as an exhibit and he found that the allegations were not substantiated. Chair: Could you direct me to that exhibit? Roehrig: If I have a minute, I can. Chair: Okay, we will give you a minute, and if you don't mind I'll continue with this and then redirect us. Kendall, do you have a question? Sharpless: I just want to know if Mr. Goodenow is here. Chair: I believe he is in the office. Ashida: He is in the back. Chair: In the —so if we wanted to speak with him, we could. Sharpless: No. Chair: And you've already explained to us Casey Jarman. Hale: Yes. Chair: Aurora Kaipo? Hale: Aurora Kaipo is the —she is friends with both Emily and L She will be testifying on the DROA of the $5,000 that was asked from me at the office. She will be testifying on that, for verification. Chair: The $5,000 dollars, you mean for —that was granted in discretionary funds? Hale: No, it was different. Back in the ending part of February of this year, a call came into the office. That was the second time that happened, and Emily handed me the phone and it was from her daughter, Malama. She's down as Valentino, I've got her down as a witness. And it was to borrow $5,000, and I couldn't give that money. And I didn't, and everything changed after that. Prior —in January, there was a request came through the office, and Emily handed me the phone, it was really an odd situation for me for both times. The first time was $700 and it was to —if she couldn't get that to —the money, she was going to lose the house, and so she would be testifying on that. That was what Kaipo —it was over that house. Chair: I see, and Rudy Valentino the same? Hale: Rudy Valentino is Malama's husband. When I agreed to loan the $700, I was asked to put it in his name, and I provided the cancelled check. Chair: Okay. Leilani Chung, that's the- 33