2008-02-13 Board of Ethics Minutes Regular Session

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occurred before. I just —but it suggests all this says is it's never been contested or made an issue in any of their counties. CHAIR: My question was, has any elected official in any of the other counties, including the State Legislature, placed their photo in any advertisements in which the government paid for it? ASHIDA: I know personally, yes, 1 know that, because I live in Council District 1, and in that particular state senatorial district, I do receive publications from the state representative from that district. And his picture —as a matter of fact, I think I've even seen his children appear in that publication, and that is paid for with state funds. CHAIR: Maybe I need to rephrase my question. The subject here is meeting announcements that are placed in newspapers, and- ASHIDA: - -No— CHAIR: - -and photographs in meeting announcements that are paid for with taxpayer money that run in local newspapers in this County, in Maui, in Kauai, Honolulu City and County —do you know of any instance in which that is done? ASHIDA: No. CHAIR: Thank you, sir. And at the State Legislature? ASHIDA: You're asking whether I have personal knowledge of it? CHAIR: Or did you inquire first? ASHIDA: I inquired. CHAIR: And their —and their explanation or their- ASHIDA: Their recollection is— CHAIR: - -that particular incidence, no? ASHIDA: No. CHAIR: We are at- ASHIDA: I don't think you can conclude that it has never happened. All you can conclude is their representation to me is that they have no recollection. CHAIR: We are entering into new waters. Yes, Ms. Lum? Once Mr. Ashida- LUM: - -Have we determined- 19