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know, eighteen days away from primary. And you know, so much things been going <br />down in the paper for me. Tribune- Herald is not one of my friends, you know what I <br />mean. So I can see them ready to slam some things for tomorrow morning. But I just <br />wanted to put that out, you know. In reality, when I did this call, I wasn't meaning to <br />hurt anybody. <br />CHAIR: Yes, Mr. Yugawa? <br />YUGAWA: IfI could say something real quick. In Lisa's defense, she was very hurt <br />when she got this message. I think she was very hurt to bring it to me, to bring it to my <br />attention. What it boils down to —and I grew upon this island, I was born and raised on <br />this island —and what it comes down to is respect. You respect what other people say. <br />And you don't—you know, you ask for their opinion, they give you their opinion, that <br />should be it. You shouldn't go back and call them arrogant and pushy, and you know if— <br />you know, in Puna, ifI called you pushy and arrogant, you'd be really upset, too. <br />CHAIR: Well, we're speculating again here, Mr. Yugawa- <br />YUGAWA: - -Well, yeah— <br />CHAIR: -- getting back to what- <br />LUM: - -We have a motion— <br />CHAIR: - -Yeah, we have a motion we need to vote on, but getting back to us going down <br />a slippery slope, we're not here to interpret the constitution or to rule on the protections <br />of free speech. We're just looking at this case exactly and how it relates to the Code of <br />Ethics for officers and employees. Board members, do you have any other comments <br />before we vote? (Silence.) And like I said earlier, Ms. Naeole, regardless of what we do <br />here, I wish you the best and I do respect the aloha that you have for your community, <br />and I hope that we don't hamper you in any way of trying to do what is best for your <br />constituents. Okay, with that being said, if we can vote on the motion on the floor right <br />now. Do you need it to be re -read? <br />NICHOLSON: Nuh uh. <br />CHAIR: Okay, all in favor say aye. <br />L UM: Aye. <br />CHAIR: Aye. Opposed? <br />NICHOLSON: Aye. <br />CHAIR: Okay. <br />LUM: Did you say aye or no? <br />16 <br />