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CHAIR: Okay. Does anybody? Okay. All right, Mr. Joseph— <br />JOSEPH.• - -Thank you. <br />CHAIR: - -Thank you for coming this morning. <br />JOSEPH: May I make an opening statement? <br />CHAIR: Sarre. <br />JOSEPH: Mr. Chair,, first of all it's nice seeing you again, Mr. Chair— <br />CHAIR: - -Same here— <br />JOSEPH- - -Miss Vice Chair, members of the Board. Nice to see two new members here <br />and that we have a full seating Board, which is —has always been a problem with this <br />particular Board, but thank you. And thank you for being willing to be open, honest, and <br />impartial in this matter. I believe Mr. Ashida has agreed to stipulate that he did write <br />those two letters- <br />ASHIDA: -- Absolutely. <br />JOSEPH: - -that the Board has, that he did write it during Corp Counsel time and that he <br />did write it as the Corporation Counsel. Okay? So being as that —I believe you have <br />both documents before you. <br />CHAIR: Could you have a seat, and then— <br />JOSEPH: - -If you don't mind, I prefer to stand. I mean, I spent 30 years in a classroom, <br />and standing is how I think, and if I sit —it'll be much more difficult for me to think while <br />I'm seated. <br />CHAIR: Okay. <br />JOSEPH: I'm much more relaxed and comfortable standing. <br />CHAIR: Okay. And now your opening statement – <br />JOSEPH: Yes, I'm getting ready to do that. <br />CHAIR: Okay. Okay, while you're getting ready— <br />JOSEPH: - -I am ready— <br />CHAIR: - -Okay, wait, hold on a second. 1 just want to make it clear that the reason why <br />we are here are for two rules that were specified in your petition in the Hawai `i County <br />Code of Ethics, Rule 2- 83(6)(3), you may not use County time, equipment, or facilities for <br />7 <br />