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removed requirements articulated in HRS Section 46- 1.5(24(A) and (F) which are currently <br />needed before the Board may issue fines: (1) the requirement that when the Board makes a <br />finding of ethical violation, the violator must be instructed to cease or correct the violation; (2) if <br />the violator does not cease or correct the violation, the Board must provide notice to the violator <br />that it may impose the fine; and (3) the requirement that an appeals agency be in place so the <br />violator can appeal the fine. <br />Ms. Schoen said that at this point there is nothing more for the Board to do. She will <br />need to work with her office on creating the appeals agency. <br />Ms. Gentry said to let them know what she comes up with. <br />Ongoing discussion on the Sunshine Law. <br />Ms. Lum said that the Sunshine Law is what caused her to bumble through in giving Mr. <br />Takemoto the option to have his petition heard in Executive Session. There has to be a good <br />reason to hear a petition in closed session. It would need to involve personal or business matters <br />that could potentially adversely affect the petitioner if heard in Regular Session. She felt that <br />Mr. Takemoto might have had a need to discuss business contracts he was considering. <br />Ms. Nicholson said she voted no on having the petition in Executive Session, as she did <br />not see the relevance. She also noted that on the petition, Mr. Takemoto had left blank the <br />section where he could have requested an open or closed hearing. <br />Ms. Gentry said that because of the nature of Mr. Takemoto's petition, he had the right to <br />request a closed hearing, but that the Board's process flows well enough that they could have <br />opted to close the hearing had they felt it necessary. <br />Ms. Schoen pointed out that a petitioner can request a closed hearing only if the petition <br />is about his own conduct. If the petition is about another person, there is no option to close the <br />hearing. <br />11:15 a.m.: The Board recessed. <br />11:22 a.m.: The meeting was called back to order. <br />Motion and vote: Ms. Nicholson moved to go into Executive Session to review the <br />confidential financial disclosures. Mr. Martin seconded the motion, and all members present <br />voted aye. <br />11:22 a.m. Executive Session was reentered. <br />11:42 a.m.: The Board returned to Regular Session for voting on the confidential <br />financial disclosures. <br />11 <br />