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it was an opinion we haven't even determined that it was. Jim Quirk says it was an <br />opinion. <br />CHAIR: Yeah, Vice Chair, I understand where you're coming from <br />UM.• -- That's just <br />COLE: --May I make a comment on the Vice Chair's statements <br />CHAIR: --Hold on a second, hold on a second. You know, opinions and quotations and <br />whatnot we need to focus on whether this alleged whacky incident that Mr. Cole is <br />referring to is in violation of fair treatment. I think the question on the front of our minds <br />should be whether or not Mr. Cole was treated unfairly because of this quotation that <br />ended up in the West Hawaii Today. That's what we should be focused on, what we're <br />here to vote on today, if at all possible. I know there are other issues, and I think we've <br />dealt with these in the past, but we cannot we cannot, to answer your question, and we <br />should not be ruling on anybody's opinion, Mr. Cole's opinion, or anybody else's <br />opinion. We're here procedurally. Yes? <br />GENTRY: Well, if there are no other questions, I think I'll be brave enough to venture a <br />motion. <br />CHAIR: Okay. To? <br />GENTRY: You going to ask them if they have any other questions? <br />CHAIR: Yeah. <br />GENTRY: Nothing? <br />CHAIR: Nothing. Okay. <br />GENTRY: Okay. Then I would motion to deny the petition based on lack of sufficient <br />evidence. <br />CHAIR: Do I have a second? <br />NICHOLSON: I second. <br />CHAIR: Okay, discussion? <br />GENTRY: Discussion. Without a formal hearing and having the witnesses that Mr. Cole <br />needs, it's pretty hard to figure it out, to substantiate it. <br />CHAIR: That's one thing I want to make sure I point out to Mr. Cole. This is an <br />informal hearing. <br />COLE: Yes, maybe we could move it to a formal hearing. <br />22 <br />