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COLE: - -They have been filed. <br />CHAIR: Okay, so they're not charges— <br />COLE: - -You have admitted it— <br />CHAIR: - -Hold on— <br />COLE: - -Yes— <br />CHAIR: -- They're allegations at this point. We haven't been formally or officially <br />charged with anything, so — <br />COLE: That's right, that's what its all about. We have filed the complaints. <br />CHAIR: Okay, all right, so they're allegations, not charges, just to correct— <br />GENTRY: Is this testimony on an agendized item? <br />COLE: They're all on agenda items. You brought up the fact of confidentiality. <br />CHAIR: Okay, sorry. Continue. <br />COLE: Okay, also, the statements of Mr. Ashida, where Mr. Ashida stated that he knew <br />nothing about any letter or request from the Police Department, and it bypassed him <br />totally, is also a violation of the Hawaii Rules of Professional Conduct. Mr. Ashida <br />basically has admitted to maladministration. Not only that, Mr. Ashida is the appointed <br />individual responsible for legal opinions, which broaches the subject —how many other <br />legal opinions have been made without Mr. Ashida's knowledge, and what liability and <br />exposure does the County have? In addition, Mr. Ashida, in his actions, were deliberate <br />violations, knowing and knowingly, of extortion, of Hawai `i Revised Statutes, and the <br />attorneys in the office at the time are now all bound, both by Hawai `i Revised Statutes <br />and by Office of Disciplinary Counsel rules, to report such matter. Their failure to do so, <br />they will be filed against them with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel for — requesting <br />disbarment. Again, you also voted in the fact not to accept petitions. Now we have an <br />advisory on a petition that wasn't accepted, and in the case of Kathleen Garson, it was <br />not only not accepted, but you voted to state that there was no violation of the Sunshine <br />Law by Mr. Gars —by Mr. Ashida and Ms. Garson. Your policies and procedures alone <br />have been violated again. So as I state, you are in violation of the Hawai `i Sunshine <br />Law, in violation of your own rules of policy, practice and procedures. You continue on <br />with this, since you have been provided all the laws, will in fact be a knowing and <br />knowingly action on your part for the purpose to violate civil and criminal laws of the <br />state and federal governments. Thank you very much. And I also would not have the <br />time to review these today, the petition, but — <br />CHAIR: Okay. Thank you. <br />