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CHAIR: Okay. Board members, any other questions regarding the second allegation? <br />BALSIS: Not for me. <br />CHAIR: Okay, before we move on to the let me ask Ms. Naeole a few questions. Just to <br />recap the third one. David, you expressed your opinions regarding the email chain. Any <br />other questions on the third allegation? <br />ROBERT.• May I speak just for a second? <br />CHAIR: Sure. <br />ROBERT.• On the page that is regarding the campaign questionnaire, the email from Ms. <br />Kupahu states clearly, Councilwoman Emily Naeole- Beason talked to me regarding the <br />candidate questionnaire form. Emily said she is the only candidate who hasn't <br />received or hasn't something mailed the form to the Tribune - Herald. Is it possible <br />that you email the form tome. That is and it's sent from her address to the Tribune - <br />Herald. That is direction right there. Now she said she talked to her. She doesn't say <br />she directed her to call, to contact the Tribune - Herald. <br />CHAIR: Well, you just conflicted yourself. You're saying it's directed right there <br />ROBERT.• - -But it says right there, Councilwoman Naeole- Beason talked to me <br />regarding the candidates' questionnaire form. What is the purpose of the email but to <br />request another copy of the questionnaire form? From the county office, not from her <br />personal email. <br />CHAIR: Okay. <br />ROBERT.• Finally, I'll just tell you I will admit that I was naive in thinking that <br />bringing the case forward without written testimony by those who were directly affected <br />is folly on my part, but I did speak to one of the individuals that I had asked, that I <br />wanted to be here today, because she was so adversely affected by unfair treatment in the <br />office it required that she take two weeks off afterwards. But because she still works in <br />the office and has deference to that, she didn't feel comfortable coming here, and I can't <br />compel her to be here. So FYI, whether you decide you can't do anything with this or <br />not, it is an issue. The county is aware of it. Their boss, Mr. Goodenow, is aware of it. <br />So it's not just me. Other people are aware of this. And that kind of bullying tactic about <br />campaign matters in the tax payer's office is unacceptable. I don't care how many <br />campaigns she's run. It's unacceptable. And that's why I did this, because that person <br />didn't deserve that treatment. And at that moment I decided I could no longer support <br />this. <br />CHAIR: Ms. Roberts, let me make one thing clear no matter what this Board decides <br />today, is that I appreciate you coming to us. And I know that many people in our <br />community suffer from worry of retaliation and whatnot by bringing up things that they <br />feel are unacceptable. Unfortunately, our Board has to only respond to petitions <br />7 <br />