2012-08-08 Board of Ethics minutes

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Ms. Napeahi asked if she is the first person in the Board’s history to bring this up. Mr. Dill said she was the first in his five-year history. Ms. Napeahi stated that she likes to engage with people when she is talking to them, because she knows they are communicating with her. When she walked into the meeting today, she already saw attitude from a few people. They would not engage with her. This was the same kind of response she got at the July meeting, and it is the same kind of response she and her people get when they testify. Mr. Ikeda and Mr. Onishi think they are not important. So when she sees that kind of attitude from Mr. Dill, she already knows he’s going to throw this out of the window. Mr. Dill said he was going to cut her off there. Ms. Napeahi asked him how he could do that, and Mr. Dill said he was saying that she was done now. He is the Board chair. Ms. Napeahi said that Mr. Dill was now taking it personally and shouldn’t be. He should be taking everything on the table just like a judge. These are her opinions, and she is here to complain. Mr. Dill said thanks, and Ms. Napeahi said she was not done yet. Mr. Dill asked the Board members if they had any other questions for Ms. Napeahi regarding the petition. There was no response. Ms. Napeahi asked was that it? Was there was nothing they’d like to ask her? Mr. Dill asked the Board members if there was anything they wanted to discuss, or whether counsel had anything to say. Ms. Schoen said the next order of business would be a motion. Mr. Dill asked if he could move, and Ms. Schoen said yes. Motion and vote: Mr. Dill moved to dismiss Petition No. 2012-01 due to the Board’s lack of jurisdiction. Mr. Henricks seconded the motion, and he, Mr. Balsis, and Mr. Dill voted aye. Motion and vote: Mr. Balsis moved to go into executive session for review of the confidential matters agendized therein. Mr. Henricks seconded the motion, and all members voted aye. 10:39 a.m.: The Board left regular session.