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responsibilities during the election time if I’m unavailable. So I think we’ve tried to address all <br />of the concerns, the public perception issues or things that we were thinking about as well <br />because we do want to have open, honest, transparent elections and we don’t want to have any <br />kind of negative response from the public in response to the election process this election year. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Ku, do you have any comments or questions? <br /> <br />Ms. Kahakalau: No, I’m satisfied with what I’ve heard. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: At this point in time, what is the flavor of the Board? Do we, Counsel, do <br />we give an actual opinion, do we, or if our comments, we have four people saying technically or <br />even completely that Maile is okay in the way that they’ve done things, and we have one person <br />who is very questionable. If that were to be put into an opinion for her to continue with her, <br />what she does, there’s no petition coming against us, or I guess by having a dissenting view, so <br />to speak, the, and by hearing all sides, then Maile may be forewarned that watch out, there may <br />be a petition coming up in the future if somebody has the wrong perception. <br /> <br />Ms. Schoen: Your normal procedure when you receive these types of petitions of an <br />officer or employee asking whether particular conduct would violate the Code is, you all would <br />discuss it and would issue an opinion. One either saying the conduct would not violate the Code <br />or the conduct would. And while I’m speaking I want to, Mr. Adams was asking about <br />applicable Code provisions and he mentioned 2-83b, but the Board might also want to consider <br />2-91.6 which is the Confidential Information Provision. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: 2-91.6? <br /> <br />Ms. Schoen: Yes. Which basically says that an officer or employee shall not disclose <br />information which by law or practice is not available to the public and which the officer or <br />employee acquires in the course of their official duties, or use that information for their personal <br />gain. So that’s something for the Board to chew on. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Are there any comments or discussion on that particular issue? <br /> <br />Ms. Kahakalau: I would like to ask if Maile, if you think that there would be any <br />confidential information at this point in terms of your duties, or either one of you. Would there <br />be any confidential information in regards to elections or any aspects of elections that Ms. David <br />would know that any other candidate wouldn’t know? <br /> <br />Mr. Maeda: No there would be none. I think that she wouldn’t have any information <br />in regards to elections or what’s happening within the Elections Office. <br /> <br />Ms. David: And just a side note, thank you. My prior professional career has been30 <br />years as a legal secretary, paralegal. I am well, I respect the confidentiality issue. I was, that is <br />part of a rule that I totally respect. And so I just needed to say that. Thank you. <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />