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a little bit belligerent about it, and I just think that is not how a <br />person on a Commission that is hearing people’s testimony should <br />treat someone who’s there to make testimony or to make a point. <br />He’s supposed to be a professional. He already had formed an <br />opinion, he made that very clear. So I felt that he had serious bias, <br />and this was not the first time this happened at a hearing, but I’m <br />going to tell you, for me, it was the last time. So the last hearing <br />we attended which I was there with my attorney, he once again, we <br />asked him to recuse himself until this Commission, this Ethics <br />Commission could hear the complaint against him. He said no I’m <br />not going to recuse myself. Not only did he not recuse himself, he <br />made two motions against me and voted on behalf of those <br />motions against me. So it was as if he really dug his heels in, and <br />then told me as the hearing came to an end, I don’t want to hear <br />any more from you, we’ve heard enough. Yet he was very liberal <br />at listening to everyone else’s testimony. So I think that if you <br />have an individual on a commission, they must remain fair and <br />impartial, and what he did was not fair and impartial, it was bias, it <br />was rude, and I was humiliated when he was referring to Ms. <br />Kawauchi as a liar. I mean it just, it was totally improper. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Okay, at this point in time the Board, or the Members of the Board <br /> will have perhaps some questions and comments so please be <br /> there. Are there any comments from other member of the Board <br /> at this time, or you need a moment to take a look at things? I do <br /> have one question while people are taking a look. You mentioned <br /> that there were other people who spoke on the same issue and just <br /> out of curiosity, were there people who were speaking pro and <br /> con to the, I don’t need the details, I’m just looking to see if there <br /> was a variety of people speaking. <br /> <br />Ms. Tita There were several people that spoke on behalf. They were not <br /> property owners, they did not own a property inside Hawaiian <br /> Acres. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Okay, but they were, that were people who spoke against it as well <br /> as yourself, or were you the only one? <br /> <br />Ms. Tita: I was the only one that spoke against it. That last hearing went on, <br /> I think we left it was seven or eight o’clock at night. We were last <br /> on the agenda. <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Okay. I just, I was just wondering about that in looking at the <br /> balance. <br /> <br />Ms. Tita: People are afraid. To be honest, people are afraid to come forward <br />3 <br /> <br /> <br />