2015-05-13 Regular Session Minutes Board of Ethics

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being considered appointing them. I do want to make a few comments about you talking about another member of the administration and the petition. The County officer by not allowing the first officer or continuing to allow the first officer to permit something that should not have been permitted. You know, it's I think most or I believe all this went on before that person came into office. It is very intimidating, I mean just this we right now have those firemen who spoke out and were let go. They were suspended right now pending that for voicing their opinion and criticizing their department. In fear of losing one's job and I think that there is atmosphere of intimidation. There is a lot of I guess with this administration very much a team. You're on the team,you're not on the team. I don't happen to be on the team and I feel the results of that. I think that I feel that we, how can we use this really as an opportunity to be a better place and better people. I feel that the Mayor's working on this and I think we all can do the same. Thank you very much. Ms.Kahakalau: Thank you very much. 7) Peter Risley(Kohala)signed up to testes on agenda item 4c,Petition No. 2015-03. Mr. Risley: My name is Peter Risley of Kapaau. I worry about the Democratic process on our islands. I have noticed that a small islands or small states that are multi-ethnic, multi-racial states tend to evolve to authoritarian regimes. Noted with and evolved ruled by the great man who assumes more power because of the institutional regimes that control the populous. Democracies of course is opposed to such regimes. If we wish to remain democratic, if we wish to become a profitable sustainable economic unit,we must be a free people no matter who we are and what we look like. It's about checks and balances. That's what a functional democratic process is and the present ethic committee has failed Hawai`i. Without the checks and balances, we need,we should become a failed democracy. That is what is at stake. People of Hawaii, I call for a crusade for democracy without re-establishing correct governmental checks and balances we shall fail. We shall economically,we shall fail socially and fail our democratic future. I suggest we need to limit the power of the Mayor. Other Counties across this nation do not allow such powers. As the Mayor has here and that is not a condemnation of the present Mayor. The institutional bureaucracy of our island. If proper checks and balances assisted,this present situation would not have escalated to its present disaster. I do not think we should move on. No. We should use this crisis to repair a failed system. Please consider this crusade for the Democratic renewal of our beautiful island. Let no man become the great man. Let all Hawaiians people become great men and women. Re-establish democracy. Power to the people.