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8) David Cottis(Kohala)signed up to testify on political corruption. <br /> Mr. Cottis: My name David Cottis. The issue before us today is just a tiny speck on <br /> a small(inaudible)of huge iceberg of rampant political corruption <br /> existing under surface of public awareness. Here at the local level, it can <br /> take the form of peer pressure and cronyism. I'll scratch your back if you <br /> scratch mine. In today's particular instance,the Mayor has sometimes <br /> been regarded as a bully. His successful pressuring of Council members <br /> became apparent were there appalling approval of the hundred million <br /> dollar incinerator. Younger aged politicians are especially vulnerable to <br /> such pressuring because they have selfish ambitions to climb the political <br /> ladder. This is nothing compared to what's going on in Honolulu at the <br /> State level. For example, Monsanto and the other gigantic GMO/Biotic <br /> corporations have virtually bought off our State government as well as <br /> the University of Hawaii. Hence we see our two(2) State Senators <br /> Green&Rudderman demoted from their position of power so that <br /> Monsanto can force the State to force us to bring in GMO here to the big <br /> island. Yet even this is peanuts compared to what's going on at the <br /> Federal level. That's what Politian's literally are eliminated if they don't <br /> play the game. Our late senior US Senator Daniel Inouye called it <br /> shadow government. Strings are pulled which have no relationship <br /> whatsoever to US Constitution that is supposed to be the supreme law of <br /> our land. This is why America is looking ever more like a third world <br /> country with a small unethical wealthy elite exploiting vast poverty <br /> stricken masses. We no longer live in a democracy,we live in a <br /> (inaudible). We have only ourselves to blame since many of us seem to <br /> be blind to higher values of life. Blind to what makes life really worth <br /> living. Until we whom you represent, get our own priorities in order, <br /> how can we expect you to do so. It's simply a case of the blind leading <br /> the blind. Mahalo. <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: Thank you very much. <br /> 9) Dan Cole(Hilo)signed up to testify on agenda item 4c& 4d,Petition No. 2015-03,2014-08. <br /> Mr. Cole: Good morning Board. I also liked to add that I've confirmed that I will <br /> be testifying on three(3) items here to include the first gift disclosure. <br /> My name is Dan Cole and I am the petitioner on the petition 2014-08 that <br /> I filed last year in June.. As an event to protecting correct political <br /> candidate Emily Naeole. You'll notice that the Board of Ethics allowed <br /> a petition against a non-county member which they had,they knew and <br /> knowingly had no authority(inaudible)over as a result of my previous <br /> petitions to place on to the agenda of the Board of Ethics where no <br /> identified violation of the County Charter was mentioned. In addition, <br /> by doing so this caused.Emily Naeole's loss of personal and <br />