2015-07-08 Regular Session Minutes

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Ms. Kahakalau: That's correct. Ms. Folena: Thank you Mrs. Chairman Madame Chairman. Technically, Deanna Sako Director of Finance may have violated the Code of Ethics when she did not take the P-card away from Mr. Kenoi when Director Sako..I'm I pronouncing her name right? Thank you. Became Director on January of 2015, but she was in precarious position since the Mayor is her boss. So I urge you to avoid any mention of disciplinary action to that lady because she's given so many years of very, very good service, very honest service to the County of Hawai`i. Consider that and it sounds funny, but don't throw the baby out with the bath water. She deserves respect and she deserves if she's violated the Code of Ethics alright, let it be and again I say let's go on with County business and get this over done finished and out of the public view on and on and on like a soap opera. Now going on to 2015-09. I'm not privy to the rest of the qualifications of other five applicants, there were six applicants in all. I've spoken to Dr. Kimo Alameda on the phone because I felt it necessary to do so. I wanted to clear the air and my mind and at least have a phone conversation with the gentleman because I found this petition when I heard it on the radio, news. And then I read the news article in the newspaper. I feel the petitioner is gone into a nebulous, none factual area because of lack of substantive evidence concerning the statements contained within that same petition. If the petitioner has hard, factual, substantive evidence to bring to this Board so be it. If the petitioner doesn't, I urge this Board to deny the request of this petition. I have to make a disclaimer here, if I may. I am not a big proponent of Mayor Kenoi in many aspects of what Mr. Kenoi has wanted to propose with this County. I'll not go into that detail, I've testified against him many times. Nothing against him personally, but against what he wants politically, but the same time my testimony concerning this petition 09 is in favor of Mr. Kenoi that's just the way the cookie crumbles. Thank you. I'll go on to the number eight, excuse me in your agenda. Discussion regarding amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedures of the Board of Ethics of the County of Hawai`i. And I hope that my suggestions are met with your approval. I'm not an attorney and I'm not a member of the Board, but I have some common sense. Additions, I feel that since these Rules of Practice and Procedure were drawn up in nineteen eight-five, amended in nineteen ninety it's time to clean house. It's time to amend the rules, it's time to get rid of gray areas, it's time to bring more clarity and more common sense to these rules. The first thing I'd like to see is this ordinance which I'll give to the 5