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any other gifts or anything else that influenced him on similar bills <br /> whether it be in the past, the future or the present. And you know I <br /> just want justice, you know I'm a member of the public and I feel <br /> like I was really wronged by somebody that has you know special <br /> powers. <br /> Mr. Adams: Thank you. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: A couple of things now. I mean we're talking about fair treatment, <br /> we're talking about gifts and lobbyist registration. Okay. As far as <br /> the fair treatment, we've already dealt with that. I mean in the <br /> previous...you know about not getting heard and all that. So I <br /> don't think we should go there, though I also note that that section <br /> does specifically kind of have an exception for Council members <br /> introducing bills, making statements, taking action in exercise of <br /> the legislative functions. I mean, but let's put that aside so the <br /> remaining two issues are the gifts and the lobbyist registration. <br /> Now as far as the lobbyist registration, you know I'm actually <br /> more concerned about that. I don't know if Tobacco Free Hawai`i <br /> included this as a lobbyist expense when calculating whether or <br /> not, but that's an issue for them. Maybe a petition should be <br /> brought against them. That's not here. Right. That's concerning <br /> to me and I'm curious about that. I don't have the numbers in <br /> front of me from the last time. But as far as Mr. Kanuha and gifts, <br /> member Adams read the section on gifts. But I think you have to <br /> read that in connection with the next section the reporting of gifts. <br /> And it says every officer and employee shall file a gift disclosure <br /> statement with the County Board of Ethics on June 30 of each year <br /> if the following conditions are met. And one of those conditions is <br /> the source of the gift or gifts have interest that may be affected by <br /> official action or lack of action by the officer or employee. Now <br /> that implies to me that there is a situation, I mean whether it's <br /> intended to be influenced or not. Right. It's taking into account in <br /> that section and so there obviously situations where you're gonna <br /> have a lobbyist give a gift and sure they want you to vote on their <br /> thing, but as long as it's recorded it seems that's alright. Unless <br /> you blatantly say yeah I did this cause you gave me money right I <br /> mean. That's not the case here and I'd like to say that when you <br /> have a situation. Okay. Accepting this award, now I'd suppose <br /> you could construed that to mean that it is a reward for his official <br /> action. He's now Legislator of the Year and that's a reward, but I <br /> 21 <br />