2016-07-12 Regular Session Minutes

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that the request for informal advisory opinion by a third party require among other things that writing should be legible and on paper eight and half by eleven and half inches in size. That it be submitted in duplicate and that it be signed by the third party or his representative. And if you look at Rule 4.5, Rule 4.5 rejection of request provides that in paragraph"c" in case shall the Board entertain a request that is not in writing and not signed by the person making the request or his representative. Now there may be other issues with regard to this...it's been styled as a petition, but before we can even get to the substance of that so-called petition. In other words, determine whether that it even alleges a violation of the Code of Ethics. I urge you to consider Rule 4.2 and 4.5 and first determine whether the matter is even properly before the Board. Mr. Adams: Madame Chair if I might. Ms. Kahakalau: Yes Mr. Adams. Mr. Adams: One of the questions I had coming into this was whether or not this was actually a 1.5...Rule 1.5 affidavit as a opposed to a 4.2 petition. Mr. Murai: Well it's styled as a petition. Mr. Adams: I understand, but how take it up matters. So...If I can ask...is the version that we have in front of us without the signatures. Is that what we received...we dint receive one that had signatures? Ms. Hirayama: We did a couple days later in the mail. Mr. Adams: Okay. So we do have one that has signatures? Ms. Hirayama: We do have one in his hard file back at the office. Mr. Adams: Okay. Mr. Murai: One thing...I wasn't aware that there was a signed version that was received, but it did not make it in time to be placed on the agenda because according...pursuant to Chapter 92...Sunshine Law...all matters must be...the agenda must be posted six working days prior to or six days prior to the hearing. Ms. Kahakalau: Mr. Goodenow? 24