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Mr. Robinson: Okay. So I could as a board member file with the State Ethics and <br /> say that I think this is incorrect....it's retaliatory in nature. <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Right. In your personal capacity as a private citizen. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: Would it be appropriate if the Chair...if we authorize the <br /> Chair...to write a letter simply stating that while we do not have <br /> authority or jurisdiction over this matter...we are...sending it...I <br /> mean to me it's hard...I mean look if we had an ethics issue and <br /> we uncovered...let's say related to campaign spending...I <br /> mean...let's say there was a politician and there was all these <br /> ethics complaints about his spending...we go through it and we <br /> say...oh wait look this is his campaign account...I mean...don't <br /> we...have a duty somewhat to pass that on and say hey campaign <br /> spending commission...there's a problem here...we want you to <br /> investigate...I guess we can't officially file a petition maybe <br /> right...but we could...would it be going beyond our duty to just <br /> ask that they investigate maybe the answers the same...I don't <br /> know... <br /> Ms. Kahakalau: That's what I'm hearing...right...I'm hearing that as a board...this <br /> is not our Kuleana...it's not our responsibility to communicate in <br /> this particular matter. <br /> Mr. Goodenow: The issue I would have with that would be...at some point it might <br /> be confidential...and we as individuals would be prohibited from <br /> saying contacting the prosecutor...the campaign spending <br /> commission and therefore it would only be appropriate for the <br /> board to do something like that...that's my thinking...I...I don't <br /> know if we want to get a written opinion...regarding exactly what <br /> our powers would prohibit us you know enable or prohibited us <br /> from doing. <br /> Mr. Robinson: Just for me I feel it's patently wrong...patently wrong someone <br /> from the State office says okay we're the State...you're the <br /> County...we can file complaints against you...you have no...no <br /> ability to respond other than just at the County Ethics Board...but <br /> the County can say...cannot say to the State...we think this was <br /> filed incorrectly or retaliatory in nature so...if I have to do this as <br /> an individual...I'II just do it that way. <br /> Mr. Yoshimoto: Right I mean...yeah so again I mean if the board...we have...if the <br /> board feels otherwise...in terms of you know our interpretation of <br /> the Charter than...we'd be more than happy to look at it...I just <br /> don't see anywhere were it provides us with that authority...I <br /> don't. <br /> 12 <br />