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Page 8 <br />1 the deputies in your office are determined? Who sets those? <br />2 MR. MATSUKAWA: Well, that's another problem. It <br />3 should be all determined by the prosecutor. He likes you; <br />4 you get a raise. He don't like you; you don't get a raise. <br />5 You know, that would be kind of nice if there was <br />6 some kind of standard that you could get paid. But the <br />7 problem is if you're not on the right side of the track, you <br />8 might not get the raise, even if you're a good prosecutor. <br />9 Couldn't even get the boot. <br />10 That's another thing I forgot to mention. We're <br />11 at -will. These guys are all protected by SHOPO. We can <br />12 be -- we can -- a prosecutor will have to leave if the person <br />13 is doing great. It's just a difference of understanding. <br />14 This after thirteen, fourteen years. <br />15 So there's no security for these guys, too. Why <br />16 would they want to stay? You know, we were -- Jay Kimura, <br />17 everything was -- you know, nobody ran, whatever, for so many <br />18 years. That's probably why he stayed so long. Because you <br />19 never think you had that problem of possibly getting fired <br />20 for -- because you don't -- you disagree with policies, <br />21 right? <br />22 So but prosecution's the kind of case where you <br />23 want to be able to have somebody stay there, longevity, <br />24 without thinking he going to leave because I disagree. I don't <br />25 think we should prosecute this way and -- you know, and be <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br />