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Back ToPage 11 of 60 <br /> <br />nonpartisan elections. <br />HIGASHI: David, are you familiar with what type of system they use? If they use the <br /> <br />same system as Oahu in terms of the Primary Election? <br />ARAKAWA: I’m not sure what Kauai and Maui uses for their nonpartisan elections. And <br />just to get back to something that John Henry mentioned, sometimes it depends on the <br />personalities. It just depends on the personalities of the Mayor and Council and <br />things like that, but I recall being involved, not in an official position but in <br />government, before the nonpartisan elections. It worked the same way. The <br /> <br />Republicans and Democrats worked together. <br /> <br />HIGASHI: But you’re not sure what system they use? Whether it’s Oahu system? <br /> <br />ARAKAWA: No. <br />IRVINE: I have here, at least from the Honolulu Advertiser, Kauai voted in ‘96 to go <br />nonpartisan. They ran their elections in ‘98 as they do in Honolulu, with the 50% <br /> <br />plus one and so that’s where they are now. <br /> <br />HIGASHI: Maui, we’re not sure? <br /> <br />IRVINE: Kauai. <br /> <br />HERKES: Maui just did it so I don’t know. <br /> <br />HIGASHI: Okay. <br />FELIX: And I think we should point out that the Prosecutor’s Office is been <br /> <br />nonpartisan ever since that office was put up for election. <br /> <br />RAY: Other questions? Marni. <br /> <br />HERKES: Can we switch to Neighborhood Boards now? <br /> <br />HIGASHI: No, it’s not on the agenda. <br /> <br />RAY: Well, let’s make sure we get all the questions out on nonpartisan first. John. <br />SANTANGELO: I’d like to go back to what you said originally because as you can see, <br />there’s some posturing here on partisanship and being one of the few Republicans <br /> <br />around, John, I never got any money either. <br />I found myself frustrated on the council because I feel like that’s what it’s about <br />is public safety. It’s about some very basic things and we find, especially in this <br />county, and I’m not real complimentary of this council, of a lot of expounding - a <br />lot of posturing on that kind of basis and not really getting down to the nuts and <br />bolts. The glass thing, again, is something that we’re dealing with here because <br />there seems to be a problem, but that’s State money that came down, and it came <br />through the county, and apparently we’re not handling that well. But, coming back to <br />serving the people about these very basic public safety issues, and roads or solid <br />waste, do you find your council more focused on the job at hand rather than the more <br /> <br />philosophical - ? <br />FELIX: I find that they’re more focused on public health and safety issues rather <br /> <br />than on partisan politics issues. <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 8-25-99.htm7/1/2011 <br /> <br />