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<br />HAWAII COUNTY,CHARTER COMMISSION
<br />Transcript of Executive Session at the Meeting of May 19, 1999
<br />Hawaii County Liquor Commission Conference Room,
<br />Hilo Lagoon Center
<br />Attendance: J. Ray, K. Balog, S. Bess, M. Herkes, R. Higashi (from 5:22 p.m.), S. Irvine,
<br />D. Kurozawa, G. Martin, J. Santangelo, G. Yoshiyama, Corporation Counsel
<br />R. Wurdeman
<br />Absent: E. Alonzo
<br />RAY: Okay, so we're going to go into Executive Session to discuss the hiring
<br />of our attorney. The head of the committee who has been doing the search, Mr. Bess, will
<br />now address the committee -, Commission.
<br />BESS: Yes. First of all, let me tell you that I did check with Corporation
<br />Counsel and look at the State statute regarding the hiring of an attorney, and I think it's most
<br />prudent that we go ahead and we will be -, we will put three names before this Committee,
<br />because there is a State statute that indicates that that's what we should do. However, we will
<br />be making a recommendation about the attorney to be hired.
<br />There are three names that we are submitting to you, and we have to apologize to you for not
<br />doing this by letter, but we did have some difficulty in interviewing all of the candidates. In
<br />fact, the last candidate was interviewed today, so that's why it isn't in writing. But the three
<br />names are Bob Crudele, Steven Lim and Chris Yuen, and the committee has unanimously
<br />recommended that we hire Chris Yuen. Based on his demonstrated experience with the
<br />Charter, we think that in terms of -, because of that experience, in terms of cost to the Charter
<br />Commission, we're probably looking at less cost because he's been through it before, so that
<br />there may be a saving to the County. Although, certainly Steve is a fast learned so -. But
<br />anyway, but that's one of them. And then what we would -, there is a third item, and that is
<br />availability to perform, that Mr. Lim and -, is in practice, and until today, I did not realize
<br />that he is the only attorney, principal, full-time attorney in Carlsmith at the present time, they
<br />do have a part-time attorney, and there is some concern about his schedule, although I must
<br />say that Steve did indicate that he would be very much available and that he's very much
<br />interested in the job.
<br />I keep referring to Steve, and let me clarify, there are two candidates that we believe stand
<br />head and shoulders above the rest, and that's Mr. Lim and Mr. Yuen. Of those two
<br />candidates, we are recommending that Chris Yuen be hired.
<br />This hiring would be subject to negotiating a fee and, again, because of timing and our ability
<br />to interview everybody, we didn't get to that, so what we're suggesting that Chris be hired
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