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Mr. Goodenow: <br />Ms. Kahakalau: <br />Mr. Robinson: <br />Mr. Yoshimoto: <br />Mr. Robinson: <br />Mr. Wiseman: <br />gift you don't have to file anything...and I suppose that could help <br />it would be redundant but it could help cause that's more <br />simplistic. <br />I agree... if they sign it and at least you have it... why not... so we'll <br />just leave that as it is then I guess...thank you...for that. <br />And I think what's happening is they want to be proactive because <br />we did have some issues in the past with gift disclosures or lack <br />thereof...especially those who were involved either directly or <br />peripherally you know are kind of covering themselves now by <br />putting it in and saying there's nothing...So I can see where there <br />thinking is coming from...but I think spelling it out always <br />helps... being transparent. <br />You know I would like to just ask another question for my own <br />edification in regards to disposition of gifts that are given to <br />officials...like in the case of the one I'm looking at here for the <br />Mayor that will eventually will get down there...it says snake skin <br />Okinawan instrument, $500 in value...they don't really give it to <br />Harry Kim personally...they give to in essence, Harry Kim <br />because he's the Mayor, he's the representative of the County...so <br />does that snake skin Okinawan instrument remain with the County <br />or does the Mayor take it home and becomes a part of his personal <br />assets and the same with all the other you know tea cup sets, <br />handmade silk shirt made in Okinawa, $700...I mean you know if <br />you start looking at that where does it go? <br />Yeah, I'm not able to answer that question...I think the Mayor <br />would...because I'm not sure the context of the gift...whether it <br />was given to him personally or you know the office of the Mayor. <br />My expectation is it would be the Office of the Mayor when they <br />have...when they exchange gifts through sister city type <br />visits...things of that nature...but yeah...I mean but my <br />expectation is that...yeah...I don't know I can't answer that...I <br />can't speak for the Mayor, no. <br />So really we don't have any say so or understanding of what the <br />disposition of the gift was... it was just a gift that was given and it <br />could stay in the Mayor's office or it could be taken home and it <br />could be any number of things that happen to it...you know like in <br />the case of senbei I'm assuming he would share that with all of his <br />office staff. <br />Seems to me there should be a well settled principles on that <br />issue...cause you have it around the United States, you know so <br />9 <br />