HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0046.029 2024-2026From: Danielle Alejandro
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 10:48 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: oppose nomination of Wesley Segawa
Aloha Members of the County Council,
I strongly oppose the nomination of Wesley Segawa as Director of the Department of Environmental
Management (DEM).
Segawa has a past felony for a money laundering conviction and violations of campaign
finance laws In 2004, in which he pleaded no contest to laundering over $60,000 in illegal
campaign donations!
His engineering firm, Wesley R. Segawa and Associates was fined $53,500 for illegal contributions.
This is not a man we want in any position for the County!
Mr. Segawa's record, preparedness, and conflicts of interest raise significant concerns that cannot
be ignored!
It would be a conflict of interest to have him in this position as he has a business which holds a $4
million contract with the County.
PLUS, Segawa s resignation as chairman of the state public housing agency under
allegations of mismanagement.. (and you want to put him in another positian?l)
END THE CORRUPTION NOW! Start appointing people who have Hawai'i in their heart
and are pono in their role in government. NOT appease self or Big Corporations. Mr.
Segawa is CLEARLY NOT the person we want!
I request to REJECT this nomination and demand MERIT for the people of Hawai'i County.
Mahalo,
Strongly Oppose
Comm.
No
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Ref. Date JAN 1 2025