HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0046.053 2024-2026From: Christina Kohr
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2025 10:42 AM _
To: Council Testimony =
Subject: Oppose Wesley Segawa nomination
Aloha, Members of the County Council,
I strongly oppose the nomination of Wesley Segawa as Director of the Department of Environmental
Management (DEM).
In 2004 he was convicted of the felony offense of money laundering and violations of campaign finance
laws, in which case 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.
We should not have people with this propensity for dishonesty in any government position.
Mr. Segawa's record and conflicts of interest are concerns that should not be ignored. It would be a
conflict of interest to have him in this position as his business holds a $4 million contract with the
County.
Additionally, he resigned as chairman of the state public housing agency under allegations
of mismanagement. He should not be given another position.
Please reject his nomination and seek better people to serve Hawaii County.
Mahalo,
Christina Kohr
Honolulu 96826
"You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek You; I thirst for You, my whole being longs for You, in a dry and
parched land where there is no water." - David, Psalm 63:1