HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0046.068 2024-2026From: Kate Nawahine
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 8:41 AM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: Oppose the 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 contestto 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 position!
Let the corruption end! Start appointing people who have Hawaii in their heart and are pono in their role
in government. Mr. Segawa IS CLEARLY NOT that person!
I urge you to reject this nomination and demand better for the people of Hawaii County.
Mahalo,
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