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From: Terri Yoshinaga
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 12:22 PM
To: Council Testimony
Subject: 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 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 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,
Terri Yoshinaga
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