HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-03-08 Board of Ethics Agenda
BOARD OF ETHICS
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
A G E N D A
Wednesday, March 8, 2006 – 10:00 a.m.
Department of Liquor Control – Conference Room
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the February 8, 2006, Regular Session
Minutes of the February 8, 2006, Executive Session
4. COMMUNICATIONS
a.Communication No. 2006-08: A letter from Mayor Kim to the County
Council, nominating Kendall Sharpless of District 6 to the Board of Ethics,
to replace Karl Kawahara, who desires to resign from the Board.
5. NEW BUSINESS
a.Petition No. 2005-08: Roger Christie seeks an opinion regarding Sections
2-83(b)(2) and 2-84(a)(1) of the County Code as they relate to the actions
of various council members voting to receive money for reimbursement of
legal fees in a civil impeachment case filed against them.
b. Review of Disclosure of Financial Interest statements filed pursuant to
Section 2-91.1(d), Hawai‘i County Code, requested to be reviewed in
Regular Session, of:
(1) Carl Dionne Liquor Commission
(2) Joel Gimpel Board of Appeals
(3) William Graham Planning Commission
(4) Paula Helfrich Water Board
(5) Wayne Joseph Board of Ethics
(6) Karl Kawahara Board of Ethics
(7) Melvin Morimoto Police Commission
(8) Yukio Takeya Liquor Commission
(9) Reeve (“Bob”) Williams Board of Ethics
(10) Claudia Woodward-Rice Tax Board of Review
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a.Petition No. 2005-04: Review of draft Informal Advisory Opinion regarding
Richard Ganigan’s petition regarding alleged conflict of interest involving
CDL training and promoting of employees within the Department of Public
Works.
b.Petition Nos. 2005-09 and 2005-10: Review of draft Informal Advisory
Opinion regarding Robert Cambra’s and Richard Gilman’s petitions
involving alleged unfair treatment and conflict of interest involving training
and promoting of employees within the Department of Public Works.
c.Petition No. 2006-01: Review of draft Informal Advisory Opinion regarding
Lincoln Ashida’s petition seeking an opinion concerning the appointment
of Claude Onizuka to the Hawai‘i County Liquor Commission.
7. EXECUTIVE SESSION
a. Review of Disclosure of Financial Interest statements filed pursuant to §2-
91.1(d), Hawai`i County Code, where personal matters will be reviewed,
and who requested review in executive session, of:
(1)Gilbert Benevides, Sr. Procurement Specialist, Finance Dept.
(2)James Browne Fire Commission
(3)Joel Cohen Civil Service Commission
(4)Valta Cook Board of Appeals
(5)Mark Cutler Appraiser, Finance Dept.
(6)Michael D’Amico Appraiser, Finance Dept.
(7)David Drury Board of Appeals
(8)Ó Liquor Commission
Leinaala Enos
(9)Public Access, Open Space, etc.
Erik Flores
(10)Police Commission
James Frazier
(11)Planning Commission
Fred Galdones
(12)Pension Board
David Gomes
(13)Water Board
Thomas Goya
(14)Water Board
Loren Heck
(15)Public Access, Open Space, etc.
Kenneth Kaneshiro
(16)Police Commission
Louis Kaoiwi
(17)Environmental Management Comm’n
Samuel Kawamura
(18)Water Board
Millicent Kim
(19)Water Board
Bernard Konanui
(20)Liquor Control, Liquor Control Dept.
Daniel Leyva
(21)Investigator, Liquor Control Dept.
Len Losalio
(22)Board of Ethics
Ann Lum
(23)Fire Commission
Karen Maedo
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(24)Jeffrey McCall Planning Commission
(25)Michael McCall Appraiser, Finance Department
(26)Florence Mitchell Police Commission
(27)Ivan Mochida Water Board
(28)Genevieve Moller Appraiser, Finance Department
(29)Steve Morifuji Admin. Officer, Liquor Control Dept.
(30)Caroline Niimi Appraiser, Finance Department
(31)Sean Oda Pension Board
(32)Wilfred Okabe Fire Commission
(33)Wayne Ono Appraiser, Finance Department
(34)Francis Ouye Appraiser, Finance Department
(35)Anita Politano-Steckel Police Commission
(36)Robert Price Assessor, Finance Department
(37)Lauren Reyes Appraiser, Finance Department
(38)Rene Siracusa Planning Commission
(39)Stanley Sitko Asst. Administrator, Finance Dept.
(40)Riley Smith Water Board
(41)Wesley Takai Administrator, Finance Dept.
(42)Lloyd Tanaka Appraiser, Finance Department
(43)Mary Ann Todd-Waller Appraiser, Finance Department
(44)John Totten Appraiser, Finance Department
(45)Ruth Walker Public Access, Open Space, etc.
(46)Guy Ward Appraiser, Finance Department
(47)Steve Wilhelm Buyer, Finance Department
8. ANNOUNCEMENT
The next regular monthly meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 12, 2006, at
10:00 a.m. at the County Council Room, 25 Aupuni Street, Room 201, Hilo.
9. ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: If you require an accommodation or auxiliary aid and/or services to
participate in this meeting (i.e., sign language, interpreter, large print), please call
961-8304, ext. 104).
NOTICE TO LOBBYISTS
If you are a lobbyist, you must register with the Hawai‘i County Clerk within five days of becoming a
lobbyist (Article 15, Section 2-91.3(b), Hawai‘i County Code).
A lobbyist means “any individual engaged for pay or other consideration who spends more than five hours
in any month or $275 in any six-month period for the purpose of attempting to influence legislative or
administrative action by communicating or urging others to communicate with public officials.” (Article 15,
Section 2-91.3(a)(6), Hawai‘i County Code.)
Registration forms and expenditure report documents are available at the Office of the County Clerk-
Council, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
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