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A G E N D A
Wednesday, September 8, 2010 – 10:00 a.m.
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 145
(Hilo Lagoon Centre Conference Room)
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the August 11, 2010, Regular Session.
4.COMMUNICATIONS
Communication No. 2010-069: Letter dated 8/5/10 from the Cost of Government
Commission, requesting a response from the Board regarding its function and services
and requesting suggestions on ways for the County to improve efficiency and service.
5.NEW BUSINESS
a. Petition No. 2010-06: Initial review of petition alleging that the Board, or its
members, had a conflict of interest in its handling of a petition.
b. Petition No. 2010-07: Employee’s request for informal advisory opinion on
whether she may work part-time as a security guard at a transfer station while also
employed as an account clerk with the Department of Environmental
Management.
6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Review of draft Order dismissing Petition No. 2010-04, alleging that two County officers
did not file gift disclosures for meals at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.
7.EXECUTIVE SESSION
With reference to the agenda items listed below, one or more executive meetings are
anticipated. In particular, the Board of Ethics anticipates it may consider the evaluation,
dismissal, or disciplining of an officer or employee of the County of Hawai‘i, where
considerations of matters affecting privacy will be involved. The Board may also consult
with the Board’s attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Board’s powers,
duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities. Therefore, pursuant to Hawai‘i Revised
Statutes (“HRS”) Sections 92-5(a)(2), 92-5(a)(4), and 92-6(a)(2), the following items
may be considered in Executive Session.
a. Approval of the minutes of the August 11, 2010, Executive Session.
b. Review of draft informal advisory opinion regarding Petition No. 2010-05,
wherein an employee requested an opinion on whether he may participate as a
landlord in the County of Hawai‘i’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program.
c. Review of Confidential Financial Disclosure Forms filed pursuant to Section 2-
91.1(d), Hawai‘i County Code, by County board and commission members and
designated County employees, where personal matters will be reviewed:
Board, Commission,
NamePositionor Department
1Philip Castille Member Workforce Investment Board
2Edward Cheplic* PlannerPlanning Department
3Arne Henricks Member Board of Ethics
4Kenneth Kaneshiro Member Water Board
5Kimo Lee* Member Workforce Investment Board
6Jamae Kawauchi CommissionerCharter Commission
7Michelle Kualii CommissionerPolice Commission
8Stephen Ono Member Planning Commission-Windward
9Ward Pirie Member Workforce Investment Board
10Lester Seto Member Workforce Investment Board
11Tom Whittemore ChairPolice Commission
*Re-review
d. Status of financial disclosures required to be submitted.
8.ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for October 13, 2010, at
10:00 a.m. at the Hilo Lagoon Centre Conference Room at 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 145,
Hilo, Hawai‘i.
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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. 101).
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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