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BOARD OF ETHICS
, County of Hawaii
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 325, Hilo, Hawaii 96720
A G E N D A
Wednesday, August 11, 2010 – 10:00 a.m.
101 Aupuni Street, Suite 230
(Department of Liquor Control)
Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS
3.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Minutes of the July 14, 2010, Regular Session.
4.COMMUNICATIONS
Communication No. 2010-060:Letter dated 7/8/10 from Mayor William Kenoi to the
County Council, nominating Bernard Balsis, Jr., and David Heaukulani to the Board of
Ethics.
5.NEW BUSINESS
a. Petition No. 2010-04: Initial review of petition alleging that two County officers
did not file gift disclosures for meals at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel.
b. Petition No. 2010-05: Employee’s request for informal advisory opinion on
whether he may participate as a landlord in the County of Hawai‘i’s Section 8
Housing Choice Voucher Program.
6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Draft Informal Advisory Opinion regarding Communication No. 2010-052 (Petition No.
2010-
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) and (4), the following items may be considered in
Executive Session.
a. Approval of the minutes of the July 14, 2010, Executive Session.
b. Update on Communication 2010-053 regarding officer or employee behavior at
the 5/5/10 County Council meeting.
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,
Name Position or Department
1Takashi Domingo Commissioner Planning Commission-Windward
2Leinaala Enos Member Liquor Adjudication Board
3David Greenwell Member Water Board
4Rudolph Hart Member Fire Board of Appeals
5Daphne Honma Commissioner Charter Commission
6M. Casey Jarman Commissioner Charter Commission
7Donn Mende Commissioner Police Commission
8Richard Omija, Jr.*Inspector Public Works Department
9Todd Shumway Commissioner Charter Commission
10Everette Souza Member Liquor Adjudication Board
11Scott Unger Commissioner Charter Commission
12Yoshina, Dwayne* Member Board of Appeals
*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 September 8, 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, Hawaii 96720.
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