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<br />HAWAI‘I COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS <br />MINUTES – REGULAR SESSION <br />Wednesday, October 15, 2014 <br />10:03 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. <br />Hawai‘i County Building <br />25 Aupuni Street <br />Room 1501 <br />Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720 <br /> <br />Members and Staff Present: <br />Bernard Balsis, Chair <br />Ku Kahakalau, Vice Chair <br />Douglass Adams, Member <br />Arnie Henricks, Member <br />Renee N.C. Schoen, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Renee K. Lawrence, Secretary <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br /> Mr. Balsis called the meeting to order at 10:03 a.m. <br /> <br />2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS <br /> <br /> There were no statements from the public. <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 <br /> <br /> Motion and Vote: Mr. Adams moved to approve the minutes. Ms. Kahakalau seconded <br />the motion. All members voted aye. <br /> <br />4. NEW BUSINESS <br /> <br /> There was no new business. <br /> <br />1 <br />5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS <br /> <br /> <br />a.Petition No. 2014-09: Informal hearing of petition by Susan Tita alleging that <br />Greg Henkel, a County officer, is in violation of Section 2-83(a)(3) of the Code of <br />Ethics, because, inter alia, he “questioned the actions and behavior of “ Ms. Tita’s <br />attorney and his “lack of decorum and disregard for public decency has <br />embarrassed and humiliated me in front of the public eye.” <br /> <br />Mr. Balsis: Just to make sure I have the process down, may I ask counsel, first <br />we’ll hear from Susan Tita and then from the Respondent? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> Blanks indicate inaudible or indecipherable speech. <br />1 <br /> <br /> <br />