2015-07-08 Regular Session Minutes

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HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS MINUTES—REGULAR SESSION Wednesday, July 8, 2015 10:00 a.m. to 2:22 p.m. Hawai`i County Building Council Chambers 25 Aupuni Street Hilo, Hawai`i 96720 Members and Staff Present: Ku Kahakalau, Chair Kenneth Goodenow, Vice-Chair Douglass Adams, Member J Yoshimoto, Deputy Corporation Counsel Gary Murai, Deputy Corporation Counsel Emily V. Hirayama, Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Ms. Kahakalau called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Ms. Kahakalau: Aloha Mai Kakou. My name is Ku Kahakalau and we would like to start with statements from the public on agenda items. I would like to remind you folks to please keep it to three (3) minutes per agenda item. If you testify on more than one item, let us know so that the staff can set the time accordingly. I'd also like to remind people to please refrain from using any profanity and I have to say that because last time we had some issues there. Also, to remain in the front of the room here rather than going behind to take pictures etc. Our first testimony this morning is from Toby Hazel. If you could please come to the front. Thank you very much. 1) Toby Hazel(Hilo) signed up to testify on agenda item 4d, Petition No. 2015-09. Ms. Hazel: Okay now. I'll try to make sure I don't say a bad word. I'm very prone to that. Toby Hazel. I live in Puna, outside of Pahoa and so I'll be addressing the 2015-09 Dr. Kimo Alameda. I just want to say I've just met Dr. Alameda and I found him to be a very nice man. A very educated man, a very gracious man since I dropped into his office without an appointment. The problem I have in subsequent phone calls is not so much of whether he's completely qualified. I really don't know how to judge that, but I'm more 1