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December 6, 2016— 10:00 a.m.
County of Hawaii a
Hawai`i County Building
Council Chambers p
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS.
3. APPROVAL OF THE REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 9, 2016.
4. NEW BUSINESS
There is no new business.
5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. Petition No. 2016-14: Review of petition for an infonnal advisory opinion
regarding a County officer or employee, to determine if there would be any
restrictions in regards to Section 2-91.2 (Post-Employment) of the Hawai`i
County Code. (Closed hearing was requested)
b. Petition No. 2015-03: Review draft informal advisory opinion regarding petition
by Lanric Hyland alleging that a County officer violated Sections 14-1
(Enactment and Policy), 14-2 (Standards), and 14-4 of the County Charter (Code
of Ethics) by using the officer's p-Card "as a special privilege to obtain goods and
services: from various merchants and vendors, which is a "conflict of interest in
serious breach of"the highest standards of ethical conduct."
c. Petition No. 2015-10: Review draft order dismissing petition Mariner Revell
alleging Chairman Dru Kanuha was in violation of Sections 2-83 (Fair
Treatment), 2- 84 (Conflict of Interest), 2-91.3 (Lobbyist Registration), and
2-91.4 (Gifts) of the Code of Ethics because he was influenced and accepted gifts
by an unregistered lobbyist organization.
d. Petition No. 2016-13: Review draft informal advisory opinion regarding the
petition by Dean Oshiro whose spouse is a County employee, to determine
whether there would be any conflict of interest with him being able to bid for
County of Hawai`i projects because his wife is employed as a Contracts Tech in
the Department of Public Works.
e. Petition No. 2016-19: Review draft informal advisory opinion regarding a
petition by Naomi O'Dell, to determine compliance with Section 2-83 (c)(1)
of the Hawaii County Code because her husband is an independent contractor
who would like to submit an invitation for bid for IFB Project No. 3480.
6. EXECUTIVE SESSION
With reference to the agenda item 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. Review of the executive session minutes of November 9, 2016.
b. 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:
Name Position County Agency
1 Hugh Y. Ono Member Salary Commission
2 Donn Mende Commissioner Liquor Commission
3 Charmaine Shigemura Board members Workforce Investment
Board
4 Steve A. Morifuji Administrative Officer Liquor Control
5 Emma Yoshiko Sousa Member Pension Board
6 Nyala L. Neill Member Pension Board
7. DISCUSSION REGARDING AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PRACTICE AND
PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI`1.
8. DISCUSSION REGARDING CHANGES TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS MONTHLY
MEETING SCHEDULE.
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9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
The next monthly meeting of the Board of Ethics is scheduled for January 10, 2017 at
10:00 a.m. at the Hawai`i County Building, Council Chambers, 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo,
Hawai`i 96720 or at another location to be determined.
10. ADJOURNMENT
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1 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 Hawaii County Clerk within five days of becoming a lobbyist(Article 15,
Section 2-91.3(6),Hawaii 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 arc available at the Office of the County Clerk-Council,25 Aupuni Street,
Hilo,Hawaii 96720.
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