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COUNTY CLERK ?FF_"'-�?:' DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK
ELECTION DIVISION
25 AUPUNI STREET
HILO, HAWAII 96720
October 19 , 1979
Mr. Kimiaki Sakata, Chairman
Hawaii County Charter Commission
25 Aupuni Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Attached is a letter explaining the UPW' s
position on the Charter Election should their
organization be on strike on that day.
This is being submitted to you for your
consideration and deliberations.
R. B. Legas,a i.
COUNTY CLE'
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_ ,ruw¢ir•? i'HEADQUARTERS: 1426 NORTH SCHOOL STREET, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817
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October 16, 1979.
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Mr. Rudy Legaspi .
County Clerk
County of Hawaii
25 Aupuni Street - .
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
• Dear Mr. Legaspi: -
We are responding, as per your request, to your inquiry in writing.
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The question you had posed was, in the event of a Unit 1 strike,
would the Union permit the County to proceed with the charter •amend-
' ment election as presently scheduled for November 3, 1979.
After a very thorough discussion of this matter in Honolulu, it was
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the unanimous decision of our State Strike Strategy Committee that
we cannot permit nor agree to any election being held for the
following reasons:
. 1. Public buildings where our Unit 1 employees are working
are utilized as precincts.
2. Many of our Unit 1 employees are. precinct workers and, if
an election is held, it would require their -presence at a worksite
• which is normally picketed.
3. Where schools or other public buildings are being utilized
as precincts, our custodians would be required• to stand-by to clean
and• close the buildings.
4. We would like to avoid any confrontation with the voting
public. In order to guarantee the publics health and safety, no
• . election should be held during the strike period.
We would suggest and strongly recommend, due to the reasons given
above, that the charter amendment election be postponed indefinitely.
Your cooperation of our request will be appreciated.
Sincyely,
L? ck Konno
Hawaii Division Director
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cc: Henry Epstein .
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Mayor Herbert Hatayoshi
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