02-14-17 Regular Session Minutes

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HAWAII COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS - MINUTES — REGULAR SESSION Tuesday, February 14, 2017 10:02 a.m. to 12:58 p.m. Hawaii County Building 25 Aupuni Street County Council Chambers Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Members and Staff Present: Ku Kahakalau, Chair Kenneth Goodenow, Vice -Chair Douglass Adams, Member Rick Robinson, Member J Yoshimoto, Deputy Corporation Counsel Emily Hirayama, Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Ms. Kahakalau: Aloha Kakahiaka... Good morning. We have one more member that is on his way however since we do have a quorum and I know I what to honor everybody's time this morning ... I'd like to call the meeting to order of the Board of Ethics for the county of Hawaii at 10:02 a.m. My name is Ku Kahakalau and I'd like my fellow members to please introduce themselves. Ken Goodenow... Doug Adams. And as I said we are waiting for one more member and I also would like to announce that our fifth member Pili Kalele from Kona has resigned officially and so we are looking for another member -to join our wonderful board so if you know anybody ... please -let the Mayor know that you would love to serve on this very, very exciting and productive board...but I do want again thank Pili for her service and,...there's Rick. Perfect. 2. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS Ms. Kahakalau: We're going to start with statements from the public. I don't have any in front of me....there is one coming. Aloha Rick. I do also want to wish everybody a Happy Valentine's Day. So we have two statements from the public. We'll start with Jon Olson. If you could come up please sir and tell us your name for the record... there's a little button to turn the microphone on and then if possible also tell us what agenda 'item you're speaking to. Aloha. ' Mr. Olson: Good morning. My name is Jon Olson and I am speaking on under new business... unfinished... and that is ... Petition No. 2016-20.