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West Hawaii Today - Local > Kenoi's ethical conflict

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After reading the article on Mayor Kenoi’s consideration of a proposal to tighten the ethics code.


My goodness what a novel idea. Yes, we do need to set standards for hiring family members of County Employee’s and getting contracts. Most call this “Conflict of Interest”. November 18th in Hilo or via the Mayor’s office you can testify. This is your opportunity to step forward and stand up for fair and equitable government.

I would like to know where else in the Nation would you find Police or (former Police Officer) moonlighting in the police uniform? Why are the Police directing traffic at construction sites anyway? This job can be done with a simple traffic training film and hiring our unemployed at a cheaper rate.

Marilyn Nicholson must live in Hilo. This Island is not “small”. As usual the West side has been left in the dark. I see Marilyn was the only one defending vote for Emily Naoele’s temper tantrum. Is this lady on the Board of Ethics? What are her standards? Is she going to call Emily out of her constant Church/ Jesus talk? Or does she know there is ethics to separate Church from State/County. Now let’s move forward and start being fair to all that live on this island, not just your friends and relatives.

Ann Lum said “we are tromping individual rights here”, that’s right you are tromping on every contractor to have an equal opportunity to bid and secure contracts from the County.

I have to take my hat off the Mayor Kenoi for pulling the contract from Kamaaina Pumping. It was a direct conflict of interest. Now what is Mayor Kenoi going to do about his cousin Emily Naoele and her antics?

Susan McGeachy