Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Musings: Debatable

I would have liked to have attended tonight's debate between Prosecutor Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho and challenger Justin Kollar. Except my sister had just arrived after 15 hours of travel, and I wasn't gonna subject her to that.

But since she's a political junkie, I filled her in on everything that's been happening with Shay as I made dinner and waited to hear the debate on the radio. She responded with wide eyes, small gasps and exclamations of “what?” and “you're kidding!” before ending with, “On what possible leg could this woman stand other than she's a local?”

Shay apparently agrees that's her biggest selling point, too, because when the debate came on the radio, Shay started with, “I was born here.” Justin, on the other hand, led with, “I'll repair damaged relationships.”

As the debate progressed, I really had to wonder who came up with some of the questions, like the one about perjury, and another on what's your stand on public intoxication? Ahem.....

Then there was the question about violations of the county charter — you know, like the ones the Office of Prosecuting Attorney is being investigated for — with Justin saying it could be a misdemeanor in some instances. Shay, on the other hand, came out swinging, saying she'd gotten a complaint about the $1 million that is reportedly missing from the budget and vowed, “We will do a full and fair investigation.” No doubt. Anything to get the spotlight off her own misdeeds and jab her enemy the mayor at the same time.

Speaking of misdeeds, Justin mentioned a couple of times how Shay's management style has cost the county “hundreds of thousands of dollars” in settlements to former employees she has “mistreated, maltreated and abused.” He said there have been “an unprecedented number of claims against the prosecutor” — I know of four that were settled — and that would not be the case under his administration.

Justin also dropped a bombshell about how this was likely the first time ever that federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigators have come in and made findings about racial harassment in the OPA. Oh, really? Can't wait to learn more about that.

Justin kept hammering home the point that turnover in the OPA is running 150 percent — four times higher than any other county in the state, and a rate previously unheard of on Kauai. He said turnover is hampering OPA's ability to do its job. As an example, it has pretty much abandoned prosecuting drunk drivers and instead plea bargains those cases. Shay responded by saying those were “low-level cases” and she was busy with capital cases, as in murders.

“Do you have a lot of capital cases?” my sister asked. “No, I replied, “because the cops so rarely can solve them or make an arrest.”

Justin made the point that “we've never seen another term of office that's been so riddled with conflicts [of interest] or had more recusals.” Shay, however, claimed her office hadn't been forced off the Lara Butler Brady horse abuse case. Yeah, that's technically true, but the OPA only withdrew because it knew it otherwise would be yanked off.

If I'd been there, I might've had to yell out, or least mutter, “bullshit,” when I heard Shay's response to a question about prosecuting illegal transient vacation rentals. She claimed that these issues had to be referred from planning and said, “It's quite unfortunate that since we prosecuted a Councilman we have received almost no referrals from planning... and zero vacation rental violations.” As I've reported previously, based on conversations with Planning Director Mike Dahilig, OPA can go after any zoning issue it wants. It does not have to wait for a referral from planning. 

Heck, she went after Councilman Tim Bynum, and his zoning case was never referred from planning. Instead, Shay nosed around after seeing a police report filed by someone staying at his house. Plus I recall First Deputy Jake Delaplane telling me the OPA was going after TVR owners on ag lands, and had filed zoning violation charges against numerous other landowners when Tim was charged. But even though Jake  promised he'd get more details, he never did.

Shay also bragged that she's been working to narrow the definition of who is eligible for medical marijuana, claiming “97 percent of medical marijuana users do not suffer a debilitating condition.” Justin's reply was, “I'm uncomfortable putting the state between a patient and his physician.”

They both agreed it should be a crime to block a public access, with Justin pointing out Shay had gotten contributions from the big landowners, but he was beholden to no one.

Shay threw out a lot of swell-sounding statistics, but Justin countered that statistics “don't do anything to keep a community safe.” He said that three-quarters of all cases are settled through plea bargains, but Shay still counts them as convictions. “I don't think people in the community feel like we're getting 99 percent of the bad guys off the street.”

My sister and I agreed both candidates sounded confident. She thought Shay sounded defensive, but Justin had a less-pleasing voice. I thought Justin got some good points in, and Shay held her own well. 

Still, as I listened to Shay talk about the need to prevent bullying and harassment, I couldn't help but think of the employees who successfully settled harassment claims against her. When she talked about hate crimes, I wondered, so what, other than hate, motivated you to go after Tim? And when she said the “hate and mistruths” started by her opponent should stop, I flashed on her supporters calling me a bitch and evil and wishing I'd get a bleeding ulcer as they all the while madly spun their version of the truth.

But when she said, “You need someone who can stand up strong and be pono,” I had to agree. That's exactly what we need. And maybe one of these days we'll get him or her.

Oh, Shay, and since you're so into “honesty, openness and transparency” – could you please give me those public records I asked for, the ones that Office of Information Practices directed you to turn over no later than this past Monday, the ones that would tell us how you paid for all the POHAKU paraphernalia? 

128 comments:

Anonymous said...

No podcast of this anywhere?

jonathan jay said...

talked to J @ Ho`ike - he said it was all tapped and would go into rotation till the election.

Meanwhile, i am going to try and get some audio onto KKCR 91.9 fm this Thursday, 4-6pm with (still unconfirmed) guest Shaylene Iseri Carvalho.

Hopefully, we will work something out.

jj

Anonymous said...

Name one case of a settled suit in which Shay was accused of harassing an employee.

Anonymous said...

Oh you wait and see Anonymous 6:03. What and see...

Anonymous said...

Shay has violated the constitutional rights of some of her employees and taxpayers are footing the bill.

Anonymous said...

The Truth shall set us Free, Shay may be the craziest Hypocrite Kauai has ever seen.

Anonymous said...

Joan - if and when you get information on Pohaku goodies expenditures, will you forward it to attorney Gary Slovin so that he can re-write his opinion with that new information?

Anonymous said...

Justine lied. EEOC settlements are public. There are no public records of any settlements for any money. So there you go.

Joan Conrow said...

No, EEOC settlements are not always public because the Council votes in executive session. But don't worry, public information will be forthcoming on at least two of the settlements.

Anonymous said...

Yes, EEOC settlements are always public. They are federal law, not county law. And if someone leaked info about it before it is public, uh oh, they violated federal law.

Anonymous said...

I don't think it's PONO to racially discriminate against members of one's staff. But hey, not like any of us really believe that Shay is Pono.

Anonymous said...

Dressed to Kill at the Debate....the only thing missing for Shayme was a Kahiko skirt, uli uli and a haka chant

Dr Shibai

Anonymous said...

Does anyone else here see a problem with Koller using confidential information he learned through his position at the county attorney's office for political gain?

Gee i wonder just how "ethical" that is?

Anonymous said...

Does anyone wonder if maybe settlement amounts of public funds are a matter of PUBLIC RECORD?

Anonymous said...

Can't wait to hear more about the EEOC settlements. I wonder if SHaylene told her supporters about it. Or she kept them in the dark.

Anonymous said...

Sorry 8:20 but you are wrong.

Anonymous said...

Yesterday Justin Koller showed just how inexperienced he is, both as an attorney and as a politician, by opening his mouth and revealing information to the public that concerns OPEN EEOC investigations, and doing it for political gain.

Anonymous said...

Shay has cost the County of Kauai hundreds of thousands of dollars for her abuse of power. The PA abuse of power is so sickening that the Flu shot won't be able to protect us against this virus.

Anonymous said...

"hundreds of thousands of dollars..." see, this is the crap that you pull out of your ass. It doesn't pass the smell test.

Anonymous said...

Maybe you've got your head so far up Shay's okole you lost your sense of smell. Noghing was revealed from open EEOC investigatioms so your smear of Justin isn't going to work.

Anonymous said...

So the comments from the Shay supporters here are really confusing; are there NO EEOC complaints against the OPA, or did Kollar 'unethically' spill the beans about open EEOC complaints against OPA? You guys gotta figure out what your message is here...

Anonymous said...

So the comments from the Shay supporters here are really confusing; are there NO EEOC complaints against the OPA, or did Kollar 'unethically' spill the beans about open EEOC complaints against OPA? You guys gotta figure out what your message is here...

Anonymous said...

4 EEOC sttelments from 4 female employees... so far ... $223,000.00 so far... And there has been no violation of confidentiality. The public is entitled to this information that has been kept. secret ... so far.

Anonymous said...

How does Kollar "know" there are EEOC settlements when it is not public information? Do you suppose he knows because of his, or Al's, "official duties"? Did he disclose the information for his personal gain? Oh my. a violation of the code of ethics!

Or does he not know at all and he's just spewing forth rumors his supporters pass among themselves like herpes?


Anonymous said...

Here's another scenario: the people who got the settlements told him. duh

Anonymous said...

Loved it when Shay mentioned prosecuting "one county coucil member?

Anonymous said...

Are you smelling huckleberry beer farts? Your no daisy, you was just full of yourself.

Anonymous said...

Sorta off-topic, but when did the beef between Yukimura and Shay start? I can't remember what it was that happened when they were both on the council...

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...
Does anyone wonder if maybe settlement amounts of public funds are a matter of PUBLIC RECORD?
August 22, 2012 12:41 PM"

I sure do. Thatʻs public money.
Thereʻs ample opportunity for scamming a lawsuit to split a settlement from the county.
And if the public knew what the county attorney and council are agreeing to on some of these suits, they would have been out a long time ago.

By the way, doesnʻt this show up on financial summaries/reports or is all insurance money?

Anonymous said...

What if the county attorney jacked up the amount they offered to award an EEOC complainant just to make the OPA look as bad as possible?

Anonymous said...

Enough about the petty shots at Shaylene already that donʻt have anything to do with qualifications, like how she dressed, etc.

Justin Koller is inexperienced.
That is a fact.
He doesnʻt know squat about Hawaii. That is a fact.

Shaylene is another story in a different way.

So, once again, we have no choice for election.

Frankly, Iʻd be worried if Kollar was PA.
Same goes for Shaylene.

Iʻm not an attorney but I heard unprofessional comments and possible ethical violations coming from both of them last night.
I noticed Koller did a lot of personal jabbing in place of legally based comments.

Anonymous said...

" Anonymous said...

Here's another scenario: the people who got the settlements told him. duh

August 22, 2012 3:19 PM"

Isnʻt there a gag or confidentiality sworn after settlements that they are not to be revealed by anyone?

Anonymous said...

Fiction: but i have to guess when Shay had a beer farting episode and a hershey squirt panty appeared in the ladies room, Joann told Shay to take a bath or brush her teeth and Shay got offended. Oh yeah and she is too friendly with Tim, any friend of Tim's is an enemy of the PA,Mel, Kipu, Kaipo, Darryl and Cpt Kirk ask Lani Kawahara.

Anonymous said...

4:33 PM

Sometimes there is and sometimes there isn't. It all depends on the settlement.

Anonymous said...

Sometimes there is and sometimes there isn't. It all depends on the settlement.

August 22, 2012 4:55 PM

This is correct. The settlement COULD be confidential...or not.

Anonymous said...

Yes it could. But it wasn't.

Anonymous said...

The choice for PA is like having a choice of Kusaka, Baptiste, or Carvalho for Mayor. Pick your poison, the MSDS has Shay's picture as the most deadly and toxic substance in the county of Kauai. It's too bad that the EPA can't clean the corruption mess in our county offices, now that's a Superfund site if i ever seen one.

They say the exxon mobil spill was the largest most dangerous human caused environmental disasters. The county of Kauai OPA office under Shaylene's Rule will be known as the most toxic human caused disaster in the history of Hawaii.

Anonymous said...

You mean the OPA's MSDS, don't you?

Someone call Lenny, he knows what to do. Yeah like call a consultant and pay them 100K for advice.

Anonymous said...

Was Bynum the one that forced Lani out?

Anonymous said...

August 22, 2012 5:21 PM

Nope - that was Kaipo

Anonymous said...


Isnʻt there a gag or confidentiality sworn after settlements that they are not to be revealed by anyone?

August 22, 2012 4:33 PM

not true at all.

Anonymous said...

Ok then what about Kauai Springs? Asking millions from the county because their business was ʻinterruptedʻ?

Secret settlement.

Anonymous said...

All settlement amounts are approved by the County Council, not the County Attorney.

Anonymous said...

Maybe Justin learned about it from the victims..... hmm

Anonymous said...

Pay attenion my neighbors of who are the Powers (GOB) and you will understand the systemic corruption on Kauai. The family connections is the foundation of the existence of a MAFIA on Kauai. Big Brother is here watching because the GOB screwed up so badly that even covering it up wasn't going to go unnoticed and now their militias are trying to hibernate until the FEDS leave.

Anonymous said...

west side shrimp farm, settlement for $250K with no evidence of their claims...curiously that is the max for their insurance liability policy...mmmm

Anonymous said...

the FEDS leave.

August 22, 2012 5:48 PM

hope they stay a good 5 to 10 years - it will take them a while to get the lay of the land...

Anonymous said...

10 years would be appropriate for the FEDS to take down Kauai's Mafia/militia and their associates. I would rather have the FEDS to be here ready and vigilant against the GOB and their associates in office and criminals on Kauai.

Anonymous said...

So how much did Shay cost the taxpayers?

Anonymous said...

What is the true cost of Shay? EEOC settlements, Special Counsel fees, jet setting all over Hawaii and the mainland, etc. What is the price tag to the taxpayers?

Anonymous said...

Probably a cool million but it's not as close as how much the bike path is ripping people off at 4 million per mile, the wailua bridge bid was 1 to 3 million but final cost was 30 million, 100k for consulting of a gym, nearly another cool million for KIUC consultants, don't know how much the tax payers paid for stolen gas, and so forth.

The estimate for the paving of the old haul cane road from mauka of Aston to Hanamaulu would be a few million dollars. This road would alleviate the traffic congestion and help create a steady flow of traffic, just like the kapaa bypass.

Kauai needs to rid ourselves of Nepotism and get qualified people who can make decisions that serves the needs of all Kauaians and not concentrate on just a few bike riders or a group of weathy aristocrats.

Kehaulani Kekua said...

Dr. Shibai: Exactly what do you mean by this? "Dressed to Kill at the Debate....the only thing missing for Shayme was a Kahiko skirt, uli uli and a haka chant"

I'm not making the connection here, and take offense to whatever it is that you are implying. For goodness sake, people who support her probably gave her the leis she was wearing. Explain how hula kahiko, an `uli`uli and a haka chant adds up to something negative in the universe that you're spinning in? ...Cause I don't get it! I'm not so sure our lua brothers would agree either.

Kumu Hula, Kehaulani Kekua
Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai

Anonymous said...

Glen Mickens, stop with the bike path comments. Wait for Joan to write about it first.

Anonymous said...

The haku lei was over the top.

Anonymous said...

Did Mayor Carvalho, Judge Watanabe and Chief Perry attain their positions because they're Hawaiian? No! They earned the right to their positions. We shouldn't pick the next prosecutor based on race, religion, sex or ethnic background either.

Anonymous said...

ur right. let's pick on experience. and let's pick someone that doesn't look and sound like Pee-Wee Herman while we're at it. guy sounds like a pedophile.

Anonymous said...

Kollar knows the settlement amounts because he knows the victims. Duh--he worked at OPA too! Common sense would explain why he wants to run for Prosecutor.

Anonymous said...

SHAY at the debate talking about bail:

"Its unfortunate that the judge is the final determinator"

She maligned our judges and the language in one sentence.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous said...
Was Bynum the one that forced Lani out?

Nope - that was Kaipo
You are both wrong. No one forced Lani out, she just chose not to run for re election. If she had been an independent thinking council person, her experience would have likely been far different. But she chose to be Tim's sidekick, like she was the ghost of JoAnn.A worthless term.But no one forced her out.

Anonymous said...

Mahalo Kehau

Anonymous said...

Mahalo for what? She looked like a clown poor woman...

Anonymous said...

Last comment is the pettiness I was referring to earlier.
That means you have no valid comments to discount someone.

Anonymous said...

Two things bother me about Kollar:

1. His inexperience.
2. He used the advancements provided by Shaylene and our OPA to leap the ladder.

If I were Shaylene, I would be be pissed that someone stepped on me after I gave them a promotion and instead of saying thank you and working to learn more and gain experience, I tried to take her job away.

But she didnʻt say anything about that.

Just an observation weighing both sides. That is not a character trait of someone I would trust.

Anonymous said...

de terminator?

Is this Arnie Schwarznegger or Dr. Doofenschmirtz from Phineas and Ferb?

Anonymous said...

I noticed the police brass all sat on Shay's side.

Anonymous said...

August 23, 2012 8:26 AM -- Leap the ladder? That's plantation mentality to wait for the boss to pick his/her successor.

Anonymous said...

Maybe Kollar sees serious problems with her leadership. I know I did when I worked at OPA.

Anonymous said...

"Maybe Kollar sees serious problems with her leadership. I know I did when I worked at OPA."

Sure you worked for the OPA. Sure you did.

Anonymous said...

I wonder if Joan's blog could be considered cyberbullying... as it is definitely harassing people with repeated offenses or cruel messages. How can you think you are doing anyone a favor by posting information that is not even proven to be correct half the time?

Anonymous said...

It's not cyberbullying because if you're the object of her coverage or crticism, you don't have to visit HER blog, and read what she's writing. No one is making you visit this site and read it.
Bottom line is, if you don't like her stories and what she's writing, go start your own blog.

Anonymous said...

"It's not cyberbullying because if you're the object of her coverage or crticism, you don't have to visit HER blog"

That's an incredibly stupid answer.

Anonymous said...

Not nearly as incredibly stupid as the original comment.

Anonymous said...

What, she bullies you into turning on your computer, forces you to type the web address to her blog in your internet browser, and then forces you to read the content of the blog post she wrote?

Many of the comments left to her blog posts could defnitely be considered cyber-bullying though.

Anonymous said...

Who cares what she looked like? This is Hawaii and wearing lei is a custom which makes us unique. Focus on her work and character instead. There are serious discrepancies coming out of her office. That's where the dialogue should be focused.

Likewise, who cares what Justin looks or sounds like? Calling him a pedophile is ignorant. Yes he lacks experience but for me its all about ethics. Which candidate has the integrity and moral ethics? Shay has shown a lack of these qualities and after the debacle w/ the Laura Butler case, Bynum, and now Pohaku, confidence is lost.

Anonymous said...

Your comment sounds like cyber-bullying, telling lies to try to make Joan look bad. What she publishes is true That's why you don't like it.

Anonymous said...

Joan does her research. Too bad OPA doesn't comply willingly when information is requested by her. Shay had opportunities to clear the record yet she chooses NOT to be transparent. Her behavior is perceived as suspicious. When you're an elected official, perception is everything. If she were above reproach it wouldn't be a problem to disclose information. What's the public to think when she refuses?

Anonymous said...

Joan uses cherry-picked facts, rumor, and innuendo to present the picture she wants her readers to believe.

Anonymous said...

2:47PM I disagree with you. I've watched the Council meetings. Joan does her homework. Her reporting is accurate. It's unfortunate that the Garden Island Newspaper isn't as accurate as Joan is.

Anonymous said...

Notice that the accusers don't cite any examples of Joan using cherry picked facts, rumor or innuendo. And I like how Joan has reported and commented negatively on Joann and Tim and positively on Mel and Kipukai when she thinks it's important. Read her coverage of the vacation rental issue or the bike path. Tim got pounded.

Anonymous said...

"I noticed the police brass all sat on Shay's side."

The chief's wife ordered them to sit there. The chief doesn't call the shots. His wife does, right chief? He's "neutral" or maybe he's neutered.

Anonymous said...

Right now anybody or anything would be a better choice than ShayMelene.

Anonymous said...

It's funny and sick at the same time when the GOB will send the national guard and the other militia to spy on you. First they use his wifes students, and then coworkers, oh yeah before that a kpd relative, church worker, a twacker and the GOB didnt think these same people would rat them out. Is this how they set up the niece a police informant in KPD blue to her own death framing the person who won the rape case against kpd officers including a former cop now a county council member.

Anonymous said...

Was Carl Ritchie involved in the set up? Thats why he got special treatment and was allowed to harass and threatened an officer of the Kauai courts. Carl Ritchie was a convicted pimp who was allowed to run the old free store in kapaa where he had and they sent him female community service workers. This happened on Shay's watch and what former kpd officer shay is very close to and you will see the connection.

Anonymous said...

The last two posts sound like D. Morales.
Careful there girl. Slander can get you in a whole heap o trouble.

Anonymous said...

http://parxnewsdaily.blogspot.com/2012/01/pnn-prosecutor-iseri-under-fire-for.html

What good does "experience" serve when this type of situation is occurring in the "experienced" leadership's domain?

Anonymous said...

How can you take Parx claim seiously when he is peddling the long discredited lie that Bynum was prosecuted for "having had a rice cooker in a family room of his home"?

Anonymous said...

If anyone believes Tim was being prosecuted for having a rice cooker then you are ignorant to Kauai politics.

The reason Tim was green lighted was because he wanted open governance and he took on the GOB. The RETALIATION was all planned out with conspiring parties accept for a few people who was in collusion that did not cooperate with the puppet masters.

This is Kauai Politics a group of powerful corrupt families networking together called the GOB.

Anonymous said...

Glenn Mickens has a good letter to the editor today.

Anonymous said...

Nope, Glenn Mickens drank the Kool-Aid

Anonymous said...

You mean Glenn Mickens didn't drink your Kool Aid.

Anonymous said...

Glenn Mickens is nobody's Kool-Aid drinker.

Anonymous said...

This is what Mickens letter said:

"With all the county funds, time, and publicity surrounding a program that costs less than $5,000 to operate, one would have to wonder what the motivation behind this blatant attack on the OPA so close to election time."

Mickens doesn't remember that Pohaku was an issue back in April:

http://www.kauaieclectic.blogspot.com/2012/04/musings-strange-but-true.html

He also doesn't remember that Pohaku cost the taxpayers $55,000 in salary for the Pohaku staffer, plus the money spent on the booth at last year's farm fair and all the Pohaku trinkets that were paid for by the taxpayers (which Shay refuses to disclose even though it's a public record).

Glenn may not have had any Kool Aid, but his memory ain't what it used to be.

Anonymous said...

Uh, April is still election year politics. And that's what the POHAKU complaining is. Dupe.

Anonymous said...

Anon 8:10...I was referring to Erin Wilson's letter....not Andy Parx's opinion...

Anonymous said...

Even without POHAKU there are so many reasons to question Shay's "leadership. "

Anonymous said...

Do you all see now, how dirty, corrupt, and evil these people are.

This powerful group called the GOB are ventriloquists, puppeteering dummies in the commmunity.

The Big Show on Kauai is not at the county fair, it's the PA's Magic Show. Like any magician's act the people are left wondering and tricked into believing that the show was Real. Get your crayons and helmets people cause the short bus is on it's way and the PA has already taken you all for a carnival ride.

Anonymous said...

All of the KAUA'I POLICE DEPARTMENT is on SHAYLENE's SIDE!

KPD knows the TRUTH about justin who is simply a snake in the grass!

Of all the attorneys on Kaua'i who should have run against Shaylene, who has as much or even more experience, is Al Castillo! But Al is too chicken shit & ignorant compared to her, so he told Justin to run against Shaylene. Al will pull Justin's puppet strings & Justin will do whatever "corrupt & power hungry Napoleon's complex/Black robe syndrome ~ Al Castillo" will tell him to do! Just like the mayor...

Anonymous said...

I agree with you Kumu! People on this blog are so disrespectful towards us Hawaiians. I know our Lua Brothers support Shaylene all the way. How dare Dr. Shibai, which means Doctor Lies, make fun of the beautiful Hawaiian Tradition & Culture! NO RESPECT!!!

Kollar's supporters are just jealous of the love and support showered upon Shaylene by the
beautiful flowers. If people don't like it and think anything negative, move away. Sharing of leis and haku leis is about sharing your love, and there was lots of Love for Shaylene!

Justin looked like a Mortician & sounded like Kermit the Frog!

Anonymous said...

What is happening to Tim and Justin has already happened before.

If you look back at the police chief's debacle, when certain GOB members on the police commission were able to pick a puppet police chief and get rid of two chiefs that did not follow the orders of the Mafia. Read KPD blue


When council members go against the GOB, they will feel the wrath of the Mafia.

There were a couple good police commissioners who fought and lost against the GOB Mafia because they were syndicate commissioners on the board.

Rolf Bieber was targeted after he made some startling revelations and was subsequently replaced with a very powerful fellow, scary kind make you disappear powerful.

All of the crime victims counselors and deputy prosecuting attorneys were replaced because some were syndicates and others were grooming to be. They just weren't apart of the same team of Mafiosos.

You have to understand right now that the the fight for power on Kauai is between two powerful groups. You have total division in all departments and this creates a safety hazard for the lives of all people on Kauai.

Kauai is NOT SAFE with these two groups in power or fighting for power. If you believe that you are then you don't understand what is going on in Kauai's Underworld. Most of the Crime on Kauai is connected to these people. You just have to take the time to identify who they are and what team they are on and you will understand the destruction they have caused on Kauai.

Why do you think Kauai people never showed to the PA's town hall meetings. The whole island has lost trust, faith, and confidence with these people that are sworn to hold an oath of judicial service and this means all departments.

I just hope that the GOB won't be able to steal the election by rigging the ballots at the polls.

Anonymous said...

I think what is happpening here is that the victims of this cabal on Kauai is feed up with their antics and what they've gotten away with for far too long.

I've seen on Joan's blog where the so called good ol boys boasts of how they have all the money, power, resources and people in place to foil an attempt to dismantle this group of families.

It's worrisome and bothersome to me of the things that has gone on here. If the people that are in trusted leadership positions are in a so called gangs of Kauai then I hope the FEDS are paying attention.

A concerned citizen.

Anonymous said...

Leland YADAO for OHA!!!!!!

Nobody for Pros.

Anonymous said...

Kollar said. “We’ve seen federal ... investigators make findings pertaining to racial harassment in the office. These claims costs the county hundreds of thousands of dollars.”

Iseri-Carvalho said. “We need attorneys that follow the law, and this is what we currently have.”

Only one of them can be correct. If EEOC found OPA broke discrimination laws, then she is lying. If EEOC did not make those finding, then he is lying. Simple test.

Anonymous said...

Your paranoia on FEDS, MAFIA, GOB, GANGS needs to be addressed with MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES & MEDICATION.

Anonymous said...

Your problem with people who speak the truth is to claim that they have a mental illness, are conspiracy theorists, or are completely false with their facts.

The people on Kauai have known the existence of this group of families since the plantation days.

Distorting and passing misinformation is a tactic used well for people with agendas catered to fulfilling their goals.

If Plan A did not work then your mother should have used Plan B.

Anonymous said...

Yes I remember how the Good ol boys tried to make Rolf Bieber look crazy because Rolf exposed some corruption.

Anonymous said...

So you're saying the FEDS were crazy when they took down the Planning Department corruption. What jobs do these boys have now? It's musical chairs with the good ol boys.

Anonymous said...

11:07 assumes that if there were EEOC violations they were committed by attorneys or by Shay.

The OPA is staffed by more than just attorneys and any of those people could be the target of EEOC complaints.

Anonymous said...

Considering that EEOC complaints are brought against an employer, and the elected prosecutor is the head of that office... regardless of whether she personally did the harassing or not, she is the one to answer for it. The 'buck' should stop with the PA, they're the highest paid and arguably most powerful law enforcement official in the county. There should be no excuse making.

Also, wasn't Erin Wilson one of the settled EEOC cases against OPA? There really shouldn't reasonably be the question of whether there ARE any EEOC cases. it seems pretty clear there was.

Anonymous said...

The county is the employer, not the elected prosecutor.

So you think if a mail clerk pinched an administrative assistant on the bottom, that it is the fault of the top boss? I don't think most people are going to agree with you.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't matter whether most people agree with anyone in particular. These things are not settled by popular public opinion.
IT does matter that the elected prosecutor is effectively in charge of OPA, and controlling their employees, and creating a work environment where these types of complaints don't happen.
It matters that there is one definite example, and there is a published record where the victim blames the PA, and the management of the OPA, and it does matter that there was a settlement.

Anonymous said...

The prosecutor was asked questions in which she refused to answer then lawyered up and she refuses to produce receipts, expenditures, expenses and the whole logistics of a program that is in question which is POHAKU.

The program was identified as a hand shake deal that violates the state and county procurement process. She then sends her right hand man to ask for a keiki version but refuses to answer questions regarding the program.

Kauai has seen this before in the Kauai food bank scandal, the housing market scandal, the planning department scandal, and other bank room over cold beer deals.

We simply ask the PA to be forthcoming with these documents. If she was in the private sector and refused to give the owners the proper documents then she would be FIRED and or face criminal charges.The REFUSAL to give what the public wants shows that you are hiding behind something and are responsible of subverting the liberties of the community of Kauai.

Anonymous said...

EEOC complaints are not settled by popular public opinion. elections are.

Anonymous said...

What is EEOC? What does it have to do with the prosecutor?

Anonymous said...

EEOC- Equal Employment Occupation Commission is a federa lawl agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination.-Wikipedia

If you have a job it would behoove to know your rights as an employee.

Anonymous said...

EEOC cases and settlements from the OPA has cost the county of Kauai hundreds of thousands of dollars. In simple terms a employee violated equal employment opportunity laws in the OPA and there were settled with large sums of tax payers monies.

There is a independent commission that reviews complaints and validates them or throws it out. It was like when Pluegher, State of Hawaii, and the county of Kauai was found guilty and responsible for the deaths of the 7 people and the unborn child during the Koloko Dam breach and paid millions of dollars for their negligence.

Anonymous said...

Fire the harasser!

Anonymous said...

I second that motion! All in favor say aye! Does oppose nay!

I would propose to the county council of Kauai to remove the harasser(s) from their position(s) that they have sworn an oath to uphold. This person(s) are liabilities to the county and state as well as creators of a hostile work environment.

I request for a agenda item to discuss this matter asap! Your constituents are demanding to get to the bottom of this ordeal that has been kept secret. The citizens deserve answers and the victims deserve restorative vertical prosecution from the culprit(s). You can plead the fifth all that you want to but we recognize guilt when we see one.

So Kauai let's put in letters requesting our county council members to review, discuss, and decide on the termination of the harasser(s) in the OPA that has caused Kauai tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars in EEOC settlements.

Anonymous said...

Behold as they try to manufacture another scandal. Lame and transparent.

Anonymous said...

"Anonymous said...

If anyone believes Tim was being prosecuted for having a rice cooker then you are ignorant to Kauai politics.

The reason Tim was green lighted was because he wanted open governance and he took on the GOB. The RETALIATION was all planned out with conspiring parties accept for a few people who was in collusion that did not cooperate with the puppet masters.

This is Kauai Politics a group of powerful corrupt families networking together called the GOB.

August 24, 2012 8:50 AM"


You donʻt actually believe this do you?

Anonymous said...

TO:August 25, 2012 9:09 AM

"What is happening to Tim and Justin has already happened before."

Oh please. Canʻt you use a better example than those two?

I agree Rolf Bieberʻs questionable and untimely replacement by Warren Perry was despicable.

But tie it up and connect some dots.

Anonymous said...

"11:07 assumes that if there were EEOC violations they were committed by attorneys or by Shay.

The OPA is staffed by more than just attorneys and any of those people could be the target of EEOC complaints.

August 25, 2012 12:26 PM"

Valid reasoning.

Anonymous said...

And the fact that word is out on what an easy tap this county is for a sue job; there could have been some mamby pamby newbie lawyers at OPA that saw a suit in some little thing that most normal employees would have shrugged off...because they realized they were too incompetent to continue a career as lawyer.

But hey why not take some free easy money instead of going to work everyday. Got to remember, if these were attorneys they were out for a buck and had to pal-up to make their charges stronger.

I am not defending Shaylene cause I do not know the particulars but I smell a rat. How come this never happened before? Before she got back there was some pretty unsavory characters from the mainland in charge that didnʻt know their asses from a hole in the ground. And Iʻll bet there was plenty of residual clean-up after she got back too.

Anonymous said...

Kauai historical archives, just watch one of the Godfather's and his bootlickers in action against Tim and Lani.

There are people on this island that has experienced this, know of this, apart of this, or just nonbelievers.

It's like the white lady, night marchers, menehunes, and other things people have experienced, believe, do not believe, or are apart of.

What do you believe in? None of the above, you probably don't believe in Jesus or in God either.

Anonymous said...

Yes DeCosta was a dirt bag but his predecessor thinks she's special cause she's apart of Kauai's Red dirt.

In any private sector a person accused and found guilty of EEO would be disciplined and or terminated and the fact that there are multiple complaints and settlements only streghten the accusers cases.

The recent most famous Sandusky molesting and abuse cases are a perfect example of how the real law should punish the evil doer. Will this happen on Kauai? With recent memory of the Kusaka koloko dam incident and the Dr Speer case, it looks like you can get away with anything on Kauai just as long as you're connected. Everything is unsolved, covered up, superficial, and unattended here on Kauai. Drugs and crime run out of control because the people we trust are protecting their family, friends, and bootlickers.

Anonymous said...

"You can get away with anything on Kauai as long as you're connected"

Just ask Tim Bynum about his illegal apartment some time. Wish I was on the county council so I could get away with having an illegal apartment too. I could just ignore all of planning's certified letters to me and if the OPA tried to prosecute I would just mew that its all a political vendetta.

Anonymous said...

Tim's antics on the council blocking the OPA from receiving federal and state grant money is such obvious payback for having justly been prosecuted for violating the kauai code and having an illegal apartment. He won't be reelected. It was bad enough that he's a scofflaw. It's even worse that he lets his personal pettiness disrupt county business and hurt the children and unfortunate adults who would have benefited from the programs he killed.

Anonymous said...

Such hyperbole. Psykotic rantings or micksinformation? Or ooompahloompah news?

Anonymous said...

To the Head oommmpahloompa. May his reign be short.