tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5020419362672191866..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: EEOC Settlements ConfirmedJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-70943241669516706002012-09-01T06:59:35.121-10:002012-09-01T06:59:35.121-10:00The OPA employee put up those offensive sheets of ...The OPA employee put up those offensive sheets of paper because he supports Justin and wanted to make Shay look bad? Or are the only supporters that Justin has in OPA narrow minded bigots?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-66113055265212278822012-08-31T14:12:30.831-10:002012-08-31T14:12:30.831-10:00Yes, I deleted those comments about a deputy prose...Yes, I deleted those comments about a deputy prosecutor because I didn't think it was appropriate for OPA administrators to be revealing confidential information about one of their employees.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73887845631717915202012-08-31T13:08:38.470-10:002012-08-31T13:08:38.470-10:00Mr. Jordan's posters say enough about him that...Mr. Jordan's posters say enough about him that I don't really think I need to or want to know him. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-71018555632342639332012-08-31T12:30:12.834-10:002012-08-31T12:30:12.834-10:00You guys are too much... You speak as if you know ...You guys are too much... You speak as if you know Mr. Jordan, but you really have no clue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-91400588452679235532012-08-31T11:34:52.567-10:002012-08-31T11:34:52.567-10:00uh, yes he is. Everyone knows who he votes for. ...uh, yes he is. Everyone knows who he votes for. Nice try but u lose, i like ur use of the word "visible" though, which suggests that even you know the truth and just want to suggest that he isn't out waving signs. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-41815143672528661032012-08-31T08:59:41.742-10:002012-08-31T08:59:41.742-10:00Lawrence Jordan is NOT a visible Justin Kollar sup...Lawrence Jordan is NOT a visible Justin Kollar supporter. Nice try though - nice try to make Shay's wrongdoing stick to Justin!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90300680801433739352012-08-31T08:32:47.872-10:002012-08-31T08:32:47.872-10:00Another female employee was overheard telling him ...Another female employee was overheard telling him "you may just have to take one for the team." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-24676636611509009022012-08-31T08:26:21.593-10:002012-08-31T08:26:21.593-10:00The employee that had the posters up is Lawrence (...The employee that had the posters up is Lawrence (Lohiau) Jordan, an ardent Justin Koller supporter. What does that tell you? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4290553234495450992012-08-29T18:45:43.022-10:002012-08-29T18:45:43.022-10:00Forget Bynum and his illegal unit. Lots of those u...Forget Bynum and his illegal unit. Lots of those up and down my street. I probably live in one. Sure they are a zoning issue and revenue issue, but I don't really see them as an issue that the OPA should be working on. Isn't that Planning or Treasurer's problem? And actually, seeing as how my lodging depends on an illegal unit, I'm happy to have a "sympathizer" on the council.<br /><br />But back to POHAKU again. I'd really like to understand how that was run. The money seems like peanuts ($200/person), so I'm more concerned about who's getting out of jail free, how is Jake associated it, and why it seems to be affiliated with Shay's campaign (still haven't answered Joan's legitimate requests for information).<br /><br />Even if I'm voting for Kollar anyways, I'd like to make sure people are held accountable.watchdognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-81072801853650658982012-08-28T18:20:17.399-10:002012-08-28T18:20:17.399-10:00OPA should prosecute petty misdemeanor and misdeme...OPA should prosecute petty misdemeanor and misdemeanor cases ethically and intelligently. Secretly taping witnesses and prosecuting when there is no case is both unethical and stupid. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39797149825423813292012-08-28T17:37:08.008-10:002012-08-28T17:37:08.008-10:00Cost of Bynum's refrigerator to County taxpaye...Cost of Bynum's refrigerator to County taxpayers = 0<br />Cost of Shaylene's settlements to County taxpayers = $223,000Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49294549749044140142012-08-28T14:48:54.522-10:002012-08-28T14:48:54.522-10:00That's right. The OPA should not prosecute any...That's right. The OPA should not prosecute any petty misdemeanors. They should just get rid of the district court. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-45065573765239781542012-08-28T14:43:59.405-10:002012-08-28T14:43:59.405-10:00Shay and Bynum entwined in a sick dance of politic...Shay and Bynum entwined in a sick dance of political manuverings and paybacks. Get rid of them both in my opinion. Clean slate. Not voting for either!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-31325853615215294572012-08-28T14:34:47.235-10:002012-08-28T14:34:47.235-10:00Sure, if you think Tim Bynum's potential illeg...Sure, if you think Tim Bynum's potential illegal apartment is really the most important thing for the prosecutor, her first deputy, other deputy PA's, countless legal staff, planning inspectors, the planning director, and the courts to spend so much county time and money on...sure. It's not like nothing else is worth looking into on Kauai, right? No capital crimes, no drug problems, no pill-mills, no theft, no property crimes, no illegal guns... yeah, the lawsuit will be totally worth the sloppy legal work, broken laws from people who are paid well to know better, and conflicts of interest from the OPA, to get that rascally Tim Bynum and his 'illegal' apartment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-74346221729125388672012-08-28T14:22:22.033-10:002012-08-28T14:22:22.033-10:00Bynum had an illegal apartment he was renting to t...Bynum had an illegal apartment he was renting to tenants. He abused his power to stonewall the planning department when the planning department dared to treat him like a normal citizen instead of the big shot wit special privileges he thinks he deserves. The AG was a pus for not prosecuting but it's not surprising the state would not want to get in the middle of a fight between an outlaw county councilman, the planning department and the prosecutor. <br /><br />Bynum is clearly the abuser in this scenario. If you really believe he doesn't have an illegal apartment then you are dillusional. Go ahead, grant your superiors special rights to break the law the rest of us have to follow. Disgusting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-7705548496123272652012-08-28T13:39:03.358-10:002012-08-28T13:39:03.358-10:00This RETALIATION on Tim Bynum by the PA is for per...This RETALIATION on Tim Bynum by the PA is for personal VENGEANCE! Plain and simple and the persons involved are scum bags. They are apart of this group powerful group of dirt bags on Kauai that think they run this island. They have money, power, people in office, militias, syndicates, county coroners, newspapers, and others in place to ruin peoples reputations, attack, kill, and destroy any and all that goes up against this group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79785789449692422632012-08-28T12:55:36.150-10:002012-08-28T12:55:36.150-10:00That "May 5th TGI story "Special Prosecu...That "May 5th TGI story "Special Prosecutor: Bynum case could not go to trial " only apeared online and never in the print addition of the Garden Island so most people never heard the punch line of this incredible abuse of power.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15063290528009718032012-08-28T12:48:26.519-10:002012-08-28T12:48:26.519-10:00Sounds like bogus charges and prosecutorial miscon...Sounds like bogus charges and prosecutorial misconduct to me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-25700125552733803462012-08-28T12:45:46.412-10:002012-08-28T12:45:46.412-10:00The definition of kitchen requires proof that the ...The definition of kitchen requires proof that the room is used for cooking and preparing food. No stove, no cooking (unless they just eat cooked rice and everything else is raw). Prosecutors too stupid to figure that out? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-71073028589499281222012-08-28T12:28:44.901-10:002012-08-28T12:28:44.901-10:00From May 5th TGI story "Special Prosecutor: B...From May 5th TGI story "Special Prosecutor: Bynum case could not go to trial " by Tom Laventure<br /><br />"Minatoya said county witnesses would not testify that Bynum’s addition was a second kitchen as designed specifically for use in cooking and preparing food in violation of Section 8-1.5 of the Kaua‘i County Code.<br /><br />There was not sufficient testimony to show that a live-in family friend who used the addition had placed Bynum in violation of the dwelling ordinance. The resident testified to using the main kitchen facilities, he said.<br /><br />Testimony also lacked proof that a portion of the residence was being used by an individual or a group for exclusive residential occupancy of a housekeeping unit. There were allegations but no one had personal knowledge, Minatoya said.<br /><br />“In my mind it’s clear, and whether I could prove that is the question, when a person is testifying that they used the same kitchen as everybody else,” he said.<br /><br />The compliance inspections were in violation of regulations, according to Minatoya. It came down to whether there was valid permission for the compliance check.<br /><br />The Kaua‘i OPA’s case stood on the inspectors saying Bynum had signed a user agreement that allowed spot checks, he said. A violation could result in losing the permit, but a court would not see that as reasonable for criminal prosecution.<br /><br />“The permit was for the construction of the dwelling and that was already completed,” Minatoya said.<br /><br />The second charge was assessed from a compliance check and that is basically another charge for the same offense, he said. The county was asking for permission to ensure that a violation was remedied, saw something else and gave another notice basically for same offense, he said.<br /><br />Hempey filed motions to suppress, dismiss, and to recuse the OPA in March. A former Kaua‘i prosecutor testified and Judge Watanabe summarily granted Hempey’s motion for recusal and disqualified the entire office, turning it over to the state Attorney General's office in April.<br /><br />Watanabe declared a conflict in the OPA’s case from “highly improper” and “compelling public interests.”<br /><br />...<br /><br />Minatoya said he has a working knowledge of the County Comprehensive Zone Ordinances. He also served as a Deputy Corporate Council on zoning issues on Maui.<br /><br />“I’ve worked those cases before,” he said.<br /><br />In the interest of judicial economy, Minatoya entered a stipulated order to dismiss rather than wait to produce in person at what would have been the next hearing. Without judicial concerns, he held the decision for dismissal."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-48464626710129816162012-08-28T11:42:20.008-10:002012-08-28T11:42:20.008-10:00Courts can decide if its trespassing. Its definite...Courts can decide if its trespassing. Its definitely despicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-46327785928860968682012-08-28T11:23:07.210-10:002012-08-28T11:23:07.210-10:00It's tresspassing to go up to an apartment and...It's tresspassing to go up to an apartment and knock on the door and take pictures of what is in plain view through the door? No. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-90810678937940249702012-08-28T11:15:36.496-10:002012-08-28T11:15:36.496-10:00the pictures they took when they were trespassing ...the pictures they took when they were trespassing on his property? I could see why they wouldn't want to admit that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-30004822259380667012012-08-28T11:13:55.435-10:002012-08-28T11:13:55.435-10:00"Thats why planners didn't want to testfy..."Thats why planners didn't want to testfy. They didn't want to commit perjury"<br /><br />Commit perjury how? By testifying that the pictures they took through the glass sliding doors of Bynum's illegal kitchen are pictures of Bynum's illegal kitchen? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19131334212646326142012-08-28T09:50:42.547-10:002012-08-28T09:50:42.547-10:00Thats why planners didn't want to testfy. They...Thats why planners didn't want to testfy. They didn't want to commit perjuryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com