tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post7207118013901604254..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: On Various TopicsJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-83472919555709629072012-10-04T09:13:01.205-10:002012-10-04T09:13:01.205-10:00Well then this fact/event DID hold up keiki POHAKU...Well then this fact/event DID hold up keiki POHAKU:<br />"<br />The Office of the County Attorney had issued its own legal opinion in April, which questioned OPA’s authority to run programs, refer participants or charge fees. This effectively halted diversion programs including Drug Court, Teen Court and POHAKU, according to OPA."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-69384417197030156822012-10-04T08:20:31.262-10:002012-10-04T08:20:31.262-10:00The county attorney was talking out of both sides ...The county attorney was talking out of both sides of its mouth. It told the OPA that it arguably lacked authority under the charter to administer diversion programs, period. But then when the OPA stopped referring to all programs the county attorney said it only meant only POHAKU.<br /><br />But those two positions are irreconcilable. And in fact, yesterday Al said again that the OPA lacks express authority under the charter and that he would have to check to see if there was maybe implied authority. When Mel asked if that meant teen court as well Al had to admit it does. Nadine sited that as a reason for postponing the issue pending the <br />CA's getting back to the council with answers.<br /><br />So the CA has been contradicting himself. And if the OPA had not stopped all referrals then the CA would have found fault with that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33937696130533741432012-10-04T08:04:54.472-10:002012-10-04T08:04:54.472-10:00No, the county attorney never told her not to refe...No, the county attorney never told her not to refer candidates to teen court. <br />From the August 03 TGI story by Tom Laventure, emphasis added:<br />"Castillo said the legal analysis is an assessment of special counsel appointed to defend the OPA, and not a decision. He disagreed with the assessment that procurement laws were not violated as alleged by an internal procurement investigation conducted by the Department of Finance.<br /><br />The Office of the County Attorney had issued its own legal opinion in April, which questioned OPA’s authority to run programs, refer participants or charge fees. This effectively halted diversion programs including Drug Court, Teen Court and POHAKU, according to OPA.<br /><br /><b>The OPA was informed by county administration that only POHAKU was in question, Castillo said. The other diversionary programs could and should continue to follow proper procurement procedures.</b>"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75563715156426619722012-10-04T07:30:01.376-10:002012-10-04T07:30:01.376-10:00So, does this comment (6:42 AM) indicate that the ...So, does this comment (6:42 AM) indicate that the county attorneyʻs office was behind the hold-ups in referrals all this time? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-32289968075301300182012-10-04T06:42:32.768-10:002012-10-04T06:42:32.768-10:00Referrals were stopped twice. Once after the CA...Referrals were stopped twice. Once after the CA's opinion that OPA did not have authority, (they were started up again after Slovin said there is authority), and again after Lee of OYS said there was a procurement problem with teen court. It's all in the Garden Island story:<br /><br />on April 10, OPA received an unsolicited legal opinion from the County Attorney’s Office questioning the legality of the OPA utilizing diversion programs. OPA then discontinued all referrals to diversion programs, including Drug Court, Teen Court POHAKU, and Mental Health Diversion,<br /><br />On July 30, special counsel Gary Slovin issued an opinion that OPA has legal authority to make diversion program referrals. <br /><br />“As of that date, the OPA restarted referrals to Drug Court, Teen Court and Mental Health Diversion,”<br /><br />In August, two more referrals were made to Teen Court, until Iseri-Carvalho spoke with Lee, who informed her of the potential procurement problem.<br /><br />On Sept. 11, Lee sent OPA an email asking if any referrals had been made to Teen Court, according to Iseri-Carvalho<br /><br />she asked Lee if the sole source of contract could be violating the procurement code, since he had indicated that there was a problem.<br /><br />Lee’s answer was, “You’ll have to ask (the State Procurement Office) for an absolute answer but I can tell you with the HRS, the HAR and what I know for SPO so far … there is a violation.”<br /><br />For that reason, the OPA stopped for a second time referrals to teen court.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14087427132530068372012-10-03T21:23:03.227-10:002012-10-03T21:23:03.227-10:00I would trust Shaylene to run a clean, effective d...I would trust Shaylene to run a clean, effective diversionary program. She's proven responsible with the County vehicles, travel, Pohaku trinket purchases ($9000 taxpayer money), giving generous (again with taxpayer $) raises to bloggers, jobs to friends and family, management (4??? EEOC settlements). Why not give her more money to spend?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-87842665370153178702012-10-03T19:15:45.735-10:002012-10-03T19:15:45.735-10:00"That is why there has been no program for te..."That is why there has been no program for teens.<br /><br />October 3, 2012 3:33 PM"<br /><br />But according to the Garden Island:<br /><br />"County Prosecutor Shaylene Iseri-Carvalho, however, said OYS Program Specialist Christopher Lum Lee did inform her of a potential procurement problem regarding Teen Court, which led OPA to cease referrals."<br /><br />So who made Shaylene stop referring cases to Teen Court? Al or Christopher? OPA spinners, get your spin straight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-56529869977023266312012-10-03T16:41:24.369-10:002012-10-03T16:41:24.369-10:00Our County Government is a Circus....and the anima...Our County Government is a Circus....and the animals and clowns are running wild.<br /><br />Who is selling the hot dogs?<br />Who is collecting the money?<br /><br />Will the BS ever end?<br /><br />Does the Church have "religion"?<br /><br />Stay tuned.......<br /><br /><br />Dr Shibai<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-78620345270876661502012-10-03T15:33:18.703-10:002012-10-03T15:33:18.703-10:00"The real tragedy is that for the last 4-5 mo..."The real tragedy is that for the last 4-5 months there has been NO program for teens."<br /><br />Today Al Castillo admitted on TV that in his opinion OPA does not have express authority under the county charter to administer any diversion programs. That is what the first county attorney decision to the OPA that started all this ridiculousness said. After questioning from Nadine he is finally going to "find out" if he thinks the OPA has implied authority.That is why there has been no program for teens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-15876536752292016162012-10-03T15:28:57.990-10:002012-10-03T15:28:57.990-10:00"I think you've hit on it. Dumping Teen C..."I think you've hit on it. Dumping Teen Court gives more possible clients for POHAKU or similar in-house activities."<br /><br />Keiki POHAKU is contractually allowed to take only kids that do not qualify for teen court. There is no intention whatsoever to dump teen court. OPA wants both teen court and Keiki POHAKU to operate concurrently.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-4421373860773505892012-10-03T14:15:18.619-10:002012-10-03T14:15:18.619-10:00The real tragedy is that for the last 4-5 months t...The real tragedy is that for the last 4-5 months there has been NO program for teens. Shaylene may believe that the POHAKU program is better than Teen Court, but I think we can all agree that some program is better than none. Where's the concern for the kids?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-52696743488686659072012-10-03T13:24:49.859-10:002012-10-03T13:24:49.859-10:0012:29 - I think you've hit on it. Dumping Teen...12:29 - I think you've hit on it. Dumping Teen Court gives more possible clients for POHAKU or similar in-house activities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-59139212344225144592012-10-03T12:37:27.231-10:002012-10-03T12:37:27.231-10:00How could SHPD condone this travesty? They all sh...How could SHPD condone this travesty? They all should be fired. How could an agency under probation to fail to protect a National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmark and ancient Hawaiian archaeological site?<br /><br />The thatch church that predates the coral church held 4,000 people. <br /><br />How dare the church say the burials are christian and hence church property? Socially unconsionable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-53406337473619999742012-10-03T12:29:06.645-10:002012-10-03T12:29:06.645-10:00What you all aren't paying attention to is tha...What you all aren't paying attention to is that there are programs already in place that supersedes the PA's created programs. What she is doing is taking jobs already in place and giving it to people who support and is loyal to her and her insanity. The OPA has investigators and yet she hires Mel and pays him. The OPA had a crime victim witness program but then dismantles it to create jobs for her supporter Kipu and friends at the Ywca. The judicial system has a deffered acceptance plea for first time offenders but then the PA creates Pohaku which is similar and has jake as a rep for the real mainland comany that we think is receiving the money. All of this is easy to understand once you find out who and what they are all connected to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-52785756322172411802012-10-03T10:02:26.374-10:002012-10-03T10:02:26.374-10:00The epitome of the human realm
is to be stuck in a...The epitome of the human realm<br />is to be stuck in a huge <br />traffic jam of discursive thought.<br /> --Chogyam TrungpaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-42694098071147777612012-10-03T09:52:40.040-10:002012-10-03T09:52:40.040-10:00Then why stop referrals? Then why stop referrals? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-33341599683184197852012-10-03T09:45:56.064-10:002012-10-03T09:45:56.064-10:00teen court is not OPA's program. If there'...teen court is not OPA's program. If there's procurement violation, has nothing to do with OPAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-23236437231181733762012-10-03T09:32:09.077-10:002012-10-03T09:32:09.077-10:00No-brainer solution: quit violating procurement la...No-brainer solution: quit violating procurement law.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-53444251630656637902012-10-03T09:31:57.935-10:002012-10-03T09:31:57.935-10:00Office of Youth Services Executive Director David ...Office of Youth Services Executive Director David Hipp's employee, OYS Program Specialist Christopher Lum Lee, told OPA the program had a procurement violation. <br /><br />I suppose you think if the OYS says there is a violation the OPA should continue on as if nothing is wrong. Of course, if the OPA did that, then you would be condemning them for not listening to the OYS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-50495801436474731142012-10-03T09:26:20.596-10:002012-10-03T09:26:20.596-10:00Imagine what Joanne, Tim, and Joan would be saying...Imagine what Joanne, Tim, and Joan would be saying if the OPA had continued to refer to Teen Court after getting an email from the state saying the program violates the procurement code. It's a catch 22. Damned if they do. Damned if they don't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-234419833296874732012-10-03T09:25:56.207-10:002012-10-03T09:25:56.207-10:00You conveniently skipped this part:
Office of You...You conveniently skipped this part:<br /><br />Office of Youth Services Executive Director David Hipp, on a letter dated Friday to the Kaua‘i County Council, denies he had advised the county Office of Prosecuting Attorney to stop referring youth to Hale ‘Opio’s Kaua‘i Teen Court program.<br /><br />“At no time did I either advise or direct the Kaua‘i Office of the Prosecuting Attorney to cease referrals to Teen Court,” Hipp states in the letter.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-39212554691560975572012-10-03T09:22:55.209-10:002012-10-03T09:22:55.209-10:00You only have to read the Garden Island story to s...You only have to read the Garden Island story to see that what you are saying is not true. <br /><br />The OPA sent OYS Program Specialist Christopher Lum Lee an email asking if the sole source of contract could be violating the procurement code, since he had indicated that there was a problem.<br /><br />Lee responded with an email to OPA saying:<br /><br />“You’ll have to ask (the State Procurement Office) for an absolute answer but I can tell you with the HRS, the HAR and what I know for SPO so far … there is a violation.”<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com