08-20-2016, 09:08 AM
Mr Kenoi did decide to apologize publicly and take full responsibility, whatever that means today. He even paid all the money back after becoming aware of the differences afterward. His behavior has probably been more embarrassing and selfish than illegal or criminal, jmo.
Maybe the buying of surfboards, bikes, bar exams, or bar tabs with the p-card was not wrong after all. But, The fact that he "the mayor" has or was spending large amounts of money in off-Island nightclubs known for some prostitution and human trafficking "probably" does not bring him any favors at home or within part of the community.
The frequent nightclub visits are disturbing because the public should have the right to know who or what their P-Card money was spent on "if needed". If he uses his own credit card to pay the bill's that's one thing, when he uses the public's p-card which he was only "entrusted with" to pay the Bill's, then some may feel he should have to explain who, what, and where "if asked upon". By choosing to stay silent or pleading the fifth on who he was with during those nightclub visits, makes it somewhat harder for me to believe or "trust" that they were just reoccurring P-card spending accidents or p-card use misunderstandings. jmo
Also maybe we the public should have a say in how well all of our representatives are traveling or lodging elsewhere? I recently got bumped off of a stand-by flight from Oahu to Hilo a few months back by our senator Mr Ruderman, (he got the last seat). I thought to myself while waiting in Oahu for another two hours, why would he (our senator) be flying stand-by when he is also a millionaire? Then I thought could our "Mayor" also be flying standby between Islands?
Maybe the buying of surfboards, bikes, bar exams, or bar tabs with the p-card was not wrong after all. But, The fact that he "the mayor" has or was spending large amounts of money in off-Island nightclubs known for some prostitution and human trafficking "probably" does not bring him any favors at home or within part of the community.
The frequent nightclub visits are disturbing because the public should have the right to know who or what their P-Card money was spent on "if needed". If he uses his own credit card to pay the bill's that's one thing, when he uses the public's p-card which he was only "entrusted with" to pay the Bill's, then some may feel he should have to explain who, what, and where "if asked upon". By choosing to stay silent or pleading the fifth on who he was with during those nightclub visits, makes it somewhat harder for me to believe or "trust" that they were just reoccurring P-card spending accidents or p-card use misunderstandings. jmo
Also maybe we the public should have a say in how well all of our representatives are traveling or lodging elsewhere? I recently got bumped off of a stand-by flight from Oahu to Hilo a few months back by our senator Mr Ruderman, (he got the last seat). I thought to myself while waiting in Oahu for another two hours, why would he (our senator) be flying stand-by when he is also a millionaire? Then I thought could our "Mayor" also be flying standby between Islands?