10-26-2016, 04:22 PM
Kenoi was not thinking about his wife and his kids when he went on the county funded spending spree. He wasn't thinking about the taxpayers or the dignity of his position, either. What Kenoi was thinking about was purely his own pleasure and aggrandizement. Now there will be consequences, whether he is convicted or not.
Word among the politically connected has it that the shine was off Kenoi's apple in the eyes of the big players in Honolulu when he barely defeated the virtually unfunded Harry Kim in the runoff in 2012. Some think that the trial was the result of some bigger players wanting to keep Kenoi from climbing too fast, and not a real gesture toward justice. Can he come back from this? Well, stranger things have happened, but it could only happen if he walks away without a felony conviction.
Whatever the outcome, the pCard regulations need to be tightened. It was so galling to have supposedly legitimate officials sit on the witness stand and say, "Well, the mayor can basically do whatever he wants." That disgraceful situation has to stop and needs to be the first priority for the new council.
Word among the politically connected has it that the shine was off Kenoi's apple in the eyes of the big players in Honolulu when he barely defeated the virtually unfunded Harry Kim in the runoff in 2012. Some think that the trial was the result of some bigger players wanting to keep Kenoi from climbing too fast, and not a real gesture toward justice. Can he come back from this? Well, stranger things have happened, but it could only happen if he walks away without a felony conviction.
Whatever the outcome, the pCard regulations need to be tightened. It was so galling to have supposedly legitimate officials sit on the witness stand and say, "Well, the mayor can basically do whatever he wants." That disgraceful situation has to stop and needs to be the first priority for the new council.