08-18-2023, 05:24 AM
how do you fire Kimo without pissing off his ohana?
When, in 1990, 'don't worry be happy' Bernard Akana, who was our mayor at the time, unexpectedly passed away we had a special election which was won by Lorraine Inouye. During her candidacy Lorraine was visibly supported by her family, most notably her brother and his family who shared in producing.. making all the food, and doing the preparations and cleanup, and handling all the arrangements for fund raising events. At the same time her brother was the island's fire chief.
After Lorraine won it was expected that of course she would keep her brother in his position. But instead, telling him that to appoint him as such would be seen as nepotism, she gave the job to someone else. As you can imagine it was a devastating blow to the tranquility of the ohana. But she did it none-the-less.
When, in 1990, 'don't worry be happy' Bernard Akana, who was our mayor at the time, unexpectedly passed away we had a special election which was won by Lorraine Inouye. During her candidacy Lorraine was visibly supported by her family, most notably her brother and his family who shared in producing.. making all the food, and doing the preparations and cleanup, and handling all the arrangements for fund raising events. At the same time her brother was the island's fire chief.
After Lorraine won it was expected that of course she would keep her brother in his position. But instead, telling him that to appoint him as such would be seen as nepotism, she gave the job to someone else. As you can imagine it was a devastating blow to the tranquility of the ohana. But she did it none-the-less.