Chief Justice nominee grilled over ties to powerful political action committee

[HiloJulie]

So, the Committee voted 3-2 to approve the nomination of Vladimir Devens as Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice where it now goes to the full Senate for final confirmation vote.

Voting for was Vice Chair Gabbard, Chang, and of all wonders of the world, Awa.

Voting against was Chair Rhodes and Puna's own (unfit to say)

What I find truly ironic in this entire ordeal, was with testimony of overwhelming support from virtually every aspect of peoples everyday life in Hawaii, including from the now retired former Chief Justice, with only 4 against, one of those whose written only testimony that was against Justice Devins was from Ann Botticelli, a former KHON and KITV news journalist and communications executive with Hawaiian Airlines and a Honolulu Police Commissioner who is now working for the embattled Sylvia Luke who just went on an extended leave of absence over her potential of being the target of an bribery probe says just exactly where Hawaii is in its twisted political realm, when you consider the ONLY potential downfall of this Chief Justice nominee was because he did not disclose that he sat on a board of a PAC that made negative ads about Sylvia Luke.