“The Executive Committee of the Hawaii Business Roundtable respectfully recommends the veto of [civil union bill]HB444. The bill was acted upon in a manner which did not provide time for a meaningful or objective discussion of the many issues that surround the proposed legislation.”
– From a June 4 letter addressed to Gov. Lingle and signed by Gary Kai, director of Hawaii Business Roundtable, a lobby organization whose member list includes the heads of many major Hawaii corporations
“A&B was not aware of the June 4 letter issued by Hawaii Business Roundtable (HBR) Executive Director Gary Kai, prior to its issuance. A&B is not a member of the HBR Executive Committee and did not participate in any discussion or decision of the Executive Committee or any of its members regarding HB444.”
– From a June 21 statement issued by Alexander & Baldwin; A&B President Stan Kuriyama is listed as a member of HBR (as of February 2010) on the group’s Web site but not of the Executive Committee, which includes: David Carey (CEO, Outrigger Enterprises); Allan Landon (CEO, Bank of Hawaii); Nate Smith (president, Oceanic Cablevision Inc.); Constance Lau (CEO, Hawaiian Electric Industries); H. Mitchell D’Olier (CEO, Kaneohe Ranch Company); Arthur Ushijima (CEO, Queen’s Health Systems); Dee Jay Mailer (CEO, Kamehameha Schools); Allen Uyeda (CEO, First Insurance Company of Hawaii); Donald Horner (CEO, First Hawaiian Bank); Harry Saunders (President, Castle & Cooke)
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