Big welcome to Linda Fernandez, the newest member of the LC Adjudication Board. Fernandez, you’ll recall, was nominated in the wake of the Ron McOmber flap, which saw McOmber, an LC vereran who served stints on both the Adjudication Board and the Liquor Commission, disapproved by the County Council amid allegations of sexual harassment and other issues. Fernandez—who like … [Read more...] about Adjudication Board Gets a New Member But Hears No New Cases
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Restoring Geographic Balance to the Maui County LC
Last month, we told you about the case of Ron McOmber, the Adjudication Board nominee (and former Liquor Commission and Adjudication member) who the County Council rejected after past allegations of sexual harassment and other issues were brought forward. The current nominee for that still-vacant Adjudication seat is Linda Fernandez, who's awaiting Council approval. Both … [Read more...] about Restoring Geographic Balance to the Maui County LC
Filling the Adjudication Vacancy
A few weeks ago, I told you about the controversy surrounding Adjudication Board nominee Ron McOmber. For those new to the story, McOmber—a former Liquor Commission and Adjudication member—raised eyebrows because of past allegations of sexual harassment and because he’s currently among a group of Lanai residents challenging the residency status of Councilmember Sol … [Read more...] about Filling the Adjudication Vacancy
Adjudication Board Shows Rare Mercy
The prospect of attending a Department of Liquor Control meeting on April Fools’ Day was too tempting to pass up. So even though there were only two cases on the Adjudication docket and I had other work piling up at the office, I trekked over to the David K. Trask Building in Wailuku. Turns out I got to see something I’ve never seen in nearly two years covering the LC—and it … [Read more...] about Adjudication Board Shows Rare Mercy
Council Rejects McOmber
Last week, I told you about the County Council Committee of the Whole’s vote to approve Ron McOmber to the LC Adjudication Board. In that column, I wrote that the tension was “palatable” even on the Akaku footage. Several readers pointed out my linguistic slip, but it proved to be unintentionally apropos. When the Council considered McOmber on March 19, the tension was again … [Read more...] about Council Rejects McOmber