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REVERE & ASSOCIATES, LLLC A LIMITED LIABILITY LAW COMPANY PAll PALMS PLAZA, 970 NORTH KALAHEO AVENUE, SUITE A301 KAILUA, HAWAI I 96734 ANDREW D. CHIANESE GINGER D. GRINPAS LAUREN C. MCDOWELL· MALIA R. NICKISON-BEAZLEY TERRANCE M. REVERE Also Licensed in MA RONDA KENT O/Counsel November 12, 2015 A Members of the Honolulu Ci Council Ms. Kymberly Marcos Pine [email protected] Mr. Ernest Y. Martin [email protected] Mr. Ikaika Anderson [email protected] Mr. Trevor Ozawa [email protected] Mr. Ron Menor [email protected] Ethics Commission, Ci and Coun of Honolulu c/o Mr. Charles W. Totto 715 South King Street, Room 211 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 768-7786 Fax: (808) 527-5936 ethics@honolulu.gov TELEPHONE: (808) 791-9550 FACSIMILE: (808) 791-9551 Ms. Ann Kobayashi [email protected] Ms. Carol Fukunaga [email protected] Mr. Joey Manahan [email protected] Mr. Brandon Elefante [email protected] Re: Request for Investigation of Haseko's Relationship with DPP Staffers Dear Members of the City Council and the Ethics Commission: I represent thousands of homeowners in a case against Haseko, the developer that promised to build a Marina and failed to deliver it despite entering into a Unilateral Agreement to obtain the zone change that allowed it to make over a billion dollars in home sales and add enormously to the horrific traffic conditions in West Oahu. A jury found that Haseko committed unfair and deceptive acts and practices and that its conduct warranted 20 million dollars in punitive damages. Other claims remain pending against Haseko before the Court. I purposefully waited until after the jury trial to

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REVERE & ASSOCIATES, LLLC

A LIMITED LIABILITY LAW COMPANY

PAll PALMS PLAZA, 970 NORTH KALAHEO AVENUE, SUITE A301

KAILUA, HA WAI I 96734

ANDREW D. CHIANESE

GINGER D. GRINPAS

LAUREN C. MCDOWELL·

MALIA R. NICKISON-BEAZLEY

TERRANCE M. REVERE

• Also Licensed in MA

RONDA KENT O/Counsel

November 12, 2015

All Members of the Honolulu City Council Ms. Kymberly Marcos Pine km [email protected] Mr. Ernest Y. Martin [email protected] Mr. Ikaika Anderson [email protected] Mr. Trevor Ozawa [email protected] Mr. Ron Menor [email protected]

Ethics Commission, City and County of Honolulu c/o Mr. Charles W. Totto 715 South King Street, Room 211 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 Phone: (808) 768-7786 Fax: (808) 527-5936 [email protected]

TELEPHONE: (808) 791-9550

FACSIMILE: (808) 791-9551

Ms. Ann Kobayashi [email protected] Ms. Carol Fukunaga [email protected] Mr. Joey Manahan

[email protected] Mr. Brandon Elefante [email protected]

Re: Request for Investigation of Haseko's Relationship with DPP Staffers

Dear Members of the City Council and the Ethics Commission:

I represent thousands of homeowners in a case against Haseko, the developer that promised to build a Marina and failed to deliver it despite entering into a Unilateral Agreement to obtain the zone change that allowed it to make over a billion dollars in home sales and add enormously to the horrific traffic conditions in West Oahu.

A jury found that Haseko committed unfair and deceptive acts and practices and that its conduct warranted 20 million dollars in punitive damages. Other claims remain pending against Haseko before the Court. I purposefully waited until after the jury trial to

Honolulu City Council Ethics Commission November 12, 2015

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be informed about any private meetings between DPP staffers and a developer or the Sunshine laws will become a farce. (Note that while Haseko's counsel agrees that the DPP should be neutral, "like a judge" Ms. Sokugawa apparently views herself as a cheerleader for Haseko, having given Ms. Tam a "thumbs up" for one of

her performances before the City Council.7)

Please see the attached documents that support the assertions made in this letter.

am very willing to provide additional documentation if you so desire. Thank you for your

consideration of this matter.

Very Truly Yours,

Terrance M. Revere

cc. Via email: Land Use Commission ([email protected]) Mayor Kirk Caldwell

7 See April 29, 2015 Transcript of Deposition of Angela Fong at 29:24 to 30:14, exhibit 3.