From the Carroll Cox Show:

On May 25, 2010, Honolulu’s mayor, Mufi

Hannemann, sent a letter to City Council Chairman
Todd Apo reappointing Mr. Andrew Jamila as a
member of the City and County of Honolulu’s
Planning Commission (letter attached). Mr. Jamila’s
new term will expire June 30, 2015. Along with his
letter, Mayor Hannemann customarily sent Mr.
Jamila’s personal information form for Mr. Apo’s
review. The letter and form were also sent to the
City Ethics Commission.
The “Appointee Personal Information Form” Mr.
Jamila completed and submitted indicated that his
employer was Waimanalo Construction, and that the
company did not do business with the City and
County of Honolulu. He also said he personally did
not have any part-time employment, professional
activity, or financial interest other than indicated in
the previous questions. Nor does he foresee any
possible conflict between his present work, financial
investments, business transactions, or any other
activity which would be incompatible with the proper
discharge of his official duties or hinder him from
effectively carrying out the duties for which he has
been appointed.
What is not clear is whether or not Mr. Jamila and
Mayor Hannemann are inadvertently making
“honest mistakes” in regards to Jamila’s
appointment. What is clear and warrants an ethics
complaint is that Mr. Jamila failed to disclose that he
is the President and Director of Waimanalo
Construction Coalition, whose stated mission is to
“assist residents island-wide with employment
opportunities in the construction trade / refer to
Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Training
Program”. The Waimanalo Construction Coalition
has a few grants in the amount of $50,000 each
from Mayor Hannemann’s Leeward Coast
Community Benefits Program for the Waianae
Coast. Therefore, it appears that Mr. Jamila was not
being truthful by concealing, and not disclosing, that
he received grants from the City and County of
Honolulu. This relationship places Mr. Jamila and the
mayor squarely in the middle of a cover up of sorts.
Is the mayor using these grants to pay off Mr. Jamila
for favorable votes on matters before the City and
County’s Planning Commission?
In order for Mr. Jamila to receive a grant from the
City's Leeward Coast Community Benefits Program,
Jamila’s organization, the Waimanalo Construction
Coalition, had to submit a proposal and have it
reviewed by one of two committees whose members
are handpicked by Mayor Hannemann. The
possibility of a cover up increases because the
mayor appointed Ms. Patty Teruya to serve on the
selection committee as well as serving as the
Mayor’s official Special Events Coordinator. Ms.
Teruya not only sits on the selection committee for
the City's Leeward Coast Community Benefits
Program and is a city employee, she is also a
member of the Waimanalo Construction Coalition.
Her official title in documents filed with the Hawaii
State Dept. of Consumer Affairs identifies Ms. Teruya
as “Secretary”. (see attached business rgistrations).
DCCA records also show that Ms. Teruya filed as an
officer with the Waimanalo Construction Coalition on
December 10, 2001. What is not clear is, why did
Teruya remove her name in 2007 but reappears on
form as an officer in 2008 and 2009. Was this
of concern and to avoid scrutiny for the original
grant?
On a side note, Ms. Teruya also serves on the board
of the Friends of Kapolei Hale, which has received at
least $60,000 in grant money from the community.
The mayor’s September 21, 2009, press release
named the Waimanalo Construction Coalition as a
grantee receiving $50,000 dollars that year. Mr.
Jamila’s appointment should be canceled. Ms.
Teruya should be reprimanded and made to
reimburse the taxpayers the total sum of money
granted to the Waimanalo Construction Coalition.
We have filed a Uniform Information Practices Act
Request (UIPA) with the City's Department of
Community Services and Mr. Ernie Martin, Deputy
Director of that department/city council
candidate, for documents relating to the grants
and the selection committees. They have been
asked to expedite the request so that we can get
more specifics regarding the case. We were assured
by Ernie Martin that there would be no unethical
behavior on the part of Ms. Teruya and others
because the mayor "hand picks" the grant selection
committeee. Maybe so, but Teruya still sits on the
board of these organizations. How do you
explain two of her organizations getting picked for
grants? We suspect the amount may be more than
$200,000 based on current information.
We have filed a complaint with the City Ethics
Commission and Todd Apo, Chair, Honolulu City
Council. We will continue to update you as new
developments occur (link to complaint).