When you go through tragedy, you either let that destroy you and you become bitter and never let go, or you can let it make you stronger and let it make you grow. ~ Evanescence The tragedy of life is not death but what we let die inside of us while we live. ~ Norman Cousins

1. FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
For Whom The Bell Tolls was a Problem which I carried on each day.
I know what was going to happen in Principle. But when I invented
what happened each day I wrote.
Earnest Hemingway
Ask not for whom the bell tolls, You might get an answer you don't
especially like.
Earnst Angst
Do not ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.
Earnest Hemingway
On Clifton Hasegawa
Clifton Hasegawa has filed the complaint against members Alika Atay, Kelly King and Elle
Cochran over their call for a public hearing for committee appointments. He said that the
“conduct, spoken words and actions (of the members), demonstrate self-serving interests and
biases that negatively reflect on their ability to represent their constituents and the residents
of Maui.”
Council Rules (Rule 4B) says: “If requests to conduct a public hearing are made by three
members at the same council meeting, the chair shall schedule the public hearing.”
County Charter, Section 4-2 reads: “Upon the request of three members of the council, a
public hearing shall be held on any proposed ordinance or resolution.”
Hasegawa is alleging that the call for the public hearing is a violation of Article 3 (section 3-
5) of the charter, which addresses the council. He said that the charter says “the council shall
determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping of public journal
of its proceedings.” He said that the keeping of a public journal “does not rise to the level of
convening public hearings to determine matters within the purview of the council chair to
conduct council business.”
He compared the council committee selection process and the selection of its leaders to
similar processes of the state Legislature and U.S. Congress, where selection of committee
chairpersons and committee membership are by leaders of the majority.
In his second claim, Hasegawa says that the actions of Council Members Atay, King and
Cochran at that Jan. 2 meeting violated Article 10, Section 10-1 of the charter. Section 10-1
reads: “Elected and appointed officers and employees shall demonstrate by their example the
highest standards of ethical conduct to the end that the public may justifiably have trust and
confidence in the integrity of government.”

2. SAM SMALL · PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Interesting that immediately following the publishing of this article today Hasegawa retracted
his charges. Was that because they were frivolous and intended only to generate negative
press about council members Alika Atay, Kelly King, Don S Guzman and Elle Cochran?
This community voted to bring transparency to our County Government in order to stop the
"old boy" network and corrupt business as usual. Hasegawa is trying to protect that corruption,
as are council members White, and Hokama, Mayor Arakawa and Corporation Council Pat
Wong.
White's manipulation of committees to completely disempower 4 members is a blatant insult
to Maui's voters and should not be allowed to stand. Riki Hokama is attempting to assume
authority of all oversight and investigative powers and if allowed to do so will only ensure that
corruption in Maui continues unabated.
DAJAUN JONES · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I MAUI COLLEGE
He said that the “conduct, spoken words and actions of the member..(YOUR MIKE
WHITE..FOR SURE...), demonstrate self-serving interests and biases that negatively reflect
on their ability to represent their constituents and the residents of Maui.”
AND NOW WEE ASK.....and, "TELL NO-LIE"...Clifton Hasegawa ..???
HOW MUCH WERE YOU "PAID" TO FILE THIS EXACTLY SAME DING.....
WOW..IS THIS YOUR FIGHTING "FIRE WITH FIRE"....plan,
"CAUSE THE PEOPLE here on maui.....WILL ALWAYS WIN AGAINST..THis kind of
"CORRUPTED thought Plan"...(We can see clearly through you..Clifton Hasegawa...NEVER
Ever a Mr...ITS OUR TIME TO FINALLY RULE HERE ON MAUI..
"NON-BROTHER" OF MINE...
For filing this "WORTHLES" not WORTH...the paper your complaint was written
on.....complaint....~!!
Source: Ethics complaint filed against 3 council members By Melissa Tanji. The Maui News. January
12, 2017, accessed April 5, 2018 http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2017/01/ethics-complaint-
filed-against-3-council-members/
Clifton Hasegawa responds
1. Intended to generate Negative Press – Factual References and citations were provided
2. Protecting Corruption – Totally untrue
3. Accepting pay – Absolutely Not
4. War is tragedy. The great war stories are tragedies. It's the failure of diplomacy. 'War
and Peace,' 'A Farewell to Arms', 'For Whom the Bell Tolls.' Those are some of the
greatest tragedies. ~ David Mamet