Maui Hawaii - Mayor Michael Victorino - Leadership - Charting Rough Seas
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![TAKE THIS COWBOY OUT TO THE WOODSHED
“JUST WANTED TO CHASE THE NEON RAINBOW, LIVE THE BIG CITY LIFE”
COUNTY PLANS TO TURN OVER WONG CASE TO STATE AG
By Colleen Uechi. The Maui News
March 11, 2019, accessed March 11, 2019
http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/03/county-plans-to-turn-over-wong-case-to-state-ag/
Mayor Michael Victorino said his administration plans to hand over the case of Corporation
Counsel Patrick Wong to the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General.
Wong, 53, was placed on administrative leave Saturday after being arrested on physical abuse
charges. Victorino said Sunday evening that Maui police were working to complete their
investigation and interviews so they could turn over their reports to the attorney general’s
office. He said he was hoping to get a response from the attorney general later this week.
“We would have to finish our investigation, provide that evidence to the AG’s office, then the
AG can turn around and file the charges, whatever it might be,” Victorino said.
The case had been referred to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, but to avoid any
conflict of interest, the department decided to refer the case to the state attorney general,
Victorino said. The department is also currently without a permanent director; former
Prosecuting Attorney John D. Kim was voted out by the County Council last month, and
former Councilmember Don Guzman has been nominated in his place.
Victorino said he was “not at liberty” to share any other details of what led to Wong’s arrest.
He did confirm that the woman was Wong’s girlfriend and that she had been working in the
Department of the Corporation Counsel when Victorino came into office. Victorino said he
decided to transfer her to the Office of Management in an attempt to “eliminate or lessen any
nepotism that may have been pre-existing.”
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- 1. TAKE THIS COWBOY OUT TO THE WOODSHED “JUST WANTED TO CHASE THE NEON RAINBOW, LIVE THE BIG CITY LIFE” COUNTY PLANS TO TURN OVER WONG CASE TO STATE AG By Colleen Uechi. The Maui News March 11, 2019, accessed March 11, 2019 http://www.mauinews.com/news/local-news/2019/03/county-plans-to-turn-over-wong-case-to-state-ag/ Mayor Michael Victorino said his administration plans to hand over the case of Corporation Counsel Patrick Wong to the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General. Wong, 53, was placed on administrative leave Saturday after being arrested on physical abuse charges. Victorino said Sunday evening that Maui police were working to complete their investigation and interviews so they could turn over their reports to the attorney general’s office. He said he was hoping to get a response from the attorney general later this week. “We would have to finish our investigation, provide that evidence to the AG’s office, then the AG can turn around and file the charges, whatever it might be,” Victorino said. The case had been referred to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, but to avoid any conflict of interest, the department decided to refer the case to the state attorney general, Victorino said. The department is also currently without a permanent director; former Prosecuting Attorney John D. Kim was voted out by the County Council last month, and former Councilmember Don Guzman has been nominated in his place. Victorino said he was “not at liberty” to share any other details of what led to Wong’s arrest. He did confirm that the woman was Wong’s girlfriend and that she had been working in the Department of the Corporation Counsel when Victorino came into office. Victorino said he decided to transfer her to the Office of Management in an attempt to “eliminate or lessen any nepotism that may have been pre-existing.” [Emphasis Supplied] NEVER MAKE NEAGTIVE COMMENTS OR SPREAD RUMORS ABOUT ANYONE. IT DEPRECIATES THEIR REPUTATIONS AND YOURS. ~ Brian Koslow HOW TO SAY NO COMMENT WITHOUT SAYING NO COMMENT By Jonathan & Erik Bernstein, Free Management Library March 21, 2012, accessed March 11, 2019 https://managementhelp.org/blogs/crisis-management/2012/03/20/how-to-say-no-comment/ I don't have anything to say about that. I cannot comment on these matters. I have nothing to add.