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    ETHICS COMMISSION

      CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU

    Date and Place: May 13, 201

      Standa!d F"nanc"al Pla#a

      C$n%e!ence &$$', S("te 211

    P!e)ent: *aty C+en, E)-, C+a"! 

      M"c+ael A- L"lly, E)-, ."ce C+a"!

    Ste/+en S"la, C$''"))"$ne! 

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    *The Motion to Approve and Adopt refers to the document labeled as

    OPEN-7 in the meeting materials for the 6!"#$ meeting that %ou

    re&uested and 'ere provided to %ou earlier toda%( The media polic% that

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    'as passed at toda%)s meeting is OPEN-7 in the meeting materials 'e

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    t+e C$''"))"$n t$ l$$ at t+e /!e)) !elea)e- T$ 'e I d$n=t t+"n t+at=)

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    L"lly: Te5t"n6-

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    L"lly: T+at=) B(d6e), t+at=) d"%%e!ent- 4e=!e n$t B(d6e +e!e- T+") ") a Et+"c)

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    ad"ce, !"6+t< eca()e t+at=) 8+at 8e d$- T+at=) /a!t $% $(! B$9 ") tae

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