David C. Farmer, Trustee vs. Harmon

David C. Farmer, Successor-Trustee vs. Harmon

(Formerly Woo vs. Harmon & Nicholson vs. Harmon)

U.S. District Court For the District of Hawaii

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DEFENDANT’S WITNESS

PONO CHONG

Born and raised in Kailua to Honolulu Firefighter Leonard K.S. Chong and retired realtor and homemaker Helena Goo Chong, Pono and his sister Patti-Jo attended Enchanted Lake Elementary School.

Very active in his youth playing baseball, football, volleyball, and canoe paddling, Pono recalls growing up on the Windward side:

"Windward O'ahu was the best place to grow up. We rode bikes together, played dodge ball and just had fun. It was a much simpler time."

After graduating from the University of Hawaii with a degree in International Economics and Communications, Pono worked for a contract-publishing firm and then went on to work at the Hawaii Senate Committee on Ways and Means as a Budget Analyst.

"I saw how making the right fiscal choices could have a dramatic impact on people's lives," says Pono.

http://www.ponochong.com/personal.htm

I am currently working for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs as the Assistant Coordinator for the Halawa-Luluku Interpretive Development / H-3 Mitigation program. This allows me to promote and preserve Hawaiian history and culture as well as native plants and ecosystems.

In addition, I've worked in both the Executive and Legislative branches of government. As Special Assistant to the Director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, I helped to make the department more friendly to our customers, the businesses of Hawaii.

As a Budget Analyst for the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, I was able to experience the state budget process firsthand and see how the right fiscal choices could make a big difference in people's lives.

http://www.ponochong.com/work.htm

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Hawaii House Blog: March 2008

Vice Speaker Pono Chong; Higher Education Chair Jerry Chang; Public Safety and Military ..... Left to right: Larry Price, Calvin Say, Edison Miyawaki ...

Friday, March 7, 2008

Bills of interest for Monday, March 10th

Committee on Water, Land, Ocean Resources & Hawaiian Affairs, Room 312, 9:00 a.m.

Chair: Rep. Ken Ito

Purchase of Turtle Bay

SB2423, SD2 - Relating to Land Acquisition. Directs the Governor, or the Governor's designee, to acquire lands owned by Kuilima Resort Company, Oaktree Capitol, LLC, and their successor in interest, commonly known as Turtle Bay Hotel and Resort located in Kahuku, Oahu.

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Pono Chong is expected to testify regarding his business, professional and personal relationships with Bishop Museum, Mark Polivka, Colbert Matsumoto, Island Insurance Company, AIG, Robin Campaniano, Neal Kunde, Patti-Jo-Day, Calvin Say, Robert Herkes, OHA, Haunani Apoliona, The Nature Conservancy, Lawrence Reifurth, Rey Graulty, Wayne Metcalf, J.P. Schmidt, David Farmer, KKEA Sports Radio, and others to be named upon discovery.