Office of U.S. Trustee vs. Harmon - Witness Kazu Hayashida

Office of The United States Trustee vs. Harmon

(Formerly Woo vs. Harmon)

U.S. District Court For the District of Hawaii

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DEFENDANT’S WITNESS

KAZU HAYASHIDA

Former Hawaii Director of Transportation. Hayashida, who received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Hawaii in 1956, began his government career with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. In 1973, he was appointed city deputy of Public Works and was promoted to head the department a year later. In 1975, he was appointed director of the city department of Transportation Services.

Prior to his appointment to the governor's cabinet, Hayashida was the Honolulu Board of Water Supply's manager and chief engineer.

In 1999, Kazu Hayashida made headlines when he awarded nonbid contracts to engineering firms that employed his wife and son.

Address to be determined.

This witness is expected to testify regarding his business, professional, personal and political relationships with Rockne Freitas, Michael Chun, Larry Mehau, Hawaiian Protective Association, Ltd., Akal Security, Norman Mineta, James Nicholson, Ben Cayetano, John Waihee, George Ariyoshi, Dan Inouye, Daniel Akaka, The Carlyle Group, United Defense Industries, Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, Robert Herkes, Yukio Takemoto, Matsuo Takabuki, Henry Peters, Richard Wong, Nathan Aipa, KAI Hawaii, Belt Collins Hawaii, Earl Anzai, Lyn Anzai, Joshua Gotbaum, Hawaiian Airlines, Aloha Airlines, Guido Giacometti, Guy Lam, Colbert Matsumoto, Faye Kurren, Tesoro Hawaii, Chevron-Texaco, John Garibaldi, Hawaii Superferry, Maui Planning Commission, Linda Lingle, J.P. Schmidt, Paul Alston, Judith Neustadter Fuqua, Mary Lou Woo, David Farmer, Barry Fukunaga, Rod Haraga, and other entities to be determined upon discovery.