David C. Farmer, Successor-Trustee vs. Harmon

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

CV05-00030 DAE KSC

U.S. District Court For the District of Hawaii

Judges: David A. Ezra; Kevin S. Chang

DEFENDANT’S WITNESS

CLAYTON HEE

Hawaii State Senator (D), 23rd Senatorial District; brother of Al Hee (founder and president of Sandwich Isles Communications).

Personal

Married to Lynne Waters, Lynne Waters Communications

Education

Master of Arts, Pacific Islands Studies, University of Hawaii 1979
Professional Diploma, University of Hawaii 1977
Bachelor of Arts, University of Hawaii 1975
Graduate and Student Body President,
The Kamehameha Schools 1971

Elective Office  

Hawaii State House of Representatives, 1982-1984 (Moloka'i, Lana'i, West Maui)
Hawaii State Senate, 1984-1988 (Kailua to Kane'ohe), Chairman,
Judiciary Committee
Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 1990-2002, Chairman of the Board

Professional

Teacher, 1975-1981 (Windward Community College, Maui Community College, Community College of Micronesia, Moloka'i High School, Kalaheo High School, Kailua High School)
Business Owner and Consultant

Community

Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program, Chairman
D.A.R.E. Board Member
Hawaii Visitors & Conventions Bureau Board Member
Hawaii Professional Rodeo Association, Member & Competitor

Member of the following committees:

Higher Education (Chair)
Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs (Vice-Chair)
Tourism

Transportation and Government Operations

23rd Senatorial District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 218
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone 808-586-7330; Fax 808-586-7334
e-mail
senhee@Capitol.hawaii.gov

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NEW DISCOVERY (10-11-08): Additional facts regarding conflicts of interests between Steven Guttman and numerous parties related to this case:

www.kycbs.net/Google-Steven-Guttman.htm

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NEW DISCOVERY (03-01-08): Undisclosed relationships between David Farmer, Steven Guttman, Michael Powell, John McCain, Federal Communications Commission, Summit Communications, Sandwich Isles Communications, Robert Kihune, Gilbert Tam, Al Hee, Clayton Hee, and others. See:

www.kycbs.net/FCC.htm

www.kycbs.net/Hawaii-Public-Radio.htm

www.kycbs.net/Summit-Communications.htm

www.kycbs.net/SandwichIsles.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Powell-Michael.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-McCain-John.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Hee-Al.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Hee-Clayton.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Kihune-Robert.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Tam-Gilbert.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Guttman-Steven.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Farmer-David.htm

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March 17, 2007

Controversial judge gets OK

Lobbying helps confirmation of Glenn Kim

By Richard Borreca, Star-Bulletin

The state has two new judges now that the Senate confirmed Mark Recktenwald as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals and Glenn Kim to the Oahu Circuit Court.

Kim survived a 16-9 vote with both Sen. Clayton Hee, Judiciary Committee chairman, and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa voting against the 14-year veteran deputy city prosecutor.

Kim's nomination became controversial after two former deputy prosecutors said Kim was abusive and disrespectful.

Although Kim had the support of Honolulu Prosecutor Peter Carlisle and Gov. Linda Lingle, Hee said he had doubts about Kim's judicial temperament.

In 2004 the Senate rejected Ted Hong as a Big Island Circuit Court judge on a 13-12 vote, after saying that he also lacked proper judicial temperament.

In the Hong case, however, the Hawaii Bar Association had given him a negative recommendation. Kim was rated qualified by the legal group.

Recktenwald, a former deputy federal attorney and the current state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs director, was confirmed without opposition.

Recktenwald takes over from James Burns as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, the state's second-highest court.

Lobbying helps confirmation

Sen. Clayton Hee says it was his toughest decision, recommending the rejection of deputy city prosecutor Glenn Kim as a Circuit Court judge.

But for Republican Gov. Linda Lingle, it was one of her toughest fights as she maneuvered the nomination through the Senate's partisan minefield.

Hee (D, Kahuku-Kaneohe) lost his fight as the Senate voted 16-9 to confirm Kim.

"Being local, it is tough for us to be in opposition to local people," Hee said in an interview after the vote. "We have that aloha in each of us. It is hard to be different. And I have aloha for Mr. Kim."

Hee insisted that while Kim, 57, had a spectacular resume -- serving in Vietnam, winning the Bronze Star, earning two degrees from Harvard, graduating at the top of his law school class and working 14 years as a deputy Honolulu prosecutor -- his relationships with people were flawed.

Two former deputy prosecutors told Hee's Judiciary Committee that Kim was demeaning, disrespectful and abusive.

Kim told Hee that he denied those charges, which led Hee to say during a 25-minute floor speech that Kim was saying that the women were lying to the committee.

"It is for the nominee to prove his worthiness," Hee said.

But Lingle and city Prosecutor Peter Carlisle had been working their own lobbying campaigns.

Thursday evening, Lingle, Carlisle and Bob Awana, Lingle's chief of staff, went separately door to door to ask senators for their support.

At the same time, senators were getting e-mail in support of Kim. Former state Sen. Russell Blair, who was a former deputy prosecutor and had worked with Kim, e-mailed his support, even though Blair is now living in California.

"Glenn's resume is backed up by his personal qualities. He is bright, hard-working, honorable, generous and is called to public service," Blair said.

Also supporting Kim were Democrats who had not sided with Hee and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa during the Senate reorganization last year.

Former Senate President Robert Bunda, for instance, helped line up votes for Kim.

Sen. Ron Menor, who had supported Bunda in past Senate organizations, said the vote also showed that Democratic politics was changing and that senators felt free to vote against the recommendations of a committee chairman.

"This would have never happened in the past," Menor said.

Hanabusa, who voted against Kim, discounted that assertion. "The Senate has been all over the place," she said. "The votes are just the votes."

http://starbulletin.com/2007/03/17/news/story01.html

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May 13, 2005

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Senators' verbal joust became racist

It was a sad exchange between Sen. Clayton Hee and myself on closing day of the Legislature (Star-Bulletin, May 6). I know I hit pretty hard politically, but I hope my utterances are in the bounds of fair and honorable debate. I don't think the racism and Hee's remarks about Punahou, Outrigger and my ethnic heritage were anything other than racist.

It really is upsetting for me as I have written before about my feelings for Hawaii: I have stood on Mauna Kea and felt the coldness of the snow goddess Poliahu chill my soul. My heart has beat like a ancient chanting drum while running across the scorched lava fields of Kau.

From the crest of Haleakala I have felt the warm rays of the dawning sun as they caress these islands.

Sleeping alone in a cave in Papalaua Valley on Molokai, I have heard the night wind whisper of ancient Hawaii.

I have paddled a koa canoe for painful hours across the Kaiwi Channel.

In the shadow of Konahuanui I have felt the ghosts of warriors.

Fear has seized my being as I screamed across the face of a 20-foot wave at Makaha. I have shared the joy and exhilaration of riding waves with my brothers and sisters Eddie, Buffalo, Rell and so many more.

On a full moon night I have danced with the silver waves of Hanalei.

Every fiber of my being is of Hawaii. My mother's forebears were citizens of the kingdom of Hawaii. Though my koko is not of the ancient people, my heart certainly is. I love this Hawaii as much as any human can.

How dare Clayton Hee insult the people of Hawaii with his self-righteous racism.

Sen. Fred Hemmings

R, Lanikai-Waimanalo

http://starbulletin.com/2005/05/13/editorial/indexletters.html

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NEW DISCOVERY (03-01-08): Undisclosed relationships between David Farmer, Steven Guttman, Colin Powell, Michael Powell, John McCain, Federal Communications Commission, Summit Communications, Sandwich Isles Communications, Robert Kihune, Gilbert Tam, Al Hee, Clayton Hee, and others. See:

www.kycbs.net/FCC.htm

www.kycbs.net/Hawaii-Public-Radio.htm

www.kycbs.net/Summit-Communications.htm

www.kycbs.net/SandwichIsles.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Powell-Michael.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Powell-Colin.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-McCain-John.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Hee-Al.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Hee-Clayton.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Kihune-Robert.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Tam-Gilbert.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Guttman-Steven.htm

www.kycbs.net/CV05-00030-Witness-Farmer-David.htm

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Top 150 Donors/Individual Financial Contributors
to the Political Campaign of
Clayton H W Hee

Name/Location

Employer/Occupation

$ Dollar Amount

Primary/
General

Contribution Date

Bidwell, Clinton
Honolulu, HI
96817

Bidwell & Associates/Financial Advi

$2,100

P

06/07/2006

Hee, Albert S
Kailua, HI
96734

Sandwich Isles Communications/Co-ow

$2,100

P

08/28/2006

Kosasa, Thomas S M.D.
Honolulu, HI
96826

University of Hawaii/Professor

$2,100

P

06/29/2006

McKenna, Michael J
Kailua, HI
96734

Windward Ford/Vice President

$2,100

P

07/17/2006

Nishikawa, Gary T
Honolulu, HI
96813

Deloitte & Touche/Managing partner

$2,100

P

07/12/2006

Ota, Mitch H
Kahului, HI
96732

Irrigation Systems/Owner

$2,100

P

07/12/2006

Waters, Carolyn T
Tyler, TX
75703

Retired/Retired

$2,100

P

07/31/2006

Waters, Paul R
Tyler, TX
75703

Retired/Retired

$2,100

P

07/31/2006

Wright, James H
Honolulu, HI
96813

James H. Wright - Attorney/Attorney

$2,100

P

08/28/2006

Anthony, Garner
Honolulu, HI
96812

Retired/Retired

$2,000

P

07/03/2006

Carrey, William J
Honolulu, HI
96825

Hawaii Law Group LLP/Partner

$2,000

P

07/10/2006

Dods, Walter A Jr.
Honolulu, HI
96821

First Hawaiian Bank/Chairman

$2,000

P

07/13/2006

Doom, Mark E
Dallas, TX
75379

Citigroup/Smith Barney/Stockbroker

$2,000

P

08/05/2006

Farias, John Jr.
Honolulu, HI
96821

Atlantis Submarine Hawaii/Vice Chai

$2,000

P

06/26/2006

Figueiroa, Pamela K
Mililani, HI
96789

R.M. Towill Corporation/Surveyor

$2,000

P

09/02/2006

Fried, L. Richard Jr.
Honolulu, HI
96813

Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina/Attorney

$2,000

P

05/16/2006

Green, Michael Jay
Honolulu, HI
96813

Michael Jay Green and Associat/Atto

$2,000

P

06/21/2006

Hall, Robert J
Kaneohe, HI
96744

Department of Hawaiian Home La/HSD

$2,000

P

06/22/2006

Kaneshiro, Clyde T
Honolulu, HI
96820

Hawaii Disposal/President

$2,000

P

06/02/2006

Kekina, Wayne K
Waialua, HI
96791

Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina/Attorney

$2,000

P

07/18/2006

Kobayashi, Bert T Jr.
Honolulu, HI
96821

Kobayashi & Sugita/Attorney

$2,000

P

06/07/2006

Kuhn, Daniel R.
Kualapuu, HI
96757

Coffees of Hawaii/General Manager

$2,000

P

09/17/2006

Matsumoto, Michael P
Honolulu, HI
96817

SSFM/CEO

$2,000

P

06/07/2006

Nakao, Richard T
Honolulu, HI
96814

RTN Inc./Owner

$2,000

P

07/05/2006

Park, Moon Soo M.D.
Honolulu, HI
96815

Clinical Laboratories of Hawai/Chai

$2,000

P

06/30/2006

Park, Patricia K
Honolulu, HI
96813

Park Park Yu & Remillard/Attorney

$2,000

P

07/01/2006

Sekiya, Gerald Y
Honolulu, HI
96813

Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina/Attorney

$2,000

P

07/18/2006

Trotter, Valerie L
Honolulu, HI
96813

Retired/Retired

$2,000<