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Committee forwards resolution to indemnify former county employees in Yoshida lawsuit

3429270 · May 20, 2025
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The Finance Committee forwarded Resolution 183‑25, a request to indemnify six former county employees named as individual defendants in Yoshida et al v. County of Hawaii, to the full council. Committee members discussed possible executive‑session questions and timing for council consideration.

The Hawaii County Committee on Finance voted 8–0 on May 20 to forward Resolution 183‑25 to the full council with a favorable recommendation. The resolution would authorize the county to indemnify six former county employees named as individual defendants in the civil lawsuit Aaron Motsuo Yoshida et al v. County of Hawaii (civil number provided in the committee packet) and to pay assessed damages on their behalf, subject to statutory and code…

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