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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2016 A6 Bill Buley bbuleythegardenisland.com 245-0457 tgi local LAWSUIT DISPUTES DISMISSAL Employee wrongfully terminated for advising employees to file complaint, feds say; dealership says it does not discriminate and promotes diversity briefly Winners of the nene contest LIHUE Kamaluhiwahiwa Martinez and Daniel Martinez are the winners of the Nene Awareness Student Art Contest hosted by the Kauai Nene Habitat Conservation Plan. The contest was open to students grades K-12 and the challenge was to create a work of art around the theme of raising awareness about the Hawaiian goose in celebration of Nene Awareness Day, celebrated Monday. Students from seven schools submitted entries to the contest. Kamaluhiwahiwa, first grade is the winner of the grades K-3 category and Daniel took top honors in the fourth to eighth grade. Both students are from Kawaikini New Century Public Charter School in Lihue.

KWDB seeks public input on workforce plan LIHUE The Kauai Workforce Development Board is accepting public comment on the Local Area Plan for Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act. The plan for 2017 to 2020 aims to guide workforce development services on Kauai that support anticipated industry growth as well as employment and training opportunities over the next four years. The draft plan can be accessed on the county website at www.kauai.govOED. Printed copies are also available at the public libraries in Hanapepe, Kapaa, Lihue, Princeville and Waimea. Comments will be accepted until Oct.

10. The Garden Island ing to quash that right is unlawful." The last year, there were 319 charges filed to the EEOC in the state. The number one type of charge that was filed was retaliation, followed by race. "Of that, I would say 10 percent to 20 percent we found that there was merit was cause for discrimination," Suare said. For the island of Kauai, 25 charges were filed: 40 percent were retaliation, 36 percent were of a sexual nature, and 24 percent involved racial charges.

Last year, the Kauai Police Department settled to pay $100,000 to a female sergeant after she filed EEOC discrimination charges, alleging he was sexually harassed and retaliated against for reporting the harassment, becoming the target of several internal affairs investigations since 2011. to other employees about their right to file a hostile work environment complaint, the company fired him in retaliation. "We're basically requesting for monetary relief in the form of back pay and compensatory damages," said Glory Gervacio Saure, director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Honolulu. "We're also asking for injunctive relief to ensure the company has effective policies in place to prevent people from being harassed, retaliated or discriminated against." Hill resigned recently from Kauai Harley-Davidson to return to Seattle to be closer to his grandchildren, said Russell Wong, Aloha Auto Group chief operation officer. Wong contends Young was terminated "for disrespecting and undermining the leadership of the Har ley-Davidson team on Kauai." "As an Asian-American and Pacific-Islander, I understand the diversity of Hawaii's workplace," Wong said in a statement.

"The company does not discriminate against Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders nor does it condone retaliation against its employees who assert their employment rights." He added: "To the contrary, it has policies in place that prohibit conduct that violates federal and state employment laws and does not tolerate such conduct in the workplace." "Retaliation is the most common type of discrimination charge EEOC receives," said Anna Park, regional attorney for EEOC's Los Angeles District, which includes Hawaii in its jurisdiction. "Informing other employees of their workplace rights is a protected activity, and try Alden Alayvilla THE GARDEN ISLAND LIHUE A federal agency filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Hawaii auto group, alleging that a manager from one its Kauai dealerships violated federal law when he fired a salesperson for advising other employees to file a discrimination complaint. A lawsuit from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleges that Daniel Young, who worked in the sales and rentals departments at Aloha Auto Group's Harley-Davidson dealership on Kauai, informed a group of Asian-American and Pacific Islander employees that they had been subjected to racially discriminatory comments by the dealership's general manager, Bill Hill, in 2014. EEOC contends that when Aloha Auto Group discovered that Young had talked arrest log Assault 3: 6:00 p.m., Soto, Andrew Christopher, 32, male, Los Alamitos.

Criminal contempt of court: 3:50 a.m., Wada, Jessica Iwalani, 28, female, Lihue. 3 counts of violating of an order, 2 counts of abuse family, 4 counts of assault 2, 4 counts of discharge of sureties: 12:10 p.m., Robert, Jason, 37, male, Kapaa. Criminal contempt of court, failure to appear: 11:47 a.m., Flynn, Mary Ann, 54, female, Kapaa. Criminal property damage, theft 3: 7:05 a.m., Isom, Terence, Olsen, 37, male, Kapaa. DENNIS FUJIMOTOTHE GARDEN ISLAND Terroristic threatening: 9:50 p.m., Azares, Samuel John, 53, male, Lihue.

TRD: Harassment, interference, assault 3, unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle: 6:59 p.m., Pinkston, Jonathan, 29, male, Kilauea. Terroristic threatening: 9:30 p.m., Bihm, Robert Jason, 37, male, Kapaa. Promoting a dangerous drug 3: 6:24 a.m., Kilau, Joseph Kuuipo, 55, male, Lihue. Stephanie Fernanez, Kauai Economic Opportunity homeless and housing director, Sarah Reyes of Women in Need accept a load of care packages from Dimples Kano, MaBel Fujiuchi and other Zonta Club of Kauai members as Kelvin Moniz, director of the Kauai Independent Food Bank watches Saturday. Zonta service program helps needy Prohibited acts relating to drugs: 8:18 a.m., Kilau, Joseph Kuuipo, 55, male, Lihue.

2 counts of disorderly conduct, obstructing government: 10:38 p.m., Mathews, Ryan James, 26, male, Princeville. Open container containing alcohol, habitual operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant: 9:13 p.m., Waldman, Geremy Jason, 46, male, Kapaa. don't last long. They go out real fast." Fernandez shared the care packages prepared by the Zonta Club of Kauai with the Women in Need program. The service project prepared and executed under terms of the Weinberg Foundation Friends program resulted in a $10,000 grant to the Kauai Independent Food Bank.

pared by the Zonta Club of Kauai, Saturday. "The day center, the newest program, allows people to visit from 7 a.m. when the emergency shelter closes. They have a place with resources for finding jobs, preparing resumes, and other resources. Items like the care package, and the personal care supplies we received from the Retired Senior Volunteer Program Weinberg project earns $10,000 forKIFB Dennis Fujimoto THE GARDEN ISLAND PUALOKE Stephanie Fernandez, homeless and housing director for Kauai Economic Opportunity, said items such as the care pack RSVP makes The collection was a part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance Dennis Fujimoto THE GARDEN ISLAND LIHUE Grace Delos Reyes of the Kauai Retired Senior Volunteer Program said the National Day of Service and Remembrance collection totaled more than $600.

The collection was done as part of the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, spearheaded by Kauai RSVP volunteers and geared to benefit the ages she received from the Zonta Club of Kauai go out really fast. "We at Kauai Economic Opportunity have several homeless and transitional housing programs, including the Care-a Van, the emergency shelter program, transitional housing, and the recently-opened day center," Fernandez said, accepting a portion of care packages pre a difference Kauai Economic Opportunity homeless emergency shelter. Starting in early August, RSVP volunteers got help from Kauai citizens, including Alexis Cacabelos, Jayda Wakilina and Kaytlen Akau reigning beauty queens who turned out as service projects for their respective titles. Delos Reyes said this was not the first time RSVP had hosted drives to benefit Kauai's needy people coinciding with the National Day of Service and Remembrance.

"We took the monetary donations and went out to get the actual items, nclud-ing body soap, deodorant, DENNIS FUJIMOTOTHE GARDEN ISLAND Oceanic Time Warner Cable As of September 26th, our office will be located at: Lihue Industrial Phase II 2956 Aukele St. 101 (Brown building at the end of the cul-de-sac) 808-643-2100 Jason Honjiyo, KEO shelter director, and Jose Madrid, KEO WAP director, prepare the items from its National Day of Service and Remembrance drive for transport at the Piikoi Building. was hampered because we didn't have a director. But, we appreciate the help from everyone who came through with donations." laundry detergent, razors, rubber slippers, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and towels," Delos Reyes said. "This year, the effort Tues.

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