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File #: GREAT-11(33) Reso 26-131    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/29/2026 In control: Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee (2025-2027)
On agenda: 8/18/2026 Final action:
Title: RESOLUTION 26-131, AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL ES&A, INC., A LAW CORPORATION, IN CHELSIE EVANS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TRE' PU'UWAILA'AHIAOLOPAKAAMELEHUANANI EVANS-DUMARAN, DECEASED V. SCOTT MARTIN; CIVIL 2CCV-24-0000034 (GREAT-11(33))
Attachments: 1. Resolution 26-131, 2. Correspondence from Corporation Counsel 07-17-2026
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RESOLUTION 26-131, AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR SPECIAL COUNSEL ES&A, INC., A LAW CORPORATION, IN CHELSIE EVANS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TRE’ PU‘UWAILA‘AHIAOLOPAKAAMELEHUANANI EVANS-DUMARAN, DECEASED V. SCOTT MARTIN; CIVIL 2CCV-24-0000034  (GREAT-11(33))

 

Description

The Committee is in receipt of Resolution 26-131, entitled “AUTHORIZING ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL ES&A, INC., A LAW CORPORATION, IN CHELSIE EVANS, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS THE PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ESTATE OF TRE’ PU‘UWAILA‘AHIAOLOPAKAAMELEHUANANI EVANS-DUMARAN, DECEASED, V. SCOTT MARTIN, CIVIL 2CCV-24-0000034, UNDER CHARTER SECTION 3-6(6).”  Resolution 26-131’s purpose is to authorize an increase of $250,000, for a total compensation not exceeding $450,000, for the employment of special counsel ES&A, Inc., A Law Corporation, for the representation of Scott Martin in this case.

 

Status

The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 26-131, with or without revisions.  The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 26-131 and other related action.

 

Note

With reference to this agenda item, one or more executive meetings are anticipated in accordance with Section 92-5(a)(4), Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to consult with legal counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities of the County, the Council, and the Committee; and Section 92-5(a)(8), Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to deliberate or make a decision upon a matter that requires the consideration of information that must be kept confidential pursuant to a State or Federal law, or a court order.