Election officials' lawsuits allege defamation, negligence

By Star-Advertiser staff

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 07, 2012

~~<p>The Hawaii County elections administrator and a former senior elections clerk, who were fired in January, have filed separate defamation and negligence lawsuits against County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi, Council Chairman Dominic Yagong, the county and a private investigator.</p>
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The Hawaii County elections administrator and a former senior elections clerk, who were fired in January, have filed separate defamation and negligence lawsuits against County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi, Council Chairman Dominic Yagong, the county and a private investigator.