Bishop Estate trustees Oswald Stender and Gerard Jervis today called for the resignation of fellow trustee Lokelani Lindsey, saying that she engaged in a "pattern of irresponsible and reckless behavior."
They said if Lindsey did not voluntarily resign, they would petition the Probate Court for her removal.
They said that Lindsey — based on conclusions in fact finder Patrick Yim’s report — fostered an atmosphere of fear among faculty and even threatened and intimidated students.
Lindsey yesterday said on a radio show that she would not resign.
She was to hold a news conference later this afternoon.
Earlier this morning, Circuit Judge Colleen Hirai unsealed former Judge Yim’s long-awaited report on allegations of Kamehameha Schools mismanagement.
Yim’s report faulted Lindsey — lead trustee for Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate’s education group until just a few days ago — saying she fostered an "environment of favoritism" and inappropriately used her authority in what Yim called "management by intimidation."
Lindsey criticized Yim’s report as unobjective in a court motion unsealed today.
The court’s approval of Yim’s recommendations came after attorneys for KS/BE and the state attorney general filed motions to unseal the document.
"These recommendations will do much to re-establish the education mission of Bishop Estate," Deputy Attorney General Kevin Wakayama said today in court. "These recommendations also will do much to cure the harm done to Kamehameha Schools."