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County pays $135,000 to settle defamation lawsuit

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Hawaii County has agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by two former employees. Pat Nakamoto and Shyla Ayau sued former County Council Chairman Dominic Yagong, former County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi and a private investigator. They said former county officials besmirched their reputations by saying they'd been fired.

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County pays $135,000 to settle defamation lawsuit - West Hawaii Today

Hawaii County has agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by two former employees who said former county officials besmirched their reputations by telling a newspaper they’d been fired.

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County pays $135,000 to settle defamation lawsuit

Hawaii County has agreed to pay $135,000 to settle a defamation lawsuit filed by two former employees who said former county officials besmirched their reputations by telling a newspaper they’d been fired.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald broke the news on Thursday, May 26, 2022.
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