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Posted: Friday, September 7th, 2012 9:08 AM HST

Suit filed by fired elections employees

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

Two employees fired by embattled Hawai`i County Clerk Jamae Kawauchi filed defamation lawsuits against her, County Council Chairman Dominic Yagong, and the county on Wednesday. Plaintiffs attorney Ted Hong said he'll ask for more than $500,000 each in damages for Pat Nakamoto and Shyla Ayau in the lawsuit. Hong claims that their firings were based on a sloppy, biased investigation and said that the County Council had rejected proposals to resolve the matter that included reinstatement of their jobs, an apology and $10,000 in damages for each employee and $10,000 in legal fees. Yagong and Kawauchi have declined comment.