See it here: "Copy of Complaint Filed Against Hawaii's House Speaker Challenging Residency"

Standing before Say’s listed residence on 1822 10th Avenue in Palolo, Palcic and one of Say’s neighbors, Jaynel Hirakawa, told reporters that Say and his wife are very rarely at the home and actually live at his wife Cora’s parents' house in Pahoa, outside Say’s district.

Calvin Say - House

“He (Say) doesn’t live here. If he is going to represent the people of this district, he should live in the district, not somewhere else,” says Hirawaka, who is campaigning for U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka, as well as Julia Allen, Palcic’s wife who is challenging Say to his seat this November. Hirawaka has lived in her home since 1956 and keeps a watchful eye on the neighborhood.

Palcic adds: “Calvin Say's garage is empty, there are no slippers on the porch, the house is dark at night, there is no car here and no sign of life. No one lives here,” Palcic said, noting that he had gone to Say’s house 12 times in the last 12 days to document Say’s comings and goings.

State Rep. Calvin Say's house in Palolo.

According to Hawaii law, to vote in a district, it must be your principal residence. Candidates must reside at their registered address on the day of the election.

Say was only in the house briefly two times during the 12 days after he attended two nearby neighborhood board meetings, Mike says. He says further proof that Say doesn’t live in the home is the fact that his property tax bill for the 10th Avenue property is delivered to the Pahoa address.

However, Say denies the allegations. In an email to Hawaii Reporter, Say writes that he does live in the 10th Avenue home.

“Simply stated, I am a resident of 1822 10th Avenue, Palolo, Honolulu, Hawaii. I have been a resident at this address since 1980, when I purchased this home. Prior to that, I lived in my parents' home at 1984 10th Avenue, Palolo, Honolulu, Hawaii (which also is within the House District I represent),” Say writes.

Say notes this is the second challenge to his residency in recent weeks.

The first was filed May 4, 2006, by a Big Island resident and Green Flash editor Jack Kelly. Neither Palcic nor his wife Allen have ever met or spoken to him.

In response to that first complaint, Says says: “The issue regarding my residence was the subject of a challenge filed with the Honolulu City Clerk earlier this year. The City Clerk determined that the challenge was unfounded.”

Specifically the city clerk wrote: "After reviewing various personal and governmental records, information obtained from site visits, and in the absence of evidence to suggest otherwise, it is my determination that 10th Avenue is Mr. Say's residence address."

Palcic called the clerk’s ruling to the first complaint “lame” noting he will file his complaint anyway and appeal it to the state Board of Registration and then the Hawaii Supreme Court, if the findings are not in his favor.

As to the accusation that his filing against Say is politically driven because his wife is opposing Say in November's election, Palcic says emphatically: "Yes it is political and yes my wife is running for this seat. But it is Calvin Say who is retaining political power under false pretenses and playing power politics."

He adds that because the Hawaii Democrats in the state Legislature are "always pushing ethics" and forcing state and county workers to be trained in "ethics," he stresses Say should go out of his way to abide by the state law.

"If the law says he (Say) should live in the district to run and vote in the district, then he should live in the district," Palcic says.

'''See related legal opinion on the issue: "Attorney General Opinion Re: Qualifications of Members of the Legislature"

Reach Malia Zimmerman, editor and president of Hawaii Reporter, via email at mailto:Malia@hawaiireporter.com

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