Honolulu Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi may have said she’ll pay her $500 ethics fine, but that doesn’t mean she agrees with how the Ethics Commission handled its probe.

Earlier today, we reported that the Honolulu Ethics Commission hit Kobayashi with a fine for not disclosing her relationship to several subsidiaries of Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union.

But now Kobayashi is fighting back, issuing a press release criticizing the commission for wasting resources by continuing a fruitless investigation after she agreed to pay the $500 fine.

Here’s some of what she had to say:

While I am a strong proponent of the Ethics Commission advancing the standards of ethical conduct in government in order to uphold the public’s confidence in city officials and employees, I still believe that such laws must be enforced impartially and properly.

As numerous allegations and disciplinary actions may occur every year, the Ethics Commission should afford a fair method of due process to all city officials and employees.

She also included her Aug. 23 letter that she sent to Ethics Commission Executive Director Chuck Totto in which she disputed she violated any rules of the ethics code.

You can read that letter here: