Anonymous Detroit-based website “The Verifiable Truth” (TVT), in a series of articles posted last week, takes aim at the connections between Honolulu County GOP Treasurer Liz Hata-Watanabe and gaming lobbyist John Radcliffe. Uber-lobbyist Radcliffe, often at the center of the action during any legislative session, was intimately involved in picking Cabinet appointees for Hawaii’s Democrat Governor Neil Abercrombie. Hata-Watanabe chairs Radcliffe’s pro-gambling advocacy group, Citizens for a Better Way.

TVT’s masthead reads: “It's all verifiable: archives, resources and stuff they might not tell you.” The site describes itself as, “A comprehensive archive chronicling the activities of Motor City casino syndicators (Marian Ilitch & Family, Michael Malik, Herb Strather, etc.); their associates, partners & affiliates; and the commercial & Indian casino schemes they are bankrolling in Michigan (Port Huron, Flint Township), Hawaii (Waikiki), New York (Long Island / The Hamptons), and California (Barstow).”

Here are links to the six stories TVT has posted.

First is a response from Hata-Watanabe to TVT.

• TVT 11-12-11: She Said: Here's what Hata-Watanabe had to offer after a recent visit to TheVerifiableTruth.com

These are TVT’s five stories about Citizens for a Better Way and Hata-Watanabe:

• TVT 11-8-11: Lobbyists Spent $40,000 Manufacturing So-Called 'Citizens' Group Support for Oahu Casino Scheme
• TVT 11-9-11: Hawaii's 'Citizens for a Better Way' isn't a 'Citizens' Group After-all
• TVT 11-10-11: Really? She's Treasurer of the Honolulu County GOP Committee?
• TVT 11-11-11: Founder of tax-exempt nonprofit produced 'Hawaii's Big Deal: Poker Tournament,' a reality TV show called the 'closest thing to legalized gambling in The Islands'
• TVT 11-12-11: Failed Nightclub Owner is a Shameless Self-Promoter