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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 2748 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... 14 years after the wrongful arrest ....

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Friday, May 9, 2025
Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 3013 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Military

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....

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Friday, May 9, 2025
Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 4259 Views :: Democratic Party, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Politicians

"...While Democrats posture about taking on 'Big Oil,' they’re shielding Par Hawaii—a top fossil fuel donor to their own party—from climate lawsuits...."

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 4893 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Homelessness

... Was John Mizuno lobbying for a gaming bill while on state time as director of the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions? ....

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Monday, May 5, 2025
Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 2401 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police

... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....

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Sunday, May 4, 2025
The Major Raid that Wasn’t
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2245 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M  ....

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Friday, May 2, 2025
Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 4823 Views :: National News, Ethics

... to obtain tuition assistance payments from the VA for ghost students ....

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 4297 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics

"...We kicked your butt and took your subrogation money.  Now you work for us and serve our agenda by wasting your time on yet another bogus climate change lawsuit filed by Sher-Edling, of course...."

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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Resolutions a sign that legislators are listening
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:39 PM :: 1921 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... fiscal notes and building codes ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 7629 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Tulsi Gabbard

... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 1941 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
By Court House News @ 2:59 AM :: 3737 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 5012 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 4034 Views :: National News, Ethics, Drugs

... he had earned millions of dollars from insider trades involving shares in a company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 3007 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tax Credits

... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Open Letter to Governor Green: Construction failures at multiple state-funded facilities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 3551 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... including the Hawai‘i State Hospital, Hawai‘i State Capitol, and Hawai‘i Convention Center ....

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 2590 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....

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Friday, March 14, 2025
'We Were Scammed:' NZ Lawsuits Expose fraudulent Hawaii Geothermal Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 11415 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics, OHA

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....

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Friday, March 14, 2025
“After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close."
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 2726 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

“The cases against these three defendants are the last among a decade-long series of public corruption prosecutions in Hawaii.”

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs
By News Release @ 9:17 AM :: 2001 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics

... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor and SHOPO make Complete Fools of Themselves Trying to get rid of Chief Pelletier
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 AM :: 5897 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police

... Pelletier credit card records prove he was in Las Vegas, hundreds of miles away from the alleged rape scene ....

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Monday, March 10, 2025
Pacific Biodiesel Occupies ADC Land In Keaʻau; No Lease, No Rent
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 3504 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics

... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....

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Sunday, March 9, 2025
The Unity House Scandal Never Really Ended — decades later, it might bankrupt Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 1:39 AM :: 11194 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Higher Education, OHA, Cost of Living

... a leftover Unity House scheme could be costing Hawaiian Electric as much as $476M per year ....

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Kewalo: Gather to celebrate the death of bill SB 534
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 2484 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA

... OHA introduced three failed bills SB534, HB605, and SB211 this legislative session ....

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Applicants Wanted for State Ethics and Campaign Spending Commissions
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 1919 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... Vacancies on both commissions are appointed by the Governor from a list of nominees submitted by the Judicial Council ....

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Hawaii defense contractor exec must face some campaign finance conspiracy claims
By Court House News @ 12:04 AM :: 3140 Views :: Ethics, Military

... Kobayashi ruled there was sufficient circumstantial evidence to support conspiracy and state law claims ....

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
Gabbard Lahaina Charity Spends only 34% on Fire Victims
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 AM :: 4320 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tulsi Gabbard

... Despite promising “every dollar” would go to fire relief, the organization spent only about 34 percent of funds raised ....

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Political problems not the same as true emergencies
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:46 PM :: 2321 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... You might not have realized this, but Hawaii residents are living in multiple, continual states of emergency ....

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Saturday, February 22, 2025
Liquor Comm. Insider Bails out as Federal Oversight Commences
By News Release @ 1:36 PM :: 2875 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Small Business

“...Assistant Administrator Anna Hirai has served the Liquor Commission in several capacities for almost two and a half decades...”

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
'Malicious Prosecution' Kaneshiro Tries to Beat Back Civil Suit
By Court House News @ 12:12 PM :: 2968 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

... the campaign contributions were bribes meant to secure Mau's prosecution, a federal jury eventually found that the donations were legitimate political contributions ....

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Indictment: Alleged Embezzler Busted at Hawaii Eco Group
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 3001 Views :: Environment, Ethics

... While employed with the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i, Bjur allegedly issued herself $81,000 ....

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Saturday, February 15, 2025
Busted on Guam: Federal Juror Took Bribe from Dirty ex-Cop
By News Release @ 1:30 AM :: 2969 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police, Drugs

... After a mistrial was declared, Boom met with Tyquiengco and gave him $1,100 ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
Navatek ex-CEO Gets 87 Months for Fraud
By News Release @ 2:54 PM :: 2776 Views :: Ethics, Military, COVID-19

... Kao pressured the bank to expedite approval of the fraudulent application by repeatedly claiming that he had discussed his application with United States Senators and their staffs who would intervene on Kao’s behalf if the bank did not quickly approve his loan ....

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Friday, February 14, 2025
How to Maintain DEI Programs: Hawaii AG 'Guidance' for State Contractors
By News Release @ 12:16 AM :: 2747 Views :: National News, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

"... guidance to help businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations ...."

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Thursday, February 13, 2025
“You cannot run from the facts” Miske half-brother gets 20 years
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 2812 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs

... Judge Watson found Stancil to be  “among the most culpable” of those in the Miske Enterprise ....

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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Hawaii Supreme Court gives green light to $4 billion Maui fire settlement
By Court House News @ 11:32 AM :: 2907 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Judiciary

"...Subrogating insurers, the insurance companies argued, have rights that cannot be dismissed or negotiated away by other people or other parties...."

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Monday, February 10, 2025
Indictment: Developer Behind False-Name Contributions to Amemiya, Pine
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 3154 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians

... Timothy Lee, 48, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with nine counts of False Name Contribution that occurred in 2020 ....

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Monday, February 10, 2025
FULL TEXT: State Supreme Court Ruling Goes Against Maui Wildfire Insurers
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 4855 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Ethics, Judiciary

“…now comes the crisis in property insurance - much higher insurance premiums and insurers ceasing to write property insurance….” 

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Saturday, February 8, 2025
Monday: Salary Commission to Hear Testimony on Salary Increases
By Video @ 1:26 AM :: 1671 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... should legislators get a 64% pay hike? ....

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Thursday, February 6, 2025
PHOTOS: 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Show Off Luxe European and Asian Vacations
By Selected News Articles @ 7:42 PM :: 7341 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... 'Lahaina Strong' Leaders Register Again as 'Our Hawaii' Lobbyists and Continue the Grift Amid Eroding Community Support ....

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Monday, February 3, 2025
SB1618 'Patently Unconstitutional'
By News Release @ 6:51 PM :: 1930 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... SPJ opposes Hawaii bill that would penalize journalists for violating Donna Mercado Kim's 'ethical' standards ....

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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Save Kakaako Makai: Friends of Kewalo Invites the Public to its Information Gathering Potluck BBQ
By News Release @ 9:40 PM :: 2880 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA

... learn more about Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ plan to change the law that will allow residential development up to 400 ft tall in Kaka’ako Makai ....

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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Jail Guard Pleads Guilty to Importing Illegal Fireworks--via jail mailroom
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 2595 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement

“While working as an adult corrections officer, Mr. Fernandez had almost 95 pounds of aerial fireworks mailed to OCCC, the very correctional facility that he had a duty to secure....”

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Thursday, January 30, 2025
WSJ: Hawaii 'Down to Earth' Markets Tied to Ponzi Scheme
By Selected News Articles @ 1:00 AM :: 7416 Views :: Ethics, Tulsi Gabbard

... QI owns 'Down to Earth' -- subsidiaries were banned in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Rwanda and prosecuted in India ....

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Sunday, January 26, 2025
Those Nickels Add Up!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2376 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... ripe for raiding ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
2024 Check Register: OHA Spending up 9.6%
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 3139 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... OHA’s payroll totals $15.9M.  This is 40.7% of OHA spending ....

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Friday, January 17, 2025
OHA Trustees Never Approved $705K Hush Money Payment
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 AM :: 4373 Views :: Ethics, OHA

... OHA Trustee Hulu Lindsey, who was at the time Chair of the Board of Trustees (BoT), tells Hawai’i Free Press she was not aware of this $705K Laeha case settlement and that the BoT was never asked to approve the payment ....

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Thursday, January 16, 2025
Hawaii House Updates Rules for 2025 Session
By News Release @ 8:35 PM :: 2906 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... 'Nay' voters on Conference Committee and 'By Request' by whom ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
OIP: New Law and New Opinions for New Year
By News Release @ 10:16 PM :: 1809 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment

... OIP posted five new informal opinions ....

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Saturday, January 11, 2025
Hawaii Democrats Talk a Big Game on the 'Climate Crisis.' They're Also Shielding an Oil Company Whose Execs Backed Their Campaigns
By Selected News Articles @ 4:25 PM :: 4615 Views :: Honolulu County, Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Congressional Delegation

... Since late 2019, Par Pacific's executives and PAC have collectively wired state Democrats a total of nearly $34,000 ....

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