Ethics

... joining other states' global settlements is easy, but if Hawaii doesn't initiate its own cases, it just isn't getting the message ....

"Trustee conduct matters. When interactions become adversarial, dismissive, degrading or demeaning, it weakens the collective ability of the Board...."

...Eligible Charities that Complete Overdue Filings and Satisfy Registration Requirements May Have their Applicable Late Fees and Penalties Waived....

"...The transition to LAUKOA is a brand evolution and does not represent a change in ownership, leadership, management, or organizational structure...." 

"...a prominent display of incumbent legislators’ headshots, titles, and names on such signs ... appears to provide personal and political branding benefits unrelated to any valid state purpose...."

"Historical interpretations of the line-item veto allow the mayor to reduce or eliminate an item, not create or expand funding that does not currently exist in the budget."

"Quan, a registered pharmacist, controlled Wellness Pharmacy, which billed for drugs that were not dispensed."

...There is no claim that Kishida put any money in his own pocket.  There must be more to this story....

"...the Complainant's conviction of child abuse is relevant because the legislature is host to numerous children on school excursions...." -- Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

... Guru Chris Butler Directs Gabbard's 2016 Shift to Join 'Total Idiot' Trump ....

... the “settlement” that created the Anti-Weaponization Fund has some issues ....

... "As more facts are discovered, witnesses interviewed, and documents examined, what seemed a simple matter is in fact complex." .... 

...the department will use every available enforcement tool—including withholding administrative funds from states for the first time in history—to ensure compliance....

...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?... 

... he allegedly used forged documents to unlawfully obtain approximately $40,000 from a deceased individual’s estate ....

...Multiple bodies recommended for elimination by the 2010–2011 COGC remain in place today under essentially the same conditions....

... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....

... SB3025: The Legislature's medical debt relief bill creates a timely opening to discuss deeper affordability failures ....

“WHEREAS, the retroactivity of the RETITC annual cap presents a risk of litigation...."

... how Watson pressured Hawaiian Homes Commissioners to approve purchase of Kauai condo complex ....

... The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and seven informal opinions under the Sunshine Law ....

... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....

... Prior to her work with Common Cause Hawaiʻi, Ma served as a project analyst with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning ....

... Fiscal Year 2025 audit of the Estate and Probate Branch of the Small Estate Section of the First Circuit Court ....

... Follow-Up Report: Office of Housing and Community Development Affordable Housing Credits | Hawaii County, HI ....

“The findings outlined by the Office of Inspector General are serious and deserve a serious response,” said Governor Green.

...The numbers show Hawaii AGs Claire Connor and Anne Lopez kept Medicaid fraud enforcement at or near zero just as COVID fraud was spiking, thus allowing a massive wave of crooked COVID money to lubricate the system....

... the House Advisory Committee on Rules met in secret and made decisions ....

...The scheme involved 'affordable' housing development agreements worth more than $11 million....

... Wayne Graves, Director of Human Resources at Hawaii Pacific Health, sits on the Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council ....

... AG Lopez acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions ....

... Silvert names the key players, exposes what really happened during “recess,” and explains why this is more than one bad apple ....

"...Choi wants to end the pay to play culture in Hawaiʻi politics, move the state to publicly funded elections, and bring down a cost of living that is pushing local families off these islands...."

"...These indictments result from ongoing federal investigations into fraud and collusion in the defense contracting industry in Hawaii...."

“...These defendants traded on the reputation of the Shriners Children’s healthcare system to perpetrate their multi-million-dollar fraud...”

... Hawaii politicians and lobbyists star in a movie about their own doings ....

"...gifts of swag and tickets from ... tournament officials can be inferred as being an intent to influence or reward county officers...." -- Maui County Ethics Board

... The Attorney General’s ‘Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’ worked only five cases between 2019 and 2025--they refused to touch this one ....

...Truth in Accounting’s Financial Transparency Score 2026 evaluates how effectively each state government discloses its true financial condition through audited financial reports....

"...the MFCU identified a number of challenges that have impacted its ability to initiate criminal charges and obtain convictions...."

... CLUE: Lawsuit next ....

... Vance named California, Hawaii and New York as states that have 'completely not taken the fraud issue seriously' ....

...Both the Oahu First Circuit Court and the Intermediate Court of Appeals sided against him....

...Is it possible to curb corporate influence without jeopardizing fundamental rights?....

... remember the 'Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority'?  After years of funneling money to 'green' insiders, it has been raided and reassigned ....

... “Unlicensed properties are not currently on our agenda for discussion” ....

...Some labor groups also opposed the measure, arguing it could restrict unions’ political activity, though a proposed union carve-out was rejected in conference....

... Investigators seized at least twenty pounds of methamphetamine during the investigation ....

...$22.2 billion in delinquent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and COVID Economic Injury Disaster (EIDL) loans that were previously flagged for suspected fraud during the Biden Administration but never sent to Treasury for collection nor referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for investigation....

...they do little for housing other than to siphon off a share of affordable housing funds for themselves....