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Friday, May 10, 2019 |
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FSM Congress Elects New President
By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 PM :: 5220 Views :: Ethics, World News
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...The FSM Congress elected Pohnpei Senator David W. Panuelo President and Kosrae Senator Yosiwo P. George as Vice President....
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
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Audit the Rail: Why does it matter?
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:53 PM :: 4112 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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..."What now for rail?" was the question considered by three prominent guests at a sold-out luncheon event sponsored last week by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii....
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
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Ethics: No Union Logo on City Uniforms
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 3843 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...allowing a non-city entity's logo to be adopted as part of the official uniform would give the non-city entity preferential treatment....
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019 |
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Senators, Developers Set for Hong Kong-Singapore Junket
By Rep Gene Ward @ 12:17 AM :: 10786 Views :: Ethics, Politicians, Republican Party
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...From May 21-30, 2019, a delegation comprised of State Senators and local housing developers will visit Singapore and Hong Kong....
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Monday, May 6, 2019 |
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OHA board approves revisions to trustee protocol allowance
By News Release @ 2:58 PM :: 4462 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...reduce each trustee’s allowance; limit what the funds can be used for; and establish accountability safeguards, thereby addressing the state auditor’s concerns....
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Sunday, May 5, 2019 |
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Conflict of Interest? Judge Hiraoka’s Adventures in Dubinland
By Andrew Walden @ 8:22 PM :: 8535 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Judiciary
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...For three and a half years, Gilpin alleges, Hiraoka was simultaneously fighting to save Gary Dubin’s law license in one court while opposing Dubin in another, creating a conflict of interest....
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Friday, May 3, 2019 |
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Audit: HART Gives HECO Anything it Wants for Overhead--No Questions Asked
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:18 PM :: 6527 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Rail
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"...HART does not require Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., (HECO) to provide overhead cost supporting documentation. HART reimburses Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. 100% of their costs incurred...."
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 |
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OHA: Where is the promised audit for fraud, waste and abuse?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:08 PM :: 5041 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...It's been over two years since the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees unanimously approved an independent audit of OHA and its limited liability companies for fraud, waste and abuse....
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Thursday, May 2, 2019 |
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Schofield Manager Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy
By News Release @ 3:58 PM :: 5720 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Raby provided the contractor with sensitive, internal U.S. Department of Defense procurement information, and otherwise used his position to benefit the contractor in securing U.S. Army contracts....
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019 |
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Ethics Commission Resolves Charge Against Rowena Akana
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 4202 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...This case – COMPL-C-17-00112 – is separate from the Commission’s Decision in COMPL-C-15-00236, issued on February 5, 2019, which imposed an administrative penalty of $23,106.53; Ms. Akana has appealed that Decision....
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Monday, April 29, 2019 |
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ERS Invested Millions With Alleged Fraudster
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 AM :: 6404 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...As of Sept. 30, Hawaii has paid $36.4 million to Abraaj Global Growth Markets Fund....
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Sunday, April 28, 2019 |
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OHA’s LLCs: The Noose Is Tightening
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4400 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA assets cannot be shielded from accountability (to both the Trustees and the general public) simply by tossing them into LLCs....
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Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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OHA CFO Ousted to Block 'Fair Treatment' of Grant Requests?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 6144 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Laeha says he was, "in the process of implementing ... 'fair treatment' laws which require independent solicitations on contracts...."
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Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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HB172: Legislature Denies Funding for OHA and LLCs Unless Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse is Completed
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:57 PM :: 5202 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Trustee Keli'i Akina praises decision as victory for OHA beneficiaries....
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Friday, April 26, 2019 |
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Let’s End ‘Gut and Replace’ at Legislature
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:26 PM :: 4434 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The victims of these tactics usually are bills that have been passed by one chamber and are waiting for hearings in the non-originating chamber. This makes them ripe for tinkering because they no longer require hearings or votes in the original house....
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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Charlie Wade Sex Complaint Filed Over Year Ago
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 6128 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Wade has been listed as suspended on a public list on the USA Volleyball website since at least last fall....
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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20 Gut and Replace, Frankenstein Bills in Conference Committee
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:45 PM :: 4553 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The rampant use of "gut and replace'"and "Frankenstein" bills shows disrespect for the public....
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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SCR204: OHA Insiders Exploit Aloha Poke Controversy to Grab Ownership of Hawaiian Culture for Themselves
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 5792 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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...The plan is the feudal-minded Office of Hawaiian Affairs-OHA will own ‘Aloha’ and you will have to buy aloha from them. Poke too. And they are using this to grab control of ‘genetic’ resources as well....
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 |
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Will the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Go Broke?
By Video @ 7:19 PM :: 4345 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Who Is Warning That This Could Become A Reality?....
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
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Full Text: Espinda Promises No Retaliation Against PSD Dissidents
By Selected News Articles @ 4:57 AM :: 4634 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Recent fatal shootings involving PSD employees and a riot/disturbance at the Maui Community Correctional Center (MCCC) have brought the Department front and center attention....
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Saturday, April 20, 2019 |
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OHA's Crabbe out of the Bucket?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:49 PM :: 7391 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...his contract expires this summer....
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Friday, April 19, 2019 |
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Are Hawaii officials paid too much or too little?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:19 PM :: 5787 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Hawaii Statistics
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...Steve Frates, a Pepperdine University professor and president of the Center for Government Analysis, discusses how the salaries of Hawaii officials compare with officials across the nation....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
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Candidates Hirono, Case, Gabbard Refused to Release their Tax Returns
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 5567 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...A spokeswoman for Hirono implied that financial disclosures that the congresswoman is already required to submit are sufficient....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Is lack of funding the real problem in the Department of Education?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:54 PM :: 6236 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Taxes
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...UIPA Request: DoE Refusing to Release Check Register....
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019 |
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Ethics: DOBOR Kauai Employee Quickly Begins Taking Stuff
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 4123 Views :: Ethics
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...requiring Respondent Kelekoma to pay an administrative penalty of $4,500 to the State of Hawaii, and referring this matter to DLNR for further action as appropriate....
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Monday, April 15, 2019 |
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Senate: OHA Must Complete Audit of LLCs
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 6125 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...in response to concerns that there was no systematic review of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs' procurement processes, limited liability companies, or loans....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 9548 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Agriculture
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...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’. It didn't work....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Special Election: Waters Beats Ozawa by 1,004 Votes
By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 AM :: 6097 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council. This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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ILWU Executive Charged with Embezzlement
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 5297 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...As the Secretary-Treasurer of the Longshore Division, Brown was responsible for the union’s financial matters....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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OHA's $139 Million Dollar Question
By Video @ 11:01 PM :: 6130 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...If Someone Offered You $139 Million Dollars To Reveal Your Darkest Secrets, Would You Do It?....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees Vote 8-1 to Extend Audit
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:14 PM :: 5608 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Trustee Akina Votes No to Further Delay of OHA Independent Audit -- OHA Board Pushes Audit Completion to December ....
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019 |
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 |
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Secret Timeline Shows OHA Lying to Legislature While Stonewalling LLC Audit
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 7230 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Earlier this year, we told the State Auditor (and essentially, the Legislature) that this audit was one of the proactive steps OHA was taking to address the state audit findings.” -- Trustee Hulu Lindsey Nov 30, 2018
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Saturday, April 6, 2019 |
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New Petition Launched to Impeach Kaneshiro
By News Release @ 2:17 AM :: 5699 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Due to difficulty verifying validity of petition signatures on a previous Change.org impeachment petition, Impeach Kaneshiro organizers have launched a new on-line petition designed to collect verifiable signatures of Honolulu registered voters....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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#AuditTheRail finally on track!
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:34 PM :: 4455 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...The Honolulu rail is now famous, but for all the wrong reasons. The question is: “What we are going to do about it?....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees Approve New Governance Framework
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 4397 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The group was led by OHA Vice Chair Lee and included Chair Machado and Trustees Robert Lindsey and John Waiheʻe IV, as well as OHA Chief Executive Officer/Ka Pouhana Kamanaʻopono Crabbe, OHA Chief Operating Officer/Ka Pou Nui Sylvia Hussey, and trustee and administration staff....
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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Kiss of Death: OHA Endorses Amended Water Bill Just Before Senate Committee Kills It
By News Release @ 4:29 AM :: 6092 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Agriculture
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...Killing this bill sends $62M from A&B to Mahi Pono which has its staff larded up with anti-GMO activists....
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019 |
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ACLU: Kealoha Lawyers Threaten Free Speech
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 7669 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, First Amendment, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
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"...The Kealoha case is arguably the single largest corruption case in the history of our state...."
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Sunday, March 31, 2019 |
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Auditor: Many Deficiencies in State Federal Funding Compliance
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:04 PM :: 4308 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...four material weaknesses and ten significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance with major federal programs....
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Friday, March 29, 2019 |
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Court: OHA LLCs Subject to UIPA
By Andrew Walden @ 11:29 PM :: 5858 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“…the court finds as a matter of law that OHA owns, and has authority and control over the operation and management of the LLC’s operations….”
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Thursday, March 28, 2019 |
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Auditor Rips Rail Oversight: DAGS 'Busy Work Gives False Sense of Assurance'
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 6:35 PM :: 6582 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...We found that DAGS fundamentally misunderstands its responsibilities under Act 1, performing unnecessary busy work that not only wastes time and money but also increases the risk of improper payment....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
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Ala Wai? Corps of Engineers has Long History of Corruption and Cost Overruns
By Selected News Articles @ 9:08 PM :: 10569 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Development, Military
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...Reminiscent of rail, projected Ala Wai costs have already leapt from $200M to $470M....
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Wednesday, March 27, 2019 |
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Anti-Vaxxer Charter School May Lose Charter over Financial Irregularities
By News Release @ 3:23 PM :: 6387 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics
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...Kona Pacific Public Charter School, 222 students, 37.4 percent not vaccinated....
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Monday, March 25, 2019 |
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Pearl Harbor Profligacy
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 4892 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...government officials are blaming others and dodging responsibility....
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Sunday, March 24, 2019 |
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Post Those Tax Returns, Darn It!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3242 Views :: Ethics
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...if we think it’s such a great idea, why don’t we apply it to state executives, judges, or legislators?....
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Sunday, March 24, 2019 |
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Ethics: Board Member May Not Negotiate Spouse's Union Contract
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 4401 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The board member has a strong background in collective bargaining and believes that one of the reasons he was appointed to the board was to assist it in collective bargaining matters....
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Saturday, March 23, 2019 |
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Hawaii GOP Speaker Cleared of Hatch Act Violation
By Selected News Articles @ 4:08 PM :: 4572 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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"...Because you provided the Party with advance notice that the restrictions on the use of your official title and during the speech you asserted that you were speaking in your personal capacity, we believe that the Party acted without your permission...."
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Friday, March 22, 2019 |
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WSJ: How a Train Through Paradise Turned Into a $9 Billion Debacle
By Selected News Articles @ 9:53 PM :: 5908 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...The project has tallied one of America’s biggest transit cost overruns; a grand jury is investigating....
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Thursday, March 21, 2019 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court Rejects Rail Surcharge Lawsuit
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:11 PM :: 5665 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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"...Despite the rejection of the Supreme Court of Hawaii, our efforts were key in the legislature’s decision to drop the skim from 10% to 1% during the 2017 Special Session—this was a win for all taxpayers in this State...."
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