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Friday, February 8, 2019 |
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VIDEO: Abigail Kawananakoa Releases Edited Interview
By Video @ 3:33 AM :: 6423 Views :: Ethics, Family, OHA
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...Campbell Estate heiress Abigail Kawananakoa released a video interview on Feb. 7, 2019 that was filmed on Jan. 15, 2019 at her home in Hawaii....
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Wednesday, February 6, 2019 |
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Ethics: Rowena Akana Fined $23K--Trouble Began with OHA-Funded Scheme to Dig Up Kawaiahao Church Graveyard
By News Release @ 9:55 PM :: 5098 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Princess Kawananakoa believes that Kawaiaha’o church officials and construction workers dug up and disturbed the burial plot of her ancestor Queen Kapi’olani ....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery: $240K to Buy DHHL Contract?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 7324 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Under the plea agreement, “(Lyon) is required to submit…an accurate and complete list of all business he is currently affiliated/involved with that involve federal contacts.”....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Campaign Spending Commission
By News Release @ 4:29 PM :: 5336 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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...The terms will run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Sex Harassment: New House Rules "add another layer of silence"
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 6638 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Notably, the draft policy excludes the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, which rendered the Souki decision last year....
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Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
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Legislators Pressure OHA on Audit, LLCs
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 4190 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...on January 9, after hearing OHA's biennium budget request, members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee raised questions about the progress of the independent audit of OHA and its LLCs. A similar question was raised the next day at the House Finance Committee....
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Thursday, January 31, 2019 |
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Applicants Wanted for State Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 1:28 AM :: 2865 Views :: Ethics
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...The Judicial Council is seeking applicants to fill one upcoming vacancy on the Hawaii State Ethics Commission. The term will run from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2023....
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribes: Caldwell Appoints Crook to Zoning Board After Receiving $16.5K
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 10356 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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...After receiving the campaign contributions, Caldwell appointed the criminal Lyon to the juicy position July 30, 2014 for a term ending June 30, 2019....
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
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Auditor Slams DoT--$112M Illegally Hidden from Legislature
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:16 PM :: 5427 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, OHA
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...three revolving funds, and one trust fund with remaining balances which total approximately $120 million as of June 30, 2018, had no financial activity during our (5 year) review period....
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Monday, January 28, 2019 |
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Conflict of Interest? Judiciary Debunks Ozawa
By News Release @ 9:35 AM :: 5622 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary
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...Mr. Ozawa was able to but did not object to any justice’s participation in this case before the final decision. Mr. Ozawa also did not raise any objection to Justice Pollack’s and Justice Wilson’s participation in the 2014 election challenge....
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Sunday, January 27, 2019 |
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Naming Names: Hawaii Politicians Profit from Sub-Minimum Wage Sweatshops for the Disabled
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 9196 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor
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...secrets of the system in our state through which public funds are funneled into private pockets while workers with disabilities toil away in sweatshops....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Plaintiffs to Appeal 'Gut-n-Replace' Ruling
By News Release @ 7:13 PM :: 3719 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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..."It legitimizes a practice born in smoke-filled rooms, out of the public's eye and is an insult to the openness we brag about in the Hawaii State Legislature."....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Felony Tax Violations: Honolulu DUI Attorney Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 4395 Views :: Ethics, Taxes
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...Noah Fiddler's sentencing is scheduled for May 2, 2019....
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019 |
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Who's Getting Really Scared at OHA?
By Video @ 7:30 PM :: 4822 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... They Refuse To Hand Over Key Documents, Hoping To Kill The Audit ....
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Sunday, January 20, 2019 |
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DOE’s Repair Backlog Is How Much Again?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3801 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...In a budget briefing at the legislature at about this time last year, Department of Education officials reported that their backlog of repair and maintenance jobs was $293 million, and they were patting themselves on the back because it was a significant drop from the $392 million reported in 2010....
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Saturday, January 19, 2019 |
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Hawaii’s Failed Campaign Finance Law: The Case of the Star-Advertiser’s Missing Front Page Ad Disclaimer
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 10:19 PM :: 6477 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... The penalty to Preserve Our Hawaii for the violation would be $25; the penalty to the Star-Advertiser would be nothing ....
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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City Auditor: HART Cost Overruns Will Continue
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 4584 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"...HART policies and practices are inadequate to prevent cost overruns and schedule delays from recurring...."
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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$10 Maui Oceanfront Parcel? Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:40 AM :: 5900 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Land Use
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...Would You Pay $10 for Maui Beachfront Land?....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Audit: HART Board Hands Control to Contractor with Little Oversight
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:21 PM :: 5167 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...In Report 2, we examined the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s current management structure, the relationship between HART and its Board of Directors, and HART’s use of third-party consultants to manage the Honolulu Rail Transit Project....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Caldwell Coverup: Mayor Hid Target Letter from Public--Feds Raid Fasi Building
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 AM :: 10534 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Honolulu’s corporation counsel Donna Leong received a federal “target letter” eleven days ago--Caldwell said nothing until the story broke in the media....
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Monday, January 14, 2019 |
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FCC Slaps Down Sandwich Isles Again--Orders Company to Continue Serving Customers
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4857 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...SIC may not discontinue service without our express authorization....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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BoE Will Re-Do Sup’t Vote—May Have Acted Illegally on Other Executive Hires
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 5053 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...The chairwoman also said the BOE needs to review other past executive-session actions to ascertain whether or not they also should be invalidated...."
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Auditor: Internal Docs Show HART Lied to Public About Rail Costs
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:24 PM :: 7486 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...We found that, as the Honolulu Rail Transit Project progressed and costs swelled from $5.122 billion in 2012 to $9.188 billion in 2018, HART began reporting information to the public that often contradicted its own internal projections or differed from what it was telling the Federal Transit Administration....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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State Supreme Court Declares Fevella the Winner--LoPresti Leaves us with One More Weird Story
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:42 PM :: 6469 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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...The Hawaii Supreme Court declared a Republican victory for Senator Kurt Fevella in the 2018 General Election for State Senate District 19....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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What Should OHA Really be Doing?
By Video @ 8:08 PM :: 3966 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Beneficiaries Need More Than Unity Amongst Trustees....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Auditor Follows up on Foundation on Culture and Arts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:18 AM :: 4257 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the Foundation and DAGS have implemented 16 and partially implemented 7 of the 29 recommendations. Six recommendations have not been implemented....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Keli'i Akina Interviews Environmental Watchdog Caroll Cox
By Video @ 10:39 PM :: 5552 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...Carroll Cox has spent decades investigating environmental violations by individuals, companies, and the government....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Auditor: Conveyance Tax Money Misspent by DLNR
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:05 PM :: 7124 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use, Taxes
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...In 2005, the Legislature provided the land conservation program with a dedicated funding source – ten percent of conveyance tax collected...here's what happened next....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Government-Funded Sweatshops: No Minimum Wage for Hawaii Disabled Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:39 PM :: 8409 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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A Stunning Revelation at OHA
By Video @ 10:47 PM :: 4576 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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OHA Audit in Jeopardy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:55 PM :: 4812 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA CFO: We Keep Trustees in the Dark About LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 9083 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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No, Killing a Special Fund Doesn’t Kill People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5048 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA’s $500K Cookie Crumbles
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 AM :: 7548 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.” That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
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Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 AM :: 7307 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....
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Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Lloyd's of London Kickback Scheme Steered Lava Victims to Worthless Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 5654 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 |
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Internal audit of UH managed Maunakea lands finds no irregularities
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 7021 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education, OHA
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...UH Office of Internal Audit evaluates university funds, lease payments and external funds received in support of stewardship, management, education and other activities related to Maunakea....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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What's Not Adding up at OHA?
By Video @ 7:43 PM :: 4637 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...They Say One Thing In Public But In Private Do Another....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Ethics: DLNR Manager Steals Equipment, Funnels Money to Contractor
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 8962 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Aaron Hoff also pops up in the recent eviction of a gym from DHHL land in Anahola....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DAGS Funds 'Do not meet Criteria'
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:06 PM :: 3876 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...2 special funds, 2 trust funds, and 4 trust accounts did not meet criteria. We also noted that DAGS did not file statutorily required reports....
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Monday, December 17, 2018 |
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National Report: Hawaii Ranks 13th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 5916 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...Hawaii is spending $4.5 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 32.9 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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Monday, December 17, 2018 |
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Maui County Pays Vendors Ripped Off by Anti-GMO Activist
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 6180 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, GMOs
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...The Mayor's Office of Economic Development (OED) announced today that its office received a total of $8,730.28 in requests for payments for unpaid invoices for the 250th Celebration of Queen Kaahumanu grant, which was terminated in October....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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Dubin Disbarment? Another Step in the Process
By Andrew Walden @ 10:06 PM :: 6965 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Dubin, along with ex-Governor John Waihee, co-host "The Foreclosure Hour" on AM830....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Auditor: DLNR Held Back Ceded Lands Payments
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:32 PM :: 7496 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA, Small Business
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...Over $26 Million of State Portion of Ceded Land Revenues were not Transferred to the State General Fund in a Timely Manner....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu Republican Party Calls for Kaneshiro Resignation
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:18 PM :: 7804 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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...this situation involving Kaneshiro, Sapolu and Futa could potentially lead to countless criminal cases being dismissed or overturned, with dangerous and/or violent criminals being set free to roam our streets....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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How Would You Grade OHA?
By Video @ 12:43 AM :: 4770 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Watch This To See Our OHA Report Card For 2018 & What They Should Do Next Year....
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 |
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Whitewash: HGEA Members at State Hospital Get No Punishment for Saito Escape
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 7018 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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... Saito had sexual relations with at least three hospital staff members. Saito has been known for his manipulative nature, and sources say sexual relations took place on multiple occasions where he was able to obtain contraband ....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
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PETITION: Impeach City and County Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 6340 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Shall City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor Keith M. Kaneshiro be impeached and removed from his position for malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office?....
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Monday, December 10, 2018 |
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Finish OHA’s Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:28 PM :: 4623 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Keli‘i Akina today secured renewed commitments from OHA’s newly chosen Board leadership to finish the audit of OHA and its subsidiary LLCs for fraud, waste and abuse....
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