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Wednesday, November 13, 2019 |
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Feds: Guam #1 for Medicare Ambulance Fraud
By News Release @ 12:40 AM :: 5300 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Law Enforcement
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...Guam Ambulance Company Executives Plead Guilty to Medicare and TRICARE Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme....
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Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
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Former Schofield range director pleads guilty to conspiracy
By News Release @ 9:56 PM :: 6020 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor....
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Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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Are Auditor's Recommendations Implemented?
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:02 PM :: 4273 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...This report covers recommendations made in reports issued from 2014-2017....
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Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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OHA Committee Acknowledges It Has No Authority to Discipline Trustee Akina for Speaking Out
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:42 PM :: 5217 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Lawsuit: How HMSA Ran Down Clock on Expensive Cancer Patient
By News Release @ 8:39 PM :: 6331 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...Unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court Victory Against HMSA for Cancer Patient and Widow....
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Thursday, October 31, 2019 |
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Schatz Chief of Staff Pours Money into Big Oil Stocks
By Selected News Articles @ 6:37 AM :: 6173 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...Eric Einhorn lists stock owned by spouse valued at $168,000-$445,000....
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 |
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Tuesday, October 29, 2019 |
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Sunday, October 27, 2019 |
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Enviros Salivate as WESPAC Selected for Audit
By News Release @ 2:04 AM :: 5331 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business
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...Office of Inspector General has selected the NOAA’s Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund grants awarded to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for an audit....
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Tuesday, October 22, 2019 |
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Katherine Kealoha's Boyfriend's Attorney's Law License Suspended
By News Release @ 6:51 AM :: 7787 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Gun pointed at police during shooting was registered to Ebersole's attorney....
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Wednesday, October 9, 2019 |
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Ala Wai Development Plan Serves OHA, not Boaters
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 AM :: 7917 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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...OHA stands to potentially receive a 20% cut of revenues generated from development of so-called ‘ceded lands’-- such as the Ala Wai harbor....
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Wednesday, October 2, 2019 |
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My Concern Over Transparency at OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:50 AM :: 4751 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....
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Monday, September 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: CEO Serves on State Board that Shovels Taxpayer Money to his Company
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 4467 Views :: Ethics
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...watch how a CEO manages to serve on a Board which gives away over $100K cash to his company....
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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OHA Refuses to Cooperate with Auditor—May Lose Legislative Appropriation to Hide LLC Secrets
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 5925 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Perhaps Trustees don’t want legislators to get a more in-depth view of Trustees’ direct involvement in OHA’s dishonest Act 37 lobbying effort. ...
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Saturday, September 28, 2019 |
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Auditor: DoTax Continues to Illegally Hand out Film Tax Credits for Out of State Expenses
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:53 AM :: 4599 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...DoTAX continues to construe the film tax credit statute to include out-of-state expenditures as “qualified production costs,” which is inconsistent with the plain language of the statute and the Legislature’s intent....
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Tents, Trash, and Toilets: OHA Funds Make Mauna Kea Protests Possible
By Andrew Walden @ 5:13 AM :: 11610 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, Law Enforcement, OHA
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...Perhaps of interest to the Attorney General, the OHA-funded contracts illegally place the rented equipment on land belonging to DHHL, DLNR, and HDoT....
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Friday, September 27, 2019 |
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Feds: Hawaii Firm Bribed Schofield Employees to get Contracts
By News Release @ 3:36 AM :: 6146 Views :: Ethics, Military
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...in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million....
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 |
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Court Upholds Ethics Comm Ruling Against Rowena Akana
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 4733 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The Commission imposed an administrative penalty of $23,106.53 and referred the matter to the Attorney General for further action....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
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Auditor: DoE School Impact Fee Illegal and Indefensible
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:50 PM :: 7399 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Development, Taxes
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...The DOE’s inconsistent and problematic implementation of the school impact fee law calls into question the relevance and appropriateness of the fees that have been collected to date....
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Friday, September 20, 2019 |
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Akina: OHA should disclose Maunakea expenditures
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:44 PM :: 7017 Views :: Ethics, Greenmail, OHA
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...I have made a formal request for a statement of these expenditures....
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Monday, September 16, 2019 |
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Kondo to OHA: I can Subpoena You
By Andrew Walden @ 9:24 PM :: 5065 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...With its LLCs on the line, OHA has already stonewalled one audit—while lying to the legislature about it. Are they now preparing to stonewall another?....
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Sunday, September 8, 2019 |
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Legal Fees: OHA Lawyers Bill 15 Times Higher
By Andrew Walden @ 8:24 PM :: 7461 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...One experienced downtown attorney tells Hawai’i Free Press he has never before seen a “no position” filing in response to a motion for legal fees....
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 |
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OHA: Crabbe Spent Last Month in Office Hiding From Auditors
By Andrew Walden @ 9:53 PM :: 7576 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Crabbe managed to hide from Auditors who were present at OHA HQ June 3 through June 14, 2019....
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Monday, August 26, 2019 |
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Maui Officer Arrested After Sex Harassment Complaints
By News Release @ 11:50 PM :: 6084 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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...He has been charged with attempted perjury, attempted hindering prosecution in the first degree, and tampering with a witness....
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Saturday, August 24, 2019 |
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With All Eyes on Mauna Kea, OHA, KSBE Insiders Make a Quick Grab for $6.7M
By Andrew Walden @ 9:33 PM :: 8996 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...But instead of being rushed into rubber-stamping an obvious insider deal, Trustees Keli’i Akina, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, and Kalei Akaka voted ‘No.’....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Former union boss charged in massive fraud, embezzlement indictment
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 7612 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...Ahakuelo lead the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 until he was ousted three years ago after the union was placed under trusteeship....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Secretary Bernhardt Transforms Interior’s Ethics Program
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3807 Views :: Ethics
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...Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation....
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Wednesday, August 14, 2019 |
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University of Guam Professor Arrested for Conspiring a Bid Rigging Scheme
By News Release @ 8:08 PM :: 4911 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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...Charged professor, Thomas Marler, still employed by UOG....
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 |
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Disciplinary Board: Lawyer Gary V Dubin Billed Client for 30 Hours in One Day
By Andrew Walden @ 10:32 PM :: 8955 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Has a Honolulu lawyer invented time travel—or is he now set for his 15 minutes of fame? ....
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Saturday, August 10, 2019 |
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Windfarms Bribe Environmentalists for Permission to Kill 300 Bats, 44 Nene
By Selected News Articles @ 8:42 PM :: 7728 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics
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...With some fanfare, the DLNR acquired the 2,900 acres from Dole late last year for about $15 million, with $2.75 million of that coming from Kawailoa Wind....
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
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OHA seeks nonprofit to administer $3 million charter school grant (again)
By News Release @ 10:36 PM :: 6239 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...Flashback 2017: Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds....
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Sunday, August 4, 2019 |
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Trustee: OHA Should be a Center of Influence Peddling
By Selected News Articles @ 5:31 PM :: 6046 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...you will work there around 5 years or so, building your networks and resume then go on to the private sector....
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Exclude 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding? Proposal on Council Agenda
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 6454 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...Bill 37 would restrict those who can bid on all county projects worth $250,000 or more by requiring that they be willing to adhere to “community workforce agreements.”....
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Master Halbert gets 18 Months
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 258264 Views :: DHHL, National News, Ethics
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...for his participation in a money laundering scheme involving bribes made to corruptly secure engineering and project management contracts from the government of FSM....
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Wednesday, July 31, 2019 |
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OHA Needs a Culture of Transparency
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:15 PM :: 5079 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Is there something to hide?....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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Ige Appoints Clayton Hee to Hawaii Paroling Authority
By News Release @ 10:43 PM :: 6686 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Really Obvious Question: How will Clayton Hee exploit his leverage over Hawaii criminals?....
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Tuesday, July 30, 2019 |
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$350M Stadium Bill: "Abusive Gut and Replace" Scheme being Challenged in Court
By News Release @ 3:33 AM :: 6958 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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"...the Legislature should have fully and seriously considered HB 1586 and allowed the public to weigh in on the measure, given the major financial effects on the State, instead of using the ‘gut and replace’ practice currently being challenged in court....”
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Sunday, July 28, 2019 |
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A Veil of Secrecy Around Revenue Estimates
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4452 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...attempt by a government agency to shroud its operations in the shadows....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Military Consumers Target for Scams and Unethical Business Practices
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 6185 Views :: Ethics, Military, Small Business
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...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Foreclosure Next? Court Finds Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company in Default
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 6490 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Former Laborers Union leader charged, accused of stealing thousands
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 5875 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....
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Monday, July 22, 2019 |
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Ethics: Wanna Buy Some State Land? -- Hire a Legislator, Its Legal!
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 3978 Views :: Ethics
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...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....
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Saturday, July 20, 2019 |
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Machado: “OHA has no position on the siting of the TMT on Maunakea”
By Andrew Walden @ 11:02 PM :: 12445 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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...Trustees are reminding Governor Ige of OHA’s real goal—not stopping the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but gaining control of thousands of acres atop Mauna Kea....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 |
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OHA: Protests are Opportunity for us to Grab Mauna Kea Lease
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 7856 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...Regardless of your position on TMT, we must all agree with Gov. Ige’s 2015 statement that the state has 'failed' Maunakea...."
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 |
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HART Board: Kim not gone--Stays on to Maintain Quorum
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 175390 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Kim says he will stay until a replacement Board member is selected....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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Puerto Rico Relief? Special interests lobby to uphold Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 PM :: 5649 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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...Several domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are backing lobbying efforts to keep the Jones Act on the books....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Ex-Schatz, Winer New Gig at Strategies360
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 6469 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... Really Obvious Question: Has Winer received a target letter or a subject letter in the Lyon investigation? ....
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Monday, July 8, 2019 |
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Trustee Akina Praises OHA’s Support of Court Order to Open LLCs’ Books
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:23 PM :: 5108 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Under interim CEO Sylvia Hussey’s leadership, transparency reigns...."
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