Ethics

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

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

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

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... 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 ....

“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....”

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

... ripe for raiding ....

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

...  Miske, Dawson and Choy are dead and all the investigations are squelched .... 

... People inside and outside of CWS describe an uncoordinated system that works in silos and lacks proper resources and accountability. ...

... The race is noteworthy because the ‘pro-development’ candidate Cook, beat the ‘anti-development’ candidate King by 97 votes.  All it took to shift voter sentiment was Lahaina burning to the ground ....

... OHA Trustees are hoping 2025 will be the year legislators stop laughing at their Kaka’ako Makai upzone bills ....

... UH employees may negotiate and enter into contracts with the UH on behalf of their private businesses ....

... The Legislature will continue to accept GIA applications until Friday, January 17, 2025, at 4:30 p.m., and final determinations will be made as Council on Revenue forecasts in January and March are published. ...

... Kafkaesque issues that so far have been unresolvable ....

"Presently, there is no finding of foul play or suicide."

... The Board of Trustees voted not to pursue the exemption ....

... Maui Council candidate Kelly King's secret sunscreen empire ....

... OIP issued eight informal opinions since the start of fiscal year 2025 ....

... Will OHA transfer control of Kahana Valley to one of its LLCs? ....

... Hawaii Republicans can do anything they want with their $546,381.14--derived from selling the Party headquarters—as long as they don’t spend it on winning state or county elections ....

... Department of Taxation computers don't necessarily tell you when they change some of the information that’s been input ....

... The State Judiciary can be counted on to twist the law to serve KSBE and HECO.  The Federal Judiciary doesn't even know who they are  ....