Ethics

...lots of surprises as lawmakers press forward....

...“Let’s unite and return OHA to its true mission,” says King on announcing his candidacy....

...The driver, who was alone in the car, used crutches to stand when he got out of the vehicle and spoke limited English....

...Twelve Suggestions Made By You To Reform The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs.... 

...A Democratic senator called out the national party for a fundraising with the misleading subject line special counsel Robert Mueller was about to be “fired.”....

...Update on ethics-related legislation from Hawaii State Ethics Commission agenda....

...The Feds Gave You a Break? Now We, the State, Can Turn the Screws!....

... OHA Trustees were to discuss reforms of OHA’s troubled LLCs ....

...and the establishment of a $150,000 settlement fund for other affected servicemembers, who may be eligible to receive compensation....

...Is It Past Time For An OHA “Intervention?”....

“Article 14 of our Constitution requires all boards and commission members who wield significant discretionary or fiscal powers to file financial disclosure statements...."

'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."

"...Misinformation is being circulated that attempts to downplay the devastating effects that HB2010 SD2 will have on HTA’s tourism marketing...."

...On Wednesday April 11, Trustees appear set to take the next step—ordering the LLCs to cease operations and transfer their remaining assets back to OHA....

... Can you say 'ankle shackles?' ....

... April 4th, the Hawaii House Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2046 with amendments.  The Committee added SB 2046 to their agenda less than an hour before the scheduled hearing.  SB 2046 will now head to the House floor ....

... A Hawaii State Senator goes for somewhere between $50K and $100K per year--and its all legal ....

...reimbursed the city in the amount of $1,891.20 approximately 62 hours of city time....

...Why Do OHAʻs CEO & The “Old Guard” Trustees Keep Going Down The Same Road?....

...Findings made by the State Auditor regarding financial impropriety at OHA echo findings made in the investigation of Bishop Estate....

...This obvious stall is an indication of mismanagement....

...Watch This To See What To Do & How To Report Wrongdoing By OHA....

...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....

...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....

...six years of  'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business.  Just ask the vapers....

...sex harassment complaints have been secretly adjudicated against three unnamed State Representatives and one State Senator....

...Sex Harassment: Hawaii Legislators Admit Covering up Four Cases....

...Rowena Akana has never been silent about her passion to reform the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Unafraid to stand out, she has called for the removal of the current CEO....

... at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting set for 10am Thursday March 22, 2018 ....

..."Everyone from Governor Ige on down has been stalling and stonewalling."....

...OHA is an ongoing criminal enterprise like the Mafia....

...14 DOE high schools “do not have separate athletic locker facilities for girls, even when boys in those same schools do have such access.” ....

...There is much more that needs to be examined, and that will be the purpose of the upcoming independent audit....

...Three of them were secretly created by two former Trustees and the former Administrator without Board approval....

...one month ago, OHA Trustees voted to order managers of OHA's six LLCs to hand over financial records....

...In this conversation with Dr. Keli'i Akina, attorney Sam King discusses the recent audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, of which he is a beneficiary....

...‘No.  I think in this case the beneficiary may be right and you guys may be just a bunch of auditors.’ ....

...We reviewed 85 house and senate bills proposing 64 special and revolving funds during the 2018 legislative session of which none met criteria....

... HTDC awarded 15 Hawaii-based companies $1,417,050 ....

...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....

...OHA’s Old Guard Trustees Giving Cash To Their Friends....

With this information out in the open, what is left for Crabbe to blackmail Trustees with?

... Insurance companies denied treatment to patients, offered to pay for assisted suicide ....

...Hawaii takes the longest in the nation to make decisions about transparency disputes....

...HTA’s autonomy, which includes permanent funding and an exemption from the State Procurement Code, has facilitated lax oversight, deficient internal controls, and, ultimately, less accountability....

...This Time She's Promising To Clean Up OHA After The State Audit Results....

"...As fiduciaries, Trustees must act immediately...."

...A tentative settlement between Kamehameha Schools and the survivors of Dr. Browne’s abuse has been reached....

...The Department’s investigation revealed that between 2011 and 2016, Honolulu auctioned 1,440 cars registered to individuals who had identified themselves as servicemembers on City forms during the motor vehicle registration process.....