Ethics

...Exposure Draft — November 15, 2017 Ethics Commission meeting....

...Proposed Legislation for 2018 Legislative Session....

..."We disagree with DHRD. The statutory requirements that DHRD report to the Legislature are unambiguous and do not exempt these trust funds." -- Auditor....

“The Airports Division expects near-term traffic results will be better than projected due to Island Air expanding interisland traffic...." -- Fitch Ratings, October 26, 2017

...“We got a few hundred subscribers, but nothing really earth shattering,” Epler says...Civil Beat has an annual budget of roughly $3 million and a staff of about 22 to 24 people....

...“She’s got a servant attitude, a servant’s heart,” Butler says....

Clearly, OHA owes our beneficiaries a sincere apology and a commitment to change our practices internally....

“The FTA will allow nothing less.” -- Kirk Caldwell

...Unsurprisingly, it appears Ing is already violating the law.... 

... Tulsi Gabbard 'not surprised' by Donna Brazile's DNC bombshell, but 'surprised' it went public ....

...Allbrett, 64, is the former principal of the Halau Lokahi public charter school, a Native Hawaiian-focused charter school whose recurring financial difficulties led to the revocation of its charter....

...Recently, the Honolulu City Council approved on first reading Bill 80 (2017), which would award a real property tax exemption to “ocean-friendly restaurants.”...

...In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups....

"...State Street is in the process of reimbursing all funds fraudulently transferred out of a separate account which is managed and administered solely by the RMI Government...."

...“I was not involved in (Kealoha's) administration whatsoever. I was very marginalized, because I was very vocal,” she said....

...What Are The Lessons From The Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement's Failure To Get Charter School Money From OHA?....

...In or about 2004, while employed as a private attorney, K. KEALOHA was appointed by the Hawaii state court as trustee and guardian for two minor children....

...Caldwell left O‘ahu the evening of Oct 18 for a 'personal vacation', and is scheduled to return on Tuesday, October 31...

...the Resource Management Committee opted to instead give the grant funds directly to the charter schools, instead of to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement....

"...The four men who restrained Rep. Quinlan are Rep. Daniel Holt. Rep. Tom Brower, Ali Sek and Benjamin Gates...."

...Hawaiian Beneficiary Funds Continue To Fly Out The Door At OHA....

...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....

...the Hawaii AG office denied the public interest fee waiver request and charged $28,396.30 to complete the document search....

...the state Auditor has already informed OHA of its preliminary findings....

...Fukumoto’s Long-Form Financial Disclosures include many details....

...Wednesday, October 11th At 10 AM....

Thanks to support from University of Hawaii Press and Kamehameha Schools, the public now has free access to the bestselling book Broken Trust: Greed, Mismanagement & Political Manipulation at America’s Largest Charitable Trust....

...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....

Over the past several months, there has been a court fight brewing that could have changed how the Department of Taxation lobbies for legislation....

...CMS data show that total costs for new Medicaid beneficiaries in Hawaii rose from $249.1 million in 2014 to $437.4 million in 2015-a 76 percent single-year increase. Costs per-enrollee jumped 73 percent in that same period, going from $7,462 in 2014 to $12,910 in 2015....

...Audit of Housing First, Community Assistance Program, and Hale Mauliola Homeless Programs....

...Sheʻs Planning To Control Your Phone & Computer....

...Ironically, the Memo itself was not posted on the Governor’s news feed nor is it linked by any Hawaii.gov website....

...there is "supposed to be" opportunity for participation....

...Please Attend The Next Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Board Meeting On Thursday, September 21st At 10 AM At OHA Headquarters....

...Schatz is one of a handful of Democrat lawmakers who have received generous campaign donations from Menendez....

...the Honolulu City Council unanimously approved Resolution 17-199 to audit the rail for financial cost overruns, but watered down language that would’ve made the audit “forensic.”....

...He Didnʻt Do It Because Of His Respect For Mauna Kea, But Rather For Something Else....

...the most recent version of the proposed resolution requests an “independent forensic audit” of HART operations and contract awards....

... How stupid does Peter Apo think we are? ....

...Timson worked at First Hawaiian Bank as vice president while FHB Chairman Don Horner was HART board chair. She organized large groups of screaming union supporters to crash, harass and threaten at public meetings....

...Require the State Auditor to perform a forensic audit to look for fraud, waste, and abuse....

...Apo violated the State Ethics Code by using OHA resources, and his position with OHA, to advance his private business interests....

...FTA is complicit.  That’s why it is likely to approve a Plan B that stops at Middle Street....

...The Recovery Plan does not include a financial plan with funding sufficient to cover HART's current estimated total Project cost....

Hawaii lawmakers are finally embracing the call for a “deep dive” audit of the Honolulu rail project, but how they follow through on that embrace could make it all for naught....

...A call for Republicans to push for a forensic audit of HART and their failed rail project!....

...UH Manoa anti-GMO prof Hector Valenzuela curiously worked hard to hide part of his emails....

...Judge Fujino dismissed the case because plaintiffs cannot file suit directly in the circuit court challenging the application of a rule....

...despite the fact that City Auditor Edwin Young told the committee “the red flags were there”....