Ethics

...and identifies three upcoming audits....

...dividing the project into an AC portion and an energy portion would greatly reduce the per-classroom cost....

...Ms. Yamane previously served as the Acting State Auditor....

...Caldwell collects not only a $164,928 annual pay check from taxpayers but continues to 'work' a second job at a bank collecting an additional $200,000 per year....

...Ing claims a long-running conspiracy is out to get him....

Now showing on Oahu, Maui, and Big Island....

... Schools could have been cooled already but DoE insiders had to reward crony contractors so the keiki will just have to suffer until next year ....

The statutory deadline for candidates to file their financial disclosure statements with the Hawaii State Ethics Commission was Friday, July 22, 2016....

You would think that posting care home inspections online would have been easy....

...researchers claim that much of the collection is inaccessible....

...there were multiple days where no deposit or revenue was recorded....

...the company improperly enrolled several thousand Hawaii customers as eligible for enhanced Tribal support reimbursements....

...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....

Trask: Current spending will bankrupt the OHA Trust fund in 9 years....

Morita is petitioning the court to order Gorak to state the authority under which Gorak claims to be a PUC commissioner....

...the Code doesn’t require an earmarked tax before an agency can commit....

"I am now convinced DOCARE is cursed and doomed to remain a pathetic substandard agency...."

...Sum Total of Results: Rep Gil Riviere Switches to Democratic Party....

Andrew Santos, President of Admor HVAC, presented the State Department of Education an April 20 offer to Cool Schools at $5990 per classroom....

"...The content of the CD1 stunned us; it was passed without a single public hearing.  There clearly was no justification....”

...it looks bad for individual council members to secure money for such organizations....

...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....

Since March, the number of prequalified contractors has increased from 18 to 36 as HIDOE prepares to put projects back out to bid....

An investigation showed that he had physically threatened his fellow employees, been insubordinate, attempted to use his position as a Liquor Control Officer to obtain special treatment from a licensed liquor establishment....

... Another scandal for Kamehameha Schools? ....

Since 2007, Mr. Gluck has been employed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii....

And the 'fortunate sons' of John F Kerry and Joe Biden are involved, too....

...the violation itself was caused by a glitch in CSC software....

...Hanabusa pointed out that the same issues underlying the disagreement over teacher travel and education trips are also involved in applying the gift provisions of the ethics code to legislators....

Many agencies relish the ability to spend public money with little or no accountability....

Totto's troubles only started when he started investigating Caldwell's political fundraising practices....

...after allegedly misrepresenting information related to requirements for interconnecting solar energy systems....

...to confidentially report violations of laws, rules, regulations and UH policies....

Totto’s relationship with the city administration was contentious from the beginning with questions about funding by lobbyists for the mayor’s inaugural luau....

...as a councilmember, I fought to give the Ethics Commission the power to issue civil fines for violations of the ethics code and championed stronger ethics rules that have reduced conflicts of interest in Honolulu....

...Government Contracting Explained: How Air Conditioning Costs $100K Per Classroom....

...what the powers that be look for when they pick the the future generations of leadership for Hawaii....

...her spouse was employed by Parsons as a Vice President and was Parsons’ principal consultant and a point of contact for 12 DOT Parsons Projects....

... Josh Green Lives and Works on Oahu but Says he Still Occasionally Visits his Kona District ....

...he diverted client money to his own personal use over a 17-year period....

The Business Manager and other members of the staff, including several family members of the Business Manager, submitted and/or were reimbursed for numerous expenses that were not authorized by Local 1260 and/or were for personal expenses for which no legitimate union business was conducted....

His appointment is subject to confirmation by the City Council....

...There appeared to be a number of city employees in attendance....

Today we are looking at a bill in our Legislature that contains nothing....

The Bishop Museum Board of Directors today announced that Blair Collis has resigned as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the museum....

...Hawaii's aggregate scores are in the highest quartiles of both illegal and legal corruption....

...legislators are allowed to simply carve up the Capitol Improvement Budget by political favoritism....

"...he has quite the history of confrontations with HPD...."