Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Hawai'i Free Press

Current Articles | Archives

Friday, February 22, 2019
HART Property Acquisitions: The Denis Dwyer Connection
By Tom Berg @ 2:51 PM :: 7502 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Rail

Information on Property Relocations Re: HART subpoena seeks records of overpayments

Dear FBI/DOJ/US Attorneys:   February 22, 2019

My name is Tom Berg.

I was a member of the Grantee (one of nine) comprised of the Honolulu City Council (2011-2013) for the execution of the FFGA….

Of concern, is that HART went and acquired another separate contract to hire more property real estate agents - all during the court ordered shut down cease and desist construction period.

Albeit the court ordered injunction did not halt property acquisitions, it was reckless since the court was deliberating the route.

Paragon from California- the real estate entity - was given its own CONTINGENCY FUND ACCOUNT and that fund, was never included into any Financial Plan - kept separate even though the entire project was over budget-  the Real Estate Contingency Fund had a surplus in the hundreds of millions and that surplus was shielded/omitted from all reports when additional taxes to pay for the project were levied upon the taxpayers. 

THAT CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT FUND and the AMOUNT put aside into it WAS CREATED IN STEALTH- no public hearing ever took place to create it.

Furthermore, requisites in the rules for HART required a bi-weekly report of all property acquisitions-  but PARAGON was exempted from making those reports funneled through the lobbyist- Denis Dwyer with Williams and Jensen-  Dwyer was to acquire all federal properties-  but Dwyer never since day one, has been of party to making those reports with Paragon on those properties available in any public hearing-  breach indeed-  see it all here recorded on YouTube for better understanding:

 BERG TESTIFIES AGAINST HART FUNNELING M...

But what is most troubling, our local laws state all property purchases must be recorded with the Bureau of Land Conveyances- but HART kept the acquisitions private and withheld that info in violation of our laws.

Then-Councilmembers Stanley Chang and Breene Harimoto--now both State Senators--called the police on me for my trying to expose this property scam of a relocation scandal in 2012.  

In executive session we were all told the most the property acquisition amount to be was $90 million tops-  then a month later told it went to over $200 million plus- with no justification or explanation.

I tried to get the properties listed that, per the law, was to be of public record....but Councilmembers Chang and Harimoto called the police on me and removed me from the committee so the information would never see the light of day.

I made three videos that the FEDS/DOJ and FBI should watch -  go to YouTube:

1. BERG CHAMPIONS JUSTICE ON RAIL PROPERTY ACQUISITION 

 BERG CHAMPIONS JUSTICE ON RAIL PROPERTY...

2. BERG SPEAKS OUT ON PROPERTY ACQUISITION FOR RAIL

 BERG SPEAKS OUT ON PROPERTY ACQUISITION...

3. PROPERTY ACQUISITION COSTS A MYSTERY FOR HONOLULU RAIL

 Property Acquisition Costs a Mystery fo...

After you watch the videos-  you will understand the criminal behavior of the City Council-  for the law states, all property bought must be recorded for public view! HART saying it is confidential is a lie.

Tom Berg

Former Honolulu City Council Member (2011-2013)

Grantee to Honolulu Rail Project FFGA

---30---

Related:

​​Kanaiolowalu

Links

TEXT "follow HawaiiFreePress" to 40404

Register to Vote

2aHawaii

Aloha Pregnancy Care Center

AntiPlanner

Antonio Gramsci Reading List

A Place for Women in Waipio

Ballotpedia Hawaii

Broken Trust

Build More Hawaiian Homes Working Group

Christian Homeschoolers of Hawaii

Cliff Slater's Second Opinion

DVids Hawaii

FIRE

Fix Oahu!

Frontline: The Fixers

Genetic Literacy Project

Grassroot Institute

Habele.org

Hawaii Aquarium Fish Report

Hawaii Aviation Preservation Society

Hawaii Catholic TV

Hawaii Christian Coalition

Hawaii Cigar Association

Hawaii ConCon Info

Hawaii Debt Clock

Hawaii Defense Foundation

Hawaii Family Forum

Hawaii Farmers and Ranchers United

Hawaii Farmer's Daughter

Hawaii Federation of Republican Women

Hawaii History Blog

Hawaii Jihadi Trial

Hawaii Legal News

Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance

Hawaii Matters

Hawaii Military History

Hawaii's Partnership for Appropriate & Compassionate Care

Hawaii Public Charter School Network

Hawaii Rifle Association

Hawaii Shippers Council

Hawaii Together

HiFiCo

Hiram Fong Papers

Homeschool Legal Defense Hawaii

Honolulu Navy League

Honolulu Traffic

House Minority Blog

Imua TMT

Inouye-Kwock, NYT 1992

Inside the Nature Conservancy

Inverse Condemnation

July 4 in Hawaii

Land and Power in Hawaii

Lessons in Firearm Education

Lingle Years

Managed Care Matters -- Hawaii

MentalIllnessPolicy.org

Missile Defense Advocacy

MIS Veterans Hawaii

NAMI Hawaii

Natatorium.org

National Parents Org Hawaii

NFIB Hawaii News

NRA-ILA Hawaii

Obookiah

OHA Lies

Opt Out Today

Patients Rights Council Hawaii

Practical Policy Institute of Hawaii

Pritchett Cartoons

Pro-GMO Hawaii

RailRipoff.com

Rental by Owner Awareness Assn

Research Institute for Hawaii USA

Rick Hamada Show

RJ Rummel

School Choice in Hawaii

SenatorFong.com

Talking Tax

Tax Foundation of Hawaii

The Real Hanabusa

Time Out Honolulu

Trustee Akina KWO Columns

Waagey.org

West Maui Taxpayers Association

What Natalie Thinks

Whole Life Hawaii