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Entries for 'Andrew Walden'
Saturday, July 6, 2019 |
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OHA LLCs Agree to Provide Check Register
By Andrew Walden @ 8:43 PM :: 6620 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA’s response comes just two days after the departure of former OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe ....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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Judge Orders OHA LLCs to Hand Over Check Registers
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 5980 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...How much more beneficiary money will OHA insiders waste in this futile effort to keep their own secrets?....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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OHA Granted Marijuana Grower Right to Audit LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 AM :: 6423 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Drugs
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"... (Marijuana grower Ranson Shepherd) may audit any and all records of (OHA) relating to the Confidential Information, as well as (OHA’s) security and protection measures, and procedures ...."
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019 |
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Auditor: No More Silly Talk About Profits at the Convention Center
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 4781 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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...Released today, a State Auditor’s report shows the Convention Center ‘s operating loss has jumped up from an anemic $4.3M in 2017 to a much more robust $8.3M in calendar year 2018....
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Why is the Hawaii Attorney General too busy to prosecute charter school corruption?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 7681 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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After Lying to Legislature OHA Shoots Messenger--and Misses
By Andrew Walden @ 10:28 PM :: 7073 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... what was it that Keli'i Akina said? ....
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Debunked: Caldwell’s ‘Vancouver Tax’ Does Nothing to Ease Rental Crisis
By Andrew Walden @ 4:07 AM :: 7446 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Taxes
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...1,100 homes were removed from the rental market in the first year of the city’s empty-homes tax....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees target one of their own for ‘investigation’--then chicken out
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 PM :: 7727 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... was this Crabbe's final attempt at revenge? ....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Neighborhood Board Election Results Released after Inquiry from Hawai’i Free Press
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 4055 Views :: Honolulu County
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...Along with the response, we also got something else—the election results -- five days ahead of the new deadline....
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
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Debunk: Sierra Club Fluff Piece on Hawaii Carbon Credit Scheme
By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 8188 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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...Apparently nobody at the Sierra Club Magazine knows what a penny stock tout is....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Will Peter Christian Run or Turn Himself In?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 AM :: 21489 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Four years ago, Panuelo’s predecessor as FSM President, Peter Christian, didn’t go to the White House. Instead he began his administration by meeting in Pohnpei at his Cliff Rainbow Hotel with corrupt Hawaii businessman Jim Lyon....
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Monday, May 13, 2019 |
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Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation
By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 19431 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, World News, Congressional Delegation, OHA
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... Winer’s resignation as Sen Brian Schatz’ Chief of Staff was announced in the media, May 4, 2019. Kia'aina is reportedly under consideration for top jobs at DHHL and OHA ....
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Friday, May 10, 2019 |
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FSM Congress Elects New President
By Andrew Walden @ 11:27 PM :: 5725 Views :: Ethics, World News
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...The FSM Congress elected Pohnpei Senator David W. Panuelo President and Kosrae Senator Yosiwo P. George as Vice President....
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Sunday, May 5, 2019 |
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Conflict of Interest? Judge Hiraoka’s Adventures in Dubinland
By Andrew Walden @ 8:22 PM :: 9321 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Judiciary
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...For three and a half years, Gilpin alleges, Hiraoka was simultaneously fighting to save Gary Dubin’s law license in one court while opposing Dubin in another, creating a conflict of interest....
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Saturday, April 27, 2019 |
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OHA CFO Ousted to Block 'Fair Treatment' of Grant Requests?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:27 PM :: 6750 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Laeha says he was, "in the process of implementing ... 'fair treatment' laws which require independent solicitations on contracts...."
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Thursday, April 25, 2019 |
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SCR204: OHA Insiders Exploit Aloha Poke Controversy to Grab Ownership of Hawaiian Culture for Themselves
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 PM :: 6611 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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...The plan is the feudal-minded Office of Hawaiian Affairs-OHA will own ‘Aloha’ and you will have to buy aloha from them. Poke too. And they are using this to grab control of ‘genetic’ resources as well....
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Saturday, April 20, 2019 |
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OHA's Crabbe out of the Bucket?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:49 PM :: 7961 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...his contract expires this summer....
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Wednesday, April 17, 2019 |
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Candidates Hirono, Case, Gabbard Refused to Release their Tax Returns
By Andrew Walden @ 10:19 PM :: 6047 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...A spokeswoman for Hirono implied that financial disclosures that the congresswoman is already required to submit are sufficient....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Unlucky and Unclean: How Not to Steal House 13
By Andrew Walden @ 10:23 PM :: 10618 Views :: Honolulu County, Environment, Ethics, Agriculture
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...With legal representation from Neil Abercrombie’s former Attorney General David Louie, former penny stock tout Jeffrey Dunster tried to use a bag full of receipts to claim ownership of a house known as ‘13’. It didn't work....
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Sunday, April 14, 2019 |
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Special Election: Waters Beats Ozawa by 1,004 Votes
By Andrew Walden @ 2:16 AM :: 6672 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...Even as the Honolulu Rail project collapses around Mayor Caldwell’s ears, the election result gives a pro-Caldwell faction the majority on the council. This contradiction is due to the failure of anti-rail politicians to separate themselves from criminals....
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Sunday, April 7, 2019 |
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Secret Timeline Shows OHA Lying to Legislature While Stonewalling LLC Audit
By Andrew Walden @ 3:12 PM :: 7980 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Earlier this year, we told the State Auditor (and essentially, the Legislature) that this audit was one of the proactive steps OHA was taking to address the state audit findings.” -- Trustee Hulu Lindsey Nov 30, 2018
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Friday, April 5, 2019 |
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Levinson: Ballard's Second Amendment Stance 'Could Precipitate Legal Catastrophe'
By Andrew Walden @ 2:55 AM :: 7661 Views :: Police, Second Amendment
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"...the manner in which Chief Ballard is administering her statutory authority to process applications for concealed and open carry licenses...could potentially precipitate one of the greatest legal catastrophes...the nation (has) ever experienced...." -- Steven Levinson and Loretta Sheehan
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Friday, March 29, 2019 |
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Court: OHA LLCs Subject to UIPA
By Andrew Walden @ 11:29 PM :: 6528 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“…the court finds as a matter of law that OHA owns, and has authority and control over the operation and management of the LLC’s operations….”
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Sunday, March 17, 2019 |
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GE Tax Hike: How They Voted
By Andrew Walden @ 8:30 PM :: 4174 Views :: Taxes
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...Senate Bill 1474 would increase your GE Tax by 0.5%....
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Thursday, March 14, 2019 |
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Massive Pay Hike for Hawaii Legislators?
By Andrew Walden @ 6:17 AM :: 8455 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Politicians
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...Hawaii taxpayers are already burdened by the nation’s most highly paid part time legislators and its about to get worse....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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Rep Quinlan to Constituent: "Get the F*** Out!"
By Andrew Walden @ 6:44 PM :: 15051 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, First Amendment, Second Amendment
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...an incident that happened at the Capitol on Thursday, February 21, during a HiFiCo Activism at the Legislature event....
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Thursday, March 7, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery: Election Results--FSM President Loses Seat
By Andrew Walden @ 3:49 PM :: 8753 Views :: Ethics, World News
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...results of Tuesday’s elections, Panuelo received 6,773 votes against Christian’s 6,716....
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Sunday, March 3, 2019 |
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HB664 / SB674: Legislators Push Sex Change for Autistic Children
By Andrew Walden @ 9:38 PM :: 7880 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Millions of dollars from the DoE budget are on the line if HB664 or SB674 “Relating to Gender Identity” becomes law....
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019 |
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Hawaii Senators' Favorite Mafia Hitman Loses Home to Foreclosure
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 12679 Views :: Ethics, Homelessness, Politicians
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...Yoon took out two mortgages for a total of $739,660 written on the same day, exactly 13 days after the HFFF fundraiser, and not recorded in Hawaii for over a year....
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Sunday, February 24, 2019 |
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Double Trouble: Lyon Also Offered Cash to Son of FSM President
By Andrew Walden @ 10:11 PM :: 19903 Views :: DHHL, National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Christopher Ivan Christian, was offered a “retainer” --$5K per month by Lyon—with a plan to increase to $10K....
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Thursday, February 21, 2019 |
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Surprise: HART Subpoenaed TWICE by Feds
By Andrew Walden @ 7:21 PM :: 6966 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...Flashback Feb 23, 2018: Criminal Intent: Honolulu rail pays $3.8M penalty for Corrupt Relocation Over Payments to Politically Connected Developers....
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Wednesday, February 20, 2019 |
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Kakaako Drunk Driver Busted for Palau Alcohol Theft
By Andrew Walden @ 3:53 PM :: 5581 Views :: Law Enforcement
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"...The burglars took beers, liquors, soda and cigarettes then went back to Sumang’s residence where they consumed all the liquors that they stole...."
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019 |
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Halbert-Lyon Indictments: Timeline of Corruption in FSM
By Andrew Walden @ 3:45 AM :: 11240 Views :: DHHL, National News, World News
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...a 2010-2016 timeline of the alleged corrupt dealings between Lyon Associates and individuals within the FSM Government....
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Sunday, February 17, 2019 |
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SB652: Will Legislators Give Drunk Rave Promoter $50M?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:41 PM :: 9146 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Politicians
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...This is Jon Riki Karamatsu’s second try for Keahole money....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Disbar Dubin--Disciplinary Board
By Andrew Walden @ 10:38 PM :: 7731 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...The Board recommends that the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai'i issue an Order that Respondent Dubin be DISBARRED....
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Wednesday, February 13, 2019 |
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Gabbard Hires Russian Agent--Story to go National?
By Andrew Walden @ 1:28 PM :: 6900 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation, First Amendment
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...Very interesting. Tulsi Gabbard, the only Democratic presidential candidate who has full Kremlin support and who praised Syria's Assad, has hired Chris Cooper of Potomoc Square Group, the same DC fixer who the Russians hired to smear me and Sergei Magnitsky in 2016. Coincidence?....
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery Micronesia: Arrests Start at the Top
By Andrew Walden @ 4:15 AM :: 25505 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, World News
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...Arrested over the weekend, Master Halbert, son-in-law of Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Peter Christian and son of FSM Senator Dohsis Halbert, appeared before Honolulu Federal Judge Richard L. Puglisi for arraignment Monday, February 11, 2019....
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Saturday, February 9, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribe: DHHL Releases Suspect Contract Docs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:14 PM :: 10406 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Ethics
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...Full Text: 211 pages of documentation related to the now-infamous 2010 DHHL contract with Lyon Associates....
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Sunday, February 3, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribery: $240K to Buy DHHL Contract?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:37 PM :: 7957 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...Under the plea agreement, “(Lyon) is required to submit…an accurate and complete list of all business he is currently affiliated/involved with that involve federal contacts.”....
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019 |
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Lyon Bribes: Caldwell Appoints Crook to Zoning Board After Receiving $16.5K
By Andrew Walden @ 9:26 PM :: 11136 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, Land Use
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...After receiving the campaign contributions, Caldwell appointed the criminal Lyon to the juicy position July 30, 2014 for a term ending June 30, 2019....
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Friday, January 25, 2019 |
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Auction: Omidyar Dairy Liquidating?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 7128 Views :: Kauai County, Agriculture, Tourism
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...In addition to spawning anti-dairy activism, Omidyar’s Kauai dairy proposal created a political and perhaps legal precedent requiring previously exempt farmers to obtain an environmental impact statement before commencing operations....
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Thursday, January 17, 2019 |
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Police Impersonators Attack OHA Offices, Most Escape Scot-free
By Andrew Walden @ 11:09 PM :: 11049 Views :: Kauai County, OHA, Police
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...Waving fake police badges, recidivist criminal police impersonators claiming to be ‘Federal Marshals’ from Kauai today assaulted employees at the State of Hawaii Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Police let most of the group leave....
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Monday, January 14, 2019 |
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FCC Slaps Down Sandwich Isles Again--Orders Company to Continue Serving Customers
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 5217 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...SIC may not discontinue service without our express authorization....
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Saturday, January 12, 2019 |
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Candidates Already Lining up to Run for Gabbard's Congressional Seat
By Andrew Walden @ 12:15 AM :: 10582 Views :: Democratic Party, Congressional Delegation, Office of Elections, Politicians, Republican Party
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...Within hours of Rep Tulsi Gabbard's presidential campaign announcement, the first hat is thrown into the ring for Hawaii CD2....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Ill-Fated Ocean Cleanup Boom Collected only 2000kg Plastic
By Andrew Walden @ 10:39 PM :: 5729 Views :: Environment
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...the boom, tagged “Wilson” and “System 001” by OC, is being towed very slowly--between one and three knots--and is not expected to arrive in Hawaii until mid-January....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA CFO: We Keep Trustees in the Dark About LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 9827 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA’s $500K Cookie Crumbles
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 AM :: 8141 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.” That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
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Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 AM :: 7949 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....
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Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Lloyd's of London Kickback Scheme Steered Lava Victims to Worthless Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 6129 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....
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