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Tuesday, July 7, 2020 |
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Should Police Misconduct Records Be Made Public?
By Video @ 2:41 AM :: 2579 Views :: Ethics, Police
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...Kelii Akina Talks Story with Journalism Professor Gerald Kato....
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Sunday, July 5, 2020 |
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Damn the Tax Clearances, Full Speed Ahead!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3114 Views :: Ethics, Taxes, COVID-19
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...Ige's COVID order suspends law requiring that people who want to do business with the State or municipal governments need to be current with their state and federal taxes....
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Friday, July 3, 2020 |
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Yes, we are different from Minneapolis; our police misdeeds are kept secret
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:37 PM :: 3510 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Police
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...The intense secrecy that has come to characterize the Honolulu Police Department....
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020 |
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Hawaii Republicans Blocked from Observing Voter Count
By Brett Kulbis @ 10:38 PM :: 4687 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Republican Party
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...This year Hawaii will vote exclusively by mail. Now as many of us know this increases the chances of fraud. Couple that with the checkered history of our Office of Elections, makes it more important as ever that all political parties have representation in our vote counting centers across the State....
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Friday, June 26, 2020 |
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HB285: Legislative Conference Committee Passes Police Reform Bill
By News Release @ 10:59 AM :: 3260 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police
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...The measure requires the disclosure of the identity of officers who are suspended or discharged for misconduct in a report to the Legislature, removes the exemption for police from disclosure under Hawaii’s Uniform Information Practices Act, and clarifies additional authorities and powers of the Law Enforcement Standards Board....
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Wednesday, June 17, 2020 |
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Council District Nine--Family Ties
By Selected News Articles @ 1:27 PM :: 5962 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Politicians
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... Of the three candidates, two have family members that are already sitting in the Honolulu City Council ....
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Monday, June 15, 2020 |
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Feds: Civil Beat Publisher's Security Detail Sends Pig's Head to Media Critic
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 5067 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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...anonymous, threatening messages, disturbing deliveries – including a box of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask – and conducting covert surveillance of the victims....
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Wednesday, June 10, 2020 |
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Confronting Police Abuse Requires Shifting Power From Police Unions
By Heritage Foundation @ 4:22 AM :: 4344 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...“We do not have the ability to get rid of many of these officers that we know have done wrong in the past due to issues with both the contract and the arbitration associated with the union.”....
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Sunday, June 7, 2020 |
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Amemiya Joins Pack of Insiders Grabbing ‘Affordable’ Housing Units for Themselves
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 AM :: 17154 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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...Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Keith Amemiya knows a lot about the ‘affordable’ housing system and how to ‘work’ it....
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Friday, June 5, 2020 |
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UPW Prison Guard Busted Allegedly Smuggling Meth into OCCC
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4902 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...the UPW still has not agreed to allow all guards to be searched for contraband....
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Thursday, June 4, 2020 |
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Sierra Club: Maui Mayor Exploits Corona Emergency Powers to Fast-Track Shoreline Development
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 3916 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Development, COVID-19
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... On May 30, Mayor Victorino issued a directive indicating certain shoreline development approval requests will be reviewed within fifteen days or be automatically approved ....
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Tuesday, May 26, 2020 |
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GOP: Did Honolulu Council Act Illegally on Rail in 2011?
By Shirlene Ostrov @ 7:47 PM :: 5393 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail, Republican Party
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... Earlier this month, the Hawaii Republican Party’s (HRP) Chairwoman Ms. Shirlene Ostrov sent a letter to Chief Daniel Hanagami, Special Agent, Office of the State Attorney General, who is investigating Honolulu’s Light Rail Project ....
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Sunday, May 17, 2020 |
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Government in the Darkness
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2522 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... In the Seventh Supplemental Proclamation on May 6, the Administration backed off a bit ....
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Saturday, May 16, 2020 |
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Office of Information Practices Seeks Ideas for COVID-Based Legislation
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2639 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...To possibly develop draft legislation for 2021, the Office of Information Practices (OIP) wants to hear from you....
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Saturday, May 16, 2020 |
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OIP Policy Under Ige's Latest Emergency Order
By News Release @ 4:22 AM :: 2788 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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"...If a request is not acknowledged, the requester may ask the Office of Information Practices to verify that the agency received the UIPA Request...."
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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Fraudulent International Ship Registration Scandals hit Pacific Islands
By Michael Hansen @ 6:05 AM :: 4367 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act, Law Enforcement
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“...South Pacific island nations are scouring shipping records for vessels with links to North Korea after Fiji said it had identified 20 falsely flagged ships it suspects the isolated regime is using to evade United Nations sanctions....”
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Friday, May 15, 2020 |
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HB117: Legislators Defer Raises for a Year
By News Release @ 5:34 AM :: 3357 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...The bill calls for no increases until July 1, 2021....
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Wednesday, May 13, 2020 |
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Forcing United Public Workers to Enter New Era
By Selected News Articles @ 6:26 PM :: 4427 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...it isn’t the kind its leaders were counting on....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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Ethics: UPW Member Fined for Stealing Sand from DoT Base Yard
By News Release @ 4:00 AM :: 2209 Views :: Ethics
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...the DOT superintendent told him that removal of the sand was not permitted....
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Monday, May 11, 2020 |
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DoE and DHS: Auditor Finds Significant Deficiencies
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:00 AM :: 3336 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting....
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Saturday, May 9, 2020 |
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OHA to Ige: Bypass Legislature and Give Us $21,287,134
By Andrew Walden @ 4:11 AM :: 4167 Views :: Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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...OHA’s letter to Ige was timed to coincide with a media campaign designed to make Hawaiians appear as exceptional COVID victims....
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Saturday, May 2, 2020 |
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AFSCME Takes Control of UPW--Boots Nakanelua, Endo
By News Release @ 2:12 PM :: 5039 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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"...abuse and misuse of union funds and the existence of questionable perks and benefits...."
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Lyon Connection? Micronesia Acts Against Fake Shipping Registry
By News Release @ 7:12 PM :: 4538 Views :: Ethics, World News, Jones Act
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...defendants include FSM previous TCI Sec'y Lukner Weilbacher, the former boss of Lyon Associates convict Massey Halbert....
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Monday, April 27, 2020 |
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Kahuku Windfarm Case Appealed to Supreme Court
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 3480 Views :: Honolulu County, Energy, Ethics
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...Today, Life of the Land filed a direct appeal to the Hawai'i Supreme Court regarding the Public Utilities Commission's decision to deny its motion to void approvals related to the Kahuku windmills project....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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How to kill civic trust
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:20 PM :: 2746 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... Sunlight and openness are essential to keeping our lawmakers and administrative officials honest and accountable to citizens ....
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Saturday, April 25, 2020 |
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Democracy in peril: Upholding government transparency during a crisis
By Video @ 5:52 AM :: 3319 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, COVID-19
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...Was it really necessary to suspend those laws to help fight the coronavirus? What can be done to restore government transparency and accountability in Hawaii?....
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020 |
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Kahuku Mother Sues Board of Education over Secret, Closed-Door Meeting and Vote
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 4654 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...suit against the Board of Education for holding a secret, closed door meeting last February, that resulted in denying her petition for rulemaking, violating the state Sunshine Law....
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Friday, April 10, 2020 |
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Virus Makes Honolulu Hale Pay Raises Inopportune
By News Release @ 2:01 AM :: 2731 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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...Mayor will decline pay raises for City officials....
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Thursday, April 9, 2020 |
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Governor Ige creates new position for old boy – Oshima responsible for economic, community recovery or something
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 4000 Views :: Ethics, Economy, COVID-19
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...In February, Oshima became the senior executive advisor of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) after serving five years as its president and chief executive officer....
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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 |
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Ige: Safety Concerns Take Priority over Transparency
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 2448 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...In the meantime, if any of you are aware of specific instances in which you believe a State board or commission has acted unreasonably under the current circumstances, please provide the details for me to consider....
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Monday, April 6, 2020 |
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Attorney: Emergency Declaration Did Not Suspend Transparency Requirements of County Charter
By News Release @ 10:13 PM :: 3122 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, COVID-19
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...As recently as several months ago, the governor was enjoined by the First Circuit Court from using his emergency powers to infringe upon the constitutionally protected traditional and customary practices of Native Hawaiian practitioners at Mauna Kea....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
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Restore Open Government in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:21 PM :: 3133 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...Common Cause Hawaii sent a letter today to Gov. David Ige and the state's four county mayors, signed by more than 40 groups and individuals, imploring them to restore open government in Hawaii....
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Tuesday, March 31, 2020 |
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Government Response to Coronavirus: Blunders & Opportunities
By Video @ 9:02 PM :: 2881 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...Dr. Mary J. Ruwart, a well-known research scientist and ethicist discusses how the federal government has handled its response to the Coronavirus....
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Monday, March 30, 2020 |
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COVID-19 Media Letter: Transparency is More Important Than Ever
By News Release @ 1:06 PM :: 2806 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...We strongly urge government branches and agencies to recommit to, and not retrench from, their duty to include the public in the policy-making process....
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Friday, March 27, 2020 |
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Let the Sun Shine In!
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:45 PM :: 3118 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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...As part of his supplemental emergency proclamation, Ige suspended the state’s Sunshine Law, which allows public access to the meetings of government bodies. He also suspended the state’s open records law — the Uniform Information Practices Act — which governs access to public records....
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Wednesday, March 25, 2020 |
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Ethics: HHSC Manager Retires, Goes to Work for Contractor
By News Release @ 11:20 PM :: 3678 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Health Care
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...time was spent communicating with her former co-workers at the Health Information Management department....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2020 |
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Corona Towers: Council Hides Behind Quarantine, Gives Development Deal to Convicted Felon
By Andrew Walden @ 9:50 PM :: 16731 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, COVID-19
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...Ige’s Health Emergency Declaration waves many of the state laws ensuring public participation, transparency, and accountability.
The implicit understanding is that elected officials will utilize these extraordinary powers only to combat the Corona Virus pandemic in Hawaii.
It only took two days to find out....
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Saturday, March 21, 2020 |
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Kauai Council Bans Public from Meetings--Just in time for Property Tax Hike, Removal of Alleged Meth Dealer
By News Release @ 2:56 PM :: 2873 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics
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...alleged Meth Dealer to be removed from Committees by Reso set for approval at March 25 meeting....
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Thursday, March 19, 2020 |
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Democracy Still Matters in Time of Pandemic
By News Release @ 5:03 PM :: 3277 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Ige, by Supplemental Emergency Proclamation dated March 16, 2020, waived many laws pertaining to transparency and accountability, specifically Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 92 dealing with open meetings, and Chapter 91 dealing with rulemaking....
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Wednesday, March 18, 2020 |
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Scams Galore: Hi-Tech Tax Credit Crowd Gets into Digital Currency
By News Release @ 12:12 AM :: 4122 Views :: Ethics, Tax Credits
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...State of Hawaii’s “Digital Currency Innovation Lab” seeks applicants for first pilot program....
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Tuesday, March 17, 2020 |
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Katherine Kealoha Surrenders Law License
By News Release @ 11:48 PM :: 2800 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...the Rules of the Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi provides that a “[r]esignation in lieu of discipline is a disbarment for all purposes under these rules, including reinstatement.” RSCH Rule 2.14(d)....
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Monday, March 16, 2020 |
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COVID-19: Council, DHHL, Legislators Cut Public Access
By News Release @ 7:25 PM :: 4971 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care
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...Sunshine doesn't cure Corona Virus -- but Corona Virus cures Sunshine....
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Friday, March 13, 2020 |
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Supreme Court Clears Way for Release of Secret Report on Wrongdoing in State Auditor's Office
By Court House News @ 3:45 PM :: 4618 Views :: Ethics
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"...The attorney general’s office has refused to publicly release documents related to its inquiry, although it has shared its final investigative reports with certain state legislators...."
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Sunday, March 8, 2020 |
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EB-5 Scandals Finally Reach Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:15 AM :: 3533 Views :: Ethics, Development
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...The EB-5 program offers alien investors a family-sized set of green cards if they invest....
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Friday, February 28, 2020 |
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Feds: Kauai Councilman is Meth Kingpin for Samoan Prison Gang
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 8198 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Politicians, Drugs
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...Sitting Kauai County Councilmember and Eleven Others Charged with Participation in a Drug Trafficking Organization....
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Thursday, February 27, 2020 |
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Keli‘i Akina Announces Re-Election Campaign for Office of Hawaiian Affairs
By News Release @ 9:53 PM :: 3196 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA Needs a Watchdog to Fight for Hawaiians and Hawai‘i ....
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Wednesday, February 26, 2020 |
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OHA Suing the State - Enough is Enough!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 10:02 AM :: 3784 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...a perception that the organization and its management "are ineffective, poorly managed, or corrupt" and "do not help or represent the Hawaiian people effectively."....
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Monday, February 24, 2020 |
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Is Allowing the Anti-Telescope Blockade Ethical?
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 5713 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The Hawaii County Ethics Board is planning an investigation into non-enforcement of the law at the Mauna Kea Access Road....
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