Ethics

...In 2005, the Legislature provided the land conservation program with a dedicated funding source – ten percent of conveyance tax collected...here's what happened next....

...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....

...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....

...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....

"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."

...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....

... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.”   That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....

...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....

...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....

...UH Office of Internal Audit evaluates university funds, lease payments and external funds received in support of stewardship, management, education and other activities related to Maunakea....

...They Say One Thing In Public But In Private Do Another....

...Aaron Hoff also pops up in the recent eviction of a gym from DHHL land in Anahola....

...2 special funds, 2 trust funds, and 4 trust accounts did not meet criteria. We also noted that DAGS did not file statutorily required reports....

...Hawaii is spending $4.5 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 32.9 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....

...The Mayor's Office of Economic Development (OED) announced today that its office received a total of $8,730.28 in requests for payments for unpaid invoices for the 250th Celebration of Queen Kaahumanu grant, which was terminated in October....

...Dubin, along with ex-Governor John Waihee, co-host "The Foreclosure Hour" on AM830....

...Over $26 Million of State Portion of Ceded Land Revenues were not Transferred to the State General Fund in a Timely Manner....

...this situation involving Kaneshiro, Sapolu and Futa could potentially lead to countless criminal cases being dismissed or overturned, with dangerous and/or violent criminals being set free to roam our streets....

...Watch This To See Our OHA Report Card For 2018 & What They Should Do Next Year....

... Saito had sexual relations with at least three hospital staff members. Saito has been known for his manipulative nature, and sources say sexual relations took place on multiple occasions where he was able to obtain contraband ....

...Shall City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor Keith M. Kaneshiro be impeached and removed from his position for malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office?....

...Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Keli‘i Akina today secured renewed commitments from OHA’s newly chosen Board leadership to finish the audit of OHA and its subsidiary LLCs for fraud, waste and abuse....

...14 DOE high schools “do not have separate athletic locker facilities for girls, even when boys in those same schools do have such access.” ....

...Now There’s A Chance Everyone Might Get A Peek....

...here are some highlights from the past year at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...The majority’s interpretation embraces the view that the legislature has authorized payment for fraud, collusion, embezzlement, and bad faith dealings....

...a concern was filed with the Ethics Commission alleging that the Department Head’s intranet video message was a misuse of city resources for political purposes....

...Report: One-third of states have passable fiscal transparency, the rest need improvement....

"...Michele Golojuch and her entire immediate family...leading a public misinformation campaign to conduct a character assassination against me for months...filing a bizarre and recklessly fabricated slanderous complaint against me trying to remove me from the Democratic Party...." -- Matt LoPresti

...Businessman convicted of tax fraud has Guam, Micronesia deals....

...Hawaii is precariously stretched to fund debt obligations....

...These companies received cash and property, including 1,600+ acres of land in Waimea Valley, from OHA....

...Why is this such a difficult issue?  Because care home owners 'vote' their patients....

...political cronies haven’t figured out how to grab a cut of your kid’s PhD salary....

...and found one special fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....

...Violation of Hawaii law regarding advertising in Monday's front page print edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser....

...every year we follow up on recommendations made in our audit reports....

...Lawsuit filed after denial of a UIPA request for the financial records of Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) owned and created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) gave the Office of Hawaiian Affairs a failing grade of ‘F’ for its online financial transparency....

...OHA Wants You To Watch The Left Hand So You Wonʻt See What The Right Hand Has Been Doing....

...Bill 42 break the promise made by the full City Council in 2006 that city funds or bonds would not be used to fund the rail....

...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2017-18 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....

...Proposals responding to RFP Part 1 will be accepted up to 2:00 p.m., Hawai‘i Standard Time (HST) on December 21, 2018....

...Hero of Holocaust Deniers, Alfred De Zayas....

...to duck budgetary limits in the short run and spread their higher costs over the long run....

...not reported to the 2018 Legislature as required by Sections 37-47 and 37-52.5, HRS....

...Bat Killing Windfarm partially bankrolls purchase of 2,882 acres of Central Oʻahu forest and fallow lands from Dole Food Company....

…Why You Should Not Vote Bill Aila for OHA….

...On October 16, 2018, a federal grand jury in Portland charged retired attorney Bruce L. Lamon, of Hillsboro, Oregon, with evading $744,000 in personal income taxes....

...Sandwich Isles Communications is not before a Hawaii court.  You can be sure it is not by choice....