Ethics

...With the recent passage of the anti-pesticide bills in our legislature, I received messages and emails from certain legislators apologizing for voting for this....

...Chief Justice Recktenwald is soliciting applications from residents of the County of Kauai....

...More and more, we are seeing citizens being invited to “participate” in various forms of meetings, councils, or boards to “help determine” public policy in one field or another....

...Due to the recent State Audit, some have been calling for the ouster of all current Trustees....

...members include Robin Wurtzel, Chief Counsel of the secretive Hawaii Civil Rights Commission which has helped cover up many sex-harassment claims....

... Following the Money 2018 -- How the 50 States Rate in Providing Online Access to Government Spending Data ...

...Myth 1: It doesn't matter how the money was spent, as long as it was spent on Hawaiians....

...during oral arguments at the Supreme Court on Dec. 5, 2017, Justices Anthony Kennedy, Stephen Breyer, and Sonia Sotomayor questioned the commission’s hostility....

...Because The Forensic Audit Is Now Focused On OHA's LLC's....

...The Court’s 1997 ruling on the majority required to call a state constitutional convention was a travesty of justice....

... Kauai poi farmers are appealing to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) for financial aid.  Are cash payouts reserved for insiders? ....

...look at how transparency goes by the wayside at the end of the session....

...OHA Administration was tasked with reporting back on the feasibility and timing of such a plan by June 30....

...The Hawaii Supreme Court Disciplinary Board oversees the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which investigates allegations of attorney misconduct and incapacity, and recommends appropriate action....

... meet the people who covered for the Godfather ....

...SB 2609 will allow the redaction of all financial interest amounts on public financial disclosure statements of volunteer members of certain state boards, commissions, and agencies....

...From 2010 through 2015, the Sierra Club Foundation received more than $18 million and Natural Resources Defense Council received more than $15 million....

... a sibling says Peter Boy wasn’t home-schooled, he just didn’t go to school ....

...lots of surprises as lawmakers press forward....

...“Let’s unite and return OHA to its true mission,” says King on announcing his candidacy....

...The driver, who was alone in the car, used crutches to stand when he got out of the vehicle and spoke limited English....

...Twelve Suggestions Made By You To Reform The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs.... 

...A Democratic senator called out the national party for a fundraising with the misleading subject line special counsel Robert Mueller was about to be “fired.”....

...Update on ethics-related legislation from Hawaii State Ethics Commission agenda....

...The Feds Gave You a Break? Now We, the State, Can Turn the Screws!....

... OHA Trustees were to discuss reforms of OHA’s troubled LLCs ....

...and the establishment of a $150,000 settlement fund for other affected servicemembers, who may be eligible to receive compensation....

...Is It Past Time For An OHA “Intervention?”....

“Article 14 of our Constitution requires all boards and commission members who wield significant discretionary or fiscal powers to file financial disclosure statements...."

'''Extends the terms of board members from two (2) years to four (4) years...."

"...Misinformation is being circulated that attempts to downplay the devastating effects that HB2010 SD2 will have on HTA’s tourism marketing...."

...On Wednesday April 11, Trustees appear set to take the next step—ordering the LLCs to cease operations and transfer their remaining assets back to OHA....

... Can you say 'ankle shackles?' ....

... April 4th, the Hawaii House Committee on Judiciary passed Senate Bill 2046 with amendments.  The Committee added SB 2046 to their agenda less than an hour before the scheduled hearing.  SB 2046 will now head to the House floor ....

... A Hawaii State Senator goes for somewhere between $50K and $100K per year--and its all legal ....

...reimbursed the city in the amount of $1,891.20 approximately 62 hours of city time....

...Why Do OHAʻs CEO & The “Old Guard” Trustees Keep Going Down The Same Road?....

...Findings made by the State Auditor regarding financial impropriety at OHA echo findings made in the investigation of Bishop Estate....

...This obvious stall is an indication of mismanagement....

...Watch This To See What To Do & How To Report Wrongdoing By OHA....

...the trustees are going to "suspend" OHA CEO Kamana`o Crabbe so he has to stay out of the office but still gets full pay and benefits....

...CLAYTON HEE, subjected his ex-wife, Lyla Berg, to physical & verbal abuse, persistent infidelity, lived off her assets and absconded with her money – and now he wants to become GOVERNOR....

...six years of  'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....

...the State is the senior partner in the tobacco business.  Just ask the vapers....

...sex harassment complaints have been secretly adjudicated against three unnamed State Representatives and one State Senator....

...Sex Harassment: Hawaii Legislators Admit Covering up Four Cases....

...Rowena Akana has never been silent about her passion to reform the Office of Hawaiian Affairs. Unafraid to stand out, she has called for the removal of the current CEO....

... at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting set for 10am Thursday March 22, 2018 ....

..."Everyone from Governor Ige on down has been stalling and stonewalling."....