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Ethics
| Sunday, June 14, 2026 |
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Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Control Problems Go Back 42 Years
By Tom Yamachika @ 12:00 AM :: 5240 Views
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... the story of a psychologist that was indicted on 32 counts of Medicaid fraud in 1984 ....
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| Saturday, June 13, 2026 |
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Medical Debt Is Not the Disease; It Is a Symptom
By Selected News Articles @ 5:43 PM :: 4538 Views
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... SB3025: The Legislature's medical debt relief bill creates a timely opening to discuss deeper affordability failures ....
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| Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Green Uses Executive Order to 'Interpret' Act 24 Solar Credits
By News Release @ 6:43 PM :: 4748 Views
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“WHEREAS, the retroactivity of the RETITC annual cap presents a risk of litigation...."
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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OIP: Kali Watson Violated Sunshine Law Pushing HHC to Acquire Waipouli
By News Release @ 10:47 AM :: 4809 Views
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... how Watson pressured Hawaiian Homes Commissioners to approve purchase of Kauai condo complex ....
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| Wednesday, June 10, 2026 |
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Sunshine Law: OIP Issues Eight Opinions
By News Release @ 9:52 AM :: 4561 Views
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... The Office of Information Practices recently issued one formal opinion and seven informal opinions under the Sunshine Law ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Honolulu Man Sentenced for Lahaina Fire Fraud
By News Release @ 7:35 PM :: 13408 Views
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... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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Honolulu Ethics Commission appoints Sandy Ma as new Executive Director
By News Release @ 9:50 AM :: 4560 Views
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... Prior to her work with Common Cause Hawaiʻi, Ma served as a project analyst with the State of Hawaiʻi Office of Planning ....
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| Monday, June 8, 2026 |
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DAGS Audits Probate Court
By News Release @ 9:45 AM :: 4578 Views
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... Fiscal Year 2025 audit of the Estate and Probate Branch of the Small Estate Section of the First Circuit Court ....
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| Saturday, June 6, 2026 |
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After Bribery Scandal, Hawaii County Auditor Looks at Affordable Housing Credits
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 4848 Views
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... Follow-Up Report: Office of Housing and Community Development Affordable Housing Credits | Hawaii County, HI ....
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| Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
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Medicaid Fraud: Green Orders DHS to Create 'Strike Force'
By News Release @ 1:14 PM :: 6393 Views
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“The findings outlined by the Office of Inspector General are serious and deserve a serious response,” said Governor Green.
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| Thursday, June 4, 2026 |
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'Enough is Enough' -- After 12 Years Feds Lose Patience, Decertify Hawaii Medicaid Fraud Unit
By Andrew Walden @ 8:05 AM :: 8837 Views
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...The numbers show Hawaii AGs Claire Connor and Anne Lopez kept Medicaid fraud enforcement at or near zero just as COVID fraud was spiking, thus allowing a massive wave of crooked COVID money to lubricate the system....
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| Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Secret Rules: Court Says Hawaiʻi House Violated State Constitution
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 4864 Views
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... the House Advisory Committee on Rules met in secret and made decisions ....
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| Saturday, May 30, 2026 |
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Federal Justice: Hawaii County ‘affordable’ housing official took $1.9M Bribes--sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison
By News Release @ 4:32 AM :: 4718 Views
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...The scheme involved 'affordable' housing development agreements worth more than $11 million....
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| Thursday, May 28, 2026 |
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Monopoly Gatekeepers: HMSA, Kaiser Sneak Back onto Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council
By Selected News Articles @ 9:56 AM :: 5329 Views
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... Wayne Graves, Director of Human Resources at Hawaii Pacific Health, sits on the Prepaid Health Care Advisory Council ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii AG decides against joining Medicaid fraud roundtable at White House
By Selected News Articles @ 9:59 PM :: 4423 Views
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... AG Lopez acknowledged Hawaii “could do better” with indictments and criminal prosecutions ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Hawaii’s “Paper Bag” Corruption Case - Keli’i Akina interviews Alexander Silvert
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:04 PM :: 6603 Views
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... Silvert names the key players, exposes what really happened during “recess,” and explains why this is more than one bad apple ....
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| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
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Choi: Pay to Play is Issue in Lt Gov Race
By News Release @ 6:14 AM :: 4845 Views
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"...Choi wants to end the pay to play culture in Hawaiʻi politics, move the state to publicly funded elections, and bring down a cost of living that is pushing local families off these islands...."
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| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
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Feds Bust Two Defense Contractors in PACOM Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 9:00 PM :: 5035 Views
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"...These indictments result from ongoing federal investigations into fraud and collusion in the defense contracting industry in Hawaii...."
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| Wednesday, May 20, 2026 |
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Feds Bust Guam Scammers--$10M Rip-off hit Shriners Hospital
By News Release @ 9:43 AM :: 4567 Views
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“...These defendants traded on the reputation of the Shriners Children’s healthcare system to perpetrate their multi-million-dollar fraud...”
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| Tuesday, May 19, 2026 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii COVID Schemers ‘Caught Inside’
By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 PM :: 5796 Views
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... Hawaii politicians and lobbyists star in a movie about their own doings ....
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