Ethics

... five bills amending the Sunshine Law ....

... starting Friday, July 19, 2024 at 3 p.m. .....

... convicted of 13 of the 16 remaining charges against him, including murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping and conspiracy to commit assault ....

... the whole plan is predicated on insurance companies walking away from $1.4B.  It may fail ....

... Kaninau was involved in an automobile accident and subsequently obtained a GEICO insurance policy. He then attempted to file a claim ....

... Section 11-118, Hawaii Revised Statutes ....

... racketeering, fraud and attempted kidnapping ....

... Miske "left a path of battered bodies, shattered lives, traumatized victims and death scattered in his wake,” as part of a decades-long criminal enterprise ....

... Gov. Josh Green says if he has to pick a new state senator for District 22 before the Aug. 10 primary it will be Cross Makani Crabbe ...

... Maui County makes excuses for why they are not releasing ATF report yet ....

... Read the indictment and visualize how Michaels execs would run the same scheme in Hawaii .... 

"... Respondent Coffield explained that he was so distressed by Chair Tam’s text message and email that he left work, went to a coffee shop, and then drafted and sent the email from the coffee shop. Respondent Coffield did not return to work that day and neglected to take leave ...."

... invoices revealed the mishandling of a $900 fee ....

... prohibiting gifts to City officers and employees valued at more than $50 ....

... put Horton’s life at risk by ordering the man to rush into traffic at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport to stop a moving vehicle while on foot ....

... but no immunity for unofficial acts ....

... Competitive bidding?  No need ....

... Al Hee was convicted was criminal tax fraud in 2016, which resulted in the FCC and HPUC stripping SIC’s ability to receive USF subsidies ....

... CWS social workers did not seek immediate medical attention for John “A.B.” Doe after Geanna Bradley was found murdered on January 18, 2024, instead, on January 19, 2024, they placed him with Brandy Blas’ sister ....

... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024.  Now we know why ....

... to assist in applying for and securing federal funds relating to renewable energy, local food, clean transportation, and fresh water ....

... UPDATE Monday, June 3, 2024:  Republican Sen Brenton Awa pulled and filed today.  Democrats Clayton Hee and Ben Shafer filed their nomination petitions.  .... 

... An SIC service outage would also affect DHHL’s phone service...the department has established an interim call center for lessees ....

... for stonewalling a review of its own actions in the death of a 6-year-old girl ....

... secret instructions from the Director of Taxation to his staff ....

"These legislators continually criticize, find fault, and introduce legislation intent on diminishing the work carried out at UH."

"they did not update their label”

...At a May 20, 2024, US Marshall’s Auction on the steps of the Honolulu Federal Courthouse, Hawaiian Tel won ownership of the former assets of Sandwich Isles Communications....

... DoTax claims Administrative Directives are for “Internal Use” and are not to be disclosed to the public ....

... Ironically, OHA is repeating the error of Hawaiian Kingdom royals who exploited their own people and relied on an alliance with businessmen ....

... The quirky panel of 14 jurors had been coordinating outfits by color most days throughout the duration of trial ....

... 'several' of the girls' relay teams at Kea'au High School had two males on them ....

... In his previous roles as State Comptroller and Deputy Superintendent of Operations for the Department of Education, Otaguro managed facilities on a large scale as well as complex Capital Improvement Projects ....

... trial of former Honolulu prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro, businessman Dennis Mitsunaga and co-defendants facing accusations of conspiracy to commit fraud and bribery ....

... The USACE lead contractor on the project, Aktarius, LLC dba Dawson AKT ....

... Prosecutors say businessman Dennis Mitsunaga used hefty campaign contributions to exert influence over Hawaii's political landscape ....

... involves sharing a percentage of net appreciation with HHFDC ....

“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey

... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....

... Because USACE is involved, 8a companies such as Dawson score no-bid contracts.  Hopefully the FBI investigation and any future indictments and arrests won't interfere with construction.  It also helps that Robin Danner scored a gig in the Governor's office ....

... Three Words: 'Conflict Of Interest' ....

... six fig leaves ....

"... ALICE families will experience firsthand one of the biggest tax cuts in the State’s history ...."

... "Too bad Maui didn’t learn from the City getting spanked for unconstitutionally attempting to legislatively phase out vested property rights to STRs" ....

“I am concerned that the amicus brief will be perceived as an attempt by OHA to evade accountability to state ethics laws and oversight. Courts have ruled that the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is a state agency whose leadership and employees are subject to the standards of conduct and behavior expected of all state personnel.” --- OHA Trustee Keli'i Akina

... but Hawaii gets only 6 of 15 points possible for ‘Include a net position not distorted by misleading and confusing deferred items.’ ....

... You won’t find any record of expungement proceedings on ECourtKokua—they’re secret ....

... The State Auditor studied 30 foster homes picked at random.  Here is one of the 30 ....

... I became convinced that the proceedings, or at least this part of them, were prearranged ....

... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....