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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Classroom Heat
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 358 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

... ten years ago Governor Ige kicked off an effort to get air conditioners into public school classrooms ....

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Saturday, August 23, 2025
$100M Green Fee Slush Fund: Green Appoints Advisory Council
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 612 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism

... $100 million annually, directed toward environmental stewardship, hazard mitigation, infrastructure resilience and enhancing the visitor experience ....

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Cool Schools: How Solar Scammers Looted $120M
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:02 PM :: 1561 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

"...Now, with the batteries that were installed on many of the solar AC systems nearing the end of their lifespans, one DOE official warned that the systems will need to be retired altogether.  He called the heat abatement initiative a $120 million disaster...."

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Sunday, August 10, 2025
Encumbrance for the Stadium
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1069 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Tourism

... Act 88 of 2021, which Act 248 amended, stated that the appropriations in the biennium budget would lapse on June 30, 2024 ....

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Lawsuit: Hawaii Sheriff Deputies Arrested on Charges Trumped-up by own Department—Top Brass infighting led to suicide of Deputy
By Andrew Walden @ 8:11 PM :: 5844 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Law Enforcement, Police

... one deputy committed suicide after DLE’s Criminal Investigations Division attempted to use deputies as pawns to hedge against a lawsuit filed by the #3 man in the department ….

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Thursday, August 7, 2025
CEO and President of Hawaii Shipbuilding Company Sentenced for $29M Investment Fraud Scheme
By News Release @ 3:52 AM :: 1310 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act, Tourism

... decade-long scheme to defraud hundreds of investors out of millions of dollars in connection with Semisub Inc. ....

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Friday, August 1, 2025
Logan: Blangiardi Threatened my Family
By Andrew Walden @ 6:32 PM :: 2695 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Homelessness, Police, Drugs

... Joe Logan’s son, Zane Logan, has a lengthy court record involving meth, theft, and prostitution, but he always manages to get away with minimal punishments ....

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
Rule by Decree: Is Hawaii's Democracy Broken?
By Andrew Walden @ 11:41 PM :: 1543 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government, Drugs

... Do the math: 1+22+14+18+14+8 = 77 emergencies ....

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
UPDATE: DoT Extends Public Comment Period on Teenagers' Climate Plan
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 1855 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics

“...This isn’t just a policy document. These proposals will have real and lasting impacts on families, kūpuna, workers, and businesses across Hawai‘i...”

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Spain Offers €400M to Bring TMT to Canary Islands
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 1191 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education, Land Use

... Hawaii's master lease renewal process pays off big for Chile ... and now Spain ....

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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Corruption Lawsuit: Another Hawaiian ‘8a’ Defense Contractor in Court
By Andrew Walden @ 1:11 AM :: 2242 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA

... alleges that ‘8a’ insiders from several interrelated 8a contracting firms are systematically shortchanging the Kailua-based ‘Native Hawaiian Legal Defense and Education Fund, LLC’ aka Ho‘omaka Foundation ....

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Sunday, July 27, 2025
Pay for No Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1840 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor

... $6.3M salary for 'administrative leave' ....

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Monday, July 21, 2025
Search is on for a new KSBE Trustee
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 925 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Development, Land Use

... Trustee to succeed Trustee Robert K.W.H. Nobriga, whose term expired on June 30, 2025 ....

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Sunday, July 20, 2025
Nonprofit Blankety Blank
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1123 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... $50 million in the hands of a four-person committee ....

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Friday, July 18, 2025
Fraud and Misrepresentation: IDG Geothermal Schemers Get Cold Reception from Hawaii County Council
By Andrew Walden @ 5:58 PM :: 1876 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics

... Successful geothermal project leadership in New Zealand? There is a record of litigation surrounding those efforts which include claims of fraud and misrepresentation ....

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Friday, July 18, 2025
Two Indicted for Fraudulent FEMA Claims for Lahaina Fire
By News Release @ 1:35 AM :: 1226 Views :: Maui County, Ethics

... Daylyn Harris, 34, and Chelsea Johnson, 32, of Honolulu, Hawaii, were arrested on July 15, 2025 ....

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Monday, July 14, 2025
Hawaii gang enforcer gets 30 years, ending landmark case
By Court House News @ 11:31 PM :: 1376 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Police, Politicians, Drugs

... drive-by shootings and armed robberies as part of the notorious Miske Enterprise ....

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Saturday, July 12, 2025
Permitting progress prevails
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:08 PM :: 1082 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development

"...decisive action to address Hawaii’s notorious permitting delays...."

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Thursday, July 10, 2025
Green Signs SB933, HB420, HB431
By News Release @ 2:50 AM :: 937 Views :: Ethics, Development

...funding to support critical nonprofit organizations impacted by federal funding reductions....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Carpenters Union Announces Plan to Harass Non-Union Contractors
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 1282 Views :: Ethics, Labor

"... a new compliance initiative to strengthen oversight of construction projects that utilize taxpayer funds ...."

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Paid in full. Trust? Still pending.
By Selected News Articles @ 8:36 PM :: 1108 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Small Business, Tourism

... while the names may change, the pattern — unfortunately — hasn’t ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
SB933CD1: Shell Bill Gives Legislators $50M to Dole out to their Friends
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 1114 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... assigned to a Conference Committee where it was totally rewritten with content not included in any previous version ....

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
OHA-Connected DTL Selected to Handle Iwilei Master Planning
By News Release @ 2:31 PM :: 1360 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development, OHA

... OHA bought up several properties in Iwilei.  Now OHA-connected and Dela Cruz connected DTL is handling the master plan.  See how that works? ....

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Monday, July 7, 2025
Hawaii’s Police Corruption Scandal: Cash Flow to Crooks Continues
By Selected News Articles @ 2:33 PM :: 2391 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... Something is off about the math in Honolulu’s police department corruption scandal, and taxpayers will be left shortchanged ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Aloha Stadium FAIL: NASED Lists Latest Excuses
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 1176 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Tourism

... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Lawsuit Challenges “Dam Special Fund” Used to Undermine Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:57 PM :: 900 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government

... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 5589 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tourism, Drugs

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Forgery, Fraud and Theft: Former Top Honolulu Attorney Charged with 22 Felony Counts
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 1078 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary

... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 990 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism

“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
FULL TEXT: Whistleblower Exposes PUC Parties with HECO Execs--“We are setting ourselves up for the largest cost increase to consumers in history"
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 PM :: 2593 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Cost of Living

... FULL TEXT whistlelower complaint exposes PUC - HECO Corruption ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Former CEO of Guam Helicopter Company Sentenced to 405 Months in Federal Prison for Criminal Aviation Violations
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 990 Views :: National News, Ethics

... $58M worth of fraudulent aircraft parts ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Feds Rule on Campaign Spending Complaint Four Days after Hawaii Republican Convention tosses out Crazies
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 1082 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

... The akamai reader may wonder what type of campaign spending account is neither state nor federal. ...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Bills, Backers, and Blocs: A Data-Driven Look at Lobbying in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 2:12 PM :: 1046 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills ....

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 958 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Land Use

... Our state budget already is in chaos, and adding more workarounds and sleight of hand will not make things better! ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Lawsuit by State Hospital Medical Director Details How Retaliation Games Keep Hospital Understaffed
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 2387 Views :: Ethics, Health Care

“...you need to be more on my team....”

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Friday, June 13, 2025
Lawsuit: HTA bosses destroy Convention Center Roof in quest for retaliation
By Andrew Walden @ 1:56 PM :: 3069 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... After being frog-marched out of the building, former HTA VP of Finance Isaac Choy is spilling the beans ....

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
DoH Coverup? Health Dep't Fines Hilo Medical Practice $2.19M for Minor Paperwork Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 10:31 PM :: 2316 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Small Business

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

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Sunday, June 8, 2025
The Unseen Stopper Committees
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 837 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... money chairs’ macabre tradition ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
Supreme Court to Decide: Are HMSA Physician Contracts “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable”? 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 2078 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
VIDEO: Rep Elle Cochran Calls for Trump Administration to Investigate Lahaina Corruption
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 AM :: 2053 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics

... Missing Rep Elle Cochran found -- on ‘Tin Foil Hat Tuesday’ .... 

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
Lawsuit Alleges More Affordable Housing Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 1472 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Guilty on All Counts: Big Island Affordable Housing Fraudsters
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 1362 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 2074 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Share your feedback on HPD's compliance with CALEA and more
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 965 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... Share your feedback with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ....

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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Twenty Years of Hawaii Recycling Fraud
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:54 PM :: 1825 Views :: Environment, Ethics

"We found that DOH still has made no progress on implementing the prior recommendations, including those codified by the Legislature in Section 342G-121.5, HRS."

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Friday, May 30, 2025
Following Biden's Lead, Trump Shuts Down Hawaii Job Corps for Second Year in a Row
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 1826 Views :: National News, Ethics, Congressional Delegation

... 13,500 safety incidents from 2016 to 2017 at Job Corps centers, nearly half of them drug-related episodes or assaults ....

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Friday, May 30, 2025
Hawaii cops sued over DUI arrests of sober drivers
By Court House News @ 1:23 AM :: 1376 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... ACLU says Honolulu police routinely arrest sober drivers to falsely boost their numbers to secure federal funding ....

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
VIDEO: $4000 Dela Cruz Campaign Contribution buys Shouting Match in Hilo 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 5993 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics

... Was it worth it?   Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz got $4,000 in campaign contributions from convicted Unity House felon Roberta Cabral.  In exchange, we got a shouting match in Hilo .... 

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
Keanu Sai News: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 2708 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education

... Keanu Sai has been helped by UH and the Maui Council ....

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
2025 Legislative Special Funds -- 0 for 86
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1103 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... out of the eighty-six special and revolving funds reviewed, not one of them met the statutory criteria ....

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