Ethics

... there is a darker side ....

... Natalie Iwasa, who was appointed by state Speaker of the House Scott Saiki, has been barred from participating in executive sessions ....

... Threats of violence ....

... "the 100% lunacy of TAG's six-year odyssey to obtain a building permit to renovate what is now The Brad Powell Theatre." ....

... between 2019 and 2022, Hawaiian Electric invested less than $245,000 on wildfire-specific projects on the island. Instead of spending necessary funds to prevent fires caused by its equipment, Hawaiian Electric instead spent millions of dollars towards efforts to achieve a 100 percent renewable energy goal, which earned the Company bonuses that the Company’s executives used to increase their own compensation ....

"... Honolulu County Chair Steve Lipscomb, former State Chair candidate Charlotte Rosecrans, and former Vice-Chair and interim State Chair Lohi Goodman  dishonestly presented themselves to party members as candidates for leadership  without disclosing they signed the petition to remove Republicans from the Hawaii ballot...." 

... employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP .... 

... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE ....

... “Our goal is to build equity and acquire more properties"  ....

... Native Hawaiian interest groups and environmental organizations joined the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii and the Sierra Club on Thursday ....

... "to assess the policies and performance of state and county agencies" -- not MECO ....

"... Has the Hawai’i State Energy Office been involved? ...."

“... I was appointed to this position, I didn’t run for it initially so I’m not wedded to staying in the Legislature ....”

... "The proclamation usurps all government power into the hands of one unelected former lobbyist" said Petitioner Tom Coffman ....

... The proclamation gave developers ways around regulations ....

... a selection committee comprised of the Maui PD Chief Faaumu, Maui FD Chief Murray, Elton Ushio, Admin of the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency and Vern Miyagi, Admin of the Hawaiʻi State Emergency Management Agency ....

... The fire was insignificant, contained to the kitchen and under control within 20 minutes, according to the local fire department ....

... FEMA's "resilience" division was advised of a requirement to complete one of three three-hour diversity training modules between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28 ....

... there is a darker side ....

... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....

... The ‘reassignment’ of Manuel was purposefully defective in order to allow for it to be reversed by litigation such as this ....

... "supporters" gathered around him, showering him with about 15 leis, which went up to his chin as he grinned happily ....

... it selectively grants regulatory relief to projects designated by a committee of housing “czars” ....

... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....

... A Hawaiian Studies major, Kaleo prefers a traditional, holistic "One Water" approach where water is revered, not used.  Water requires "true conversations about equity" ....

... “It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” …. 

... According to sources, these people have been cold-calling landowners in an attempt to purchase properties from those injured and to take advantage of their vulnerable situation ....

... 8(a) application submissions temporarily suspended ....

... Only one candidate applied ....

... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....

... Hawaii Community College paid at least $100,000 in ransomware attack ....

... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....

... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....

... It applies to almost all state employees (except those working for the legislative or judicial branches) ....

"...Thank you for giving a heads up to legislators about accepting a book from Hawai’i’s social workers because it might be an Ethics Violation...."

... Emails and other records provided by UH Richardson Law School show justices in the program--currently co-sponsored by Case Lombardi--often met with local dignitaries and frequently dined at private clubs or the private residences of prominent UH Law School donors .... 

... two 2023 laws, Act 019 and Act 125, added new Sunshine Law requirements effective July 1 and October 1, 2023 ....

... Act 242, signed by Gov. Josh Green this week, established the council, which renamed the Highway Safety Council to the Hawaii Highway Safety and Modernization Council ....

... Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiʻi Community Lending have been serving homeowners with the greatest needs ....

... how many years has this been going on? ....

... in 2022, with Reynolds Recyling employee Jill Tokuda heading for Congress, the Legislature passed Act 12 which requires DOH to develop a risk-based process to address criminal fraud that the State Auditor has reported for 20 years ....

... Sometimes it takes a bad situation to make another bad situation better.  This might be one of those times ....

... The punishment for a Class C felony is a minimum of one year and a maximum of five years in prison ....

... Such lawsuits abound, with as many as 300 cases underway. Honolulu’s, though, has a twist ....

... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....

... 'Hawai‘i Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries Announces He Will Decline Extension of Employment Contract' LOL! ....

... If the Judiciary does not act, the Legislature will ....

... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....

... Voting on legislation affecting a for-profit or non-profit organization in which you are a director, even if unpaid, is a violation of HRS § 84-14 and Senate Rules 83 and 85 ....

... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....