Ethics

... Following his arrest, Brown was placed on leave without pay pending the outcome ....

... Legal corruption comes in the form of special interest groups currying favor from politicians to pass laws that narrowly benefit just them ....

... to fill the HD10 vacancy created when Green appointed HD10 Rep Troy Hashimoto to fill the SD5 vacancy created when Sen Gil Keith-Agaran, himself appointed to the Senate seat in 2013, but not wedded to it, quit to pursue lucrative Lahaina fire litigation ....

... Subpoenas have been served upon the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui Department of Public Works, and the County of Maui Department of Water Supply ....

“...Multiple sources are telling CBS News that Maui county officials, from Mayor Richard Bissen on down, are not responding to requests for interviews from Hawai`i state officials who are conducting an official investigation about the fire launched by governor Josh Green....”

... Song’s complaint was filed just weeks after the FBI raid on the offices of key CNHA financial backer Dawson Companies ....

... Devens’ legal experiences go beyond corporate practice, having represented several labor unions, including the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and more ....

... After 'randomly' choosing four companies it turned out three of them are owned by the same person. ...

... you have to follow the money, especially when there’s a huge surge of funds given to the government to dole out ....

... Hiranaka repaid the State of Hawaiʻi $75,633.25 in restitution ....

...  CNHA fronts for the 8a contractors which scored the lucrative no-bid USACE contracts to clean up properties in Kula and Lahaina ....  

... convicted felon to gain even more control over Hawaii CIP projects .... 

... Could credit union executives go to jail? ....

“The BBC obtained audio of a conversation between Maui police and Hawaiian Electric in which the power company confirms that power has been turned off in the town of Lahaina.”

... 'Pono Aina' -- another 8a, another no-bid contract ....

... Green suspended the General Excise Tax as it related to vendors involved in the design, construction, sale, lease, or financing of housing projects designed to provide rapid relief to the homeless ....

... The Hawaii Supreme Court ruled this week that Honolulu’s lawsuit against oil and gas companies can proceed to trial ....

... meet the monster’s creators ....

... all boards involved in an affordable housing project covered by the proclamation should comply with the Sunshine Law’s requirements ....

... Roughly 80% of solar components are manufactured in China using slave labor ....

... raised in the boiler room of Hawaii local politics ....

... All permit applications are equal, but some are more equal than others ....

... her fake qualifications will protect every officer she trained ....

"... an intentional effort to capitalize on this tragedy by defrauding the government ...."

... insiders profit while residents leave for mainland .... 

... DTL founder gets a cut of the action ....

... The announcement comes as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to initiate the next phase of the recovery ....

... Considering the record of the old Aloha Stadium, there are many questions ....

... For customers whose houses were destroyed, the Director of the Department of Water Supply has temporarily canceled water service until the property owner is ready for reconnection ....

... Maps were made public right before meetings, which did not allow for adequate time to review them thoroughly .... 

... fake 'investigation' ends as soon as Maui Council ponies up political capital ....

... the costs of corruption, fraud, and related bad behavior ....

... Jonah Jameson from the "Spiderman" movie franchise laughing at a news headline about the stadium project with a sarcastic caption above it that reads "This won't be another disaster like the rail." ....

... several unregistered fundraisers have registered with the department. Some fundraisers have voluntarily ceased solicitation, while other fundraisers are currently subject to further departmental review and scrutiny ....

... the fund directs the user to a page on ActBlue, a fund-raising platform used by Democrats ....

...EPA alleges that eBay Sold Unlawful Pesticides, Prohibited Products Containing a Restricted Chemical and Illegal Devices that Defeat Pollution Controls on Motor Vehicles....

... Hawaii’s chief election officer violated the National Voter Registration Act, which requires states to update voter registration rolls regularly ....

... 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 ....”