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...."

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

... 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 ….

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... 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 ....

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

... 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 ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

... “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.” ....

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

"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."

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

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

... 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 .... 

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

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

... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....

... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms.  Where are the rest of the millions? ....