Ethics

...the name game is at the heart of the Legislature’s practice of “gut and replace"....

...Here's the motion we filed today....

"...Unfortunately, these anti-vaxx people all live overseas, but they’re using social media to influence our population and our community. What can the government do? We’re not wasting time with those people....”

...The cooperative agreement between the zoo and the Zoo Society hampered roles and responsibilities.... 

...Are there other items fraudulently deleted from the check registers?....

...sometimes you wonder who edits articles in the newspaper....

...Responding to questions about OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado’s imaginary “OIP Opinion”....

...This is the Commission’s first such plan and the culmination of three years of public meeting discussions, development and drafting, and outreach to stakeholders.... 

"...As the sample was judgmentally selected, it is inappropriate to extrapolate sample results across all OHA contracts and disbursements during the review period...." -- OHA

...If you're having trouble jumping on the gravy train, be sure to check out these cartoon-illustrations in the Full Report for a how-to guide....

... will be one of a board of three appointed managers, is expected to direct and oversee the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Hi`ilei Aloha LLC ....

...On November 12, the editors of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged OHA to scrap its 'one voice’ policy....

...“Where are they going to dispose of the planes, at Waimanalo Gulch?”....

...OHA Trustees Latest Sneaky Move Is Another Blow To Transparency....

...OIP says an alleged OIP Opinion-- cited by OHA Trustee Chair Colette Machado as a rationale for a continued investigation of Trustee Keli'i Akina-- does not exist....

...the Airports Division said that if the planes were not taken off the lot, that they would move ahead to dispose of them.  Just in the last couple of days, the State Procurement Office started sending out documents to effectuate that....

...OHA announced today the selection of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to administer a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians statewide....

...Don’t get the wrong idea.  DoE employees aren’t lazy bums.  According to reports issued today by the Hawaii State ethics commission, they are working very hard on several very important construction projects—but not for the DoE....

...Board refers matter back to investigative committee....

...Hawaii ranks 20th with an overall score of 84/100....

...There is a lot going on under the surface. They include signs of progress, as well as new sources of uncertainty, if not future inquiry and/or investigations....

...the disclosure statements do not actually project the anticipated risks to the city....

...Hanabusa's political career begins in 1999 when she teamed up with Larry Mehau to protect the Broken Trustees of KSBE.  Now she wants to be mayor of Honolulu.... 

...Antolini previously worked for Vic Sher, which may explain why the academic is so gung-ho to support the misguided crusade of her old boss....

...Guam Ambulance Company Executives Plead Guilty to Medicare and TRICARE Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme....

...Garo admitted that he helped steer federal contracts worth more than $18 million to a contractor....

...This report covers recommendations made in reports issued from 2014-2017....

...OHA's P.I.G. issued a report conceding that OHA has "no recourse” to discipline him, and closed the matter....

...Unanimous Hawaii Supreme Court Victory Against HMSA for Cancer Patient and Widow....

...Eric Einhorn lists stock owned by spouse valued at $168,000-$445,000....

...there’s only one problem, the bonds have already expired.... 

...The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation....

...Office of Inspector General has selected the NOAA’s Western Pacific Sustainable Fisheries Fund grants awarded to the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council for an audit....

...Gun pointed at police during shooting was registered to Ebersole's attorney....

...OHA stands to potentially receive a 20% cut of revenues generated from development of so-called ‘ceded lands’-- such as the Ala Wai harbor....

...legislators withheld OHA's funds, contingent upon the completion of a special audit of OHA and its LLCs....

...watch how a CEO manages to serve on a Board which gives away over $100K cash to his company....

... Perhaps Trustees don’t want legislators to get a more in-depth view of Trustees’ direct involvement in OHA’s dishonest Act 37 lobbying effort. ...

...DoTAX continues to construe the film tax credit statute to include out-of-state expenditures as “qualified production costs,” which is inconsistent with the plain language of the statute and the Legislature’s intent....

...Tulsi Gabbard says she now supports impeachment inquiry....

...Perhaps of interest to the Attorney General, the OHA-funded contracts illegally place the rented equipment on land belonging to DHHL, DLNR, and HDoT....

...in order to steer federal contracts worth at least $19 million....

...The Commission imposed an administrative penalty of $23,106.53 and referred the matter to the Attorney General for further action....

...The DOE’s inconsistent and problematic implementation of the school impact fee law calls into question the relevance and appropriateness of the fees that have been collected to date....

...I have made a formal request for a statement of these expenditures....

...With its LLCs on the line, OHA has already stonewalled one audit—while lying to the legislature about it.  Are they now preparing to stonewall another?....

...One experienced downtown attorney tells Hawai’i Free Press he has never before seen a “no position” filing in response to a motion for legal fees....

...Crabbe managed to hide from Auditors who were present at OHA HQ June 3 through June 14, 2019....

...He has been charged with attempted perjury, attempted hindering prosecution in the first degree, and tampering with a witness....

...But instead of being rushed into rubber-stamping an obvious insider deal, Trustees Keli’i Akina, Carmen Hulu Lindsey, and Kalei Akaka voted ‘No.’....