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Sunday, February 5, 2023 |
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CNHA News: Danner Scores Gig on Indian Corporation, Sends Herself $4M
By Selected News Articles @ 9:45 PM :: 2421 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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After Fraudsters Jailed, Auditor Discovers Affordable Housing Program Has no Administrative Rules
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2773 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development, Cost of Living
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... Decades of neglect in monitoring the program has left the department unable to evaluate its success ....
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Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
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Kailua-Based Former Navy Captain Gets 30 Months in 'Fat Leonard' Scandal
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 1747 Views :: Ethics, Military
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... he received more than $90,000 in bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis, who plied him with luxurious hotel stays, travel, and prostitutes ....
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Saturday, January 28, 2023 |
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Former Prison Guard Arrested for Sexual Abuse of Inmates
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 1763 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2023 |
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Proposed Hawaii State Privacy Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1729 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Small Business
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... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....
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Friday, January 20, 2023 |
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John Waihee’s Favorite Trump-era influence peddler sentenced to prison
By News Release @ 1:19 AM :: 3434 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Hawaii History, Republican Party
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... Nickie Lum of the Infamous Lum Crime Family Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Corruption at every level: Why I left Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:47 PM :: 4870 Views :: Ethics, Cost of Living, COVID-19
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... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Let the sun shine in
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:33 AM :: 1310 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The only question is whether they have the political will ....
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Thursday, January 19, 2023 |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2023 |
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ODC: Green Energy Lawyer Paid Kickback to get $1000/hour legal fees
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1802 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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... Kvam engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. Kvam also violated the rules by paying a prohibited referral fee in the nature of a “commission” ....
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023 |
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How to fix Hawaii's SLOW permitting departments
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:30 AM :: 1857 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....
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Sunday, January 15, 2023 |
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Transparency by Executive Order? Gov Green responds
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:59 PM :: 1643 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... two dozen community and media organizations suggest changes that could be implemented by executive order ....
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Friday, January 13, 2023 |
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Secret Report by Secret Author Used to Expel Top Execs of Bishop Museum
By News Release @ 5:19 AM :: 2937 Views :: Ethics
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... the report will not be made public ....
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Thursday, January 12, 2023 |
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Sovereignty Lawyer Dexter Kaiama Law License Suspended by Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:31 AM :: 2638 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... He is also required to promptly notify all of his clients, and any attorneys for any adverse party in any pending litigation, of his suspension and consequent inability to act as an attorney ....
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023 |
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Another 'Clean Elections' Bill Introduced
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1566 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections
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... this would cost the state $25 million per year ....
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Sunday, January 1, 2023 |
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“Deep Moral Crisis” in Hawai‘i Government
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:33 PM :: 2134 Views :: Ethics
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... bold proposals for legislative reform ....
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Saturday, December 31, 2022 |
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Paranoia Will Destroy Ya: Maui Police CIU 'Kidnaps' one of its own officers
By Andrew Walden @ 7:12 PM :: 2919 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... a lawsuit filed in 2nd Circuit Court November 4 by former MPD Officer Manuel Sorcy shows CIU investigators intensely focused on Chief Faaumu’s internal rivals both real and imagined ....
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Monday, December 26, 2022 |
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Convicted Meth Dealer Asks Federal Court Permission to Take Over Laborer’s Union
By Andrew Walden @ 10:48 PM :: 6272 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail, Drugs
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... “If my name sounds familiar it's because my dad was President of the Hawaii AFL-CIO and the Business Manager/ Financial Secretary for the Hawaii Carpenters Union Local 745 for over 20 years.”….
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Sunday, December 25, 2022 |
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Earning a Procurement Exemption
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1713 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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“...You’re going to have to earn something like that....”
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Saturday, December 17, 2022 |
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Why We Left Hawaii: Police Misconduct Threatens My Wife and Daughter
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 7701 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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... building contractor Chris Kagawa lived on the Big Island his entire life until he was forced to relocate to the mainland in June, 2022 due to the actions of the Hawaii County PD ....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 |
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Disgraced Bitcoin Billionaire Sent Thousands to Hawaii Democrats
By Andrew Walden @ 10:01 PM :: 2728 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics
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... Indicted for campaign fraud and misappropriation of client deposits, former crypto-billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) is now under arrest in the Bahamas facing extradition to the US ....
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Tuesday, December 13, 2022 |
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Green Names 17 More Appointees
By News Release @ 12:05 AM :: 2268 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... With these selections, Gov. Green has now identified a Director for every state department ....
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Monday, December 12, 2022 |
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Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality
By Andrew Walden @ 1:16 PM :: 47563 Views :: Ethics, Drugs
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...If you’re rich, Hawaii is a really lousy place to get sick....
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Thursday, December 8, 2022 |
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Wednesday, December 7, 2022 |
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With Minutes left on Clock, McCartney rescinds tourism contract with Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
By News Release @ 4:27 AM :: 2196 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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"...CNHA plans to update its protest against the unlawful actions of DBEDT's former director Mike McCartney...."
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Monday, December 5, 2022 |
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Ethics Comm Dings Teacher for Accepting $16K
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 2095 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... making it difficult to ensure that state employees are not accepting cash payments from improper sources ....
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Sunday, December 4, 2022 |
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Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance: OHA and DLNR
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:33 PM :: 2474 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Truth Goes Through Three Stages ....
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Sunday, December 4, 2022 |
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Want to Fight Corruption? Follow the Money
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2700 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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... We, as taxpayers who are supplying the money, have the right to see where it goes. In real time, not several years later as seen in one nonprofit’s recent fight with the Department of Education ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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31 Proposals to Stop Fraud, Drug Trafficking, and Bribery by Public Officials
By News Release @ 10:39 PM :: 2170 Views :: Ethics
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... Submitted to the House of Representatives on December 1, 2022 by Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct ....
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Friday, December 2, 2022 |
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Guam office of Ernst & Young took $750K COVID loan
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 1732 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... even though the huge multinational corporation has over 365,000 employees worldwide and multibillion-dollar revenues that consistently grew during the pandemic (from $15.8 in 2019 to $17.6 billion in 2021) ....
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 |
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CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 2013 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... CNHA was disappointed with the Department of Business and Economic Development and Tourism Director’s proposal this past Monday to rescind CNHA’s award; renege on the brokered resolution; and cancel the underlying solicitation ....
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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US House Ethics Committee continuing investigation into Kahele campaign finances
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 1701 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... The report released Monday said that Kahele made "misleading statements" to the staff members with the Office on Congressional Ethics and recommended a subpoena for Kahele ....
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Sunday, November 27, 2022 |
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FBI: Miske Ran Waikiki ‘Beachboy’ Concession
By Andrew Walden @ 5:56 PM :: 2923 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Tourism
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... Gradually the mafia deathgrip on Waikiki beaches is being chipped away ....
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Thursday, November 24, 2022 |
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Hilo Man Receives 42 Months in Prison for Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Programs
By News Release @ 5:12 PM :: 1829 Views :: Ethics, COVID-19
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... Mills submitted multiple applications for PPP and EIDL funds on behalf of three businesses under his control, Kanaka Maoli Hookupu Center, New Way Horizon Travel, and Uilani Kawailehua Foundation ....
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Wednesday, November 23, 2022 |
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Carpenters Union Director Heads List of Green Appointees
By News Release @ 1:50 PM :: 3239 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... chief of staff, Brooke Wilson, (former political and education director for the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters) who had served in the same position when he was Hawaiʻi’s lieutenant governor ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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IBEW Cheers Ahakuelo Convictions
By News Release @ 10:33 AM :: 2139 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Former IBEW Local 1260 boss found guilty of fraud, embezzlement ....
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Tuesday, November 22, 2022 |
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Does anyone really believe stadium project will pan out?
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:01 AM :: 1553 Views :: Ethics, Development
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"... Hawaii is littered with big public-facility development projects that have taken exorbitant stretches of time to produce compared with [their original] plans ...."
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Sunday, November 20, 2022 |
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Cleaning House at OHA
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3030 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... One thing we all need to remember is how we got to this point ....
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Saturday, November 19, 2022 |
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UPW News: HCCC Supervisor gets 12 years for 'multi-year conspiracy to cover up abuse'
By News Release @ 12:19 AM :: 1779 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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... on June 15, 2015, Taum supervised his two co-Defendants and a third correctional officer while they transported an inmate across the facility. The inmate became frightened in the course of the transfer ....
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Saturday, November 12, 2022 |
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Red Flags 2: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 PM :: 3780 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... The PM report found 22 of the 38 questionable transactions with evidence of fraud, waste and abuse ... OHA noted matters requiring criminal prosecution will be turned over to the relevant authorities for appropriate action ....
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Saturday, November 5, 2022 |
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Who Wants to be an ICA Judge? Applicants made public for first time
By News Release @ 1:45 PM :: 1780 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Until March 16, 2022, the Judicial Selection Commission Rules had prohibited the Judicial Selection Commission from sharing the names of applicants applying for judicial positions ....
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Friday, November 4, 2022 |
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Former Maui Police Officer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Attempted Child Enticement
By News Release @ 7:54 PM :: 1774 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police
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... In addition to his sentence, Saffeels must also register as a sex offender ....
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 |
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Hawaii COVID Spending: $1M for Sea Urchins
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 1972 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, COVID-19
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... Hawaii spent $1 million on a sea urchin hatchery and $300,000 for an engineering assessment of the now-condemned Aloha Stadium. …
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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
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Protecting OHA from Corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:25 PM :: 2319 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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“...Powerful members of our community engaged in wrongdoing…various official watchdogs engage in willful blindness....”
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Monday, October 17, 2022 |
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Breiner Busted: Reprimand for Kealoha Conflict of Interest
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 3761 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police
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... the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court imposed a Public Reprimand upon Honolulu attorney Myles S. Breiner for representing clients with concurrent conflicts of interest ....
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Sunday, October 16, 2022 |
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Auditor: DLNR Land Conservation Fund Wastes Money on Non-Land Projects
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:25 PM :: 1862 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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... DOFAW obtained funding from the Land Conservation Fund for its own projects outside of the Legacy Land Conservation Program ....
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Saturday, October 15, 2022 |
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House Ethics Committee Investigating Kai Kahele
By News Release @ 3:50 AM :: 1905 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... decided to extend the matter regarding Representative Kaiali’i Kahele, which was transmitted to the Committee by the Office of Congressional Ethics on August 30, 2022 ....
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Thursday, October 13, 2022 |
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The ‘mailbox conspiracy’ and what it says about corruption in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:31 PM :: 3569 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Hawaii History, Police
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... Hawaii doesn’t have any more or less corruption than any other part of the country, but it does lack whistleblowers and introspection, which makes combating corruption so difficult ....
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Sunday, October 9, 2022 |
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Dirty OHA Contract is Model for CNHA Takeover of Tourism Marketing
By Andrew Walden @ 9:37 PM :: 5118 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, OHA, Tourism
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... Ige’s March 4, 2020, COVID Emergency legalized over half of CNHA’s corruption ....
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