Ethics

... “We greatly appreciate what Senator Dela Cruz is trying to do. And we thank him.” -- OHA Chair Carmen Hulu Lindsey ....

... The allegations were raised during a January 7, 2022 public informational briefing by the Hawaiʻi State Senate Committees on Ways and Means and Higher Education ....

... Tummons, in a series of articles, exposed questionable dealings in Hawaii Countyʻs Office of Housing and Community Development that ultimately led to an FBI investigation and guilty plea by former community development specialist Alan Scott Rudo to accepting almost $2 million in bribes from two Hilo attorneys and a businessman ....

" ... officers ran a car off the road and abandoned the driver with brain injuries and a 14-year-old boy that was left partially paralyzed .... "

... “Rules were meant to be broken,” the trustee said. “We do that all the time.” ….

... these acquisitions were ad hoc, featuring strategies and criteria created to facilitate the acquisition ....

... The Hawaii Legislature is halfway through its 2023 session ....

... The Princeville Public Library will receive $2 million ... Kaua‘i High School will receive $1.5 million ....

... The measures now crossover to the Hawaiʻi Senate for 'consideration' ....

"...the Board finds that PSD consciously, knowingly, and deliberately failed to disclose and withheld information...."

... plaintiffs' Honolulu-based attorney is Frederick Arensmeyer, formerly of the Dubin Law Office ....

... The term will run from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2027 ....

... Hawai‘i has had a system of partial public financing in place for more than forty years, but few candidates participate ....

"...The third point is already well-established law...."

... how are Senators burning your money? ....

... Outside counsel may be a child’s only hope to break out of a system run for the benefit of adults’ need to cover up their own wrongdoing ....

... the House Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs (JHA) prioritized the review of six remaining bills relating to campaign finance reform ....

... Karie Luana Klein, a former Hawaiʻi Department of Education complex area business manager, was arrested after being charged with three felony theft counts ....

... Big Island lawyers facing the possibility of Federal Penitentiary after allegedly scamming Hawaii County Affordable Housing credits may have one question on their mind ....

... Judiciary Chair Tarnas hand-picked by Saiki for job of Killing Ethics Bills that Saiki Pretends to Support ....

... House Rules 29.1–29.3 and 62.5–62.6 incorporate CISC recommendations relating to ethics reform, ethics disclosures, standards of conduct, and conflict of interest ....

... remember Al Hee?  The first in the current wave of Hawaii corruption cases, Hee's indictment was handed down on the exact second anniversary of Dan Inouye's death ....

... to combat government corruption, waste, mismanagement and inefficiency ....

... CNHA: Josh Green will Give us Tourism Contract ....

... The 20-member Hawai‘i Climate Commission voted today to support Governor Josh Green’s proposal to create a $100 million climate (slush) fund ....

... Deputy Freddie Carabbacan rides again ....

... Why are some agencies opposing them? ....

... “His misrepresentation of the commission’s viewpoints on the $600 million plan significantly influenced my decision.” ....

... Translation: Marketing is for HCVB and 'Stewardship' is for CNHA ....

... a financial audit of the DOE to help determine how the $16 million was transferred to DOT and where this money came from ....

... two bills advance, five deferred ....

... How much money did ERS and KSBE lose helping Shell greenwash its oil business? ....

... Once again: The Feds doing the job the State and Counties just won't do ....

... will the Senate kill these bills? ....

... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....

... Decades of neglect in monitoring the program has left the department unable to evaluate its success ....

... he received more than $90,000 in bribes from foreign defense contractor Leonard Francis, who plied him with luxurious hotel stays, travel, and prostitutes ....

... a correctional officer at the Federal Detention Center in Honolulu from approximately 2014 to 2018 ....

... Hawaii lawmakers introducing consumer privacy bills and biometric privacy bills ....

... Nickie Lum of the Infamous Lum Crime Family Sentenced for Facilitating Unregistered Lobbying Campaign in Exchange for Approximately $3 Million ....

... To this day, I still wonder where the $58 million that was earmarked for testing and tracing went or whose pockets it lined ....

... The only question is whether they have the political will ....

... a multi-year conspiracy to cover-up the abuse ....

... 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” ....

... Hawaii is one of the slowest states in the nation when it comes to approving building permits ....

... two dozen community and media organizations suggest changes that could be implemented by executive order ....

... the report will not be made public ....

... 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 ....

... this would cost the state $25 million per year ....

... bold proposals for legislative reform ....