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Entries for 'Andrew Walden'
Saturday, May 19, 2018 |
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OHA Trustee Candidates Aila and Kiaaina ‘Instrumental’ in OHA’s Biggest Boondoggle
By Andrew Walden @ 9:54 PM :: 9867 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...IUCN has been tagged as a ‘Greenwashing Event’ funded by Shell Oil. Why would they need OHA money?....
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Saturday, May 12, 2018 |
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HRS 171-93: Law Allows Swap of Lava-Covered Lots for State Property in Zone 3
By Andrew Walden @ 9:57 PM :: 61816 Views :: Hawaii County , Hawaii History, Land Use
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...After the 1960 Tsunami, homeowners in the destroyed Shinmachi area of Hilo bayfront were given fee-simple lots on newly subdivided state land in Waiakea Uka. Shinmachi is now the site of the Hilo Bayfront Park....
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Friday, May 4, 2018 |
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Legislators Save Union Bosses from not-yet-written Janus Decision
By Andrew Walden @ 8:39 PM :: 6038 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...Worried about “maintaining a favorable political and social environment” legislators have approved two bills and one resolution designed to force union members to keep paying dues....
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Sunday, April 29, 2018 |
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For OHA Insider Cash Bonanza Comes with Poi Mill
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 8580 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, OHA
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... Kauai poi farmers are appealing to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) for financial aid. Are cash payouts reserved for insiders? ....
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Saturday, April 28, 2018 |
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Land and Power: Abercrombie, Delacruz Behind Slate of OHA Trustee Candidates
By Andrew Walden @ 8:15 PM :: 6928 Views :: OHA, Politicians
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...Federal Recognition advocate Esther Kiaaina and William Aila....
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Sunday, April 22, 2018 |
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Still Lying About Peter Boy: Blame Homeschooling For CWS Failures
By Andrew Walden @ 11:46 PM :: 8310 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Family, Law Enforcement
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... a sibling says Peter Boy wasn’t home-schooled, he just didn’t go to school ....
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Saturday, April 14, 2018 |
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OHA Hit With Subpoenas After Trustees Fail to Act on LLC Reform?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 PM :: 5110 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA Trustees were to discuss reforms of OHA’s troubled LLCs ....
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Sunday, April 8, 2018 |
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OHA Trustees to Order Shutdown of LLCs?
By Andrew Walden @ 4:45 PM :: 5438 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...On Wednesday April 11, Trustees appear set to take the next step—ordering the LLCs to cease operations and transfer their remaining assets back to OHA....
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Wednesday, April 4, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Hawaii Taser Ban is Unconstitutional
By Andrew Walden @ 3:37 AM :: 7702 Views :: Second Amendment
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...A lawsuit filed April 2, 2018 in Hawaii’s Federal District Court challenges the state ban on civilian ownership of stun guns....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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Honolulu Socialists Foolishly Allow Rep Kaniela Ing to Join Up
By Andrew Walden @ 9:11 PM :: 8042 Views :: Politicians
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...Just as people were beginning to forget that Gulag thingy--more self-inflicted damage to the Socialist cause....
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018 |
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HB1481: DelaCruz Gut & Replace to Bypass Opposition to HCDA Control of East Kapolei
By Andrew Walden @ 3:28 AM :: 6687 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, Land Use
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...the same text in SB2525 ran into opposition from several Kapolei-area Representatives....
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Thursday, March 22, 2018 |
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OHA Criminal Activity Since 2012: A Handy Guide for FBI Agents
By Andrew Walden @ 3:57 AM :: 8486 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...six years of 'public corruption, misappropriation' allegations at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018 |
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Can Ethics Commission Lift Veil of Secrecy from Hawaii Sex Harassment Complaints?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:50 PM :: 4951 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...sex harassment complaints have been secretly adjudicated against three unnamed State Representatives and one State Senator....
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Monday, March 19, 2018 |
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Leaving GOP, Djou Eyes Council, Mayoral Races
By Andrew Walden @ 9:46 PM :: 10809 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Rail, Republican Party
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Reading Charles Djou’s ‘Why I’m Leaving The GOP’ statement published today, one might think Djou’s decision was all about Trump....
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Saturday, March 17, 2018 |
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OHA Trustees to Discuss Firing Crabbe
By Andrew Walden @ 4:54 AM :: 6033 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees meeting set for 10am Thursday March 22, 2018 ....
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018 |
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Crabbe: Who is the Auditor to Judge ME?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:33 AM :: 7210 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...‘No. I think in this case the beneficiary may be right and you guys may be just a bunch of auditors.’ ....
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Friday, March 2, 2018 |
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Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company Sandwich Isles Communications Closing--All Workers Laid Off
By Andrew Walden @ 12:27 AM :: 14703 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...With its founder locked in a Federal Penitentiary on felony tax evasion charges, Sandwich Isles Communications is closing and laying off all 40 of its remaining employees this Friday March 2, 2018....
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Sunday, February 25, 2018 |
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OHA: Does Draft Audit Blow Blackmail Scheme?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:18 PM :: 7215 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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With this information out in the open, what is left for Crabbe to blackmail Trustees with?
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Sunday, February 18, 2018 |
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First Lateral: 2,834 Bills Still Alive in Legislature
By Andrew Walden @ 2:13 PM :: 3860 Views :: Hawaii State Government
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...complete list of bills remaining alive after First Lateral deadline....
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018 |
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Coco Palms: Registered Sex Offender threatens to 'arrest' Judge Soong
By Andrew Walden @ 3:44 AM :: 8224 Views :: Kauai County, Greenmail
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... It turns out that “Moses Enoka Heanu, ‘Chief Justice, Court of the Sovereign’” was sentenced in 1998 to five years in the state penitentiary ....
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Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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Former Armed Robber Running for Maui Mayor
By Andrew Walden @ 7:05 PM :: 18835 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...Elle Cochran attempted to wrestle the gun away from the security guard before she could be subdued....
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Sunday, February 11, 2018 |
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Former Cocaine Dealer’s Wife Running for Honolulu Council
By Andrew Walden @ 4:03 AM :: 23745 Views :: Honolulu County, Politicians, Drugs
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...Should ex-coke dealers get more political representation?....
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Saturday, February 3, 2018 |
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SB2136: Ige Administration Opposes OHA's $119M Cash Grab
By Andrew Walden @ 2:11 AM :: 9249 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Higher Education, OHA
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...Ige Admin testimony shows that OHA rent-seeking is driving up hospital bills, public housing rents, and University of Hawaii tuition for everybody—including native Hawaiians....
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Sunday, January 28, 2018 |
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Grand Theft Aina: OHA Trustees Set to 'Compel LLCs to Submit'
By Andrew Walden @ 5:53 PM :: 6301 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Waimea Valley and all of the LLCs are still 100% owned by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs--but the LLCs' lawyer says otherwise....
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Monday, January 15, 2018 |
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FEMA: Ige, Miyagi Wrong About 38 Minute Delay
By Andrew Walden @ 3:14 PM :: 13017 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Military
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...Governor Ige and HIEMA administrator Vern Miyagi say they had to obtain permission from FEMA ... FEMA says that’s not true....
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Saturday, January 13, 2018 |
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Friday, January 5, 2018 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Hires Russian Agent to Keep Hawaii Media in Check
By Andrew Walden @ 6:55 PM :: 62126 Views :: First Amendment, Tulsi Gabbard
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...Gabbard’s consultant, Chris Cooper, is allegedly one of seven identified as being at the center of illegal Russian lobbying efforts reaching into the Trump campaign and Congress....
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Sunday, December 31, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii’s Billion-Dollar Consensus Proves Nobody Really Believes in Sea Level Rise
By Andrew Walden @ 7:27 PM :: 9705 Views :: Environment, Rail, Taxes
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...This ‘consensus’ of disbelief is proven by the massive investment in sea-level construction of Kakaako condos and Honolulu Rail....
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Monday, December 11, 2017 |
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Hawaii Congressional Delegation How They Voted December 11, 2017
By Andrew Walden @ 2:33 PM :: 2350 Views
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- Senate: Nielsen Nomination - Confirmation
- Senate: Balash Nomination - Confirmation
- Senate: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations
- House: Tax Overhaul – Motion to Request Conference
- House: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Between States
- House: Small Business Mergers Regulatory Exemption
- House: Short-Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations
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Sunday, December 10, 2017 |
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Tech: 'Clinically Psychotic' HGEA Signs Suicide Pact
By Andrew Walden @ 8:27 PM :: 9404 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Politicians
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...The seeming political power play is actually a sign of Perreira’s weakness....
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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 |
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Kamehameha School Child Molester Case – Hidden Payoff to Judge Exposed
By Andrew Walden @ 6:19 AM :: 15733 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...Judge Crandall's husband, David Schulmeister, and his law firm, Cades Schutte, represented the Kamehameha Schools, billing as much as $1 million a year....
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Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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Monday, November 27, 2017 |
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How Hawaii Civil Rights Commission Covers Up Sex Harassment Reports
By Andrew Walden @ 9:41 PM :: 11237 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement, Politicians
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...Hawaii taxpayers may have been soaked as much as $200K in settlements which keep sex harassment quiet....
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Sunday, November 19, 2017 |
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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Hawaii State Hospital Employees Game Overtime System
By Andrew Walden @ 2:01 AM :: 10297 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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A federal court order is being ignored so union members at the Hawai’i State Hospital can manipulate work rules....
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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Hospital Crisis: How to Use Union Work Rules for Fun and Profit
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 AM :: 11472 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii public hospital workers earn less but cost more than their private sector counterparts. How is that possible?
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Thursday, November 16, 2017 |
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Hospital Reform? Randy Perreira Says "F*** You"
By Andrew Walden @ 1:50 AM :: 19016 Views :: Health Care
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..."Andrew Walden of the Hawai'i Free Press, actually called HHSC the 'HGEA job trust'"....
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Sunday, November 12, 2017 |
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Island Air: Did the Airports Division bamboozle Fitch Ratings?
By Andrew Walden @ 12:42 AM :: 8150 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Tourism
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“The Airports Division expects near-term traffic results will be better than projected due to Island Air expanding interisland traffic...." -- Fitch Ratings, October 26, 2017
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Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
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Arakawa Quits Lt Gov Race
By Andrew Walden @ 9:16 PM :: 6504 Views :: Maui County, Politicians
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The following message was sent out to Arakawa campaign supporters Tuesday Nov 7, 2017....
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Friday, November 3, 2017 |
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Maui Rep Kaniela Ing Forms Urban Honolulu Congressional Campaign Committee
By Andrew Walden @ 10:35 PM :: 9810 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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...Unsurprisingly, it appears Ing is already violating the law....
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Friday, October 20, 2017 |
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Feds: Kealoha Stole $167K from Orphans
By Andrew Walden @ 11:07 PM :: 7366 Views :: Ethics, Police
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...In or about 2004, while employed as a private attorney, K. KEALOHA was appointed by the Hawaii state court as trustee and guardian for two minor children....
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Thursday, October 19, 2017 |
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Letter to House Speaker: Legislator Assaults Oahu Democrat Official After Complaint over Misappropriation of Funds
By Andrew Walden @ 4:53 PM :: 8804 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics
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"...The four men who restrained Rep. Quinlan are Rep. Daniel Holt. Rep. Tom Brower, Ali Sek and Benjamin Gates...."
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Sunday, October 15, 2017 |
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Crooks and Cronies: Who’s Getting Paid from the FY 2016-17 OHA Check Register
By Andrew Walden @ 8:40 PM :: 9488 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Hawai’i Free Press has obtained a copy of the Fiscal Year 2016-17 Office of Hawaiian Affairs check register in response to an open records request....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Two HPD Chief Nominees Sued: Cover up Manslaughter, Excessive Force
By Andrew Walden @ 8:46 PM :: 13609 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...a secret commission larded with Kealoha loyalists has picked some candidates to continue the tradition....
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Sunday, October 1, 2017 |
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Cultural Nationalism vs Technical Progress: Telescope Protesters Make More Cash Demands
By Andrew Walden @ 8:00 PM :: 7701 Views :: Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...The more technical progress, the less attractive cultural nationalism becomes....
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Thursday, September 21, 2017 |
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Monday, September 18, 2017 |
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Ige Sends out Secret Memo on Information Practices
By Andrew Walden @ 10:42 PM :: 5842 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment
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...Ironically, the Memo itself was not posted on the Governor’s news feed nor is it linked by any Hawaii.gov website....
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