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Wednesday, April 5, 2023 |
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Supreme Court: OHA Can Hide its Crooked Deals in Executive Session
By Andrew Walden @ 7:04 PM :: 2231 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... This unanimous ruling will allow any Hawaii governmental body to hide its corrupt dealings in bogus ‘Executive Sessions’ simply by paying a shyster to sit in and twiddle his thumbs ....
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Sunday, April 2, 2023 |
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2023 State Audit of OHA: Is the ‘Glass Half Empty’ or ‘Half Full’?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:56 PM :: 2008 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Audits can be a difficult pill to swallow ....
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Sunday, March 19, 2023 |
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Dead Bodies, Convicted Felons and Kakaako Makai: Meet the new Gang at OHA
By Andrew Walden @ 12:20 AM :: 7264 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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... “We greatly appreciate what Senator Dela Cruz is trying to do. And we thank him.” -- OHA Chair Carmen Hulu Lindsey ....
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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"An opportunity drops into OHA’s lap"
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:48 PM :: 2719 Views :: Ethics, Development, OHA
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... “Rules were meant to be broken,” the trustee said. “We do that all the time.” ….
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Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
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Auditor Rips OHA Land Acquisitions--Making it up as they Go Along
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 7:06 PM :: 2626 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use, OHA
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... these acquisitions were ad hoc, featuring strategies and criteria created to facilitate the acquisition ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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Hawai‘i Would Not be the Same Without Hawaiians
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:50 PM :: 2190 Views :: OHA, Cost of Living
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... more Hawaiians are moving out of Hawaiʻi every year ....
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Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
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Lawsuit: Ke'eaumoku Condo Site--15 Burials and Counting
By Court House News @ 2:08 AM :: 3445 Views :: Honolulu County, Development, OHA
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... no archaeological survey or assessments were conducted after demolition and despite the subsequent findings of burials and related sites and features. The state and city have granted several permits ....
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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 :: 2662 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement awarded $4M from Oweesta Corp ....
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Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
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Federal Recognition of Hawaiian Sovereignty: One People, Many Views
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:26 PM :: 2231 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... On Oct. 19, 2022, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) announced that it would host its first-ever consultation policy with the Native Hawaiian community. ...
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Optimism About Astronomy on Mauna Kea
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 2364 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“...A year ago I would have been pessimistic….” …but … Recent developments make John O’Meara “optimistic about astronomy on Mauna Kea whether or not TMT is part of it....”
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Saturday, January 7, 2023 |
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Monday, December 12, 2022 |
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OHA Announces New Board Leadership
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 1997 Views :: OHA
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... Trustee Carmen “Hulu” Lindsey unanimously re-elected board chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs -- Mililani Trask to be Vice Chair ....
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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 :: 2608 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 :: 2896 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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Sunday, November 20, 2022 |
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Cleaning House at OHA
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3200 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 12, 2022 |
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Red Flags 2: Fraud, Waste, and Abuse at OHA
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:00 PM :: 4034 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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Tuesday, November 1, 2022 |
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Protecting OHA from Corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:25 PM :: 2479 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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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
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OHA Panel Discussion TONIGHT -- ʻŌlelo channel 53 at 7pm
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 8:39 PM :: 1769 Views :: OHA
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... Unfortunately the incumbents are not showing up, but the other candidates will be there to share their visions for OHA ....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2022 |
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Interior Department Announces Development of First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community
By News Release @ 5:14 PM :: 2484 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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“The Interior Department is committed to working with the Native Hawaiian Community on a government-to-sovereign basis to address concerns related to self-governance, Native Hawaiian trust resources, and other Native Hawaiian rights,” said Secretary Deb Haaland.
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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 :: 5483 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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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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A New Source of Wealth for the Hawaiian People
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:50 PM :: 2183 Views :: Development, OHA
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... I have been a strong advocate of protecting OHA’s funds from fraud, waste and abuse. I am as passionate about growing those funds to meet the needs of Hawaiians ....
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Saturday, October 1, 2022 |
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More Endorsements for Sam King for OHA Trustee
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 8:55 PM :: 5253 Views :: Labor, OHA, Police, Politicians
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... The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) represents over 2,700 police officers of the Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii Police departments ....
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 |
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Surprise: OHA secretly borrowed $2M to finance Tribal ‘Aha
By Andrew Walden @ 6:51 PM :: 2502 Views :: Akaka Bill, Ethics, OHA
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... CEO Sylvia Hussey described the purpose for paying off the debt was to bring OHA into compliance with better practice as to how it finances operations ....
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Monday, September 26, 2022 |
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CNHA Terrified of COVID Fraud Investigation
By News Release @ 4:20 PM :: 4060 Views :: Ethics, OHA, COVID-19
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... You are bringing the Feds in to get us. Other corrupt officials may go down ....
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Monday, September 12, 2022 |
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Ige Names Eight to Mauna Kea Stewardship Authority
By News Release @ 11:18 PM :: 2891 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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“...I want to thank these individuals for stepping forward. Through this new stewardship model, I believe we can find a way for science and culture to coexist on Mauna Kea in a mutually beneficial way,” said Gov. Ige....
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Friday, September 2, 2022 |
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Good Medicine for OHA’s “Red Flags”
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 4:36 PM :: 2360 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... Here are some examples of “Red Flag” disbursements by OHA and the concerns raised by CLA ....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2022 |
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Can Sam King Win for OHA At-Large Trustee?
By Video @ 7:53 PM :: 2381 Views :: OHA
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... Will his Position on TMT Help or Hurt him? ....
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Tuesday, August 9, 2022 |
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Public Hearings re TMT All this Week
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 7:19 PM :: 2732 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The National Science Foundation (NSF) has begun the TMT environmental impact statement process. Right now they are holding public hearings ....
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Thursday, August 4, 2022 |
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Deconstruction of Maunakea telescope set to begin
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2235 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The deconstruction phase of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) on University of Hawaiʻi-managed lands on the summit of Maunakea is on track to begin before summer ends and be completed by the end of the year ....
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Monday, August 1, 2022 |
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Empowering Native Hawaiians to Own Homes
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:09 PM :: 2245 Views :: DHHL, OHA
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"...We’ve been renters all our lives...."
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Tuesday, July 19, 2022 |
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National Science Foundation to Launch EIS Process for Mauna Kea Telescope
By News Release @ 6:02 PM :: 2547 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... We invite you to review this Draft CEP and provide any comments you may have by the end of the day on September 17, 2022 ....
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Friday, July 15, 2022 |
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We are one step closer to TMT!
By Samuel Wilder King II @ 9:57 PM :: 2940 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... The National Science Foundation will be starting the environmental review process for TMT on Mauna Kea on Tuesday next week ....
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Sunday, July 3, 2022 |
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A Quick Guide to the OHA Elections
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 12:59 AM :: 3697 Views :: Office of Elections, OHA
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... there are 18 candidates for six OHA trustee positions ....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2022 |
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VIDEO: Sam King for OHA Trustee
By Video @ 3:10 AM :: 1644 Views :: OHA
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... Sam King explains his priorities for ensuring OHA services and remedies critical needs of the Hawaiian community like affordable housing, homelessness, education and much more ....
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Sunday, June 5, 2022 |
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HB2024: UH Outlines Mauna Kea Leases to be Abandoned
By News Release @ 7:41 AM :: 2602 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... HB2024 HD1 SD2 CD1 assumes that UH Real Property Agreements become property owned and controlled by the MKSOA by legislative directive ....
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Saturday, June 4, 2022 |
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TMT Telescope Abandons Part of Building Permit
By News Release @ 10:38 AM :: 2851 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... DOH received a Notice of Cessation from the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) International Observatory for its National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2022 |
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Surprise: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts field hearings in Hawaii
By Video @ 5:29 AM :: 2310 Views :: DHHL, Congressional Delegation, OHA
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... These hearings --Chaired by Sen Schatz-- were not announced anywhere. Not by OHA, DHHL, CNHA, nor by any member of the Congressional delegation, nor by any news release from the Senate Indian Affairs Committee ....
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022 |
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UH Board of Regents approves updated Maunakea Comprehensive Management Plan
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 2456 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... “The University of Hawaiʻi would still be responsible to care for Maunakea under that bill until 2028,” said Lassner, noting that the measure could still be vetoed ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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UH to Pause Work on Mauna Kea Master Lease
By News Release @ 6:55 PM :: 2513 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... HB2024 CD1 makes it clear that the new Authority will be responsible for deciding if there will be more or less astronomy on Maunakea than the nine observatories allowed under the current UH Master Plan ....
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Thursday, May 5, 2022 |
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DLNR: Mauna Kea Bill Dangerous, Unconstitutional
By News Release @ 6:44 PM :: 2389 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... HB2024 CD1 leaves significant gaps that could result in worse management of Mauna Kea’s natural and cultural resources ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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Helping Native Hawaiians Obtain Financial Capital
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:34 AM :: 2210 Views :: DHHL, OHA, Small Business
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... There are many success stories of Native Hawaiians benefiting from financial capital through the NHRLF ....
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 |
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OHA Trustees Reject Maunakea Bill
By Selected News Articles @ 3:29 AM :: 2589 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... an appraisal must be taken to set the commercial value of the lease and to ensure that the lease rent is set to ensure the highest return to the State and to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs ....
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022 |
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Full Text: Conference Committee Issues Proposed Draft to Create Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority
By News Release @ 5:43 AM :: 2711 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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... This afternoon, the legislative conference committee on House Bill (HB) 2024, Relating to Mauna Kea, issued a proposed conference draft (CD 1) ....
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Saturday, April 23, 2022 |
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OHA LLCs Funnel Dollars to COO, Individuals, Lawfirm
By Andrew Walden @ 9:45 PM :: 2828 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA LLCs make hundreds of payments to Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot and other retail outlets and hundreds of payments directly to named individuals ....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2022 |
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Tribal Consultation Bill Hits Alaska-Hawaii Snag
By Selected News Articles @ 4:10 AM :: 2369 Views :: Akaka Bill, DHHL, OHA
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... H.R.3587, as introduced by Grijalva on May 28, 2021, does not mention Alaska Native corporations or Native Hawaiian organizations.... But Grijalva planned to unveil a new version of the RESPECT Act with Alaska Native corporations and Native Hawaiian organizations on the morning of the April 6 markup ....
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Friday, April 1, 2022 |
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Akina: Success of OHA’s Grants Program is a Strong Reason to Increase OHA’s PLT Share
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:22 PM :: 1864 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... there had been serious concerns over the integrity of the program, including concerns over favoritism ....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2022 |
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Former OHA Aide Pleads Guilty to $1.2 Million Fraud and Money Laundering
By News Release @ 4:53 PM :: 2500 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... Harleman faces up to 20 years imprisonment on each of the wire fraud counts and up to 10 years imprisonment on each of the money laundering counts, as well as a fine of up to $250,000 on each count, plus a term of supervised release up to three years ....
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Thursday, March 24, 2022 |
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Anti-Telescope Leaders Oppose HB2024 -- 'Bill does not provide any benefits'
By Andrew Walden @ 5:49 AM :: 3114 Views :: Hawaii County , Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...Thi$ Bill DOE$ NOT provide for any benefit$, or any procedure for $uch benefit$ to tran$fer to the beneficiarie$...." -- Anti-Telescope Protest Leaders
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Saturday, March 19, 2022 |
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OHA Completes only 28% of Audit Recommendations
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 10:00 PM :: 1745 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA has implemented 11 and partially implemented 13 of the 39 recommendations made in our report. An additional nine recommendations were not implemented and we determined six to be not applicable ....
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