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Sunday, July 28, 2019 |
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A Veil of Secrecy Around Revenue Estimates
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3788 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...attempt by a government agency to shroud its operations in the shadows....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Military Consumers Target for Scams and Unethical Business Practices
By News Release @ 10:48 PM :: 5185 Views :: Ethics, Military, Small Business
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...BBB release Military Report on Marketplace Challenges....
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Thursday, July 25, 2019 |
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Foreclosure Next? Court Finds Criminal Al Hee's Scam Company in Default
By Selected News Articles @ 12:01 PM :: 5710 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...The Rural Utilities Service loaned millions to Sandwich Isles Communications to finance the installation of a telecommunications network in the state....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Former Laborers Union leader charged, accused of stealing thousands
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 4973 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....
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Monday, July 22, 2019 |
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Ethics: Wanna Buy Some State Land? -- Hire a Legislator, Its Legal!
By News Release @ 9:04 PM :: 3387 Views :: Ethics
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...Chapter 84 permits the legislator to represent a private client in submitting an offer to purchase state property from a state agency....
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Saturday, July 20, 2019 |
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Machado: “OHA has no position on the siting of the TMT on Maunakea”
By Andrew Walden @ 11:02 PM :: 10934 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, Land Use, OHA
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...Trustees are reminding Governor Ige of OHA’s real goal—not stopping the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) but gaining control of thousands of acres atop Mauna Kea....
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Wednesday, July 17, 2019 |
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OHA: Protests are Opportunity for us to Grab Mauna Kea Lease
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 6586 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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"...Regardless of your position on TMT, we must all agree with Gov. Ige’s 2015 statement that the state has 'failed' Maunakea...."
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 |
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HART Board: Kim not gone--Stays on to Maintain Quorum
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 136665 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Kim says he will stay until a replacement Board member is selected....
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Friday, July 12, 2019 |
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Puerto Rico Relief? Special interests lobby to uphold Jones Act
By Selected News Articles @ 10:57 PM :: 4904 Views :: Ethics, Jones Act
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...Several domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are backing lobbying efforts to keep the Jones Act on the books....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Ex-Schatz, Winer New Gig at Strategies360
By News Release @ 3:38 PM :: 5563 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... Really Obvious Question: Has Winer received a target letter or a subject letter in the Lyon investigation? ....
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Monday, July 8, 2019 |
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Trustee Akina Praises OHA’s Support of Court Order to Open LLCs’ Books
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:23 PM :: 4203 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Under interim CEO Sylvia Hussey’s leadership, transparency reigns...."
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Saturday, July 6, 2019 |
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OHA LLCs Agree to Provide Check Register
By Andrew Walden @ 8:43 PM :: 6102 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... OHA’s response comes just two days after the departure of former OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe ....
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Thursday, July 4, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: While Son in Law Rots in Federal Detention, President Christian Returns to FSM Senate
By News Release @ 7:26 PM :: 5032 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Former President of the FSM, Peter M. Christian, is the official declared winner for Pohnpei State’s at-large seat, having received 6,060 votes or 46.46% of all votes cast....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 |
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OHA LLC Records Being Destroyed?
By Video @ 11:50 PM :: 3868 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...They Did Something Nobody Else Would Be Allowed To Do....
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Wednesday, July 3, 2019 |
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Kealoha Barred from Practicing Law
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 4122 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...with proceedings stayed until the criminal proceedings are final....
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Monday, July 1, 2019 |
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OHA Needs a Watchdog!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:36 PM :: 4833 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, OHA
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...If an OHA Trustee cannot publicly disagree with Board decisions, then it would hinder any Trustee from functioning as a watchdog. That would be a terrible loss to beneficiaries....
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Akina: LLC Ruling 'A Big Win for OHA Beneficiaries'
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 5:28 AM :: 4090 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...“Losing this case raises questions as to whether the OHA Board is acting in the best interest of its beneficiaries when it comes to transparency and their right to know how their trust funds are spent.”...
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Friday, June 28, 2019 |
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Owner of Engineering Firm Sentenced To Five Years For Tax Scheme
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 5511 Views :: National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Wagdy A. Guirguis was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiracy to defraud the United States....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Auditor Rips DLNR Leasehold Management
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:57 PM :: 6773 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Land Use, Small Business
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...The absence of long-range planning has left the Land Division staff without the expertise, resources, and options to actively and effectively manage its land portfolio....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Meth Bust Nets Retired Guam Police Officer
By News Release @ 7:46 PM :: 6389 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Law Enforcement, Drugs
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...John Topasna Mantanona aka 'Boom' was arrested today, June 26, 2019, and charged with obstructing justice by endeavoring to influence a juror and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine hydrochloride....
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Thursday, June 27, 2019 |
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Financial Disclosures: Ethics Commission Releases Five Page List of Late Filers
By News Release @ 4:13 PM :: 3173 Views :: Ethics
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...approximately 1,900 state officials are required to file a financial disclosure statement by May 31 each year. More than 91% of filers were on time....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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What are OHA Trustees Trying to Cover Up Now?
By Video @ 9:55 PM :: 4108 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...we will use this against you in the next election...."
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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Judge Orders OHA LLCs to Hand Over Check Registers
By Andrew Walden @ 9:40 PM :: 5556 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...How much more beneficiary money will OHA insiders waste in this futile effort to keep their own secrets?....
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Wednesday, June 26, 2019 |
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OHA Granted Marijuana Grower Right to Audit LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 1:18 AM :: 5916 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Drugs
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"... (Marijuana grower Ranson Shepherd) may audit any and all records of (OHA) relating to the Confidential Information, as well as (OHA’s) security and protection measures, and procedures ...."
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Thursday, June 20, 2019 |
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OHA Majority Targets Trustee Akina
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 5628 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...the OHA Board has targeted him for his efforts to achieve greater transparency and accountability at OHA....
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Monday, June 17, 2019 |
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Why is the Hawaii Attorney General too busy to prosecute charter school corruption?
By Andrew Walden @ 8:42 PM :: 7077 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...The day after an allegedly corrupt charter school director evaded justice, the AG’s office sent out yet another nationally-themed news release--ironically calling on Congress to do something about … corrupt educational institutions....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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After Lying to Legislature OHA Shoots Messenger--and Misses
By Andrew Walden @ 10:28 PM :: 6558 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... what was it that Keli'i Akina said? ....
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Sunday, June 16, 2019 |
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HI-5 – Have We Stopped the Leakage Yet?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4945 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Small Business
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...“Look. We’ve issued four audit reports on the program...."
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Saturday, June 15, 2019 |
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Feds: Hawaii #2 for White Collar Crime
By Selected News Articles @ 7:29 PM :: 6126 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Law Enforcement
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...in Hawaii, 29% of federal criminal convictions are for white collar crime, second only to New Jersey....
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Sunday, June 9, 2019 |
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DOE, Fork Over That General Ledger!
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4295 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the Education Institute of Hawaii that wants to see the general ledger for the whole Department of Education....
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Saturday, June 8, 2019 |
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ACLU: DoE Would Rather Litigate Than Build Locker Rooms for Female Students
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 4520 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...Documents filed yesterday in federal court by the ACLU of Hawai‘i reveal that DOE has simply been waiting for two female high school athletes to graduate, hoping the mere fact of their graduation will prevent the girls from being able to proceed with their gender discrimination lawsuit....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
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OHA Trustees target one of their own for ‘investigation’--then chicken out
By Andrew Walden @ 11:10 PM :: 7141 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... was this Crabbe's final attempt at revenge? ....
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Thursday, June 6, 2019 |
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Crabbe Out as OHA CEO
By Selected News Articles @ 9:44 PM :: 5755 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...The Crabbe-created LLCs must be dissolved, the irregularities in contract awarding must end, and the FBI must be raid the offices now before all the evidences of corruption are destroyed while Crabbe hangs on till the end of the month....
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Saturday, June 1, 2019 |
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Help the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board develop ethics training
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 5243 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...work with Dr. Troy Hutchings to make the Model Code of Ethics for Educators 'appropriate for Hawaii'....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: Caldwell Admin Asked Neighborhood Boards to Campaign Against HSTA Property Tax
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 6439 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...The Official requested...all 33 Neighborhood Board chairs...place the ballot issue ...on their board’s monthly agenda between September 15 and October 15, 2018, so that a certain political action committee “and others” could publicly discuss this topic prior to the election....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: City Employee ‘Likes’ Tommy Waters on City Time
By News Release @ 4:07 AM :: 4414 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...the Commission reviewed the totality of the circumstances and also confirmed the conduct as de minimis, dismissed the complaint, and did not impose a civil fine on Official....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
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Did OHA really ‘Slash’ Trustee allowances?
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:22 PM :: 4752 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...not all are so impressed....
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019 |
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No Ethics Conclusion: OK to Solicit State Employees to Support Espinda?
By News Release @ 5:21 AM :: 4353 Views :: Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...State Makes No Conclusion On Whether DPS Deputy Director Violated Ethics Code....
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Sunday, May 26, 2019 |
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The “Rail Skim” Suit: We Lost the Battle, Taxpayers Won the War
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5970 Views :: Ethics, Rail, Taxes
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...A long time ago the Tax Foundation of Hawaii sued the State....
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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'Wildly irresponsible betrayal' Kishimoto Freaks Out Over UIPA Request
By News Release @ 1:25 PM :: 7054 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...On behalf of EIH, we are prepared to litigate this matter to the full extent necessary...."
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Friday, May 24, 2019 |
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Judiciary Seeks Applicants to Discipline Wayward Lawyers
By News Release @ 2:08 AM :: 4488 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Applicants Sought for Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court....
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 |
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Debunk: Sierra Club Fluff Piece on Hawaii Carbon Credit Scheme
By Andrew Walden @ 5:44 PM :: 7569 Views :: Hawaii County , Environment, Ethics, Land Use
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...Apparently nobody at the Sierra Club Magazine knows what a penny stock tout is....
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019 |
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Lyon Corruption: Will Peter Christian Run or Turn Himself In?
By Andrew Walden @ 5:59 AM :: 20659 Views :: National News, Ethics
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...Four years ago, Panuelo’s predecessor as FSM President, Peter Christian, didn’t go to the White House. Instead he began his administration by meeting in Pohnpei at his Cliff Rainbow Hotel with corrupt Hawaii businessman Jim Lyon....
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Sunday, May 19, 2019 |
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Tulsi Gabbard Campaign Funded by Putin Apologists
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 5184 Views :: Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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...But the list of controversial donors to Gabbard, as detailed by her filings with the Federal Election Committee, doesn’t end there....
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Sunday, May 19, 2019 |
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Gut-n-Replace 2019
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 6808 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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...the law’s discrimination against nonresidents was prohibited by a part of the U.S. Constitution that the deputy attorney general didn’t consider. “Oops,” the deputy said....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 |
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Give OHA a Piece of Your Mind
By Video @ 4:09 AM :: 5525 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA will host eight community meetings across the state to inform the public about the planning process and to hear from our beneficiaries....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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Petition: Support DOE Budget Transparency to Improve Public Education in Hawaii
By News Release @ 3:02 PM :: 4501 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...It remains unclear exactly how the DOE’s nearly $1.9 billion operating budget is being spent due to the complex, non-transparent nature of its budget. This is not to mention the roughly $1 billion in other expenses that make up the almost $3 billion DOE budget....
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Monday, May 13, 2019 |
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Source: Esther Kia’aina and Andy Winer Warned Jim Lyon About Investigation
By Andrew Walden @ 7:31 PM :: 18175 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, World News, Congressional Delegation, OHA
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... Winer’s resignation as Sen Brian Schatz’ Chief of Staff was announced in the media, May 4, 2019. Kia'aina is reportedly under consideration for top jobs at DHHL and OHA ....
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Sunday, May 12, 2019 |
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A Threat to Judicial Independence
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 4122 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... We control the purse strings, so we said no to a lot of their money. They reversed some of their decisions. We gave them some money. So the tension worked ....
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