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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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City Auditor: HART Cost Overruns Will Continue
By News Release @ 6:18 PM :: 4659 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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"...HART policies and practices are inadequate to prevent cost overruns and schedule delays from recurring...."
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Friday, January 18, 2019 |
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$10 Maui Oceanfront Parcel? Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Case
By Robert Thomas @ 1:40 AM :: 6004 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Land Use
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...Would You Pay $10 for Maui Beachfront Land?....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Audit: HART Board Hands Control to Contractor with Little Oversight
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:21 PM :: 5278 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...In Report 2, we examined the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation’s current management structure, the relationship between HART and its Board of Directors, and HART’s use of third-party consultants to manage the Honolulu Rail Transit Project....
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019 |
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Caldwell Coverup: Mayor Hid Target Letter from Public--Feds Raid Fasi Building
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 AM :: 10710 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police
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...Honolulu’s corporation counsel Donna Leong received a federal “target letter” eleven days ago--Caldwell said nothing until the story broke in the media....
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Monday, January 14, 2019 |
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FCC Slaps Down Sandwich Isles Again--Orders Company to Continue Serving Customers
By Andrew Walden @ 6:08 PM :: 4936 Views :: DHHL, Ethics
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...SIC may not discontinue service without our express authorization....
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Friday, January 11, 2019 |
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BoE Will Re-Do Sup’t Vote—May Have Acted Illegally on Other Executive Hires
By News Release @ 12:52 AM :: 5133 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...The chairwoman also said the BOE needs to review other past executive-session actions to ascertain whether or not they also should be invalidated...."
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Auditor: Internal Docs Show HART Lied to Public About Rail Costs
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 2:24 PM :: 7586 Views :: Ethics, Rail
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...We found that, as the Honolulu Rail Transit Project progressed and costs swelled from $5.122 billion in 2012 to $9.188 billion in 2018, HART began reporting information to the public that often contradicted its own internal projections or differed from what it was telling the Federal Transit Administration....
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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Thursday, January 10, 2019 |
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State Supreme Court Declares Fevella the Winner--LoPresti Leaves us with One More Weird Story
By Brett Kulbis @ 1:42 PM :: 6616 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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...The Hawaii Supreme Court declared a Republican victory for Senator Kurt Fevella in the 2018 General Election for State Senate District 19....
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Wednesday, January 9, 2019 |
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What Should OHA Really be Doing?
By Video @ 8:08 PM :: 4054 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Beneficiaries Need More Than Unity Amongst Trustees....
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Tuesday, January 8, 2019 |
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Auditor Follows up on Foundation on Culture and Arts
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:18 AM :: 4347 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...the Foundation and DAGS have implemented 16 and partially implemented 7 of the 29 recommendations. Six recommendations have not been implemented....
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Monday, January 7, 2019 |
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Keli'i Akina Interviews Environmental Watchdog Caroll Cox
By Video @ 10:39 PM :: 5652 Views :: Environment, Ethics
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...Carroll Cox has spent decades investigating environmental violations by individuals, companies, and the government....
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Saturday, January 5, 2019 |
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Auditor: Conveyance Tax Money Misspent by DLNR
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 8:05 PM :: 7256 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Land Use, Taxes
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...In 2005, the Legislature provided the land conservation program with a dedicated funding source – ten percent of conveyance tax collected...here's what happened next....
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Friday, January 4, 2019 |
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Government-Funded Sweatshops: No Minimum Wage for Hawaii Disabled Workers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:39 PM :: 8553 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...people with disabilities in Hawaii often work for pennies per hour while living on welfare benefits....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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A Stunning Revelation at OHA
By Video @ 10:47 PM :: 4670 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...He Not Only Admitted They've Been Concealing Information, But From Whom....
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Wednesday, January 2, 2019 |
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OHA Audit in Jeopardy
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 9:55 PM :: 4925 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...OHA's own audit for fraud, waste and abuse, contracted to an independent national firm, not only faced more than a year's delay in getting started, but is currently facing challenges, jeopardizing its timely completion....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA CFO: We Keep Trustees in the Dark About LLCs
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 9217 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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"...Managers have explicitly limited OHA's access to information, and reserved their right to continue to do so...."
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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No, Killing a Special Fund Doesn’t Kill People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 5160 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Taxes
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...DLNR needs to understand that the money in these funds isn’t “their” money. It’s taxpayer money....
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Sunday, December 30, 2018 |
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OHA’s $500K Cookie Crumbles
By Andrew Walden @ 2:38 AM :: 7686 Views :: Ethics, OHA, Small Business
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... “Hawaii Gourmet Cookies has ceased operations.” That’s the word from Oahu Auctions and Liquidations ....
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Tuesday, December 25, 2018 |
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Al Hee Sues Water Board Because Rail Project Not Rerouted to Protect His Tax Scam
By Andrew Walden @ 1:10 AM :: 7461 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Rail
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...At the top of his list of complaints: Things just aren't like they were back in the Inouye days....
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Monday, December 24, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: Lloyd's of London Kickback Scheme Steered Lava Victims to Worthless Coverage
By Andrew Walden @ 12:21 PM :: 5768 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics
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...The Broker Defendants received kickbacks from Lloyd’s for steering Plaintiffs and the Class to the Lloyd’s surplus lines policies....
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Thursday, December 20, 2018 |
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Internal audit of UH managed Maunakea lands finds no irregularities
By News Release @ 2:08 PM :: 7158 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Higher Education, OHA
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...UH Office of Internal Audit evaluates university funds, lease payments and external funds received in support of stewardship, management, education and other activities related to Maunakea....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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What's Not Adding up at OHA?
By Video @ 7:43 PM :: 4728 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...They Say One Thing In Public But In Private Do Another....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Ethics: DLNR Manager Steals Equipment, Funnels Money to Contractor
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 9134 Views :: Kauai County, DHHL, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...Aaron Hoff also pops up in the recent eviction of a gym from DHHL land in Anahola....
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Wednesday, December 19, 2018 |
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Auditor: DAGS Funds 'Do not meet Criteria'
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:06 PM :: 3956 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...2 special funds, 2 trust funds, and 4 trust accounts did not meet criteria. We also noted that DAGS did not file statutorily required reports....
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Monday, December 17, 2018 |
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National Report: Hawaii Ranks 13th in Protecting Kids from Tobacco
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 6020 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Taxes
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...Hawaii is spending $4.5 million this year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is just 32.9 percent of the $13.7 million recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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Monday, December 17, 2018 |
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Maui County Pays Vendors Ripped Off by Anti-GMO Activist
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 6322 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, GMOs
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...The Mayor's Office of Economic Development (OED) announced today that its office received a total of $8,730.28 in requests for payments for unpaid invoices for the 250th Celebration of Queen Kaahumanu grant, which was terminated in October....
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Friday, December 14, 2018 |
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Dubin Disbarment? Another Step in the Process
By Andrew Walden @ 10:06 PM :: 7058 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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...Dubin, along with ex-Governor John Waihee, co-host "The Foreclosure Hour" on AM830....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Auditor: DLNR Held Back Ceded Lands Payments
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 9:32 PM :: 7633 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Land Use, OHA, Small Business
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...Over $26 Million of State Portion of Ceded Land Revenues were not Transferred to the State General Fund in a Timely Manner....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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Honolulu Republican Party Calls for Kaneshiro Resignation
By Brett Kulbis @ 5:18 PM :: 7958 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Republican Party
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...this situation involving Kaneshiro, Sapolu and Futa could potentially lead to countless criminal cases being dismissed or overturned, with dangerous and/or violent criminals being set free to roam our streets....
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Thursday, December 13, 2018 |
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How Would You Grade OHA?
By Video @ 12:43 AM :: 4880 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Watch This To See Our OHA Report Card For 2018 & What They Should Do Next Year....
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 |
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Whitewash: HGEA Members at State Hospital Get No Punishment for Saito Escape
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 7147 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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... Saito had sexual relations with at least three hospital staff members. Saito has been known for his manipulative nature, and sources say sexual relations took place on multiple occasions where he was able to obtain contraband ....
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018 |
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PETITION: Impeach City and County Prosecutor Keith Kaneshiro
By News Release @ 11:04 PM :: 6442 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement
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...Shall City and County of Honolulu Prosecutor Keith M. Kaneshiro be impeached and removed from his position for malfeasance, misfeasance or non-feasance in office?....
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Monday, December 10, 2018 |
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Finish OHA’s Audit for Fraud, Waste and Abuse!
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:28 PM :: 4757 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee Keli‘i Akina today secured renewed commitments from OHA’s newly chosen Board leadership to finish the audit of OHA and its subsidiary LLCs for fraud, waste and abuse....
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Thursday, December 6, 2018 |
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Title IX Lawsuit: ACLU Sues over Lack of Female Athletic Facilities at DoE Schools
By News Release @ 1:15 PM :: 8405 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...14 DOE high schools “do not have separate athletic locker facilities for girls, even when boys in those same schools do have such access.” ....
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Thursday, December 6, 2018 |
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Where Does OHA Hide its Secrets?
By Video @ 10:26 AM :: 4733 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Now There’s A Chance Everyone Might Get A Peek....
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Tuesday, December 4, 2018 |
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OHA Year in Review: Looking Back at 2018
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:27 AM :: 4279 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...here are some highlights from the past year at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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Sunday, December 2, 2018 |
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Fraud, Collusion, Embezzlement: Hawaii OPEB Debt
By Andrew Walden @ 9:48 AM :: 7617 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii History, Labor
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...The majority’s interpretation embraces the view that the legislature has authorized payment for fraud, collusion, embezzlement, and bad faith dealings....
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Saturday, December 1, 2018 |
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Honolulu Ethics: Legal to Campaign on County Time?
By News Release @ 5:51 PM :: 4127 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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...a concern was filed with the Ethics Commission alleging that the Department Head’s intranet video message was a misuse of city resources for political purposes....
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Friday, November 30, 2018 |
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Hawaii Ranks 15th for Financial Transparency
By Selected News Articles @ 2:31 AM :: 5232 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics
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...Report: One-third of states have passable fiscal transparency, the rest need improvement....
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Tuesday, November 27, 2018 |
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Sen 19 Loser Lopresti Claims Golojuch Altered Ballots--Demands Recount
By News Release @ 4:38 PM :: 7766 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, Politicians
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"...Michele Golojuch and her entire immediate family...leading a public misinformation campaign to conduct a character assassination against me for months...filing a bizarre and recklessly fabricated slanderous complaint against me trying to remove me from the Democratic Party...." -- Matt LoPresti
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Thursday, November 22, 2018 |
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Honolulu Tax Evader a Big Deal in Guam, Micronesia
By News Release @ 3:49 PM :: 8167 Views :: National News, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Taxes
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...Businessman convicted of tax fraud has Guam, Micronesia deals....
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018 |
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Hawaii putting bond investors in a world of hurt
By Selected News Articles @ 12:58 AM :: 6579 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hawaii is precariously stretched to fund debt obligations....
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Sunday, November 18, 2018 |
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Walden versus OHA’s LLCs
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:00 AM :: 5706 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...These companies received cash and property, including 1,600+ acres of land in Waimea Valley, from OHA....
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Thursday, November 15, 2018 |
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Auditor Rips Health Department Oversight of Board and Care Homes
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 11:19 PM :: 5105 Views :: Ethics, Health Care
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...Why is this such a difficult issue? Because care home owners 'vote' their patients....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Telescope: OHA Greenmail Overplays its Hand?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 5858 Views :: Ethics, Greenmail, OHA
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...political cronies haven’t figured out how to grab a cut of your kid’s PhD salary....
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Sunday, November 11, 2018 |
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Special Funds: Auditor Looks at HART, OHA, PUC and Others
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:29 AM :: 4223 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...and found one special fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 |
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ConCon Complaint: Campaign Spending Violation on Front page
By J. H. Snider Ph.D. @ 4:56 PM :: 4733 Views :: Ethics
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...Violation of Hawaii law regarding advertising in Monday's front page print edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser....
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Monday, November 5, 2018 |
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Report on the Implementation of State Auditor’s Recommendations
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 1:31 AM :: 4479 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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...every year we follow up on recommendations made in our audit reports....
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Friday, November 2, 2018 |
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Lawsuit: OHA-Owned Corporations Must Comply With Open Records Laws
By Selected News Articles @ 8:00 PM :: 7669 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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...Lawsuit filed after denial of a UIPA request for the financial records of Limited Liability Corporations (LLCs) owned and created by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs....
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