Ethics

...a system designed to protect secrets and keep the public uninformed....

...Ironman charged athletes, who did not otherwise qualify, $50 to enter lotteries for the chance to compete in the Ironman World Championship....

...none of the nine bills proposed by the State Ethics Commission were passed by this Legislature....

... July 1, 2011 through July 9, 2013, Sasao collected eleven payments from various probationers that had been assigned to him and kept the payments for his own use....

"In total, Mr. Waikiki’s schemes scammed up to 21 victims for more than $100,000.00.”

...77 separate contributions by Navatek or by employees linked to Navatek made to elected officials totaling $81,000....

...Hirono, Schatz, Takai already endorse Hillary....

...the DBC Program paid $2.6 million in deposit refunds for approximately 3.5 million pounds of recycled materials that cannot be accounted for....

Facts learned during the course of the investigation will determine whether the attorney general’s office pursues or recommends criminal charges....

House Finance Chair Sylvia Luke provided only one hour notice for a 14-bill hearing she was holding this afternoon....

"It is another example of our state failing to be transparent."

How a Roll Commissioner funneled over $600K to a company headed by his girlfriend....

"I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney."

...attorney Lance Collins lodged a complaint on behalf of two of his clients regarding the actions of Rep. Karl Rhoads while he was chair of a special investigating committee looking into former Speaker Calvin Say....

... from January 27, 2011, through and including January 27, 2014, Oki perpetrated four separate and distinct fraudulent reimbursement schemes against PKF Pacific Hawaii ....

...the use of the terms ‘natural,’ ‘herbal,’ and ‘extract,’ mislead consumers about the contents of herbal and dietary supplements....

...the new committee will explore whether Galuteria is qualified to serve....

We reviewed 139 cases and determined the supervisor inappropriately removed system controls for 100 benefits claims....

...The warning came after elementary schoolteacher Justin Hughey, a candidate for HSTA vice president, tried to distribute a 1-page flyer in Maui High School on March 3.....

...A geothermal energy developer cannot duck claims that it defrauded the United States of $122 million by reporting false information about two projects to get government grants, a federal judge ruled Tuesday....

...Former WCO Executive Director Sophina Placencia (who has now also been charged) said the organization's board of directors fired Pitolo in May 2010 after she discovered Pitolo had stolen money....

"...From agencies like the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to organizations like HART that are entrusted with significant state funds, there is a need for greater accountability...."

Wednesday, March 25, 2015, from 6-7pm....

...ONLY those who stood by to directly benefit financially from the bill were provided an opportunity to testify on it....

The bill is now in the Senate, and has been referred to the Senate Committee on Economic Development and Technology....

Our review covered 150 outstanding audit recommendations from 2004 to 2013....

...the Commission has long-held that there is an exemption to Revised Charter of Honolulu Sec. 11-1041 for helping non-profit organizations with projects that the Mayor has officially designated as a project with community–wide benefit....

“To date Ormat has received at least $136,791,964.00 in 1603 payments through fraudulent and/or false 1603 grant applications....”

...subsidy programs assessed in each state....

...HB1329 has been assigned to EDT and WAM, though a hearing has not yet been scheduled....

... The Hawaii State Constitution prohibits members of the Ethics Commission “from taking an active part in political management or political campaigns.” ....

...Ten open government bills are still alive after First Crossover....

$100 million in bonds to unabashedly promote a motorsport center on parkland determined eligible to be declared a National American Battlefield by the National Park Service....

"...my goal is to elevate our status as a Board of Trustees...."

Watchdog Group Files Information Request Regarding Chairman's Claim that 99% of Native Hawaiians Added from Other Lists Asked to Remain on Roll....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation (attesting to the applicant’s character and integrity) postmarked by March 13, 2015....

...a nonpartisan effort to make the state budgeting process accessible to the public by putting state budget facts and figures online, in real time....

Interested persons should submit an application along with a resume and three letters of recommendation postmarked by March 13, 2015....

...Seventeenth Amendment issues matter. Its strange wording allows legislatures to game the system....

...If approved, non-profits directed by Grace, the Paradise Lua porta-potty magnate who beat the rap for the 1999 Aloha Stadium porta-potty fire bombings, would be eligible for millions of dollars to fund proposals such as the "Paradise Ohana Heart and Vascular Center, Inc."....

As the Minority member on the House Special Committee to investigate the residency challenge to Rep. Calvin Say, I know many people expected me to put forward a dissenting opinion....

They Had Everything Planned So Carefully....

The state House investigation of a challenge to former speaker Calvin Say’s right to hold his seat in Hawaii’s House of Representatives has taken a new twist....

The Hawaii state legislature committed three more waivers of notice....

Wednesday March 11th at 10 AM in room 229....

Requires PUC to establish community-based renewable energy tariff or tariffs by no later than January 1, 2016....

...35 schools on Oahu and 15 schools on Kauai....

...they would like the public to believe that they can offer more transparency to government by decreasing transparency....