Ethics

Customers heard pitches that turned out to be false, deceptive, and misleading....

...their projects “are not obligated to physically deliver electricity.”...

Yet another black eye for the industry which funds anti-GMO activism....

Ethics Commission exposes UH and HART in one report ....

...It often takes four years to obtain approvals from the Land Use Commission and another two more years to get county permits, Ching said....

To allow the denial of requests on the grounds that they may be embarrassing, inconvenient, or unfair would permit the withholding of exactly the type of information and records that the law was designed to expose....

Will the trio of English, Keith-Agaran, and Shimabukuro be able to carry OHA's ball now that it has been dropped by Galuteria, Hee, and Solomon?

The defendant is the former executive director of the Hawaii Centers for Independent Living....

...dishonesty and financial carelessness by the managers of the Hawaii Health Connector have been so rampant as to be criminal in nature....

...Totally unrelated story -- Dec 17, 2014: Corruption: Al Hee Indicted on 13 Counts--Could Get 39 Years in Federal Prison (Indictment announced on 2nd anniversary of Dan Inouye's death)....

State land records show the couple illegally built two bed and breakfast units and operated the lucrative business for more than a decade in a conservation district in Hanalei....

In Hawaii, we have the right to transparency. We just don’t have actual transparency....

After Apoliona's alleged cronies were allegedly finished, one of OHA CEO Kamanao Crabbe's cronies allegedly took a turn....

Where the 'Recycled' Glass Goes? -- Busted: Hee Family Tied to Massive Waste Dumping Scheme....

...leasing solar panels from a third party may be a harmful investment for homeowners....

...a nonprofit organization was lobbying at the State legislature, but had not filed lobbying expenditures and contributions reports with the Commission....

"We will spend public funds thoughtfully and without waste to avoid raising taxes...."

“With this new contract, Hawaiian Electric will be purchasing approximately half our production volume...."

...the city officer is currently the subject of an investigation being conducted by the subordinate....

Hawaii’s state campaign spending commissioners want the Honolulu city prosecutor to investigate a case brought by former Gov. Ben Cayetano against Pacific Resource Partnership’s political action committee....

It's Official - The Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Trustees Have Committed An Illegal Act....

...the voters agreed that there's no good reason to keep the JSC lists secret, the same result as the lawsuit....

“But they all kissed the ring because they wanted his money.”

Joe Souki makes Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ....

...Coburn's newly released “2014 Wastebook” has only one sad and lonely reference to federal spending on “silly, unnecessary, and low priority projects” in Hawaii....

Hawaii resident Ben White flies home from Korea to support Inspector General Complaint against Mark Takai for “violations of privacy” and “abuse of rank”....

On November 5, 2014, the day after the general election, the Corporate Reporting System will be repealed....

"...The State Ethics Code does not prohibit legislators from introducing or voting on legislation...that affects their non-state employment interests...."

...This is the third taxpayer-funded mailer Brower has sent out on the shopping cart issue and it is drawing a complaint....

"...this case is a perfect storm of public corruption” Totto said....

...Key votes on the city rail transit project and other issues might be invalidated because Honolulu City Council members failed to disclose conflicts of interest after being wined and dined by lobbyists....

...Some of the Settling Employees appeared to have accepted free golf on numerous occasions over a period of years....

Lethem will address Galuteria’s blatant conflict of interest at their next joint public appearance, an October 2 Forum sponsored by Neighborhood Board #8....

...Galuteria landed a lucrative position as "Director, Community and Civic Engagement" with the Pelatron Center for Economic Development headed by OHA Trustee Robert K. Lindsey, Jr....

...state lawmakers are still concerned about the costs customers would have to pay in order to update their rooftop inverters....

"Senator Ige's conflict is inescapable and unacceptable." -- Star-Bulletin

...the Hawai'i Campaign Commission has given the Hawaii Carpenters Market Recovery Program Fund a pass on disclosing where its contributions come from....

...Waihe‘e also contracted Dennis Dwyer for a total of $1.3 million dollars to be Kana‘iolowalu’s federal lobbyist....

...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....

House Majority floor leader Rida Cabanilla is out of a job....

...Evan Dobelle Allegedly Spent Close to $100,000 on Personal Purchases and Family Vacations....

...Flikdate is the recipient of HSDC Hi-Tech 'investment' money....

Today, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Oahu Publications, Inc. v. Abercrombie....

With two counts, the total federal incarceration for OHA Trustees could add up to 10 years....

The Hawaii State Ethics Commission did not receive a candidate’s financial disclosure statement by the statutory deadline from the following candidates....

...there was potential in Hawaii to find and invest in (get taxpayer money for) globally competitive startups (which are based in California)....

...there was no compelling reason not to extend the session and hold public hearings on this important amended bill....

Abercrombie today announced the reappointment of David O’Neal as well as the appointment of Melinda Wood to the State Ethics Commission....