Entries for 'Andrew Walden'

"...Everything seemed fine until Sabharwal tried to give an $18,000 bribe to a federal Environmental Protection Agency official...."

Another black eye for Ebay and Paypal owner, Hawaii luxury resort developer, and Civil Beat publisher Pierre Omidyar....

In spite of zero media attention, HB1297 drew 747 pages of opposition testimony from angry Hawaiians ....

"...NGOs are smuggling immigrants into Europe on an industrial scale...."

In its 2016 Annual Report to the Legislature (pg4), HGIA explains it could write more loans if only its Board had more insiders....

...100 “Short Form” bills have been introduced to the Hawaii legislature....

...the sea water air conditioning business can use the funds to pay management highly inflated salaries, purchase other business opportunities, build sea water air conditioning plants outside of the State, or for any other purpose....

“…the Managers shall have the power and authority on behalf of the Company to acquire or lease any real or personal property from any Person, whether or not such Person is directly or indirectly affiliated or connected with the Managers or any Member….“

...Legislative Candidate Mark Ing: Bin Laden Was “Leading a Movement Against the American Crusade”

"I have said at our People's table several times and I know I'm beginning to sound like a broken record: To be at our table one must have 'clean hands,' 'be able to walk on water (like Jesus)' and be 'Holier than thou.'"

See the complete, searchable OHA FY2016 Check Register ....

"Too much want-a-bees getting caught up in the hype of being N(ative) H(awaiian) cultural experts...."

... LLCs hide some of the fattest salaries in OHA--and much, much more ....

According to its attorney, a private company controlled by OHA CEO Kamana’o Crabbe now possesses sole title to the 1,875 acres comprising Waimea Valley....

Hawley Iona, Chief Financial Officer of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs resigned this week....

... they let Nestor Garcia eat there ....

The Act 221 High-Tech Tax Credit Scam, abolished in 2010, still cost Hawaii $38.4M four years later....

...201,600 gallons of untreated sewage....

OHA may be able to pick boaters’ pockets, but it turns out shore-bound fishermen are protected....

After this morning’s swearing-in of newly elected Trustee Kelii Akina, OHA Trustees got right down to business....

...HSTA Asks BoE to Reject Plan....

...OHA milked $12,684,000 from Harbors Division in 2015....

Many of $2.168M in expenses are nebulous, making it easy for the usual suspects to score padded communications and media contracts....

...Trustees and Executive staffers manipulated the Kakaako RFP process to ensure that the Kuhikuhi Puuone (WCIT, DTL, and EKF) would receive the award....

...Akina for OHA winning with all precincts reporting!....

You’ve got some influential friends in the House....

"The City is requesting an extension of the December 2016 Recovery Plan submittal date to June 30, 2017"

Two weeks after the Committee vote, the Obama Administration published its “final rule” bypassing Congress with administrative recognition of a fake Hawaiian Indian tribe....

"...Our numbers come from the DOT submittals to the federal government for the HI state-owned road system, so if they are ‘wrong’ then the DOT needs to say why they submitted them ‘wrong’...."

In 2009, Muslims tricked the Hawaii Legislature into celebrating 'Islam Day' on September 24--which is September 11 in the old Julian calendar.  Seven years later, UH Manoa professors are still feeling the thrill ....

"...Farrington Highway and Kamehameha Highway ... are eligible for Federal aid funds, subject to selection by OahuMPO and HIDOT...."

“Hawaii Revised Statutes section 84-13, the 'Fair Treatment' section of the State Ethics Code, prohibits the use of state resources for political campaign purposes.”

Full Text 9th Circuit Court Ruling ....

...UPDATE: Dems Will Seek Removal of Kaaihue from Ballot....

...sold municipal bonds using offering documents that contained materially false statements....

... Republican congressional candidate Angela Aulani Kaaihue has issued a news release rejecting “this local dumb mentality” and offering to withdraw from her race if Gov. David Ige and “his Japanese constituents” will settle a lawsuit over land her family owns in Waimalu ....

No other department of the State of Hawaii engages in this type of open electioneering....

Full Printout of results Caldwell 43.9% to Djou 42.7% ....

Two Steps: Find Your Polling Place & Precinct then Enter Precinct Number to View Your Ballot....
 

Andrew Santos, President of Admor HVAC, presented the State Department of Education an April 20 offer to Cool Schools at $5990 per classroom....

...these endorsements are approved by Maui HGEA leaders but have not been officially ‘blessed’ by State HGEA HQ....

...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....

And the 'fortunate sons' of John F Kerry and Joe Biden are involved, too....

...Iwase said he is hopeful a decision could come by next week--but not in the next two days....

HART began talking publicly about a “Recovery Plan” only this month even though FTA rules apparently required a Recovery Plan since late 2014....

This is the third artificial rail crisis Caldwell has ginned up to push a tax hike....

...Bernie lost so I have zero chance at being vice-president.  Now I will campaign for DNC Chair by launching this rumor....