Entries for 'Andrew Walden'

... Tommy Waters has appealed decision ....

"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."

...The most likely explanation for these indictments is that they are designed to present the minimum case capable of forestalling federal prosecutors.  As always, the slogan is 'Defend Hawaii.'....

"... As the Chair and majority continue Ferreira’s leave, and weigh further disciplinary action against Ferreira, they create ongoing exposure to OHA to adverse litigation risks ...."

...Performance-Based Regulation, adopted by PUC in 2020, (PBR) fundamentally changed HECO's financial incentives in a way that made pursuing LNG much less attractive....

...lawsuit has dogged Kahele since it was filed last year....

...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....

...It took me about one hour to debunk this UHERO report.  It just wasn't that hard....

"...the Complainant's conviction of child abuse is relevant because the legislature is host to numerous children on school excursions...." -- Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

... Republicans have a history of winning in Mililani ....

...Perhaps the City should begin proceedings against itself as a ‘nuisance landlord’?... 

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

... SCOTUS ruling against OHA in 2009 means special protection for Hawaiian Homelands today ....

...The numbers show Hawaii AGs Claire Connor and Anne Lopez kept Medicaid fraud enforcement at or near zero just as COVID fraud was spiking, thus allowing a massive wave of crooked COVID money to lubricate the system....

... for legislative seats, 104 Democrats, 43 Republicans, and 7 others have filed papers ....

...This, in spite of an alleged ‘90-day processing pathway’ written into Bill 7 of 2019.... 

... A task force launched by U.S. intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard to "end weaponization" has fallen apart after "drama" triggered by a memo it circulated that spread false claims — made by a January 6 rioter — against a CIA employee and a former Capitol Police officer ....

Commander David Lazar is on Boudin's transition team. I asked Lazar if he is afraid the Boudin will be “soft on crime.” Lazar was politic: “We are optimistic, and I look forward to working with the new DA,” he said. “He has a lot of good ideas.”  --January 8, 2020

... Hawaii politicians and lobbyists star in a movie about their own doings ....

"...gifts of swag and tickets from ... tournament officials can be inferred as being an intent to influence or reward county officers...." -- Maui County Ethics Board

... The Attorney General’s ‘Medicaid Fraud Control Unit’ worked only five cases between 2019 and 2025--they refused to touch this one ....

... “Unlicensed properties are not currently on our agenda for discussion” ....

... FULL TEXT: State Auditor's urgent warning to Legislators ....

...With the ‘target letter’ issued to Leo Asuncion Jr, the Sylvia Luke bribery scandal has exploded outward in a wholly new and unexpected direction – the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and with it, the Lahaina Fire coverup....

... a $45K fake invoice, from a non-existent company, August 16, 2023, just one week after Lahaina burned to the ground ....

...If Sylvia Luke took $10K, the $35K bribe recipient is still out there, unidentified....

“One has to belong to the intelligentsia to believe things like that: no ordinary man could be such a fool.” – George Orwell

" ... natural gas is often far cheaper than oil ... "

... The Sierra Club’s favorite Hawaii carbon credit scheme is run by a former penny stock tout listed in the ‘Panama Papers.’  It isn't going well .... 

...the homestead associations he championed in his first decade of service were multi-ethnic groups seeking the fee-simple ownership of land promised in the Hawaii Organic Act....

...The issue:  Would voters favor Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami over incumbent Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke in the August 8, 2026 Democratic Primary race....

... Election Day 2020, 2022, and 2024 were marred by long lines around Honolulu Hale and Kapiolani Hale forcing voters to wait hours to cast their ballot. ...

... Otaguro admits HDoT has not sought a legal opinion from the Attorney General’s office on whether Act 152 really requires the project ....  

...The plan is to use AI to turbocharge HMSA's "oppressive and unconscionable" system for "overseeing care decisions." ....

... HART’s counter suit includes a detailed analysis of how large-project government contractors manipulate the system to jack up costs ....

... Young local families dominate Hawaii’s departure statistics .... 

... The non-existent FAA mandate is HDoT’s rationale for a $22.26M contract to replace the brand new systems ....

... Normally Choy and Cullen wouldn't bribe a Republican because the Republican has only his own vote to sell.  It's not worth $35K.  But, in this case they were not operating 'normally.' ....

... massive pay hikes drive bloated spending ....

... Will Schatz tell the Delta Force they aren’t getting the reward money? I want that on video ....

... While the AG was counting her chickens, barristers worked through the holidays to bring the preliminary injunction appeal to justice ....

... A second lawsuit has been filed challenging Maui Bill 9 ....

... The purpose of the briefings is to ensure public dollars are being spent on priorities that meet the needs of Dela Cruz campaign contributors and anybody with $35,000 in a brown paper bag ....

... The ink of Bissen’s signature is barely dry and, precisely as predicted, the litigation is already beginning ....

... Mauna Kea Stewardship Oversight Authority (MKSOA) Director John DeFries went for nearly a year without noticing ....

“It was (his) work as head of the HPD’s Espionage Bureau that lay the foundation for Burns’ later political success in Hawaii.”  

... After asserting publicly that eminent domain was less of a factor than previously thought, Green is still seeking clarity from Driscoll ....

"...we publish what we receive and attempt to balance anti- and pro-Trump submissions — to the point of declining many against, and accepting nearly all in favor...."

... What is it about CNHA’s $27M HTA contract that the Governor’s Office, CNHA, and HTA are trying to hide from auditors? ....

"Repeal of taxi rate regulations will level the playing field, allowing the taxi industry to expand services and to survive unfair TNC competition."