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Monday, June 30, 2025
Aloha Stadium FAIL: NASED Lists Latest Excuses
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 246 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Tourism

... NASED project team today announced an extension of the deadline for its negotiations with Aloha Hālawa District Partners (AHDP) ....

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Monday, June 30, 2025
Lawsuit Challenges “Dam Special Fund” Used to Undermine Constitutional Expenditure Controls
By Tom Yamachika @ 3:57 PM :: 214 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Hawaii State Government

... The lawsuit alleges that the Special Fund was intended to be, and is, used to circumvent expenditure controls that are in the Hawaii Constitution for the protection of taxpayers ....

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Sunday, June 29, 2025
Ethics Complaint Exposes Ties Between Maui Councilmembers, Lahaina Charity Fraud, and Lobbyists
By News Release @ 7:49 PM :: 3387 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tourism, Drugs

... the organization has a history of threatening and attempting to intimidate anyone who speaks out against them ....

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Thursday, June 26, 2025
Forgery, Fraud and Theft: Former Top Honolulu Attorney Charged with 22 Felony Counts
By News Release @ 1:31 PM :: 552 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Judiciary

... Chapman is alleged to have engaged in a years-long scheme of forgery, fraud and theft, in which he utilized a forged will to deprive three charities of approximately $250,000 each ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
HTA Hearing Uncovers an Old Story: The State Still Doesn’t Pay on Time
By Selected News Articles @ 4:44 PM :: 493 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

“... Hope you’ve got a good banker for bridge loans—because we might not pay you on time ....”

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
FULL TEXT: Whistleblower Exposes PUC Parties with HECO Execs--“We are setting ourselves up for the largest cost increase to consumers in history"
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 PM :: 1586 Views :: Energy, Ethics, Cost of Living

... FULL TEXT whistlelower complaint exposes PUC - HECO Corruption ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Former CEO of Guam Helicopter Company Sentenced to 405 Months in Federal Prison for Criminal Aviation Violations
By News Release @ 12:27 AM :: 540 Views :: National News, Ethics

... $58M worth of fraudulent aircraft parts ....

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Feds Rule on Campaign Spending Complaint Four Days after Hawaii Republican Convention tosses out Crazies
By Andrew Walden @ 12:12 AM :: 639 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party

... The akamai reader may wonder what type of campaign spending account is neither state nor federal. ...

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Bills, Backers, and Blocs: A Data-Driven Look at Lobbying in Hawai‘i
By UHERO @ 2:12 PM :: 494 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics

... 7,188 positions taken by 340 organizations on 1,747 bills ....

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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Dam Special Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 491 Views :: Ethics, Agriculture, Land Use

... Our state budget already is in chaos, and adding more workarounds and sleight of hand will not make things better! ....

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Lawsuit by State Hospital Medical Director Details How Retaliation Games Keep Hospital Understaffed
By Andrew Walden @ 3:31 PM :: 1753 Views :: Ethics, Health Care

“...you need to be more on my team....”

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Friday, June 13, 2025
Lawsuit: HTA bosses destroy Convention Center Roof in quest for retaliation
By Andrew Walden @ 1:56 PM :: 2647 Views :: Ethics, Tourism

... After being frog-marched out of the building, former HTA VP of Finance Isaac Choy is spilling the beans ....

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Thursday, June 12, 2025
DoH Coverup? Health Dep't Fines Hilo Medical Practice $2.19M for Minor Paperwork Violation
By Andrew Walden @ 10:31 PM :: 1759 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Small Business

... "If (the $2.19M fine is) upheld by the hearings officer it will mean the closure of these two urgent care facilities." ....

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Sunday, June 8, 2025
The Unseen Stopper Committees
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 543 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... money chairs’ macabre tradition ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
Supreme Court to Decide: Are HMSA Physician Contracts “oppressive, unconscionable, and unenforceable”? 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:04 PM :: 1493 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... oral arguments will also be livestreamed for public viewing ....

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Friday, June 6, 2025
VIDEO: Rep Elle Cochran Calls for Trump Administration to Investigate Lahaina Corruption
By Andrew Walden @ 5:30 AM :: 1638 Views :: Democratic Party, Maui County, Ethics

... Missing Rep Elle Cochran found -- on ‘Tin Foil Hat Tuesday’ .... 

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Thursday, June 5, 2025
Lawsuit Alleges More Affordable Housing Fraud
By Selected News Articles @ 3:45 AM :: 985 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

“The height restriction … is wrongfully preventing Honuaʻula from completing the construction of an approved affordable housing project…"

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025
Guilty on All Counts: Big Island Affordable Housing Fraudsters
By Selected News Articles @ 11:25 PM :: 922 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Development

... Sulla is set to be sentenced on October 21, Zamber on October 7, and Budhabhatti on October 8 ....

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
State Court Shakedown Extracts $700M over Mis-labeled Blood Thinners--oil companies next
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 1582 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Judiciary

... “It doesn’t matter if a company is a one-person shop or a multi-billion-dollar oil company, we will relentlessly enforce Hawaiʻi’s consumer protection laws.” ....

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Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Share your feedback on HPD's compliance with CALEA and more
By News Release @ 12:06 AM :: 652 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... Share your feedback with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) ....

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Sunday, June 1, 2025
Twenty Years of Hawaii Recycling Fraud
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 4:54 PM :: 1279 Views :: Environment, Ethics

"We found that DOH still has made no progress on implementing the prior recommendations, including those codified by the Legislature in Section 342G-121.5, HRS."

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Friday, May 30, 2025
Following Biden's Lead, Trump Shuts Down Hawaii Job Corps for Second Year in a Row
By News Release @ 1:41 AM :: 1352 Views :: National News, Ethics, Congressional Delegation

... 13,500 safety incidents from 2016 to 2017 at Job Corps centers, nearly half of them drug-related episodes or assaults ....

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Friday, May 30, 2025
Hawaii cops sued over DUI arrests of sober drivers
By Court House News @ 1:23 AM :: 953 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... ACLU says Honolulu police routinely arrest sober drivers to falsely boost their numbers to secure federal funding ....

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
VIDEO: $4000 Dela Cruz Campaign Contribution buys Shouting Match in Hilo 
By Andrew Walden @ 9:02 PM :: 4273 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics

... Was it worth it?   Senate Ways and Means Chair Donovan Dela Cruz got $4,000 in campaign contributions from convicted Unity House felon Roberta Cabral.  In exchange, we got a shouting match in Hilo .... 

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
Keanu Sai News: Another Sovereignty Scammer Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 2167 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education

... Keanu Sai has been helped by UH and the Maui Council ....

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Sunday, May 25, 2025
2025 Legislative Special Funds -- 0 for 86
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 765 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... out of the eighty-six special and revolving funds reviewed, not one of them met the statutory criteria ....

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Friday, May 23, 2025
Hawaii: A far-left state trying to hijack U.S. energy policy
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 1218 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary

... Hawaii is at the vanguard of a coordinated legal campaign that aims to enact Green New Deal-type policies by lawsuit. And by all appearances, the state’s judiciary is an eager participant ....

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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Missing Meth Money a Conflict of Interest for Bissen Appointee?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:51 PM :: 5416 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Drugs

... when authorities raided the Kiakona compound, a mere $140,000 of cash was seized, along with 2 pounds of crystal meth and multiple firearms.  Where are the rest of the millions? ....

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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
14 Years Later--City Settles Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $2.1M
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 1173 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

... 14 years after the wrongful arrest ....

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Friday, May 9, 2025
Another 8a Disaster: NIH Halts Operations at US Biolab After Sabotage Incident
By Selected News Articles @ 5:26 PM :: 1258 Views :: Ethics, Health Care, Military

... the lab’s operations are managed by Laulima Government Solutions, an (8a) Native Hawaiian LLC based in an office park in Orlando, Florida ....

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Friday, May 9, 2025
Campaign Contributions: Hawaii Climate Change Lawsuit Skips State's Only Refinery
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 PM :: 1138 Views :: Democratic Party, Energy, Environment, Ethics, Politicians

"...While Democrats posture about taking on 'Big Oil,' they’re shielding Par Hawaii—a top fossil fuel donor to their own party—from climate lawsuits...."

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025
‘By Request’ Gambling Bill got John Mizuno Ousted as Homeless Czar?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:43 PM :: 3042 Views :: Ethics, Gambling, Homelessness

... Was John Mizuno lobbying for a gaming bill while on state time as director of the Statewide Office of Homelessness and Housing Solutions? ....

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Monday, May 5, 2025
Guam: Ex-Cop Gets 5 years for Jury Rigging
By News Release @ 2:05 PM :: 1056 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary, Police

... in the criminal case of United States v. Raymond Martinez and Juanita Moser, 15-CR-00031 ....

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Sunday, May 4, 2025
The Major Raid that Wasn’t
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1146 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... Senate Draft 2 of the bill proposed to raid ninety-seven special funds for $320M  ....

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Friday, May 2, 2025
Feds Bust Honolulu Massage School Owner in $9.1M VA Scam
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 2983 Views :: National News, Ethics

... to obtain tuition assistance payments from the VA for ghost students ....

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
SCR198: Screwed out of Subrogation, Insurers Urged to Serve Legislature's Agenda by Suing Big Oil
By Andrew Walden @ 1:33 PM :: 1369 Views :: Maui County, Energy, Environment, Ethics

"...We kicked your butt and took your subrogation money.  Now you work for us and serve our agenda by wasting your time on yet another bogus climate change lawsuit filed by Sher-Edling, of course...."

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Saturday, April 26, 2025
Resolutions a sign that legislators are listening
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 11:39 PM :: 1048 Views :: Ethics, Development, Hawaii State Government

... fiscal notes and building codes ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
CNN: Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:04 PM :: 5483 Views :: Ethics, Office of Elections, Tulsi Gabbard

... Gabbard could face a challenge to her registration or an investigation into her vote in the 2024 election ....

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Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Kouchi, Nakamura Agree: Legislators will not have to vote on Massive Pay Hike
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 1177 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... pay raises ranging from 35% to 48% over the next six years for top state executives, lawmakers and judges ....

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Saturday, April 5, 2025
Corruption: Civil Suit Against Kaneshiro Thrown Out of Court
By Court House News @ 2:59 AM :: 2465 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Law Enforcement

... a federal judge ruled Friday many of her claims were barred by statute of limitations ....

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Sunday, March 30, 2025
HB900 Dies in Senate: No Lawyers for Abused Foster Kids
By Andrew Walden @ 8:14 PM :: 3124 Views :: Ethics, Family, Judiciary

“...Hawai’i is one of only five states that does not currently guarantee the right to legal counsel for children during the duration of their child welfare case....”

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
A Man Convicted of Trump Media Insider Trading Had Ties to a Firm Holding Hawaii Cannabis Contracts
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 2039 Views :: National News, Ethics, Drugs

... he had earned millions of dollars from insider trades involving shares in a company that merged with Trump Media & Technology Group Corp ....

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Trump Pardons Devon Archer, Hawaii High-Tech Tax Credit Scammer Turned on Bidens
By Selected News Articles @ 1:49 AM :: 1834 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Tax Credits

... Devon Archer cooperated with congressional investigators as a witness against Hunter Biden and the Biden family ....

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Open Letter to Governor Green: Construction failures at multiple state-funded facilities
By Selected News Articles @ 1:40 PM :: 2731 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government

... including the Hawai‘i State Hospital, Hawai‘i State Capitol, and Hawai‘i Convention Center ....

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 1128 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....

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Friday, March 14, 2025
'We Were Scammed:' NZ Lawsuits Expose fraudulent Hawaii Geothermal Developer
By Andrew Walden @ 9:07 PM :: 6812 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics, OHA

... Maori Trust insolvent, placed in receivership, after being looted by IDG Hawaii Geothermal schemers ....

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Friday, March 14, 2025
“After a decade-long battle against public corruption in Hawaii, we have successfully brought numerous cases to a close."
By News Release @ 3:05 PM :: 1394 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Police

“The cases against these three defendants are the last among a decade-long series of public corruption prosecutions in Hawaii.”

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Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Six Years Later: Hilo's Singing Bridge Still Needs Emergency Repairs
By News Release @ 9:17 AM :: 808 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics

... HDOT made repairs to Wailuku Bridge in September 2019, November 2020, and April 2023. A full rehabilitation of the bridge is planned to begin in 2027 ....

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Crackpot Lawsuit is all it takes--Maui Mayor and SHOPO make Complete Fools of Themselves Trying to get rid of Chief Pelletier
By Andrew Walden @ 4:04 AM :: 4019 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Police

... Pelletier credit card records prove he was in Las Vegas, hundreds of miles away from the alleged rape scene ....

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Monday, March 10, 2025
Pacific Biodiesel Occupies ADC Land In Keaʻau; No Lease, No Rent
By Selected News Articles @ 10:34 PM :: 1365 Views :: Hawaii County , Energy, Ethics

... for at least seven years the parcel has been used rent-free by Pacific Biodiesel ....

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