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Tuesday, August 29, 2023 |
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Maui Court Issues ‘Writ of Quo Warranto’ vs Green’s July 17 Housing Proclamation
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 3220 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... "The proclamation usurps all government power into the hands of one unelected former lobbyist" said Petitioner Tom Coffman ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Flashback: How Andaya was selected Maui Emergency Chief
By News Release @ 8:58 PM :: 3503 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... a selection committee comprised of the Maui PD Chief Faaumu, Maui FD Chief Murray, Elton Ushio, Admin of the Kauaʻi Emergency Management Agency and Vern Miyagi, Admin of the Hawaiʻi State Emergency Management Agency ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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Fact Check: Joe Biden Embellishes Fire Story in Recent Remarks in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 5:50 PM :: 2317 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Politicians
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... The fire was insignificant, contained to the kitchen and under control within 20 minutes, according to the local fire department ....
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Monday, August 28, 2023 |
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FEMA Holds Employee Trainings on ‘White Supremacy’ As More Than 1,000 in Hawaii Remain Missing
By Selected News Articles @ 5:36 PM :: 2946 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, First Amendment
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... FEMA's "resilience" division was advised of a requirement to complete one of three three-hour diversity training modules between Aug. 1 and Sept. 28 ....
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Sunday, August 27, 2023 |
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Lahaina Scammers
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2346 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... there is a darker side ....
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Wednesday, August 23, 2023 |
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30 Years later--Varona Village Redevelopment Begins
By News Release @ 4:08 AM :: 2989 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... to offer the homes and lots for purchase by the tenants of record (the original plantation workers) and current Varona Village residents ....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023 |
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DLNR Faked 'Reassignment' of Official Who Withheld Firefighting Water
By News Release @ 5:56 PM :: 5223 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics
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... The ‘reassignment’ of Manuel was purposefully defective in order to allow for it to be reversed by litigation such as this ....
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Monday, August 21, 2023 |
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Buried News: What was with that Hawaii water official getting showered with leis from 'supporters'?
By Selected News Articles @ 5:46 AM :: 5280 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, OHA
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... "supporters" gathered around him, showering him with about 15 leis, which went up to his chin as he grinned happily ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Housing proclamation raises ‘questions galore’
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:51 PM :: 2484 Views :: Ethics, Development, Land Use
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... it selectively grants regulatory relief to projects designated by a committee of housing “czars” ....
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Saturday, August 19, 2023 |
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Hawai’i County Police Officer Arrested for Burglary and Assault
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 2707 Views :: Hawaii County , Ethics, Police
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... The arrest of Kaili stems from an incident reported early Tuesday morning at a residence in Naalehu, where two masked men reportedly entered the 20-year-old victim’s residence and assaulted him ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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VIDEO: Hawaii Official Who Allegedly Withheld Water From Firefighters Says ‘Equity’ Comes First
By Video @ 11:55 PM :: 5889 Views :: Maui County, Environment, Ethics, Higher Education
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... A Hawaiian Studies major, Kaleo prefers a traditional, holistic "One Water" approach where water is revered, not used. Water requires "true conversations about equity" ....
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Andaya Quits: Was at Oahu 'Networking Event' as Lahaina Burned
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 3494 Views :: Maui County, Ethics
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... “It’s a good ol’ boy network. This time it cost lives.” ….
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Thursday, August 17, 2023 |
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Realtors 'Cautioned' on Pressuring Lahaina Property Owners for Sales
By News Release @ 8:50 PM :: 2616 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Small Business
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... According to sources, these people have been cold-calling landowners in an attempt to purchase properties from those injured and to take advantage of their vulnerable situation ....
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Monday, August 14, 2023 |
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Hawaiian 8a Racial Contracting Finished?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:07 PM :: 5009 Views :: Ethics, Military, OHA
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... 8(a) application submissions temporarily suspended ....
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Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
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Molokai Principal Gets Nepotism Exception
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 2729 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... Only one candidate applied ....
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Saturday, July 29, 2023 |
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Green Appoints Thielen, Hannemann ... and Ex-Con Stacy Moniz
By News Release @ 2:17 PM :: 4881 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The Moniz appointment is due in large part from a new law. Under a recent law, Act 260 Session Laws of Hawaii, the Governor must appoint the person nominated by the public employee unions. ....
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023 |
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UH Pays Off Ransomware Hackers
By News Release @ 4:41 PM :: 3070 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... Hawaii Community College paid at least $100,000 in ransomware attack ....
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Monday, July 24, 2023 |
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OIP Issues Four New Opinions
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 3237 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....
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Friday, July 21, 2023 |
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Former Union Officer Sentenced to 140 Months in Prison for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, and Embezzlement
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2884 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... 140 months for conspiracy, wire fraud, and embezzlement from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $209,391.72 ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Finally Outlaws Nepotism--except Legislative and Judicial
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2815 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Judiciary
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... It applies to almost all state employees (except those working for the legislative or judicial branches) ....
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Thursday, July 13, 2023 |
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Hawaii Ethics: 'Community of Social Workers' Banned -- Chinese Communist Propaganda Allowed
By Rep Gene Ward @ 4:07 AM :: 2321 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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"...Thank you for giving a heads up to legislators about accepting a book from Hawai’i’s social workers because it might be an Ethics Violation...."
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023 |
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Trail of Ethical Gaffes Leads from US Supreme Court to UH Law School
By Court House News @ 3:29 PM :: 2365 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education
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... Emails and other records provided by UH Richardson Law School show justices in the program--currently co-sponsored by Case Lombardi--often met with local dignitaries and frequently dined at private clubs or the private residences of prominent UH Law School donors ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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New Sunshine Law Requirements
By News Release @ 1:21 PM :: 1912 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... two 2023 laws, Act 019 and Act 125, added new Sunshine Law requirements effective July 1 and October 1, 2023 ....
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Saturday, July 8, 2023 |
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New council will evaluate effectiveness of Hawaii DOT
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 1942 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Act 242, signed by Gov. Josh Green this week, established the council, which renamed the Highway Safety Council to the Hawaii Highway Safety and Modernization Council ....
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Friday, July 7, 2023 |
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Need $60K to Pay Your Mortgage?
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 2332 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Cost of Living
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... Since the program’s inception in 2021, service providers from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Hawaiʻi Community Lending have been serving homeowners with the greatest needs ....
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Thursday, June 29, 2023 |
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Report: Honolulu Liquor Commission is Still a Mess
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 2000 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... how many years has this been going on? ....
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023 |
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20 Years of Fraud--With Tokuda out of Legislature, DoH finally begins to check up on Recycling Companies
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 3:11 AM :: 3659 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Congressional Delegation
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... in 2022, with Reynolds Recyling employee Jill Tokuda heading for Congress, the Legislature passed Act 12 which requires DOH to develop a risk-based process to address criminal fraud that the State Auditor has reported for 20 years ....
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Sunday, June 25, 2023 |
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Economic Misfortune Can Fix Our “Shadow Budget”
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:01 AM :: 2438 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Sometimes it takes a bad situation to make another bad situation better. This might be one of those times ....
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Saturday, June 24, 2023 |
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New Hawaii law makes official misconduct a felony
By Selected News Articles @ 12:57 PM :: 2958 Views :: Ethics
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... The punishment for a Class C felony is a minimum of one year and a maximum of five years in prison ....
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Friday, June 23, 2023 |
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Climate Litigation Wave Crashes Into Hawaii’s Supreme Court
By Selected News Articles @ 3:25 PM :: 4005 Views :: Energy, Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... Such lawsuits abound, with as many as 300 cases underway. Honolulu’s, though, has a twist ....
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Monday, June 19, 2023 |
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Neighborhood Commission Office Holds Revote in Hawaii Kai Subdistrict 11
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2621 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... a computer glitch prevented Sub District 11 voters from being able to electronically submit their votes ....
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Friday, June 16, 2023 |
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HTA: De Fries Gets Boot
By News Release @ 4:36 AM :: 2542 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... 'Hawai‘i Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries Announces He Will Decline Extension of Employment Contract' LOL! ....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Will Hawaii Family Courts mandate legal representation for abused foster children?
By Andrew Walden @ 10:08 PM :: 2718 Views :: Ethics, Family
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... If the Judiciary does not act, the Legislature will ....
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023 |
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Keith Cureton: Kamehameha Schools Director of Ethics Didn't Last Long
By News Release @ 2:19 PM :: 6523 Views :: Ethics, OHA
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... how long would an ethical person stay at KSBE? ....
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Monday, June 12, 2023 |
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Falsified Financial Disclosures? Legislators Approve $20K for Sen Fevella’s ‘Reelect-me’ Group
By Andrew Walden @ 9:06 PM :: 3604 Views :: Ethics, Republican Party
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... Voting on legislation affecting a for-profit or non-profit organization in which you are a director, even if unpaid, is a violation of HRS § 84-14 and Senate Rules 83 and 85 ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Foley hails inroads on corruption
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:32 PM :: 2187 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... progress was made in the fight to improve transparency and accountability ....
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Sunday, June 11, 2023 |
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Fevella’s Film Feud
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2797 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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... Apparently Fevella filed a personnel complaint against the head of the Hawaii Film Office, Donne Dawson, to emphasize this point ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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It's up to us to fight corruption
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 6:00 PM :: 2401 Views :: Ethics
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... Legal reforms can go a long way. But when it comes to putting a stop to longstanding corruption in Hawaii, the biggest impact of all will ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Council Raises? Time to work for a living
By Selected News Articles @ 5:19 PM :: 2632 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics
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... An open letter to the Honolulu City Council. RE: The pay raise you are about to get ....
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Saturday, June 10, 2023 |
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Oahu Family Court Judge Jessi L. K. Hall seeks another term as Judge
By News Release @ 1:50 AM :: 2840 Views :: Ethics, Judiciary
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... Judicial Selection Commission to determine whether Judge Hall should be retained in office for an additional term of six years ....
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Friday, June 9, 2023 |
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Civil Beat Publisher Bankrolled Social Media Censorship Effort
By Selected News Articles @ 4:55 AM :: 4197 Views :: Democratic Party, Ethics, First Amendment, Pierre Omidyar
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... Newly disclosed document confirms billionaire Pierre Omidyar financed the public-private partnership to censor election-related Twitter and Facebook posts ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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OIP Issues Three New Formal Opinions
By News Release @ 10:40 PM :: 2390 Views :: Maui County, Ethics, Higher Education
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... seeking the names of all students and faculty serving on the UH William S. Richardson School of Law Admissions Committee ....
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Wednesday, June 7, 2023 |
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Want More COVID Cash? Apply June 13
By News Release @ 10:05 PM :: 2607 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, COVID-19
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... ask for up to three months of additional support ....
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Sunday, June 4, 2023 |
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Hawaii’s Shadow Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2552 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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“...ready, fire, aim....”
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Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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Line Item Veto of Slush Fund ‘the responsible thing to do'
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:10 PM :: 2306 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... Hawaii’s taxpayers have paid about $1.5 billion in just the past two years for housing, but “Where’s all the affordable housing?” ....
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Friday, May 26, 2023 |
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DPP Supervisor Gets 60 Months in Prison for Bribery Scheme
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 2566 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Development
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... After a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption at the DPP, honest services wire fraud charges were filed against six individuals, including Inouye, arising out of schemes in which employees of the DPP took bribes in exchange for performing official acts at DPP ....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
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Slush Fund News: HTA Gives $27M Contract to CNHA
By News Release @ 12:07 AM :: 2761 Views :: Ethics, Tourism
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... $27M of Green's illegal $200M slush fund has spilled into CNHA's lap ....
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Sunday, May 21, 2023 |
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Another Rainy Day Slush Fund
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2349 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government
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... The HHRF shut down in 2002. It's fund still has $186.7M today ....
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Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
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Rectenwald Worked With Environmental Group Tied To Oil Plaintiffs’ Lawyers
By Selected News Articles @ 2:32 PM :: 3811 Views :: Environment, Ethics, Judiciary
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... on May 9, Recktenwald disclosed that he engages in “educational presentations relating to environmental, energy, and natural resource issues” and has worked with the Environmental Law Institute ....
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