FTA, HART Expensive ART SCAM, Concrete Columns, Few Cheap Coloring Books For Hawaiian Culture
John Bond
Jul 26 (9 days ago)
ART AWARDS – Handing Out Millions With No Stations. Where is the
artwork? Rail not running until at least 2026-27. Why all these art
commissions now?
Large very lucrative HART Rail Art Contracts going out almost entirely for very
abstract art and sculpture as HART and City awaits State Legislature to bail
out the never ending unaccountable spending.
See attached List of who got Big Bucks From HART Rail Insiders.
At a HART Consulting Party meeting on Tuesday, HART had realized and
admitted they were not keeping up with the FTA Programmatic Agreement
(that few people know about and which the “news media” has virtually never
reported on) and will need to ask for MORE MONEY. After shoveling out
MILLIONS of art contracts, HART realizes they have “no budget” for fulfilling
their FTA PA agreement to fully record and present the history of the areas
around the rail stations as per FTA Grant Agreement to get the $1.5 Billion.
(Another City breach of contract.)
The HART plan- maybe some very cheap coloring books to “honor”
Hawaiian culture.
Hawaiian art culture almost entirely omitted. No sense of local place, just art
abstractions purchased for millions. HART insider millions art rail party.
The overall budget for the Art-In-Transit Program was $5 Million. Submittals
reviewed by a transit art committee but no one knows who they are.
No accountability at HART.
HART also has a “History Committee” to spend $500,000 but no one knows
who they are and what they have spent the money on. No accountability at HART.
Is the very expensive artwork selected just to amuse Asian rail tourists?
The budget for each piece ranges from $125,000 to $450,000 based on the
artwork and the station, officials have admitted. The city has already spent $694,000
for art in the Farrington Station group, which includes the West Loch, Leeward
Community College and Waipahu Transit Center stations.
However these stations have not yet been built and rail is not expected to even by
running until 2016-27. Why is the money being spent NOW? Because there is NO
ACCOUNTABILITY and the State Legislature and City Council will GIVE THEM ALL
THE MONEY THEY WANT, no questions asked.
"This art program is an excellent example of building rail better," Caldwell
said. "This provides an opportunity for our local artists to showcase their
talent and their passion for Hawaii. This will truly be a canvas of creativity
for generations to come" – Caldwell HART news release (2012?)
The city “may offer” the public an opportunity to participate in the artist selection,
but in fact this never happened. Selections were made by HART rail insiders.
Friends of Caldwell.
The Art-In-Transit funds come from two sources: the Full Funding Grant Agreement
signed December 19, 2012 between HART and the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) and revenue from the State of Hawaii’s general excise and use tax surcharge.
Federal guidelines call for transit projects to provide between 0.5 percent and 5
percent for a project called Art in Transit.
The FTA defines rail station "art" broadly, allowing works ranging from
free-standing sculpture to wall pieces to functional elements such as
lighting, seating or railings. Presumably then elevators, escalators and
toilets could be classified as “artwork” by FTA.
The city said in a news release years ago that it plans to provide 1 percent of
the estimated cost of the stations, or about $5 million for artwork. However project
and station costs have skyrocketed since then and it would be assumed that now
the figure would be $10 million for artwork, or eventually -$15-20 million for artwork
once the final projectcosts are known, which no one knows at this point what
anything will cost to "finish" rail.
"HART's art program will reflect the rich tapestry of Hawaii's culture,
tradition and histories.”
Lisa Yoshihara, HART's Transit Arts Program administrator, said in a written
statement that the city "wants the art to reflect a ‘sense of place' that recognizes
Hawaii's multicultural landscape and reflects the community, or ahupua’a in
which the station resides."
However it is very hard to see how highly paid abstract artists without
any public input will result in this happening.
The HART meeting on Tuesday asked the few attendees (since the public was
never invited) to decide maybe on coloring books for destroying Pueo, Ewa
farmland, burial sites, which HART denies exist. In fact the only history HART
admits to are downtown buildings.
Empty stations if ever built to have expensive abstract artwork for mostly
Asian rail tourists, concrete pylons, a few coloring, maybe 500 coloring
books "honor" Hawaiian culture.
Why does HART have apparently ZERO BUDGET for local cultural history
stories but millions for expensive abstract artwork which has no place to
go and will be eventually very expensive to guard 24-7, 24 hours a day in
the massively expensive electricity intensive “palace” rail stations?
Where there any specific guidelines for purchasing artwork? No, it was all up
to the whim of a few HART rail insiders as to who got the huge abstract art
station contracts.
Click here
Jul 26 (9 days ago)
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ART AWARDS – Handing Out Millions With No Stations. Where is the
No accountability at HART.
artwork? Rail not running until at least 2026-27. Why all these art
commissions now?
Large very lucrative HART Rail Art Contracts going out almost entirely for very
abstract art and sculpture as HART and City awaits State Legislature to bail
out the never ending unaccountable spending.
See attached List of who got Big Bucks From HART Rail Insiders.
At a HART Consulting Party meeting on Tuesday, HART had realized and
admitted they were not keeping up with the FTA Programmatic Agreement
(that few people know about and which the “news media” has virtually never
reported on) and will need to ask for MORE MONEY. After shoveling out
MILLIONS of art contracts, HART realizes they have “no budget” for fulfilling
their FTA PA agreement to fully record and present the history of the areas
around the rail stations as per FTA Grant Agreement to get the $1.5 Billion.
(Another City breach of contract.)
The HART plan- maybe some very cheap coloring books to “honor”
Hawaiian culture.
Hawaiian art culture almost entirely omitted. No sense of local place, just art
abstractions purchased for millions. HART insider millions art rail party.
The overall budget for the Art-In-Transit Program was $5 Million. Submittals
reviewed by a transit art committee but no one knows who they are.
No accountability at HART.
HART also has a “History Committee” to spend $500,000 but no one knows
who they are and what they have spent the money on. No accountability at HART.
Is the very expensive artwork selected just to amuse Asian rail tourists?
The budget for each piece ranges from $125,000 to $450,000 based on the
artwork and the station, officials have admitted. The city has already spent $694,000
for art in the Farrington Station group, which includes the West Loch, Leeward
Community College and Waipahu Transit Center stations.
However these stations have not yet been built and rail is not expected to even by
running until 2016-27. Why is the money being spent NOW? Because there is NO
ACCOUNTABILITY and the State Legislature and City Council will GIVE THEM ALL
THE MONEY THEY WANT, no questions asked.
"This art program is an excellent example of building rail better," Caldwell
said. "This provides an opportunity for our local artists to showcase their
talent and their passion for Hawaii. This will truly be a canvas of creativity
for generations to come" – Caldwell HART news release (2012?)
The city “may offer” the public an opportunity to participate in the artist selection,
but in fact this never happened. Selections were made by HART rail insiders.
Friends of Caldwell.
The Art-In-Transit funds come from two sources: the Full Funding Grant Agreement
signed December 19, 2012 between HART and the Federal Transit Administration
(FTA) and revenue from the State of Hawaii’s general excise and use tax surcharge.
Federal guidelines call for transit projects to provide between 0.5 percent and 5
percent for a project called Art in Transit.
The FTA defines rail station "art" broadly, allowing works ranging from
free-standing sculpture to wall pieces to functional elements such as
lighting, seating or railings. Presumably then elevators, escalators and
toilets could be classified as “artwork” by FTA.
The city said in a news release years ago that it plans to provide 1 percent of
the estimated cost of the stations, or about $5 million for artwork. However project
and station costs have skyrocketed since then and it would be assumed that now
the figure would be $10 million for artwork, or eventually -$15-20 million for artwork
once the final projectcosts are known, which no one knows at this point what
anything will cost to "finish" rail.
"HART's art program will reflect the rich tapestry of Hawaii's culture,
tradition and histories.”
Lisa Yoshihara, HART's Transit Arts Program administrator, said in a written
statement that the city "wants the art to reflect a ‘sense of place' that recognizes
Hawaii's multicultural landscape and reflects the community, or ahupua’a in
which the station resides."
However it is very hard to see how highly paid abstract artists without
any public input will result in this happening.
The HART meeting on Tuesday asked the few attendees (since the public was
never invited) to decide maybe on coloring books for destroying Pueo, Ewa
farmland, burial sites, which HART denies exist. In fact the only history HART
admits to are downtown buildings.
Empty stations if ever built to have expensive abstract artwork for mostly
Asian rail tourists, concrete pylons, a few coloring, maybe 500 coloring
books "honor" Hawaiian culture.
Why does HART have apparently ZERO BUDGET for local cultural history
stories but millions for expensive abstract artwork which has no place to
go and will be eventually very expensive to guard 24-7, 24 hours a day in
the massively expensive electricity intensive “palace” rail stations?
Where there any specific guidelines for purchasing artwork? No, it was all up
to the whim of a few HART rail insiders as to who got the huge abstract art
station contracts.
Click here
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The goods on HART's ROBBINS Re: Our Rail Bid was rigged not disqualified. Use the correct verbage!
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Aug 1 (3 days ago)
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Send to all- if worthy- can you consider please - to email this to all who have interests in this new EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HART - thanks.
Here are the facts-
Watch this first-
1. The City's Chief Procurement Officer was so sloppy- so careless- that on various pages within the document- scope of project requisites- it gave conflicting data- info- for example, on one page, it said no cap on third party liabilities- but on the next page, it says there is a cap!
2. When Bombardier tried to notify the Chief Procurement Officer of their blunders- the City said screw you and never returned their calls!!!!!
3. Then- when Bombardier made the challenge for justice and fair play- appealed- sued- the first thing the City did was file a motion to prevent Bombardier from bringing forth the evidence regarding the conflicting language on page xyz versus page abc----get it?
- I WAS THE ONLY COUNCILMEMBER WHO voted NO to pay for the City lawyers to argue against Bombardier- and me -I was for arguing for saving $234 million!!!! I was the only councilmember to vote NO! VOTE NO TO FUNDING CITY LAWYERS WHO ARE CHEATS AND UNETHICAL AND have no moral compass, no desire to act in good faith. All other 8 councilmembers gave the City lawyers hundreds of millions of dollars to cheat this company, and rob Robbins out of fair play and justice. Yet, the people keep voting for these 8 councilmembers wherever they go.
*******AND HERE IS THE KICKER- hold on to your shorts!
The City won the case based upon a legal maneuver that barred, prevented, prohibited, denied all evidence regarding the sloppy conflicting language the City had advanced and written down in the actual document- so when the Hearings Officer and subsequent court(s)/judges heard the case, Bombardier was never allowed to show to any Hearings Officer, Judge, Court--- barred from showing their evidence!!!!!!!!
***** Get this--- that on page X it said NO CAP ON THIRD PARTY LIABILITIES- then on the next page- turn it over- and it says the very opposite - THAT THERE IS A CAP ON THIRD PARTY LIABILITIES......the court case /contested hearing from day one- day one- was rigged!!!! You gotta watch the videos to get it- watch it three four times to sink in how fricking corrupt our town is- I mean corrupt.
So all Bombardier was asking throughout the procurement process was- for clarification- and the City never fricking gave it to them!!!!!!!
$234 million flushed down the toilet- AND ONLY BERG CARED to expose it- how does that turn your fancy all you Berg haters!
You got to watch these videos- you will piss in your pants- crap in your underwear, vomit in disgust at what Robbins had to go through/endure in this town- this is classic Robbins- I love this guy- he is the real deal- I would vote for him to be Governor if given the chance- he told the truth - and you got to get these videos disseminated to all so they know- we have finally- an ally who will fight for truth, justice, and fair play- watch and learn and be proud Robbins is going to be at the helm- thank God.
Get out the popcorn- bring in the whole family- this is the feature film that should be watched by every taxpayer and voter - be ready for the moment of pissing in your pants-
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I have Tim Sakahara's coverage on this too- watch short ten second video clip- classic! Just gp tp link- and wait for video- then down load video- takes two seconds- ten second TV clip- Team Berg Video Clip
Some great coverage on this found no where else!!!!
This has the TV coverage preserved!!
TB
On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 8:48:54 AM HST, Jerry Lam <drjlam@aol.com> wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: msmatson
To: 'John Bond
Sent: Tue, Aug 1, 2017 8:02 am
Subject: RE: Andrew Robbins to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
Subject: Andrew Robbins to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
From: msmatson
To: 'John Bond
Sent: Tue, Aug 1, 2017 8:02 am
Subject: RE: Andrew Robbins to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
How much clearer can it get that the Rail Bid Was Rigged ????? To determine the vast extent of “city rigging,” the city should be forensically audited and sued in the public interest by the State Attorney General. And with the forthcoming special session for rail funding, the State Legislature may also need to be audited.
Subject: Andrew Robbins to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
2011 Andrew Robbins to HART: Our Rail Bid would have won if not Disqualified
http://www.hawaiifreepress. com/ArticlesMain/tabid/56/ID/ 4996/Bombardier-to-HART-Our- Rail-Bid-would-have-won-if- not-Disqualified.as
http://www.hawaiifreepress.
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Preview YouTube video Ansaldo vs Bombardier Honolulu Rail Part One
Preview YouTube video Honolulu Rail Car Ansaldo Rip Off
Preview YouTube video Honolulu Rail Car Ansaldo Rip Off
Re: OHA SPONSORED HONOULIULI PUEO WORKING GROUP
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Aug 2 (2 days ago)
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On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, 5:35:28 AM HST, Michael Lee <keakuaskahu777@yahoo.com> wrote:
Wednesday August 2, 2017
Aloha Friends;
Yesterday at OHA's Board of Trustees Beneficiary Concerns we were able to get OHA to sponsor a Honouliuli Ewa Oahu Community Pueo Habitat Conservation Plan Working Group to be made up from our Community with OHA hosting invitations to the private land owners of HART RAIL. DHHL. HUNT Development, DR Hortan Hoopili Development, UHWO Development., and Palihua Ranch, and the Nature Conservancy Honouliuli Land Trust with the goal to invite them to sit down and talk about a perpetual Conservation Easement.
Kai Markell OHA's Manager of Compliance and Enforcement under the Administration oversight of OHA's CEO Kamanaopono Crabbe will be in charge of this OHA sponsord Working Goroup in hosting our meetings and sending out invitaations to the principle private land owners.
We can only move one important step at a time.
Everything is all about relationships, redemption, and proccess. and prayer, and "KOKUA".
Mahalo Keakua for being with us at OHA yesterday;
Kumu Michael Kumukauoha Lee
Native Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner
91-1200 Keaunui Drive Unit 614
Ewa Beach Hawaii 96706
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