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Thursday, November 2, 2017

Vol VI No. 675 Part e


Hawai`i Free Press 
Today's News Read
October 29, 2017

13 Years of Silence: Did House Speaker Scott Saiki Cover Up Kealoha Theft of $167K from Orphans?
...House Speaker Scott Saiki represented Kealoha in the guardianship appointment....
Kealoha Hires Former Meth Dealer to Represent Him in Court
... Modafferi pleaded guilty to distributing crystal methamphetamine from his apartment between August 1996 and December 1997, when he was arrested....
How HPD CIU Links Mafia Directly to Police Chief
...The unit has a long history of scandal and corruption, and one member was killed in a gangland-style murder....
Down to Earth, Tulsi Gabbard Cult Tied to $170M Pyramid Scheme
...Wanted in India and the Philippines....
Audit: New Clause in Union Contract Boosts Overtime 50%
...a correspondence received on October 20, 2017 from the Fire Chief, essentially claiming the Office of the County Auditor has no right to audit the MFD....
Karma: Supreme Court Aquarium Ruling may apply to Dive Tour Operators
...The Supreme Court Ruling will have far reaching impacts on all ocean permits issued by DLNR....
Audit: City Loses $36.5M by Not Recycling Paper and Plastic into Electricity
...cost-benefit comparison of recycling selected materials versus incinerating them at H-POWER....
Rail Plan B: FTA Contradicts Caldwell
...At no point did the FTA reject a "Plan B" option....
Tax Conference 2017: Hawaii's Taxes, from the Outside Looking In
...Hawaii's tax and public pension systems will be put under the microscope at a series of three free panel discussions hosted by Hawaii Rep. Andria Tupola, on Thursday, Nov. 2....
Right tools can dig us out of pension debt
...Hawaii's public pension system has an unfunded liability of $12 billion....
Corporate Taxes -- Hawaii Ranks 14th
...Hawaii dropped from 11th for 2017 to 14th for 2018....
F is for Fail: 2017 Honolulu Small Business Friendliness
...Honolulu Rates F but the State overall rates C-....
Judge Invalidates Aquarium Collectors Permits
...DLNR continues to believe that existing aquarium fishing practices are sustainable and environmentally sound....
Lab Report: Hawaii Marijuana 'Super Dirty' Drenched in Pesticides, Carcinogens
...Really Obvious Question: Which will anti-pesticide protesters quit? Protesting or Toking?....
Should Surfrider be Licensed to Pass Out Property Tax Exemptions?
...Recently, the Honolulu City Council approved on first reading Bill 80 (2017), which would award a real property tax exemption to "ocean-friendly restaurants."....
Walter Ritte Launches Yet Another Campaign to Seize Control of Molokai Ranch
..."We felt that in order for the 'right' buyers to be here, we needed a voice," said Ritte....
Unanimous Police Commission Names Maj. Susan Ballard HPD Chief
..."I was not involved in (Kealoha's) administration whatsoever. I was very marginalized, because I was very vocal," she said....
Next Chief: Maj Ballard Makes Plan to Hire Friends at HPD
...my friends, if they're actually put in a position, they know they're going to have to work harder than anybody else to prove themselves because they're my friends," Ballard added....
Jim Dooley on CIU: Secrecy, Unwavering Loyalty A Recipe For Police Corruption
...ex-CIU officer Isaac Sanga was accused of involvement in a complex murder-for-hire case of a Texas real estate developer shot to death on Maui in 1978....
Gun Mounted Video? HPD Already Saying 'No'
...don't expect to see this high-tech solution in Hawaii any time soon....
Brian Schatz wants to put you on Medicaid
..."We want to make sure that people understand that we have a vision for the future." -- Sen Brian Schatz....
State's Hyperbaric Treatment Center to remain closed through November
..."next nearest chambers on Guam and the mainland"....
IRS Admits Harassment of Maui TEA Party Group, Apologizes
...In Proposed Settlement, IRS Admits Wrongdoing, Apologizes for Targeting Tea Party and Conservative Groups....
VIDEO: Mike Huckabee Headlines Hawaii Republican Rally
...Hundreds of Hawaii Republicans heard Huckabee speak at Fundraising Dinner....
Willes Lee Re-elected President of National Federation of Republican Assemblies
...Held this year in Mesa, Arizona, the annual convention of the NFRA drew hundreds of conservative political activists....
Over $685K Stolen from Two Marshall Islands Trust Funds
"...State Street is in the process of reimbursing all funds fraudulently transferred out of a separate account which is managed and administered solely by the RMI  Government...."
The Coming Transit Apocalypse
...the four horsemen of the transit apocalypse include....
CNN's Zakaria calls for Jones Act repeal as part of Puerto Rico aid package
..."proposed by economist Anne Krueger."....
What Can You Learn from CNHA Failure?
...What Are The Lessons From The Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement's Failure To Get Charter School Money From OHA?....
Permafrost Discovered in Hawaii--UH Says it Proves Global Warming is Real
...A much bigger body of ice was identified in a neighboring cinder cone crater, Pu'uhaukea....
Supreme Court Dismisses Hawaii Lawsuit Against Trump Travel Ban 2.0
...meanwhile Trump Set to Appeal Hawaii Court Rejection of Travel Ban 3.0....
House Speaker and Senate President Name Appointees to HART Board
...Speaker Saiki named Tobias "Toby" Martyn and Kamani Kuala'au ... Senate President Kouchi named Kalbert K. Young and Wesley Machida as his appointees to the board....
North Korea Disaster Preparedness Community Meetings
...Hawaii Kai Thursday, November 9th -- Kailua Tuesday, November 14th....
Study: Timeshares Add $5.3B to Hawaii Economy
...Impact Also Includes 31,727 Jobs and $263 Million in State & Local Taxes....
Kauai mayor announces bid for lieutenant governor
...and Kihei Rep Kaniela Ing is the only person to declare he wants Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa's Honolulu House seat....
Fitch Upgrades Airports Division Based on Island Air Growth Expectations
...meanwhile Island Air planes are being repossessed....
 
FEATURED ARTICLES
  1. Campaign Contributions, Financial Disclosure Tie Rep Beth Fukumoto to Alleged Ponzi Scheme
  2. Crooks and Cronies: Who's Getting Paid from the FY 2016-17 OHA Check Register
  3. Unimpressive Ige: Many lawmakers regard him with open contempt
  4. Conflict of Interest: OHA Audit Committee Member Secretly owns OHA's Former Poi Mill
  5. Feds: Kealoha Stole $167K from Orphans
  6. Cultural Nationalism vs Technical Progress: Telescope Protesters Make More Cash Demands
  7. Endgame: Telescope Protesters Shift focus to Sublease
  8. Kawananakoa Estate: Sex, Drugs, and Inequality
  9. $2.4B Tax Hike: How They Voted
  10. Kaneshiro Kept Kealoha on as Prosecutor-Now Her Cases Will be Challenged--100s of Repeat Felons May Walk Free
  11. 'Con-Artist' OHA and HART Auditor Gets 20 Year Prison Sentence
  12. Randy Roth: OHA Copies Bishop Estate--Misusing LLCs to Hide from Law
  13. Survey: Over 80% of Hawaii Residents want Jones Act Repeal or Reform
  14. Mauna Kea: UH to Trade 10,000 Acres for Telescope Approval, Lease Extension?
  15. Progressive Activists are the Main Cause of Inequality 
  16. To Hide More Cost Overruns, HART Killed $1.4B Procurement Just Before Special Session-Will Delay Two More Years
  17. Hirono: I Was Sexually Harassed by Colleagues--"Usually it's the males"
  18. Al Hee Minion Robin Danner Grabs for Control of Crooked Sandwich Isles Scam Company
  19. Government is making a mess of Honolulu's Kakaako Waterfront Park
  20. Feds Sue Guam Over 'Chamorro Land Trust'
  21. Hawaii is woefully vulnerable to a North Korean nuclear attack
  22. Honolulu Neighborhood Boards: 30 Vacant Seats Available
  23. Letter to House Speaker: Legislator Assaults Oahu Democrat Official After Complaint over Misappropriation of Funds  
  24. Obstruction of Justice? Arakawa Allegedly Asked Nonprofits Not to Cooperate with CSC Investigation
  25. Alaska Native Leader Tara Mac Lean Sweeney Nominated for Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs
  26. Video: Hysteria Subsides, Lehua Island Rat Eradication Successful 
  27. Peter Apo: 'People can just make up stuff, and pronounce cultural claims with little or no validation' 
  28. Turn Your Child into a Tranny--Star-Adv Runs How-to Guide 
  29. Recent Federal Court Ruling Affects Hawaii Tip Credit
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