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| Hawai`i Free Press |
Today's News Read
October 22, 2017 |
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| Feds: Kealoha Stole $167K from Orphans |
...In or about 2004, while employed as a private attorney, K. KEALOHA was appointed by the Hawaii state court as trustee and guardian for two minor children....
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| 'Con-Artist' OHA and HART Auditor Gets 20 Year Prison Sentence |
..."The guy is a con artist. He's a liar. He's been lying his way through life most of his adult life," said Deputy Prosecutor Chris Van Marter. (And he was the auditor for HART and OHA, but let's just ignore that teensy little detail.)...
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| To Hide More Cost Overruns, HART Killed $1.4B Procurement Just Before Special Session-Will Delay Two More Years |
...The procurement to build the final 4.3 miles of guideway and eight stations in the heart of town was canceled Aug. 24. Special Session for rail tax hikes began Aug 28....
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| Hawaii Top Investigator of Lawyers' Ethics Accused of Embezzlement |
...The nonprofit Hawaii LGBT Legacy Foundation has accused a former high-ranking FBI official of stealing more than $33,000 while he was the organization's treasurer. He is currently chief investigator for the state Judiciary's Office of Disciplinary Counsel, which oversees attorney conduct....
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| Unimpressive Ige: Many lawmakers regard him with open contempt |
...As perhaps the final showdown nears, we remain in a standoff on the festering community rift with little sense of how the governor will resolve it....
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| Tsutsui Will not Run for Maui Mayor, Will not Resign as LG |
...The lieutenant governor plans to serve out his current term. There was some thought he might resign to begin his run for mayor, which would have set in motion a similar political chain of events....
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| Hirono: I Was Sexually Harassed by Colleagues--"Usually it's the males" |
....Hirono was in the Legislature from 1980-1994 and then LG from 1994-98. Will she name names?....
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| Finally: Former Honolulu Police Chief And Prosecutor Wife Arrested |
...the two "would target members of the community who threatened (their) power and financial condition."....
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| Caldwell Flees State as Ex-Chief is Arrested |
...Caldwell: Investigation has gone as high as its going to go-HPD Won't Change....
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| Next HPD Chief? U.S. Attorneys had a policy of not using Thomas Aiu as a witness in any criminal cases |
...in 1994 the DEA suspended Aiu for 40 days for unauthorized use of a government vehicle, misuse of office and improper association with a confidential informant....
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| Government is making a mess of Honolulu's Kakaako Waterfront Park |
...There likely are plenty of groups around Hawaii that would be willing to manage Kakaako Waterfront Park instead of the state. Why not give them a try?....
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| Letter to House Speaker: Legislator Assaults Oahu Democrat Official After Complaint over Misappropriation of Funds |
"...The four men who restrained Rep. Quinlan are Rep. Daniel Holt. Rep. Tom Brower, Ali Sek and Benjamin Gates...."
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| UPDATE: OHA Trustees Reject CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds |
...The OHA Trustee Board has ordered its CEO to administer these funds directly to the schools and not to take any portion out of the $3 million over the next two years for overhead, thus providing greater funds for the schools....
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| Who's Squandering Your Money at OHA? |
...Hawaiian Beneficiary Funds Continue To Fly Out The Door At OHA....
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| Rep Andria Tupola to Host Hawaii Tax Conference |
...with speakers from the Reason Foundation, Tax Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts to inform the public on ways we can solve many of our fiscal problems and make our economy better....
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| AG Chin: Trump OK to Ban Venezuela, N Korea--I'm Just Here to Help Get More Muslims into USA |
...The Court rulings do not affect Trump's restrictions against North Korea or Venezuela, because the plaintiffs did not ask for that....
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| Hawaii Judge Blocks Trump's New Travel Ban. Again. |
...U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson of the District of Hawaii issued a temporary restraining order against the ban Tuesday....
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| Hawaii AG Sues Feds for Records on Deportation of Illegals |
..."The federal government has significantly increased its immigration enforcement activities, including, for example, a nearly 40 percent increase in arrests within the first four months of 2017," the complaint states....
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| Hawaii AG Joins Call for Large Capacity Ammo Ban |
...urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a California ban on the possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines for guns....
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| Hawaii #1 for Road Rage |
...Nowhere are drivers angrier than in Hawaii, analysis suggests....
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| Moody's: Hawaii has Already Collected the Taxes for Next Recession |
...Hawaii has enough in cash reserves to weather next recession, report says....
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| VIDEO: PBS Insights Debates Jones Act |
...Keli'i Akina, Ph.D., was part of a panel moderated by Lara Yamada that discussed the federal maritime-related Jones Act on "Insights on PBS Hawaii"....
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| SHOPO: Police Corruption 'Starts at the Top' |
... "If something like what is alleged to have happened here can happen in an elite unit like CIU, what needs to change at HPD to prevent that from happening from top to bottom?"....
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| DoTax Leaves Fewer Callers in the Dust |
...Did DOTAX Turn the Corner on Customer Service?....
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| Business Taxes: Hawaii Ranks 27th |
...The State Business Tax Climate Index is a measure of how well states structure their tax systems....
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