Hawaii state senator “appalled” by newspaper lobbying tactics

By   /  April 30, 2012  /  Hawaii, News, Politics & Elections  /  No Comments

By Jim Dooley | Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU –  The Honolulu Star Advertiser’s bid to keep monopoly control of non-judicial foreclosure newspaper ads has failed at the Legislature and a key state senator said she was “appalled” by the newspaper’s lobbying tactics.
Dave Kennedy, marketing vice president for the Star Advertiser, told Sen. Roz Baker that a billcreating competition for the ads would cost [...]

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Hawaii’s chief securities enforcement lawyer resigns

By   /  April 26, 2012  /  Accountability, Ethics, Hawaii, News  /  No Comments

Peter Hsieh has resigned as chief attorney in the state Securities Enforcement Branch after the state began an investigation of his past professional and financial problems.

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Hawaii politicians received $2.2 million in illegal campaign contributions

By   /  April 25, 2012  /  Elections, Ethics, Featured, Fraud, News, Politics & Elections, Power Abuse  /  No Comments

Campaign Finance

Archived in the records at the Hawaii State Campaign Spending Commission are names of political candidates whose campaigns owed the state between $100 and $1.2 million.

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Big Island journalist sues blogger for defamation

By   /  April 24, 2012  /  Ethics, News  /  No Comments

Big Island online journalist Tiffany Edwards Hunt has sued a Puna man for defamation, alleging that he repeatedly posted scurrilous, pornographic cartoons about her after she began researching a news story about cyberbullying.

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Honolulu Begins Construction on Rail Columns – Even Though They May Have to Be Torn Down

By   /  April 23, 2012  /  News  /  No Comments

The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, the city agency charged with overseeing the construction and maintenance of the planned $5.3 billion elevated steel on steel rail system, announced Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. will begin drilling concrete foundation shafts and support columns on Monday.

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