Showing posts with label bribery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bribery. Show all posts
Thursday, March 27, 2025

3rd legislator investigated in Choy bribery case, big changes mulled for medical marijuana law, turf war between lawmakers and new police standards board, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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FBI Recorded Hawaiʻi Lawmaker Being Given $35,000. Three years after the handoff, the identities of an unnamed man and a lawmaker he paid re...
Monday, September 9, 2024

New faces coming to state Legislature, Honolulu city council already set, HART CEO gets 22% raise, cell tower battles in two counties, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Hawaii Legislature to see 11 new faces even before November election. The state House and Senate will welcome at least 11 new faces for the ...
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Thursday, March 21, 2024

Senate committee saves arts funding, lawmaker who led same-sex marriage opposition apologizes, Kaneshiro bribery trial begins, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Senate committee defers measure that would have slashed arts funding. A Senate committee on Tuesday killed a bill that would have drastical...
Monday, September 25, 2023

Ala Wai pedestrian bridge debated, Honolulu architect convicted of bribery still licensed, working permits, 11-year-old boy among latest Lahaina fire victims identified, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Some Residents Question The Steep Cost For The Ala Wai Pedestrian Bridge . Federal funding would cover much of the $63 million cost, but cri...
Thursday, September 7, 2023

Hurricane Jova intensifies to Cat 5, Hawaii House organizes committees on Maui wildfires, Honolulu plans examiner sentenced for taking bribes, COVID death toll passes 2k mark, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Jova intensifies into category 5 hurricane in East Pacific . Jova rapidly intensified today and was a category 5 hurricane as of 5 p.m., acc...
Monday, August 7, 2023

Hurricane Dora passing well south of Hawaii, another Honolulu architect charged with attempting to bribe city permitting staff, back-to-school bolstered with teachers from Philippines, preschool classrooms, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Red flag, high wind warnings issued for all islands as Hurricane Dora passes south of state . The National Weather Service has issued severe...
Friday, July 28, 2023

Judge to consider guns on beaches, insurance company to leave Hawaii, light sentence for Honolulu architect who helped FBI expose corrupt building inspectors, Ellison's Lanai explored, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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Judge to consider whether Hawaii can ban firearms on its beaches.   The state’s latest gun control measure landed in court because of a laws...
Thursday, May 25, 2023

Ex-building inspector gets 5 years for taking bribes, Legislature dumps millions on department unsure how to spend it, Tripler to pay $29.5M in medical malpractice case, more news from all the Hawaiian Islands

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The Last-Minute Budget Scrum At The Capitol May Cause An Odd Problem: Too Much Cash. Hundreds of millions of dollars were dumped on the stat...