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ABUSE OF HAWAIIAN PRINCESS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES

Scott Foster
March 18, 2018 ABUSE OF HAWAIIAN PRINCESS INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Control of $215 million Trust At Stake HONOLULU - On March 15, 2018, Hawaii Judge Robert Browning ruled that the long battle for control over HRH Princess Abigail Kawananakoa’s $215 million trust must continue until the investigation into the alleged physical abuse by her wife and longtime companion, Veronica Gail Worth is finalized by the special master appointed in September, 2018. Princess... Read More
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UPDATE ON “SCATHING” 2018 Hawai`i TOURISM AUTHORITY AUDIT

Scott Foster
March 18, 2018 UPDATE ON “SCATHING” 2018 HAWAI`I TOURISM AUTHORITY AUDIT Two Important Game Changing Bills Now Moving At State Legislature HONOLULU - The latest state audit of the Hawai`i Tourism Authority (HTA) was released on February 27, 2018, and was followed on February 18th by a “combative” two-and-a half-hour joint House & Senate Informational Briefing on tourism. The latest audit was in many ways, worthy of the old Yogi Berra... Read More
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SLOW MOTION TRAIN WRECK AT HONOLULU HALE

Scott Foster
March 17, 2018 THE SLOW MOTION TRAIN WRECK AT HONOLULU HALE HONOLULU - Honolulu means "sheltered harbor" or "calm port” but these days, neither definition really applies at the Honolulu City Council. Much of the discord in recent years has been caused by Honolulu’s controversial Honolulu Transit Project which has been plagued from day one by massive cost overruns. Depending on who you ask, the cost estimates have grown from the... Read More
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HAWAII GOVERNOR IGE ADDING INSULT TO INJURY

Scott Foster
March 14, 2018 HAWAII GOVERNOR IGE ADDING INSULT TO INJURY At 8:10 AM on Saturday, January 13, 2018, Hawaii residents were stunned to receive the following cell phone message via the State’s emergency channel: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.” It’s important to understand that we were already stressed by the “blow-by-blow” media coverage of the overheated, negative dialog then taking place between... Read More
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Cayetano: “Abolish Office of Hawaiian Affairs”

Scott Foster
March 11, 2018 FORMER GOVERNOR: “ABOLISH OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS” HONOLULU - The day after the HawaiiNewsNow television news story revealed that the FBI had joined a state investigation into the mismanagement of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA), former Governor Ben Cayetano called for the abolishment of the multimillion trust created by the Hawaii State Constitution for the benefit of the Native Hawaiian people. Cayetano said, “After nearly 40 years,... Read More
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FBI INVESTIGATING OFFICE OF HAWAII AFFAIRS

Scott Foster
March 9 2018 FBI INVESTIGATING OFFICE OF HAWAII AFFAIRS HONOLULU - After a scathing state audit revealed massive financial and management problems and with two other internal audits under way, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) has definitely entered new territory. Secrecy and general lack of transparency continued during OHA’s Wednesday March 9 board meeting when Chair Collette Machado refused to divulge the name of the new investigating entity (FBI) even... Read More
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HTA: A small club of insiders who use their positions to keep outsiders out

Scott Foster
Less than a week after another “scathing” State audit of the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) was publicly reviewed during a joint House & Senate Tourism Committee Informational Briefing (02/28/2018), an undisclosed December 8, 2017, “Resolution of Charge” decision by the Hawaii State Ethics Commission came to light. The settlement included a $12,000 fine against Hawaii Tourism Authority President & CEO George Szigeti; former HTA COO Randy Baldemor (Szigeti’s personal hire), Jadie... Read More