Category: Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking

BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Lying to Hawaii's Public

Hawaii: State Farm insurance company stops issuing all boater insurance as blowback reactions to DOBOR’s new insurance requirements gain momentum

Hawaii: State Farm insurance company stops issuing all boater insurance as blowback reactions to DOBOR’s new insurance requirements gain momentum

DoBOR's Insurance rule "ridiculous", insurers say

Insurance rule weaponized by the DLNR's Ed Underwood as part of larger plan to collapse publicly-owned harbor system

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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Lying to Hawaii's Public

Hawaii: Hearing originally shut down for Sunshine violations – DLNR now resorting to day-change subterfuge to stifle public outcry?

Hawaii: Hearing originally shut down for Sunshine violations – DLNR now resorting to day-change subterfuge to stifle public outcry?

Business as usual as Hawaii's DLNR attempts to discourage public testimony with last-minute "extension" trick

The DLNR's sexual predator, Ed Underwood, set to testify in favor of cancelling the ocean recreation community at the AWSBH

We at HON are still reeling from the news about Maui. We extend our deepest

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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Lying to Hawaii's Public

Hawaii OIP shuts down DLNR hearing for Sunshine violations – Board now set to violate the Public Trust Doctrine in redo hearing Thursday, Dec. 7

Hawaii OIP shuts down DLNR hearing for Sunshine violations – Board now set to violate the Public Trust Doctrine in redo hearing Thursday, Dec. 7

This may be just another business-as-usual, as Hawaii's DLNR continues to pursue it's strategy of adversarial relationship with the public

A contrivance of the DLNR's resident sexual deviate, Ed Underwood, this hearing is nothing more than a back door, gray-area attempt to end-run the legislature's already having tabled this item
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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Privatize the legislature

“The state is on notice that the defendant [Ed Underwood] has a propensity or history of committing sexual harassment . . . .” (legal expert Megan Kau)

“The state is on notice that the defendant [Ed Underwood] has a propensity or history of committing sexual harassment . . . .” (legal expert Megan Kau)

Sign the petition: "Sexual Harassment/Assault is NOT OKAY . . . Remove Ed Underwood from his position NOW!"

Is Hawaii's Civil Service system so broken that incompetents, bullies and sexual preditors can't be fired? Why isn't HGEA stepping in to protect its members and residents from the likes of Underwood?

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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Privatize the legislature

The anatomy of toxic lawmaking in Hawaii

The anatomy of toxic lawmaking in Hawaii

A clear pattern is emerging

Hawaii's democracy delusion

 

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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Privatize the legislature

Hawaii lawmakers mock public testimony as they pass illegal, unconstitutional legislation . . . why isn’t Hawaii’s for-profit corporate media reporting this?

Hawaii lawmakers mock public testimony as they pass illegal, unconstitutional legislation . . . why isn’t Hawaii’s for-profit corporate media reporting this?

Hawaii's legislature is out of control

WAL's passage of HB1089 is an in-your-face message straight from the legislature right to the people of Hawaii . . . Hawaii's constitution DOES NOT MATTER

 

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BREAK THE CYCLE OF BAD LEADERSHIP, DLNR - DoBOR Incompetence, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Hawaii Boat Owners Association, Hawaii's Covid-19 Response, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Privatize the legislature

Hawaii: a pressing case for a “pilot” public-private partnership . . . privatize the legislature

Hawaii: a pressing case for a “pilot” public-private partnership . . . privatize the legislature

When your legislators tell you they want to privatize public assets, know this is a blatant admission of incompetence

Current government operatives are no more qualified to manage public lands than they are to manage America's space program

 

Newly introduced Senate Bill SB1387 (companion House Bill HB1089) once

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Hawaii's Government Imploding, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking

Why cough medicine won’t cure our broken legislature

Why cough medicine won’t cure our broken legislature

Hawaii's legislature has become a refuge for semi-slick white-collar criminals: while Sen. Sharon Moriwaki (Waikiki District) exchanges sketchy out-of-the-sunshine messages with a minor DLNR Administrator, the senate president and speaker of the house tell us they're disappointed about a court ruling forcing them to obey the Constitution

Meanwhile, Rep. "Wrong-Way"

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DLNR, DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Ed Underwood's DOBOR, Hawaii's Government Imploding, Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Lawsuits, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Privatizing Public Assets, Selling Hawaii's Public Assets

Hawaii: An accidental email blows the whistle on a sketchy back-door collusion between a senator and a minor DLNR administrator

Hawaii: An accidental email blows the whistle on a sketchy back-door collusion between a senator and a minor DLNR administrator

Sen. Moriwaki (Waikiki District) email intended for DLNR's Ed Underwood  lands in Hawaii Ocean News editor's inbox by mistake

This is what we know now


On a Wednesday back in July of 2021, we'd just released an article about the question-and-answer we had with DoBOR's administrator Ed Underwood. This particular

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