Category: Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking

March 28, 2020April 2, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

Hawaii: pulling back the curtain on incompetence

Like the nation, Hawaii did not have an actionable plan in place to deal with a pandemic crisis

How else is Hawaii unprepared?

The world has paused . . .

The world has paused, and the business-as-usual has taken a time out in the Aloha State. The tourists are gone

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March 10, 2020March 11, 2020Irresponsible Hawaii Lawmaking, Irresponsible Honolulu City Government

Substandard bike lane infrastructure threatens public safety in Hawaii as legislature set to pass laws forcing cyclists into the street

Moriwaki's at it again, this time sponsoring SCR68 and SR35 that would, in effect, create a deadly scenario for e-vehicle riders and motorists alike

Moriwaki might just be too out of touch for public service: from the privatization of public lands and assets, to the sponsoring of laws that could

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April 11, 2019April 12, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Do Not Steal Our Public Lands: We OPPOSE SB1257 and HB1032

This is a Call To Action for Everyone in the Ocean Recreation Community, and to All of Hawaii: We Won't Remain Silent

Please Add Your Name to the Opposition (See Petition Enclosed)

Hawaii's legislature seems determined to set a precedent that will allow the unfettered leasing of Hawaii's public-owned submerged

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April 10, 2019April 10, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Hawaii’s Mainstream Media Deliberately Stokes Division with Shoddy Journalism

Recent Spate of Silly Attempts by Hawaii Media Outlets to Inform about Ala Wai Harbor Serves Only to Divide Community

Failing Mainstream Media Outlets in Hawaii Desperate for Attention

Opinion

A recent series of reports by Hawaii's mainstream print media outlets have been misreporting, perhaps out of ignorance, or lack

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April 2, 2019April 4, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Shame! These Senators Just Voted to Give Hawaii’s Public Lands to Corporate Interests

Disgusting Betrayal of Public Trust, Senators Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, and Fevella Sell Hawaii Out to Private Interests

Sad, Sad Hawaii - Corruption in our State Government that Would Hand Over its Publicly Held Lands and Assets to Corporate, for Profit, Interests

Yesterday, the Committee

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March 28, 2019April 2, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

An Open Letter to Hawaii Attorney General, Clare Connors

Letter to Hawaii's AG Asks for Immediate Investigation into Possible Illegal Collusion

An open letter to Hawaii's Attorney General, Clare Connors

Aloha Attorney General Connors,

We would like to begin by fulfilling a promise that we made to you regarding an error in one of our previous posts about your

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March 26, 2019March 27, 2019Selling Hawaii's Public Assets

The State of Hawaii Has Given Itself the Right to Privatize ALL Public Lands

Sections 171-13 HRS (2016) Gives the State the Right to Privatized Publicly Held Assets

Sections 171-13 HRS (2016) Gives the State the right to privatize any or all publicly held land-based assets. Let’s be clear about this: that’s all publicly owned lands. Let's think about this for a minute. Parks

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March 21, 2019March 21, 2019Public Harbors Crisis

House Committee Strikes Down Harbor Appraisal Requirement and Sets Primary Residence Fee Increase Cap

Public Input Crucial to Amendment Changes

DLNR Chief, Suzanne Case, seems to be on a rampage to increase ocean recreation user fees in various poorly thought-through rate increase proposals, many of which have attracted attention for potential ethics violations. In a recent back-door attempt to raise fees for harbor primary

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March 17, 2019March 5, 2021DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Lying to Hawaii's Public

DOBOR’s Underwood Called on Lying to Rep. David Tarnas

Did Underwood Just Lie to Legislators?

Public's Concern Continues to Heighten Over Continued Leadership Failures in Hawaii

We have investigated reports from members of the public who attended the Friday, March 15, 2019 legislative hearing regarding SB1257, claiming that DOBOR administrator, Ed Underwood, lied to Rep. David Tarnas regarding his

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March 15, 2019March 18, 2019DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Privatizing Public Assets

A Registry of Shared Public Testimony

Indelible Voices

Public Concerned About Government Process in Hawaii

Below we have published a registry of shared public testimony, a reaction by the public to a rules package proposal authored by Suzanne Case's DLNR and Ed Underwood's DoBOR. Ms. Case and Mr. Underwood have sought to isolate themselves from actual

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March 13, 2019March 15, 2019Lying to Hawaii's Public, Privatizing Public Assets

Dismantling Hawaii: a Leadership Drugged and Mugged by the Goddess, Money

A Plea to All Residents: GET INVOLVED

Here's How . . .

The ancient Hawaiians were right. Harmony, synchronicity, uncluttered simplicity, and aloha, are the foundation of a solid community. Harmony with the land and surrounding ocean, mindful synchronicity with the environment, uncluttered simplicity in our problem solving, and aloha,

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March 9, 2019March 7, 2021DLNR Ethics Quagmire

Auditor Condemns DLNR’s Fiscal Management

Auditor Condemns DLNR's Fiscal Management

Huge Questions Arise as to Suzanne Case's DLNR Missing Funds

The DLNR's history of fiscal mismanagement has been documented time and again by independent audit. Audits as far back as 2001, right up through January, 2019, indicate that DLNR funds mismanagement is widespread

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March 9, 2019April 3, 2019DLNR Ethics Quagmire, Lying to Hawaii's Public, Privatizing Public Assets

Welcome to Hawaii’s New Dystopian Paradise

Make Sure You Have an Updated QR-Coded Public-Private Partnership State ID Card

Selling Hawaii and Why This is a Vile Betrayal of Public Trust

"Ladies and gentlemen, we will be landing in Honolulu-By-The-Sea International Airport in just a few minutes. Please have your temporary QR-code visitor ID card ready for

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March 6, 2019May 30, 2020DLNR Ethics Quagmire

Where’s the Money? Hawaii’s DLNR Unclear About Harbor Revenue/Expenditure Trail

Missing Harbor Funds Raises Questions About Corruption

Suzanne Case's DLNR Readying State Harbor Properties for Handoff to Big Money For-Profit Interests

(Editor's Note: The DLNR has a history of funds mismanagement. See this article by West Hawaii Today: CLICK HERE)

Public Testimony
Eric R., Honolulu

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March 5, 2019March 5, 2019Hawaii Boat Owners Association

Hawaii Boaters Come Together as One Voice: Join the Hawaii Boat Owners Association

The Coalition is Free to Join

Your Voice is Important

The Hawaii Boat Owners Association is for everyone who uses a boat in Hawaii. Whether you're a fisherman, sailor, motor or sail, part time or full time, please join your voice with the voice of Hawaii's boating community.

At the

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March 4, 2019March 5, 2021DLNR Ethics Quagmire

Why Did Hawaii’s DLNR Chair, Suzanne Case, Lie to a State Senate Committee?

Ed Underwood Outed Over Lying to the Public

Has Lying Become Normalized at the DLNR?

Testimony of SUZANNE D. CASE, Chairperson
Before the Senate Committee on WAYS AND MEANS
Friday, February 15, 2019 1: 15 PM
State Capitol Conference Room 211
In consideration of:
SENATE BILL 1257, SENATE DRAFT 1

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March 3, 2019March 4, 2019Chapter 13-234 Proposed Fee Hike

Hawaii Boaters at Packed Public Hearing Vent Outrage Over Boating System Mismanagement

Public Likens Meeting to "Talking to Ourselves" as Ed Underwood and Suzanne Case Conspicuously Missing

What Happened to Ed and Suzanne?

(NOTE: SEE PUBLIC TESTIMONIES HERE)

A packed March 2nd, 2019 public hearing outed Ed Underwood's DOBOR and

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February 17, 2019March 6, 2019Chapter 13-234 Proposed Fee Hike, State Small Boat Harbor System

Public’s Testimony Outs DLNR Harbor Management Nightmare

DLNR Public Harbor Mismanagement #1 Concern of Boaters

One Voice: A Cross Section of Public Testimonies Submitted to the BLNR Regarding the Proposed §13-234 Rules Package

In this post, we share with you, not only the testimony that we submitted to the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), but

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February 9, 2019February 11, 2019DLNR, Pollution in Our Harbors

DLNR Stands Idly by as Giant Diesel Fuel Spill Pollutes Harbor

Unted States Coast Guard Could Not Get Access to Leaking Boat in State Custody . . . DLNR MIA

Environmentalist Suzanne Case, who was Governor David Ige's pick for DLNR Chair, seems to have no answer for why it

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February 7, 2019February 9, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Hawaii is NOT an Amusement Park

Set up Special Corporate Fee to Fund Universal Basic Income for All Hawaii Residents

OPINION

Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff at Hawaii Ocean News

"Weeeeeee . . . we're going

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February 1, 2019February 2, 2019Chapter 13-234 Proposed Fee Hike

The DLNR Just Located a Crucial Public Hearing to Limit Public Response

Hawaii's Liar's Club Thinks Ethics is for Sissies

OPINION

Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff at Hawaii Ocean News

DLNR Chair, Suzanne Case, did not

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January 23, 2019January 31, 2019Privatizing Public Assets

Privatizing Public Assets is a Vile Betrayal of Public Trust

For-Profit Corporations Don't Care About the Public's Interests

OPINION

Opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the staff at Hawaii Ocean News

Stealing public assets from the people of Hawaii

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Latest Alerts

New Community Meeting Room – Everyone Welcome CLICK HERE

New fees proposal for all BOATERS suggest substantial increases – some up to 1000% over current fees. DOBOR’s Ed Underwood, the “chief architect” of the updated statute, is currently readying approval of this proposal for ongoing consideration by DLNR’s board chaired by Suzanne Case. Boaters are advised to contact Ed Underwood at DOBOR, Suzanne Case at the DLNR, and the board members of the BLNR to comment on fee increases. Click here for more information.

Talk to Your Rulemakers!

Your comments will matter. Below is a contact list of those who need your input regarding this proposed fee hike and rules change:

Suzanne Case Is in charge of the DLNR and chairs its board (the BLNR). Contact her by name CLICK HERE. She and her board will deliberate on the fee hikes beginning May 11th or 25th (we will update when we know for sure), 2018.

DLNR board members. Contact them HERE:

Suzanne D. Case, Chairperson
Stanley H. Roehrig, Hawai`i Member (Term: 7/01/14 – 6/30/18)
Keith “Keone” Downing, At-Large (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
James A. Gomes, Maui Member (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
Thomas Oi, Kauai Member (Term: 7/01/16 – 6/30/2020)
Samuel “’Ohu” Gon III, O`ahu Member (Term: 7/01/17 – 6/30/21)
Christopher Yuen, At-Large (Term: 7/11/14 – 6/30/18)

Governor's Office:
https://governor.hawaii.gov/contact-us/contact-the-governor/

Click here to contact State Representative, Tom Brower, District 22 (Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor)

SBRRB Board Members. Contact them by name at dbedt.director@hawaii.gov . They will deliberate on the fee hikes beginning May 16, 2018 and their conclusions may weigh in on the final decision: Oahu: Anthony Borge, Chair, Robert Cundiff, Vice Chair, Harris Nakamoto, Nancy Atmospera-Walch, Reg Baker; Hawaii County: Garth Yamanaka, 2nd Vice Chair; Maui County: Kyoko Kimura, Second Vice Chair

Ed Underwood Ed Underwood is in charge of drafting the new fee changes (Administrator for DOBOR); contact him HERE.

Contact the DLNR with informal comments regarding any part of, or the whole of Chapter 13-234 HERE.

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