It’s amazing what computers can do as an aid to long-term memory. I managed to find several of my old folders in a backup of a long-gone computer. It’s got files dating back more than 20 years relating to Eric Lighter, convicted this week in San Jose on 17 counts stemming from a complex tax [...]
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A couple of days ago, I emailed UH public affairs staff to request additional information concerning the governance issues raised by the university’s recent NCAA self study. I received an automated response from former Star-Bulletin editor, Diane Chang, now director of communications for UH Manoa. The University of Hawaii at Manoa campus, including the Media [...]
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I received an email from our old friend, Michael, which is worth sharing. He raises good questions about media coverage of the bankruptcy proceedings of Hawaii Medical Center. I’m just going to post his entire message, as it is good reading. Today I had begun doing a bit of reading and some web searches about [...]
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There was a good story by Kevin Dayton in yesterday’s Star-Advertiser which traces “irregularities” the bid process that led the city to cancel a contract award for an umbrella “owner controlled insurance program” that would have covered all rail contractors. Nonsubscribers might try this link: http://fpn.advisen.com/articles/article163579071-2099913611.html Dayton reported: An internal investigation by the city Department [...]
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Honolulu’s rail transit authority says it will not publicly disclose an “independent, third-party” review of $361 million of bond guarantees provided by Ansaldo Honolulu JV, which was awarded the project’s core systems contract at the end of last month. The review was requested by several members of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation board prior [...]
Tags: Bert T. Kobayashi Jr.·Honolulu rail project·Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
From extreme weather to wage slavery to global warming, here’s some suggested reading for this wet Marathon Sunday. • “Finance pros overwhelmingly believe that clear action must be taken on deficit reduction to accelerate economic growth in 2012, and more than half think that tax increases should not be taken off the table to achieve [...]
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If you happen to follow the Star-Advertiser on Twitter, or are Facebook friends with the newspaper, you probably noticed something new this week–advertisements delivered directly through both channels. The move drew a quick comment from a connected reader. So not only are they distributing links to frequently paywalled content, now it’s a link direct to [...]
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Here’s one we haven’t worried about before–fraudulent takeovers of condominium boards. In Las Vegas, prosecutors alleged a complex fraud targeted condominiums thought to be considering construction defect lawsuits, then used shill buyers and paid confederates to take control of the condominium association boards in order to steer the legal work and repair contracts to companies [...]
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