Good story by Sean Hao in today’s Advertiser concerning a complaint about procurement practices at the city filed on behalf of former Gov. Ben Cayetano and others. If you’re interested in reading more, here’s the link to the pending complaint, which once again wasn’t included in the story. Political note: Gov. Cayetano and his wife [...]
Tags: Ben Cayetano·Clean Water and Natural Lands Commission·Honolulu·Mufi Hannemann
Hold on to your seats! Here we go on the latest round in the sunshine saga of how the city handles disclosure of a quarterly report of personal services contracts required since a 1997 city council resolution was adopted.. The latest twist. The personal services contracts listing for the October-December 2009 period was released earlier [...]
As bales of compacted garbage continue to stack up at Hawaii Waste Systems in Leeward Oahu awaiting shipping to a landfill in Oregon, it’s beginning to look like the company could have problems meeting the requirements imposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The company was selected to send Honolulu’s refuse for burial in an [...]
Well, well. Credit where credit is due. I received an email from the director of the city’s Department of Human Resources yesterday afternoon (Thursday) with the quarterly list of personal services contracts for quarter ending Sept. 30 attached. It was delivered well within the 10-day response period provided, and the report was complete with the [...]
We had lunch with a couple of friends yesterday and they told this tale of governmental insanity. And, really, you just can’t make this kind of stuff up. Back in early 2003, they were the proud new owners of a small vacant lot in Kaaawa and decided to move an older home onto the property [...]
