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  1. Influence vs. Pay to Play

    ... play actually is. The reason for this is that a former Hawaii governor is running for mayor, and he is being supported by Bob Watada, ... 2005 look at the executive director's career in the Hawaii Reporter , he fined nearly 100 companies for making "false name" ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  2. Four Varying Approaches to Ethics Reform

    ... County According to an article in yesterday's West Hawaii Today , a proposal before the County of Hawai'i council has four ... of spreading out the tax increase. After a few of us discovered this alternative and successfully proposed it, I asked the ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  3. Top EC Officials' Obligations Relating to Discussions of Their Personnel Matters

    ... Ethics commission leaders are falling like flies in Hawaii. I recently wrote about Honolulu's EC chair resigning in order to ... with in public? According to §92-5(a)(2) of the Hawaii Sunshine Law (on the final page), "if the individual concerned [that ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  4. HONOLULU, HI

    ... The City & County of Honolulu is one of only a handful of U.S. cities with an extensive neighborhood board system . With 35 ...

    donmc - 2006-06-24 16:27 - 0 comments

  5. When a Department Engages In Ethics Advice and Enforcement

    ... and enforcement into its own hands? This issue has arisen in Hawaii County, according to two articles in West Hawaii Today , one from two years ago , the other from last week . ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  6. A Proposed Procurement Review Task Force in Miami-Dade

    ... Here are links to state procurement task force reports in Hawaii and Maryland . Municipal Task Forces There have been a ... from the Public Law Center in New Orleans entitled "Deliver Us From Temptation: Best Practices in Procurement of Professional Services" ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  7. Leing (sic) Down a Gift Law

    lei.jpg Body:  In Hawaii, "Aloha" is not just a greeting. It also is a way of treating people, of ... article yesterday , "Can Too Much Aloha Be a Bad Thing? Ask Hawaii's Ethics Commission." As in so many state and local governments, ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  8. Members

    ... of CityEthics DENVER, Colorado HONOLULU, Hawaii JACKSONVILLE, Florida LOS ANGELES, California ...

    donmc - 2006-06-24 23:23 - 0 comments

  9. Additional Reading on Speech or Debate Clause Issues

    ... issues are discussed in terms of state legislators (and usually state constitutions), even though the federal Speech or Debate Clause ... cases (pp. 5-7). An informal advisory opinion of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission on a speech or debate issue. Hawaii's ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2018-12-19 17:18 - 0 comments

  10. Misuse of City Property and Reimbursements

    ... to an article in the Honolulu Advertiser , the Hawaii Supreme Court recently determined that a city prosecutor may not use ... advantage. They get to use funds that belong to all of us to promote one side.' Please share your ideas about language that would ...

    Robert Wechsler - 2007-02-17 08:53 - 5 comments

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