Hit men, Yakuza, the Hells Angels, the Chinese crime syndicate and Hawaii politicians–these may sound like characters coming together in a bad episode of Hawaii 5-0, but they’re actually mentioned in myriad allegations listed in a new lawsuit against 67 labor leaders and entities from Local 3 on Oahu. According to the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court’s Northern … [Read more...] about New Lawsuit Alleges That Convicted Criminal And Former Hawaiian Homelands Commissioner Perry Artates Of Makawao Took Part In Crazy Financial Shenanigans At Operating Engineers Local 3 Union On Oahu
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US Senate Finally Confirms Derrick Kahala Watson To Be Hawaii District Judge
After five months of being stuck in nomination filibuster limbo, Derrick Kahala Watson is finally going to be a judge in the District Court for the District of Hawaii. On April 18, the U.S. Senate finally confirmed him, 94 to zero. President Barack Obama first nominated Watson for the seat on Nov. 13, 2012. When nothing happened before the end of the congressional session, … [Read more...] about US Senate Finally Confirms Derrick Kahala Watson To Be Hawaii District Judge
Colon With a View and Least Competent Criminals and Why God Wants You To Burn Oil
COLON WITH A VIEW The usual 20,000 or so visitors every year to Belgium’s Verbeke Foundation art park have the option (365 of them, anyway) to spend the night inside the feature attraction: a 20-foot-long, 6-foot-high polyester replica of a human colon created by Dutch designer Joep Van Lieshout. At one end, of course, another body part is replicated (and gives the installation … [Read more...] about Colon With a View and Least Competent Criminals and Why God Wants You To Burn Oil