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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Sworn Testimony From Wailuku Main Street Association Exec Jocelyn Perreira Revealed While County Fines Ukulele Fest
‘I’M JUST THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’ For more than a quarter century, the nonprofit organization Wailuku Main Street Association has employed Jocelyn Perreira as its executive director. Her name and that of WMSA–which has long subsisted on a steady diet of County of Maui funds, to the tune of $243,000 a year or so–have been intertwined for just as long. As have stories of her … [Read more...] about Sworn Testimony From Wailuku Main Street Association Exec Jocelyn Perreira Revealed While County Fines Ukulele Fest
Representative Joe Souki May Become House Speaker Again while Maui Resorts Go Through Tough Times
SPEAKER EMERITUS SOUKI TO BE SPEAKER SOUKI AGAIN? Seems there’s a chance that a group of “dissidents” in the state House of Representatives are attempting to replace Speaker Calvin Say with Maui’s own beloved Speaker Emeritus Joe Souki, says the Aug. 31 Maui News. And Souki is taking it at least somewhat seriously: “I think it depends at this point on how much I really want … [Read more...] about Representative Joe Souki May Become House Speaker Again while Maui Resorts Go Through Tough Times
Paia Youth Center Gets New Skateboard Street Course
The only adult-monitored skate park on Maui just got an infusion of cash from the Frost Family Fund. That means Street Course! The Paia Youth and Cultural Center (PYCC) has created a street course and spectator viewing area with the $15,000 donation, acquired through the Hawaii Community Foundation. “It’s a safe, fun, supportive, and supervised environment open to the public … [Read more...] about Paia Youth Center Gets New Skateboard Street Course