An interesting footnote to the Great Neldon Mamuad Abortive Mayoral Candidacy Trial Thing that happened this week in Judge Peter Cahill's Second Circuit Courtroom concerns political candidate filing fees in the State of Hawaii. Yes, filing fees. During the two-day hearing, Cahill said that he had to familiarize himself with both election law and the process of holding … [Read more...] about Looking At The Numbers: Hawaii Political Candidate Filing Fees
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Judge Cahill Rejects Neldon Mamuad’s Maui Mayoral Candidacy
This afternoon Second Circuit Court Judge Peter Cahill ruled that since Neldon Mamuad, the founder and chief administrator of the MAUIWatch Facebook page, did not file a new financial disclosure statement with his nomination papers on June 3, he was not "complying with the law" and thus could not be a candidate for the office of Maui County Mayor. "There was no financial … [Read more...] about Judge Cahill Rejects Neldon Mamuad’s Maui Mayoral Candidacy
Thoughts On Day 1 Of Hearing On Neldon Mamuad’s Maui Mayoral Candidacy
Today marked the first day of a hearing on Neldon "AZD" Mamuad's Maui Mayoral candidacy in Second Circuit Court Judge Peter Cahill's courtroom. Mamuad, the founder of the popular MAUIWatch Facebook page and a former county Liquor Commissioner and radio personality, had wanted to run for mayor, but County Clerk Danny Mateo voided that when it was revealed that Mamuad had not … [Read more...] about Thoughts On Day 1 Of Hearing On Neldon Mamuad’s Maui Mayoral Candidacy
UPDATED: New Details Emerge In Case Against Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson
[NOTE: On Jan. 10, Jon Apo, Nelson Johnson's attorney, finally responded to my inquiry. His brief response is now part of the text below.] Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson's arraignment on one count of inflicting bodily injury on a minor and two other counts of causing physical abuse on minors took place on Christmas Eve, a recent review of court records showed. What's more, … [Read more...] about UPDATED: New Details Emerge In Case Against Maui Police Officer Nelson Johnson