Monday, January 10
Joint Info Briefing Live Broadcast
The Senate Ways & Means (WAM) Committee will be having a joint info briefing with the House Finance Committee (FIN) on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. Tune in to ‘Olelo channel 49 to view a live broadcast of the info briefing.
On the agenda are the County of Kauai, the City and County of Honolulu, the County of Hawaii, and the County of Maui.
To view the agenda click here:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/hearingnotices/HEARING_FIN_WAM_01-12-11_INFO_.HTM
Monday, August 16
Resignation of state airports chief leaves questions that must be answered
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser yesterday published the following editorial:
"The director of Hawaii's airports through most of the Lingle administration abruptly resigned this month, but his departure should not abort investigations of the state Transportation Department's airports division. Taxpayers deserve to know whether the irregularities preceding Brian H. Sekiguchi's departure took the form of sloppy administration, lack of oversight, criminal wrongdoing or all of the above..."
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Tuesday, August 10
KITV story on Senate investigation of DOT
"The embattled deputy state transportation director in charge of airports abruptly stepped down last week with just five days' notice.
Brian Sekiguchi's management skills and ethics have come under fire by a key state senator...At a July 19 hearing, State Senate Ways and Means Chairwoman Donna Mercado Kim accused Sekiguchi of taking at least one day of vacation in April of 2009 without putting in for vacation time..."
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