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Ian Lind

Ian Lind: Has UH Adequately Addressed Cancer Center’s Sticky Issues?

Ian Lind: Has UH Adequately Addressed Cancer Center’s Sticky Issues?

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Former director Michele Carbone was often an expert defense witness in asbestos cases and sought UH grants from a frequently sued company. Conflict of interest?
Ian Lind: Is Anyone Paying Attention To the Honolulu Charter Commission? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Is Anyone Paying Attention To the Honolulu Charter Commission?

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Police oversight. Land-use rules. Ethics laws. A lot is on the table, but the board is mostly flying under the radar as it decides what will go on next year's ballot.
Ian Lind: What The Supreme Court’s TMT Decision Didn’t Say Cory Lum

Ian Lind: What The Supreme Court’s TMT Decision Didn’t Say

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The ruling didn't get into whether traditional Native Hawaiian practices and rights should be protected. That's likely to come in the next round of legal wrangling.
Ian Lind: Hawaii Gets A Gold Star For Consumer Complaints John Pritchett/Civil beat

Ian Lind: Hawaii Gets A Gold Star For Consumer Complaints

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Hawaii has two online databases that consumers can turn to if they want to find out about a company or contractor. Still, it's not perfect.
Ian Lind: War Crimes on Kauai? Ann Bell/USFWS

Ian Lind: War Crimes on Kauai?

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Since when did collecting taxes become pillaging and a war crime?
Ian Lind: Setting A Low Bar For Hawaiian Vote Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Setting A Low Bar For Hawaiian Vote

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Should getting the vote of one out of four adult Hawaiians here be considered a success for the Na'i Aupuni election?
Ian Lind: Will Ruling In Council Case Derail Honolulu Ethics Enforcement? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Will Ruling In Council Case Derail Honolulu Ethics Enforcement?

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The city Ethics Commission has released few details about why it dismissed charges against current and former council members, but the decisions could set dangerous precedents.
Ian Lind: Is the Hawaiian Election a Public or Private Affair? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Is the Hawaiian Election a Public or Private Affair?

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Federal judge says he will rule on Friday whether the process to elect delegates to a Hawaiian constitutional convention can continue.
Ian Lind: Native Hawaiian Election Throws Out All the Rules Brian Tseng/Civil Beat

Ian Lind: Native Hawaiian Election Throws Out All the Rules

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None of the customary election laws apply to the high-stakes selection of delegates to a constitutional convention regarding a new government.