Special Report

It's Your Money

September 2019

Thursday, September 5

Kealoha Cases Are Racking Up ‘Endless’ Taxpayer Legal Bills

Wednesday, September 4

Honolulu Council OKs Funds To Shield Records Seized By Feds

April 2019

Monday, April 1

$3M Settlement After Rock Slide Adds To Taxpayers’ Legal Bill

February 2019

Friday, February 8

Taxpayers Hit With $1.1 Million Tab After State Settles Lawsuits

May 2017

Thursday, May 25

Hawaii Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $18 Million To Settle Claims

March 2017

Tuesday, March 21

Pedestrian Death Could Cost Honolulu Taxpayers $900K

January 2017

Friday, January 20

Potholes, Lost Inmate Property, Falling Ceiling Cost Taxpayers

July 2016

Monday, July 25

It’s Your Money: Special Session’s Price Tag At Least $10,000

December 2015

Wednesday, December 9

It’s Your Money: How A Pothole May Cost The City $1.2M

June 2014

Thursday, June 26

It’s Your Money: HPD Spends $240,000 to Record License Plates

May 2014

Thursday, May 8

It’s Your Money: Honolulu Pays $50,000 to Bicyclist Hit by Garbage Truck

March 2014

Wednesday, March 5

It’s Your Money: Prison Guards Punch Kids, Costs State $180K

February 2014

Tuesday, February 18

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Gov Wants $60,700 for Membership Fee

It’s Your Money: Governor’s Office Gets a $475K Tech Upgrade

December 2013

Monday, December 23

It’s Your Money: Man Shot By Honolulu Police Gets $150K

November 2013

Thursday, November 14

It’s Your Money: Lack of Flood Prevention Costs Honolulu $2.7 Million

April 2013

Friday, April 19

It’s Your Money: Rapist Wins $35k From Honolulu After Cops Beat Him Up

Thursday, April 4

It’s Your Money: Bumpy Roads, Brain Injury And A $1.7 Million Pothole

March 2013

Saturday, March 30

It’s Your Money: Teacher Subs Lawsuit Could Cost Hawaii Taxpayers $75M

Friday, March 1

It’s Your Money: Student Trips, State Pays $30K

February 2013

Tuesday, February 26

It’s Your Money: Faulty Hose Sends Taxpayers’ Dollars Down the Drain

Thursday, February 21

It’s Your Money: Taxpayers Owe $550K After Kids Are Put in ‘House of Horror’

December 2012

Tuesday, December 4

It’s Your Money: $300K For Legal Help in HPD Discrimination Case

November 2012

Wednesday, November 21

It’s Your Money: Feds Spend Thousands on Fish Management Book

Friday, November 16

It’s Your Money: Death By Electrocution Costs Honolulu $550K

Saturday, November 10

It’s Your Money: Hawaii’s Election Holiday Cost Taxpayers Millions

October 2012

Tuesday, October 2

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Schools Paying Double for Hot Dogs

August 2012

Tuesday, August 28

It’s Your Money: HPD’s Free Ride

July 2012

Tuesday, July 3

It’s Your Money: Sooey! Honolulu Pig Control Costs $1,400 Per Head

April 2012

Friday, April 20

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Owes $3 Million for Hazardous Scenic Lookout

Thursday, April 12

It’s Your Money: Council Spends on Travel and TVs

Thursday, April 5

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Owes $60,000 in Harassment Suit

March 2012

Thursday, March 29

It’s Your Money: State To Pay $210,000 For Fatal Kauai Wreck

Thursday, March 22

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Owes $1.2M In Fight Over Voting Machines Contract

Tuesday, March 6

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Taxpayers Bitten by Butch the Wild Boar

February 2012

Tuesday, February 28

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Owes Nearly $1 Million In Fatal Crash Lawsuit

Saturday, February 25

It’s Your Money: Hawaii Residents Expected to Pay for Whistleblower Suit

Kealoha Cases Are Racking Up ‘Endless’ Taxpayer Legal Bills Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Kealoha Cases Are Racking Up ‘Endless’ Taxpayer Legal Bills

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The legal fees for one lawsuit alone break down to about 70 cents per Oahu resident.

Honolulu Council OKs Funds To Shield Records Seized By Feds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Honolulu Council OKs Funds To Shield Records Seized By Feds

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Two council members who previously supported the funding voted no.

$3M Settlement After Rock Slide Adds To Taxpayers’ Legal Bill Flickr.com

$3M Settlement After Rock Slide Adds To Taxpayers’ Legal Bill

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The tab keeps rising for settlements that the Hawaii Legislature must still approve this session.

Taxpayers Hit With $1.1 Million Tab After State Settles Lawsuits Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Taxpayers Hit With $1.1 Million Tab After State Settles Lawsuits

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The bill presented to the Legislature includes the legal fees of religious groups providing pregnancy services that sued the state.

Hawaii Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $18 Million To Settle Claims Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $18 Million To Settle Claims

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Lawsuits filed by airport subcontractors for nonpayment represent $10 million of the total. Gov. David Ige approved the payouts last week.

Pedestrian Death Could Cost Honolulu Taxpayers $900K Department of Environmental Services

Pedestrian Death Could Cost Honolulu Taxpayers $900K

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An elderly woman was hit by a garbage truck, and the lawsuit contends the city fails to train and supervise its refuse truck drivers.

Potholes, Lost Inmate Property, Falling Ceiling Cost Taxpayers PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Potholes, Lost Inmate Property, Falling Ceiling Cost Taxpayers

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The state approved nearly $200,000 in small claims to cover a wide range of incidents reported by residents, prisoners and others.

It’s Your Money: Special Session’s Price Tag At Least $10,000 Cory Lum/Civil Beat

It’s Your Money: Special Session’s Price Tag At Least $10,000

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The Hawaii Legislature met for three days to override the governor's veto of the Maui hospitals employee bill.
It’s Your Money: How A Pothole May Cost The City $1.2M Cory Lum/Civil Beat

It’s Your Money: How A Pothole May Cost The City $1.2M

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A 2008 motorcycle crash on Kaluanui Road left a man paralyzed, and some say the city still hasn't done enough to make the road safe.