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Campaign Cash From Convicted Briber Is Raising Questions In Hawaiʻi LG Race

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By Kevin Dayton Verified, Blaze Lovell Verified
| Honolulu Civil Beat Verified
This time it’s Derek Kawakami who is being forced to explain why he took money from a convicted Honolulu businessman and never gave it back. When news spread that businessman Milton Choy was entangled in a federal corruption investigation in 2022, more than two dozen Hawaiʻi politicians hurried to return political contributions they had received from Choy. But Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami, who is now a leading candidate for lieutenant governor, was not among them.
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Honolulu Spent $450K On Plans For Flood-Prone Stream. Then It Did Nothing

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By Blaze Lovell Verified
| Standard Journal Verified
The city owns the final stretch of a stream called Kaukonahua, and over the years, it had become clogged with islands of sediment and trees. The project was too expensive, the city said. Then the rains came in March, overwhelming the choked waterway and inundating nearby homes and farms. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, Honolulu Civil Beat.
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Honolulu Spent $450K On Plans For Flood-Prone Stream. Then It Did Nothing

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By Blaze Lovell Verified
| Vancouver is Awesome Verified
Weeks before the Kona low storms, Honolulu reported that it was canceling another long-stalled project to dredge a flood-prone North Shore stream. Weeks before the Kona low storms, Honolulu reported that it was canceling another long-stalled project to dredge a flood-prone North Shore stream. The city owns the final stretch of a stream called Kaukonahua, and over the years, it had become clogged with islands of sediment and trees. The project was too expensive, the city said.
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