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The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don't I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don'tCRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a BUNTENBAH RELEASED FROM DETENTION Michael J. Buntenbah was ordered released from federal detention on Friday, October 9, after filing a secured mortgage for $500,000 with the clerk of the Federal District Court in Honolulu. Buntenbah was one of the 11 men named in a June 2020 indictment charging them with taking part in a variety of crimes under the direction of Honolulu businessman Michael Miske. Although federal court A CHARITY CHECK-UP: THE GREAT ALOHA RUN Every year for the past 36 years, thousands of runners have lined up early in the morning on Presidents Day to take part in the Great Aloha Run, backed by what must be hundreds of volunteers, and many island businesses. The course runs from Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium, and the event is billed as promoting healthy lifestyles, as well as raising money for local charities and military TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. LAWYER KNOWN FOR “SOVEREIGNTY DEFENSES” BARRED FROM FUTURE 4 thoughts on “ Lawyer known for “sovereignty defenses” barred from future foreclosure assistance ” Ken Conklin June 21, 2020 at 7:06 pm. Keanu Sai has been engaged in Hawaiian sovereignty scams for more than 30 years. Dexter Kaiama latched on perhaps 10-15 years ago, presumably after Sai’s former Hawaiian Kingdom Attorney General Gary Dubin left to form a mortgage advice/rescue TWO MISKE DEFENDANTS SAY THEY QUALIFY FOR RELEASE FROM Two defendants who federal prosecutors allege took part in criminal activity controlled by Honolulu businessman Michael Miske are asking to be set free on bail pending trial. The two are Michael Buntenbah, also known as Mike Malone, whose company created Defend Hawaii brand of clothing and accessories, and Norman Akau III, an executive board member of the International Alliance of A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting KAHALA BEACH APARTMENTS FACE UNCERTAIN FUTURE Kahala Beach Apartments face uncertain future. Kamehameha Schools has reportedly turned down a request from the association of apartment owners of The Kahala Beach condominium to extend the lease on the property beyond its scheduled expiration in July 2027, according to a current owner. If the report is correct, and the decision is not GABBARD’S NEW CHIEF OF STAFF Did you catch the news about Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's new chief of staff, Kainoa Penaroza, who comes to the job with zero Washington experience and painfully thin political experience as a local campaign volunteer (CivilBeat.com, 'Eyebrow Raiser: Tulsi Gabbard’s New Chief of Staff Baffles Political Insiders')? Employment History Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) (Feb. 2015-) Chief of Staff Tag Aloha Co I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS We ran into lots of our favorite dogs this morning. In order: Pepper (who squeals in delight when she sees us), Tucker and his current favorite ball, Pup Tart, Abby, then the big dogs, Tui and Jet, and then Jet is joined by Pup Tart and, finally, Mochi.CRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is aNATHANIEL KINNEY
Ballots for the special City Council District V election to fill the vacancy created by Duke Bainum’s death are scheduled to be mailed tovoters this week.
HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT A reader posed the following question, which I'm hoping someone out there will be able to answer:Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant.Do you recall the place? ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It's an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & Pest Control, the company is owned by Mike Miske. Yes, the same Mike Miske that's currently being held in the federal detention center in Honolulu facing a slew of charges for allegedly being at the TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don't I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS We ran into lots of our favorite dogs this morning. In order: Pepper (who squeals in delight when she sees us), Tucker and his current favorite ball, Pup Tart, Abby, then the big dogs, Tui and Jet, and then Jet is joined by Pup Tart and, finally, Mochi.CRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is aNATHANIEL KINNEY
Ballots for the special City Council District V election to fill the vacancy created by Duke Bainum’s death are scheduled to be mailed tovoters this week.
HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT A reader posed the following question, which I'm hoping someone out there will be able to answer:Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant.Do you recall the place? ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It's an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & Pest Control, the company is owned by Mike Miske. Yes, the same Mike Miske that's currently being held in the federal detention center in Honolulu facing a slew of charges for allegedly being at the TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don'tCRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in A LOOK BACK AT MY REPORTING ON THE MISKE CASE–PART 2 Back in late November, I posted an initial list of my reporting on the case of Michael Miske up until that time ('A look back at my reporting on the Miske case'). In the process of that reporting, I did a lot of background digging into Miske-related people, businesses, properties, prior court cases. Some of those led to further stories, some appeared to be dead ends, or with the story still JUNE | 2021 | I L I N D | PAGE 3 Federal prosecutors declined to take a position on whether Norman Akau III should be released from federal custody after agreeing to plead guilty to being part of a racketeering conspiracy allegedly controlled and directed by former Honolulu businessman Michael J. Miske, Jr. ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH AIDING MISKE’S CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY For months, I've been thinking that there must be a hidden layer of licensed professionals, accountants, lawyers, and possibly bankers, who aided alleged crime boss Mike Miske in structuring his businesses so that his activities on the wrong side of the law remained hidden. Last week, federal prosecutors brought charges against a local accountant who, they allege, prepared and filed false tax A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting HOW ABOUT WE TOSS IN ANOTHER $50 MILLION FOR THE SAME Yes, it's true. There's another pair of bills authorizing $50,000,000 in special purpose revenue bonds (yes, as in $50 million) to a Hawaii company, Keahole Hotel & Suites LLC, for planning, designing, constructing, and equipping facilities for a hotel at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole. According to state business registration records, Keahole Hotel & Suites LLC hasMARCEL VAN WOERKOM
Marcel van Woerkom Amsterdam I want to let you know all my thoughts are with you. I remember, it must have been in 1972 ( 30 years ago) I met Ann in Amsterdam and we became friends.Ann has been a friend and she has introduced me to many of her friends: Lynda, Helge, the McCutchons and others. BUNTENBAH RELEASED FROM DETENTION Michael J. Buntenbah was ordered released from federal detention on Friday, October 9, after filing a secured mortgage for $500,000 with the clerk of the Federal District Court in Honolulu. Buntenbah was one of the 11 men named in a June 2020 indictment charging them with taking part in a variety of crimes under the direction of Honolulu businessman Michael Miske. Although federal courtSPENCE WEAVER
Remember this photo of my mother, Helen Lind, in the Swanky Franky hot dog stand operated by two young entrepreneurs, Spence and Cliff Weaver, in around 1939 or 1940? TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant.CRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in KAHALA MORNING DOGS (JUNE 5 EDITION) We ran into lots of our favorite dogs this morning. In order: Pepper (who squeals in delight when she sees us), Tucker and his current favorite ball, Pup Tart, Abby, then the big dogs, Tui and Jet, and then Jet is joined by Pup Tart and, finally, Mochi.Some day ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH AIDING MISKE’S CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY For months, I've been thinking that there must be a hidden layer of licensed professionals, accountants, lawyers, and possibly bankers, who aided alleged crime boss Mike Miske in structuring his businesses so that his activities on the wrong side of the law remained hidden. Last week, federal prosecutors brought charges against a local accountant who, they allege, prepared and filed false tax A LOOK BACK AT MY REPORTING ON THE MISKE CASE–PART 2 Back in late November, I posted an initial list of my reporting on the case of Michael Miske up until that time ('A look back at my reporting on the Miske case'). In the process of that reporting, I did a lot of background digging into Miske-related people, businesses, properties, prior court cases. Some of those led to further stories, some appeared to be dead ends, or with the story still READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a BUNTENBAH RELEASED FROM DETENTION Michael J. Buntenbah was ordered released from federal detention on Friday, October 9, after filing a secured mortgage for $500,000 with the clerk of the Federal District Court in Honolulu. Buntenbah was one of the 11 men named in a June 2020 indictment charging them with taking part in a variety of crimes under the direction of Honolulu businessman Michael Miske. Although federal court MORE OF MIKE MISKE’S FAMILY HISTORY Michael John Miske, Jr.’s grandfather, Walter Lawrence Miske, Jr., was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February 1927 (although some records put his birth in 1926). The senior Miske was born with the family name Miszewski, but had adopted the shorter and Americanized “Miske” by the time he was an adult. Walter Miske became agemologist and
ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & 2013 SHOOTING WAS APPARENT ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF MISKE’S A comment left here on a recent post pointed to a previously unreported incident in the Mike Miske story. The commenter pointed to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser story published on May 30, 2013 ('Kailua man charged in Memorial Day shooting case'). The story simply reported that 42-year old Jon Frederick Rapozo had been arrested on attempted murder, drug, and firearms charges after a shooting A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, Inc HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved.NATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT SHAPE OF ORGANIZED CRIME 6 thoughts on “ Trying to understand the current shape of organized crime in Hawaii ” WhatMeWorry December 16, 2020 at 11:00 am. It’s simple. “Organized crime” is a LOT more organized these days with myriad ways to disguise the enterprise behind legitimate shields and bought off officials, bureaucrats & politicians. WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant.CRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in KAHALA MORNING DOGS (JUNE 5 EDITION) We ran into lots of our favorite dogs this morning. In order: Pepper (who squeals in delight when she sees us), Tucker and his current favorite ball, Pup Tart, Abby, then the big dogs, Tui and Jet, and then Jet is joined by Pup Tart and, finally, Mochi.Some day ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH AIDING MISKE’S CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY For months, I've been thinking that there must be a hidden layer of licensed professionals, accountants, lawyers, and possibly bankers, who aided alleged crime boss Mike Miske in structuring his businesses so that his activities on the wrong side of the law remained hidden. Last week, federal prosecutors brought charges against a local accountant who, they allege, prepared and filed false tax A LOOK BACK AT MY REPORTING ON THE MISKE CASE–PART 2 Back in late November, I posted an initial list of my reporting on the case of Michael Miske up until that time ('A look back at my reporting on the Miske case'). In the process of that reporting, I did a lot of background digging into Miske-related people, businesses, properties, prior court cases. Some of those led to further stories, some appeared to be dead ends, or with the story still READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a BUNTENBAH RELEASED FROM DETENTION Michael J. Buntenbah was ordered released from federal detention on Friday, October 9, after filing a secured mortgage for $500,000 with the clerk of the Federal District Court in Honolulu. Buntenbah was one of the 11 men named in a June 2020 indictment charging them with taking part in a variety of crimes under the direction of Honolulu businessman Michael Miske. Although federal court MORE OF MIKE MISKE’S FAMILY HISTORY Michael John Miske, Jr.’s grandfather, Walter Lawrence Miske, Jr., was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in February 1927 (although some records put his birth in 1926). The senior Miske was born with the family name Miszewski, but had adopted the shorter and Americanized “Miske” by the time he was an adult. Walter Miske became agemologist and
ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & 2013 SHOOTING WAS APPARENT ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF MISKE’S A comment left here on a recent post pointed to a previously unreported incident in the Mike Miske story. The commenter pointed to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser story published on May 30, 2013 ('Kailua man charged in Memorial Day shooting case'). The story simply reported that 42-year old Jon Frederick Rapozo had been arrested on attempted murder, drug, and firearms charges after a shooting A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reporting I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, IncNATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved. ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don't I L I N D | IAN LIND • NOW ONLINE DAILY FROM OLD KAHALAABOUTCONTACTSUBSCRIBEBUSINESSVIDEOVINTAGE PHOTOS In fiscal year 2022, the flagship campus will have its budget reduced about 14%, or $35.6 million, compared to its current budget. Meanwhile, UH Hilo’s budget would drop by $2.2 million, and UH West Oahu by $1 million, budget reductions of 5.9% each. TheCRIME | I L I N D
The process, described in this 2001 Justice Department report, is largely unchanged. The protocol requires United States Attorneys to submit cases involving a pending charge of an offense for which the death penalty is a legally authorized sanction, regardless of whether or not the U.S. Attorney recommends seeking the death penalty. READY FOR MR. MARBLES I'm scheduled to pick up The-Cat-Currently-Known-as-Mr-Marbles at 11 a.m. today. But this rescue almost went off the rails yesterday when Marbles tested negative for feline leukemia virus, but positive for Feline Immunodeficiency Virus, or FIV. This was news that we didn't expect. And it wasn't good. Here's one online description of FIV. Feline immunodeficiency virus, or cat FIV, is a COURT ORDERS SALE OF MISKE-OWNED TUNA LONGLINER A federal judge has issued an order directing the sale of the 90-foot longline fishing vessel 'Rachel,' a lesser known asset owned by Michael J. Miske, Jr., the accused leader of a criminal gang now facing federal criminal charges ranging from kidnapping and murder for hire to bank fraud. Miske, best known as the owner and operator of the highly visible Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, IncNATHANIEL KINNEY
Nathaniel Kinney graduated from the University of Hawaii’s law school in 2007 and immediately landed a job as director of organizing and counsel for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 50, earning between $100,000 and $150,000 a year. According to the union’s Form LM-2, filed with the federalDepartment of
HNN REPORTS FED PROBE OF KANESHIRO-MITSUNAGA TIES 2 thoughts on “ HNN reports fed probe of Kaneshiro-Mitsunaga ties ” WhatMeWorry April 13, 2021 at 9:09 am. With a list of clown $$$ recipients topped with the likes of Caldwell, Hanabusa, Ozawa, Dela Cruz, Manahan, I. Anderson, E. Martin and Kouchi, it’s hard to argue that the possibility of corrupt practices isn’t involved. ALLEGED GANG LEADER’S TERMITE TREATMENT COMPANY STILL Alleged gang leader’s termite treatment company still advertising. I was a bit surprised to see this arrive in the mail earlier in the week along with the current issue of MidWeek. It’s an advertising mailer for Oahu Termite & Pest Control. Like Kamaaina Termite & WHAT TO DO WITH OLD SCHOOL YEARBOOKS? In one of the last stacks of boxes, on a storage rack high in the garage of my family's old house in Kahala, one of the ancient boxes contained a surprise--a stack of my old high-school and college yearbooks. At least four years from Honolulu's University High School, the 'Lab School,' and then several years from Whitman College, where I managed to graduate. All dating to the decade of the Q: NAME THIS OLD HONOLULU RESTAURANT Q: Name this old Honolulu restaurant. A reader posed the following question, which I’m hoping someone out there will be able to answer: Back in the 70s, there was a plate lunch type place downtown on the waterfront around Smith Street. They specialized in fresh fish and had the menu posted on butcher paper that was hanging in the restaurant. TRUMP TOWER IN WAIKIKI PAYS FEES TO DONALD TRUMP I took a small dip this morning into the information pool on the Trump International Hotel and Tower at Waikik Beach Walk. Two bits of information. First, the Waikiki project, like other Trump-branded buildings, does indeed pay licensing fees to President Donald J. Trump, according to the condominium report on file with the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. If you don'tCRIME | I L I N D
The Hawaii US Attorney’s Office has made a recommendation stating whether or not it wants to seek the death penalty in the case of Michael J. Miske, Jr., the former owner of Kamaaina Termite and Pest Control, and other related businesses, who faces charges involving multiple federal crimes, including four capital offenses related to the kidnapping and murder of 21-year old Jonathan Fraser in KAHALA MORNING DOGS (JUNE 5 EDITION) We ran into lots of our favorite dogs this morning. In order: Pepper (who squeals in delight when she sees us), Tucker and his current favorite ball, Pup Tart, Abby, then the big dogs, Tui and Jet, and then Jet is joined by Pup Tart and, finally, Mochi.Some day ACCOUNTANT CHARGED WITH AIDING MISKE’S CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY For months, I've been thinking that there must be a hidden layer of licensed professionals, accountants, lawyers, and possibly bankers, who aided alleged crime boss Mike Miske in structuring his businesses so that his activities on the wrong side of the law remained hidden. Last week, federal prosecutors brought charges against a local accountant who, they allege, prepared and filed false tax JUNE | 2021 | I L I N D | PAGE 2 Meda has a small and somewhat faded snapshot in a place of honor in her University of Hawaii office. The photo sits in a simple plastic frame on top of one of the old filing cabinets that line one wall in the office, 16 drawers filled with decades of academic papers of all kinds, class lists, teaching notes, collections of published articles related to her various academic interests and JUDGE RULES NORMAN AKAU, MISKE CO-DEFENDANT, TO REMAIN Federal Magistrate Judge Kenneth Mansfield on Friday rejected a bid for early release from detention by one of alleged crime boss Michael J. Miske, Jr's co-defendants, Norman Akau III. Akau is charged with participating in Miske's alleged racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute illegal drugs, carrying a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, the armed robbery of a drug dealer, and BUNTENBAH RELEASED FROM DETENTION Michael J. Buntenbah was ordered released from federal detention on Friday, October 9, after filing a secured mortgage for $500,000 with the clerk of the Federal District Court in Honolulu. Buntenbah was one of the 11 men named in a June 2020 indictment charging them with taking part in a variety of crimes under the direction of Honolulu businessman Michael Miske. Although federal court LAWYER KNOWN FOR “SOVEREIGNTY DEFENSES” BARRED FROM FUTURE 4 thoughts on “ Lawyer known for “sovereignty defenses” barred from future foreclosure assistance ” Ken Conklin June 21, 2020 at 7:06 pm. Keanu Sai has been engaged in Hawaiian sovereignty scams for more than 30 years. Dexter Kaiama latched on perhaps 10-15 years ago, presumably after Sai’s former Hawaiian Kingdom Attorney General Gary Dubin left to form a mortgage advice/rescueMARCEL VAN WOERKOM
Marcel van Woerkom Amsterdam I want to let you know all my thoughts are with you. I remember, it must have been in 1972 ( 30 years ago) I met Ann in Amsterdam and we became friends.Ann has been a friend and she has introduced me to many of her friends: Lynda, Helge, the McCutchons and others.SPENCE WEAVER
Remember this photo of my mother, Helen Lind, in the Swanky Franky hot dog stand operated by two young entrepreneurs, Spence and Cliff Weaver, in around 1939 or 1940? It was posted here earlier along with several other photos from the period, including one A FEW EXAMPLES OF GOOD INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING Trolling through the web this morning, I ran into an article by Arizona Republic reporter Craig Harris describing the development of what eventually became an award-winning eight-part series on public pensions. It's always fun to read good reporting, and the inside story on the series is an added bonus. You might also want to check out a couple of university-based investigative reportingI L I N D
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MORE DARK FINANCIAL CLOUDS SURROUND HONOLULU’S RAIL PROJECT Posted on May 7, 2020 by Ian Lind | 8 comments In a blog post on Wednesday, Bob Jones highlighted another problem that Honolulu’s rail system is likely face,
if it is ever actually completed. The problem? Live-in homeless. Bob cites how homeless have been using train systems as moving hostels, taking over areas as they would take over sidewalk areas or bus stops. It’s not a pretty picture. Couple it with the decision not to provide restroom facilities at rail stations, and it suggests this is all going to turn into an operationheadache.
But for now, I’m concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the economics of the rail system. We’ve been living with a .5% general excise tax surcharge to fund construction of the rail system, and that extra half-percent has been extended through 2030. Remember, we were told, that visitors pay as much as 25% of the total raised through the GED. But that was then. This is now. Visitors are paying virtually none of the GET. And the tax receipts raised through the GET have plummeted since most of Hawaii businesses have been shuttered. Meanwhile, Honolulu has paid much of the rail’s tab to date by issuing general obligation bonds. The state, up until Covid-19 hit, has been considered a good credit risk. One of the primary considerations of the bond rating agencies has been the strength of Hawaii’s tourism industry. For example, when the Moody’s rating service evaluated a rail bond issue earlier this year, it cited as Honolulu’s primary “credit strength” its “Credit strength” the “Strong economic conditions that include a healthy and growing tourism industry, extremely low unemployment levels, and an expanding tax base.” > Honolulu’s economy and tax base are key credit strengths. Tourism, > a primary economic driver, continues to show strength: visitor > counts to Honolulu in 2019 reached 6.2 million, up 5.6% from 2018. > Since 2009, visitor counts to Honolulu have increased 53.9%. > Visitors to Honolulu, which is coterminous with the island of Oahu, > are a mix of both US domestic as well as international travelers, > which helps moderate the effects of economic swings in any > particular market. While we expect some impact from the coronavirus > currently impacting China and East Asia, we expect the effect to be > minimal if the outbreak is contained quickly. Visitors from China > and Hong Kong represented 1.3% of visitors in 2018, and visitors > from other Asian countries, primarily Japan, represented 17.8%. > Other metrics of a strong tourism economy, including hotel room > occupancy and revenue per available room have had similarly strong> trends.
Many of the factors cited among Honolulu’s strengths have suddenly and dramatically changed. The shutdown of tourism along with the rest of non-essential businesses, the almost total halt to air travel, and soaring unemployment, have certainly altered the municipal finance landscape. That’s going to make future bond financing more costly for the city, even as its other sources of rail revenue have been hit. Without any likely path to a full reopening of the tourism industry anytime soon, and high unemployment likely to be with us for a while, the cash flow dedicated to the rail is certainly going to face significant new shortfalls in the short-to-intermediate term. Where is the city going to turn to find the money to make up the difference and keep rail construction on track? The board of the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART) is now under increased pressure to show the public that it has a viable financial plan and budget that takes into account the dramatically changed financial world. And a postscript: After an exchange with Jones a couple of days ago in which we disagreed over how to assess the social media site Change.org, he sent the following email. > Thanks for the vote of confidence in my blog.>
> We disagree on the Change.org template (Word Press doesn’t put > Word Press and its logo at the head of my blog, so displays no > endorsement of my postings) but you are very civil about the > disagreement and I in turn fully appreciate your take on the issue. > If we all handled disagrements with such civil exchanges it would be > a much better American experience. Agreed. I already consider the Bob Jones Report to be essential reading. Hopefully a growing number of others will also.8 Comments
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THROWBACK THURSDAY: KAPIOLANI BLVD C.1954 Posted on May 7, 2020 by Ian Lind | 1 comment This photo is scanned from an old slide of my mother took back around1954.
It’s taken on Kapiolani Boulevard near the corner of Ward Avenue, looking toward Diamond Head. On the right, you can see a large sign for “Acme Auto,” which apparently included the large car lot. I found an advertisement for Acme Auto from that period. It was located at 903 Kapiolani, and must have stretched along that block. I started looking for old newspaper clippings that might show when Kapiolani was widened, as that might help narrow down when the photowas taken.
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CMBS COULD POSE RISKS FOR SOME HAWAII’S HOTELS & RETAIL PROPERTIES Posted on May 6, 2020 by Ian Lind | 4 comments CMBS. Not exactly a familiar acronym to most of us. It stands for collateralized mortgage-backed securities, which refers to the repackaging of the underlying mortgages beneath hotels, shopping malls, and other large properties to create securities which are then sold to investors, offering a way to finance debt beyond the relative safety of plain vanilla mortgage loans. Hawaii hotels are sitting on billions of dollars of CMBS which are subject to debt service payments and eventual repayment of the principal amounts. But the current lockdown of Hawaii’s tourism industry could leave many facing difficulties making requiredpayments.
Back in early March, prognosticators were suggesting Hawaii’s visitor industry could see revenue declines of 15-35% this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under those scenarios, Hawaii’s tourism-based industry was rated likely to weather the financial storm, with perhaps a couple of shaky properties. But a virtually total shutdown of the entire industry for an extended period of time, with no clear path to full reopening, doesn’t just mean a high level of unemployment among hotel, restaurant, and retailemployees.
The danger, of course, is if hotels may be unable to cover their debt service payments and default, especially if Hawaii’s lockdown is prolonged. With revenues down to zero at this time for most Hawaii hotels and resorts, it’s hard to imagine that there isn’t a lot of fear and trembling behind the scenes. Pacific Business News called attention to the problem in a March 31,2020 story
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> In a March 27 letter addressed to a host of federal regulators, the > heads of the American Hotel and Lodging Association and Asian > American Hotel Owners Association said the industry’s > “unprecedented cash flow crisis” brought on by the COVID-19 > pandemic requires a separate financial lifeline as well as special > protections from the sector’s legions of lenders and loan> servicers….
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> “Many hotels are unable to pay operating costs and thus debt > service,” wrote AHLA President Chip Rogers and AAHOA President > Cecil Staton in their letter to the U.S. Treasury, Federal Reserve > and Securities and Exchange Commission. “This will cause a > snowball effect of foreclosures followed by lenders taking ownership > of severely distressed assets with no ability to operate them.” “Hotels in the Urban Honolulu area owe more than $2.2 billion in outstanding debt, and those in the Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina MSA has nearly $750 million in outstanding CMBS debt,” PBN reported, pointing to 17 properties in Honolulu and another 7 on Maui with outstanding CMBS debt exposure. A March 2, 2020 report by the Kroll bond rating agency also assessed the situation in Hawaii. > “Hawaii is home to 18 lodging properties—$4.33 billioin by > allocated loan amount (ALA)—that serve as collateral for 17 loans > securitized in 25 CMBS transactions. Additionally, there are 28 > retail properties, inclusive of mixed-use assets with a significant > retail component, collateralizing 28 loans ($2.95 billion) in 30 > securitizations.” Kroll then examined scenarios what would happen under “stress” where hotels were hit with drops of 15%, 25%, and in the worst case considered, 35% declines in business. The report found only two properties, the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai and Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, would not have the cash flow to cover debt obligations under at least the worst case scenario (a 35% decline). But if the same review were done today, it’s unclear whether its conclusions would be so sanguine. Back in 2017, data published at Trepp.com,
which maintains what it says is the largest commercially available database of securitized mortgages, listed two Hawaii resorts as among the five highest valued properties backed by securitized debttransactions.
The Hilton Hawaiian Village was ranked #2 by Trepp with a value of$2.23 billion.
> Overall, the borrower’s fees and leasehold interest in Hilton > Hawaiian Village anchors $1.275 billion in CMBS debt that is > securitized in the single-asset HILT 2016-HHV deal, along with eight > other conduit transactions. The fixed-rate mortgage is split into 16 > pari-passu A-notes totaling $696.6 million and five B-notes with a > combined balance of $578.4 million that were used for the > refinancing of an existing $1.255 billion debt package. And the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea followed at #5 on Trepp’s list. The resort, with an “as-is” appraised value of $910 million (in 2017), “secures $600 million in debt that consists of a $469 million CMBS loan and two mezzanine notes totaling $131 million,”Trepp reported.
With high occupancy rates, these mega-resorts were projected to have little trouble covering their debt payments. However, with zero occupancy for an extended period, many others could be facing cashflow problems.
I’m less than comfortable making sense of the risks ahead as a result this kind of high financial stress. As they say, however, therebe dragons.
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LAWSUIT CLAIMS HAWAIIAN FAILED TO GIVE REFUNDS FOR CANCELLED FLIGHTS Posted on May 6, 2020 by Ian Lind | 1 comment A federal lawsuit filed in Honolulu alleges Hawaiian Airlines has failed to comply with legal provisions requiring refunds to customers holding tickets for flights that are cancelled. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nataly Alvarez, a Baldwin Park, California woman, but it also seeks certification as a class action on behalf of “all others similarly situated.” According to the complaint, Alvarez and her family had tickets on a Hawaiian flight to Maui which was cancelled “due to the coronavirus travel restrictions.” “Plaintiff requested a refund from Hawaiian, which never came,” the complaint alleges. According to the complaint, the family had booked a flight to Maui scheduled for April 14, which was cancelled by the airline on March27.
“On April 2, 2020, Plaintiff attempted to call Hawaiian to request a refund for her flight, but received no response. Plaintiff has spent many hours on the phone since trying to get ahold of Hawaiian, but with the same result each time,” the lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit points to similar complaints about difficulties in obtaining refunds that were posted on social media sites. The complaint was filed in Hawaii’s Federal District Court on April 20, 2020 by Honolulu attorney Birney B. Bervar and two attorneys in the Walnut Creek ofice of Bursor & Fisher, a major national law firm specializing in class action cases. The lawsuit could add to the financial woes of the airline, which this week disclosed it suffered a $144.4 million loss in the first threemonths of 2020.
The complaint cites a U.S. Department of Transportation directive dated April 3, 2020, according to which airlines “remain obligated to provide a prompt refund to passengers” if the flights are cancelled, or subject to significant schedule changes “and the passenger chooses not to accept the alternative offered by thecarrier.”
“Indeed, the DOT?s Enforcement Notice makes perfectly clear that offering ‘?vouchers or credits for future travel’? is not an adequate or appropriate substitute for airlines? obligations to offer refunds for cancelled flights,” the complaint alleges. The complaint has not yet been served on the company, according to the federal court’s online data system.1 Comment
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