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Malia Zimmerman is the editor and co-founder of Hawaii Reporter. She has worked as a consultant and contributor to several dozen media outlets including ABC 20/20, FOX News, MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal, UPI and the Washington Times. Malia has been listed as one of the nation’s top "Web Proficients, Virtuosi, and Masters" and "Hawaii's new media thought leader" by http://www.thewebstersdictionary.com Reach her at Malia@hawaiireporter.com
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Letter cites serious flaws in $28 million taxpayer-funded University of Hawaii dorm project
Monday, May 20th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman - HONOLULU — A University of Hawaii-Hilo spokeswoman insists a $28 million dorm project will be ready by August, but a report obtained by Hawaii Reporter and Watchdog.org outlines numerous flaws in the taxpayer-funded project. The problems are so serious they could increase the project’s cost and delay its fall opening. In a letter sent to [...]
Read Full Article >>Hawaii leads nation in per-capita debt for unfunded union benefits
Friday, May 17th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman - HONOLULU — Hawaii taxpayers have a heavy burden to bear when it comes to covering "other post-employment retirement benefits" for their public employees. In a newly released analysis, the Chicago-based Truth in Accounting reports Hawaii’s OPEB — those "other post-employment retirement benefits" — is more than $9,800 per capita. That's more than any [...]
Read Full Article >>IRS Apologizes for Unfairly Targeting Hawaii Tea Parties and 27 Others Across the Country
Friday, May 10th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - In a stunning twist, the Internal Revenue Service has apologized today for unfairly targeting two Hawaii tea party groups and 25 other tea party organizations in 18 states across the country. The apology followed demands by IRS employees that tea parties applying for a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status disclose membership [...]
Read Full Article >>Hawaii’s Unfunded Liabilities Loom Large
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU – Hawaii lawmakers took modest steps to address the state’s record $25-billion in unfunded liabilities during the 2012 and 2013 legislative sessions. But taxpayer watchdogs are critical that not enough is being done to address looming debts and are concerned that overly generous benefits promised to thousands of public employees in [...]
Read Full Article >>Controversy Followed University of Hawaii President Greenwood from California to Hawaii
Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman - Less than 18 hours after University of Hawaii President MRC Greenwood announced she plans to retire several months before her lucrative $475,000-a-year contract expires in 2015, the controversial academic has gone silent – at least for now. Lynne Waters, spokesperson for Greenwood, issued a statement Tuesday morning: “President Greenwood feels she [...]
Read Full Article >>New Details in Stevie 'Wonder Blunder' Concert Fiasco Released After University Forced to Make Report Public
Thursday, April 11th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU- The University of Hawaii lost $200,000 to scammers claiming to represent Stevie Wonder, but the timeline details of who was responsible has not been released to the media until last Friday when the university released a long awaited “fact-finders” report naming the people and businesses involved with the so-called “Wonder Blunder.” The Office of Information [...]
Read Full Article >>Jason Pascua - Army Reservist, Political Candidate - Indicted After Allegedly Scamming $1.4 Million from 29 Hawaii Families
Thursday, March 28th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - Jason Pascua knew how to put on a good act – at least that’s what the U.S. Army reservist and former Hawaii House of Representatives candidate told local residents. According to a March 27 federal indictment, Pascua solicited a collective $1.4 million over three years from 29 Hawaii families on the [...]
Read Full Article >>Following the money government spends isn't easy in Hawaii: Report gives state an 'F' grade for transparency
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN- HONOLULU — A new study confirms what many reporters and taxpayer watchdog groups already know: Hawaii’s public records are difficult to get. Hawaii received an “F” in the Annual Report on Transparency of Government Spending released March 26 by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. The report, “Following the Money 2013: How the States Rank [...]
Read Full Article >>Honolulu Airport Ranks Fourth In Best Place to Make a "Hot Connection"
Wednesday, March 27th, 2013 in Today in Hawaii
By Malia Zimmerman - HONOLULU - Many visitors and residents have complained about Honolulu International Airport's deteriorating facilities, long security lines and lack of air conditioning particularly in the summer months. There can be considerable walks to get to the proper gate and extensive waits in the baggage claim area. But the results of a new survey [...]
Read Full Article >>University of Hawaii President MRC Greenwood, A Frequent Flier
Friday, March 22nd, 2013 in Special Investigation&Today in Hawaii
BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - HONOLULU - MRC Greenwood has traveled for nearly one year out of her four-year tenure as University of Hawaii President, according to records obtained from the University administration. (see MRC Greenwood's travel records) Between June 2009 and February 2013, Greenwood was out of state for 238 days and traveling between islands for [...]
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