tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post5498675424141347420..comments2023-10-17T04:51:08.765-10:00Comments on KauaiEclectic: Musings: Selective AuditJoan Conrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-19321680239128950152014-04-09T18:42:12.181-10:002014-04-09T18:42:12.181-10:00corruption corruption corruptioncorruption corruption corruptionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-6415976981146313972014-04-09T11:25:10.434-10:002014-04-09T11:25:10.434-10:00Ethically challenged and incompetent = unqualified...Ethically challenged and incompetent = unqualified. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-69104810656558810342014-04-08T22:04:51.546-10:002014-04-08T22:04:51.546-10:00Incompetence, unqualified is more like it. Since s...Incompetence, unqualified is more like it. Since staff auditor left no new audit has been done. Three people being paid in the auditor's office all unqualified. Kauai keep paying them for doing nothing. Glenn, Ken and Rosa will be happy including TGI. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12893114175276352206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-75231149696570930912014-04-06T20:40:04.790-10:002014-04-06T20:40:04.790-10:00But the mayor still gets to go to all the local fu...But the mayor still gets to go to all the local fundrasiers and not pay for the dinner. He would not get to go if he is not the mayor. This also violates state law. As well as going to the mainland for parties thrown by hollywood bigshots paid for by a local non profit with no record of disclouser, also required by state law and county charterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-21314346154037564502014-04-06T12:52:36.007-10:002014-04-06T12:52:36.007-10:00That's a lot of gas!That's a lot of gas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-10747979470180538332014-04-06T11:24:25.180-10:002014-04-06T11:24:25.180-10:00From the Federal judge's order dismissing the ...From the Federal judge's order dismissing the case:<br /><br />Plaintiff presented evidence that<br />(1) Carvalho was openly hostile to Plaintiff, (2) Carvalho investigated an anonymous complaint of a zoning violation on Plaintiff’s property by reviewing a police report concerning Plaintiff’s property and contacting the Director of the County Planning Department to determine whether Plaintiff had committed any zoning<br />violations (even though misdemeanors<br />were handled by junior prosecutors),(3) Carvalho’s<br />office filed criminal charges against Plaintiff regarding these zoning violations, even though two of the charges were the result of a possible violation of Plaintiff’s Fourth Amendment rights, (4) the criminal charges were dismissed against Plaintiff after Carvalho’s office was removed from the case for a conflict of interest, and (5) Carvalho sought Plaintiff’s recusal from Council matters<br />regarding her office in light of the criminal charges against him, and further released a letter to the media seeking Plaintiff’s recusal and outlining several<br />alleged incidents with Plaintiff. <br /><br />And that's why the case settled. <br /><br />None of which has anything to do with Shaylene illegally using county cars and 1018 gallons of county gasoline.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-20597945564591040002014-04-06T10:40:34.275-10:002014-04-06T10:40:34.275-10:00Posted: Friday, April 4, 2014 4:08 pm
Associated P...Posted: Friday, April 4, 2014 4:08 pm<br />Associated Press | 0 comments<br />HONOLULU (AP) — A Kauai councilman is agreeing to a $290,000 settlement in his lawsuit claiming his civil rights were violated for going against political foes.<br />Councilman Timothy Bynum sued the county in 2012, saying he was unfairly charged with zoning violations at his home because he was critical of the former prosecuting attorney.<br />The settlement was scheduled to be put on the record during a hearing in federal court in Honolulu on Friday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-9470833860828554222014-04-06T10:34:10.275-10:002014-04-06T10:34:10.275-10:00"LIHU‘E — The sometimes personal argument bet..."LIHU‘E — The sometimes personal argument between Kaua‘i County Council Chair Bill “Kaipo” Asing and Councilmember Tim Bynum that nearly boiled over earlier this summer flared up briefly Wednesday as the two debated the legislators’ travel policy — or lack thereof.<br />The disagreement began when Asing, the council’s chief procurement officer with the power to OK other members’ travel plans, denied Bynum’s request to be reimbursed for a round-trip flight to Honolulu and a rental car in July — around the same time of Bynum’s and Lani Kawahara’s crusade to address issues of transparency and challenge Asing’s power as chair.<br />Fellow council members and County Attorney Al Castillo were able to cool things off and keep the discussion civil, and what started as an argument over $150 ended with an agreement to hammer out a written travel policy."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-49629464358290664332014-04-06T08:57:10.536-10:002014-04-06T08:57:10.536-10:00There is a big difference between following a poli...There is a big difference between following a policy that had not been questioned in more than two decades and deliberately violating what's clearly spelled out in HRS. The Mayor stopped immediately once the policy was questioned. The Prosecutor contined to break the law with the Auditor's knowledge and tacit concurrence. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-55804775660073635062014-04-06T08:33:12.665-10:002014-04-06T08:33:12.665-10:00According to the auditor only certain employees we...According to the auditor only certain employees were authorized to take cars home. The auditor also said taking county cars home without authorization was a crime. So Shaylene and Jake used county cars and gas in violation of the law. The auditor told the investigators to look the other way. 1018 gallons of gas and a car used illegally and the auditor ignored it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-29795555223693948902014-04-06T08:05:26.658-10:002014-04-06T08:05:26.658-10:00There is a big difference between taking a county ...There is a big difference between taking a county car home, which many county employees do, and using a county gas card that is assigned to another county vehicle. By doing that, you hide the fuel use by an individual employee. That is fraud. The employees that take county cars home can be tracked, both my mileage and fuel use. The unauthorized use of an unassigned fuel card leaves no tracking. No one knows how the fuel was used. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-36413592286969816042014-04-05T22:27:57.362-10:002014-04-05T22:27:57.362-10:00Clearly they didn't know all the facts. But t...Clearly they didn't know all the facts. But that has never stopped them from endlessly holding the council hostage while they rant and rave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-61611661704166477062014-04-05T17:05:03.361-10:002014-04-05T17:05:03.361-10:00Maybe they didn't know all the facts.Maybe they didn't know all the facts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-77040559393633284082014-04-05T12:06:49.784-10:002014-04-05T12:06:49.784-10:00Who is right?
Not Ken and Glenn, which is one rea...Who is right?<br /><br />Not Ken and Glenn, which is one reason I wrote this post, to expose their BS about the poor victimized auditor. Total shibai.Joan Conrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172330100788007499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-34722228115205108532014-04-05T10:50:31.306-10:002014-04-05T10:50:31.306-10:00So the auditor does an audit that coincidentally i...So the auditor does an audit that coincidentally identifies his enemy the Mayor as a gas thief, in an election year.<br /><br />The Prosecutor accidentally gets caught up in the audit for supposedly doing the the same thing, because of some trouble-making assistant auditor. That gets swept under the rug and the assistant auditor quits. The Prosecutor then uses the audit to go after the Mayor. Is that it?<br /><br />But Glen and Ken show up on unemployment Wednesdays to tell us how great the auditor is. Who is right? <br /><br />Welcome to Manila.<br /><br />Why are you bringing in facts? How can they explain away that many thousands of gallons of taxpayer gas?<br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76261929382990646912014-04-05T09:53:32.742-10:002014-04-05T09:53:32.742-10:00"The same month, Auditor Pasion specifically ..."The same month, Auditor Pasion specifically directed the investigators to not investigate the use of fuel by any other employees, including the prosecuting attorney and her first deputy"<br /><br />What else did he "miss"? Incompetent or corrupt, you decide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-76884672958697678972014-04-05T07:02:48.824-10:002014-04-05T07:02:48.824-10:00Since Nadine left, this council has taken a big di...Since Nadine left, this council has taken a big dive down, nothin to be proud of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-73296137144709010462014-04-04T19:36:09.741-10:002014-04-04T19:36:09.741-10:00Anonymous said...
mel, the chief, Shay and Ross: t...Anonymous said...<br />mel, the chief, Shay and Ross: the new council hui with Mel as Chair. <br /><br />The next day 100 county employees and three council members resign. <br /><br />April 3, 2014 at 11:23 PM<br /> <br />This would be Kauai's worst Nightmare.<br /><br />I will guarantee that there will more a lot more unsolved murders.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-14914259851260266602014-04-04T15:21:38.161-10:002014-04-04T15:21:38.161-10:00At least he'll be buying it and putting it in ...At least he'll be buying it and putting it in his own vehicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-68182097309255698122014-04-04T09:23:56.404-10:002014-04-04T09:23:56.404-10:00This is compelling data. Will the police chief al...This is compelling data. Will the police chief allow charges to be filed? If the evidence supports this, it should be done. <br />They should have top personally buy and pump all that has back into county cars.<br />But jackpot Bynum did have a rice cooker when his enemies window peeped. He can buy a few gallons of gas too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-27877087352750878172014-04-03T23:23:14.228-10:002014-04-03T23:23:14.228-10:00mel, the chief, Shay and Ross: the new council hui...mel, the chief, Shay and Ross: the new council hui with Mel as Chair. <br /><br />The next day 100 county employees and three council members resign. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-79998815781594468302014-04-03T22:38:01.372-10:002014-04-03T22:38:01.372-10:00Methinks, Joan Conrow should be on the Council.Methinks, Joan Conrow should be on the Council.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-986180737618110832014-04-03T19:58:39.510-10:002014-04-03T19:58:39.510-10:00The prosecutor breaks the law and the auditor cove...The prosecutor breaks the law and the auditor covers it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-2138657542200190272014-04-03T17:40:25.880-10:002014-04-03T17:40:25.880-10:00From the County Auditor's webpage:
It is our ...From the County Auditor's webpage:<br /><br />It is our vision that through carefully selected audits of critical areas, we can promote honest, efficient, effective and accountable government for the County of Kaua‘i.<br /><br />Someone must have poked him in the eye. Joan for Auditor. She obviously has more integrity and skill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7875069982976812251.post-12268328337594996542014-04-03T14:24:32.540-10:002014-04-03T14:24:32.540-10:00I am calling the IRS. I am calling the IRS. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com