Daryl Huff
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Lawsuit winner hopes verdict will encourage whistleblowers (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After a jury awarded former Hawaii Tourism Authority executive Isaac Choy $500,000 for retaliation after he revealed financial irregularities, he says he hopes the verdict encourages whistleblowers to come forward. Choy, a former state lawmaker, was fired as vice president of finance for the Hawaii Tourism Authority after an uproar over allegations he used the term “dumb Hawaiians” and made other sexist remarks. A jury ruled Tuesday that Choy was not fired because of t
Fired HTA executive awarded over $500k in whistleblower lawsuit (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Honolulu jury on Tuesday found Gov. Josh Green’s chief of staff liable for illegally firing a former tourism official who complained about the misuse of resources at the Hawaii Tourism Authority. The jury awarded Isaac Choy, a former legislator and HTA executive, $504,000 in damages, including more than $454,000 in lost wages and $50,000 in punitive damages. Choy claimed he was fired for blowing the whistle on issues including unpaid contracts, improper purchasing an
Rising fuel costs prompt spike in Hawaii grocery prices (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii grocery bills, already higher than most places on the mainland, are rising further as energy costs increase, according to Hawaii Foodservice Alliance CEO Chad Buck. Local economists predict inflation in the state will be nearly 5% this year, about 30% higher than the national rate. Buck, whose company is the state’s biggest food distributor, said the cost of shipping and trucking has risen due to the Iran war oil price spike. “As fuel goes in Hawaii, so goes eve
Economists predict lasting damage to tourism from recent storms (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization says a series of storms is adding to economic pressures that were already weakening the state’s economy. UHERO says higher energy costs, inflation, tariffs and rising interest rates were already hitting Hawaii hard before the storms. The organization says the storms are likely to discourage tourism further. “And when we put all that together, we end up with a really a very weak, weak year for tourism,” said Carl B
Ranked choice voting proposal draws GOP opposition ahead of November vote (opens the original)
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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii Republicans are campaigning against a proposal for a new voting system in Honolulu elections. The proposal is a charter amendment that will go before Honolulu voters in November. Ranked choice voting, also called ranked voting, lets voters list a second, third or fourth choice candidate instead of voting for only one candidate. The system is gaining popularity but is also seen as a threat to Republican candidates, especially in Hawaii. HNN analyst Colin Moore, s
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