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Another article where the Star-Bulletin did a more aggressive and thorough job reporting the same story?
Some points in the SB article are not even mentioned in the Advertiser article and the fact that the state screwed up is barely mentioned by the
Advertiser and the fact the state screwed up is made very very clear by the SB more so than by the Advertiser
I find it sorta laughable the Advertiser article ends with a quote saying the state luckily discovered the scheme.
What a joke for the state to say that...they were incompetent in letting this thing run for over a decade.
Lastly, neither paper nor the broadcast media are digging into the REAL STORY...who are the politicians who allegedly were receiving these funds?
That is the big story right there...and could be the tip of the iceberg of a huge scandal involving one political party in the State of Hawaii.
Does this system of getting taxpayers to pay for politicians exist?
Are we financing their campaigns and how deep does it really go?
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Advertiser:
Two state officials and a contractor convicted in an airport bid rigging scandal that cost taxpayers more than $4 million were sentenced yesterday to at least five years in prison each and ordered to pay their share of a $5 million penalty.
Dennis Hirokawa, 65, a former airports maintenance supervisor whom prosecutors pointed to as the central cog of the operation, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Former contractor Michael Furukawa, 62, was sentenced to six years and three months, and former state employee Richard Okada, 66, was sentenced to five years.
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Some points in the SB article are not even mentioned in the Advertiser article and the fact that the state screwed up is barely mentioned by the
Advertiser and the fact the state screwed up is made very very clear by the SB more so than by the Advertiser
I find it sorta laughable the Advertiser article ends with a quote saying the state luckily discovered the scheme.
What a joke for the state to say that...they were incompetent in letting this thing run for over a decade.
Lastly, neither paper nor the broadcast media are digging into the REAL STORY...who are the politicians who allegedly were receiving these funds?
That is the big story right there...and could be the tip of the iceberg of a huge scandal involving one political party in the State of Hawaii.
Does this system of getting taxpayers to pay for politicians exist?
Are we financing their campaigns and how deep does it really go?
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Advertiser:
Two state officials and a contractor convicted in an airport bid rigging scandal that cost taxpayers more than $4 million were sentenced yesterday to at least five years in prison each and ordered to pay their share of a $5 million penalty.
Dennis Hirokawa, 65, a former airports maintenance supervisor whom prosecutors pointed to as the central cog of the operation, was sentenced to nine years in prison. Former contractor Michael Furukawa, 62, was sentenced to six years and three months, and former state employee Richard Okada, 66, was sentenced to five years.
read below for SB story
Moderator's note: Please read FAQ regarding quoting.
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