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Donors to Mayor Kirk Caldwell's transition committee which raised $400,000 for an
inauguration party and to help install him in office had significant business interests with the
city, according to a list of the donors released Wednesday by the Honolulu Ethics
Commission.
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Some donors, who were implicated in an ethics investigation of the committee, also
included registered lobbyists and cabinet members Carolee Kubo and Chris Takashige.
An Oct. 18 Ethics Commission opinion cleared Caldwell of any wrongdoing as it relates to the city’s gift policy,
saying he couldn’t have known who was donating to his transition committee.
But that same opinion also called for an overhaul of the ethics code to provide safeguards related to inaugural
transition committees to prevent any appearances of impropriety in the future.
Civil Beat had asked for the names of 25 donors the commission found had given $127,000 that was
questionable under city ethics law.
Initially, Ethics Commission Executive Director Chuck Totto withheld the names because he was unclear about
whether it was public information. On Wednesday, the commission voted to release the list of donors.
In all, there were 102 donors to the transition committee, and names on the list include some of the most
well-known and influential individuals and businesses in Hawaii. Some unions also gave money to the transition
team
Here’s a list of the 25 donors the Ethics Commission pointed out in its opinion:
Donor
Amount
57 Builders LTD
$1,000
Aina Nui Corp.
$10,000
Alexander & Baldwin LLC
$10,000
Carlsmith Ball LLP
$5,000
Castle & Cooke Homes Hawaii, Inc. $10,000
CH2M Hill, Inc.
$10,000
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Donor
Amount
Pam Gomes
$300
Jon Gomes Development LLC
$500
Grace Pacific Corp.
$10,000
Group 70 International, Inc.
$5,000
Hawaii Electric Company, Inc.
$5,000
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.
$5,000
Hawaiian Telcom, Inc.
$5,000
HDR Engineering, Inc.
$15,000
Clarence Kido
$250
Carolee Kubo
$500
Randy Leong
$25
Mitsunaga & Associates, Inc.
$10,000
Lori Morita
$150
Outrigger Enterprises, Inc.
$10,000
Chris Takashige
$500
Nicolette Takashige
$100`
The Limtiaco Consulting Group
$5,000
Watanabe Ing LLP
$5,000
Yogi Kwong Engineers LLC
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$5,000
You can find the entire list of donors here:
Mtc deposit summary as of 5 24-2013 (1) from Civil Beat
DISCUSSION: Should the city pursue new rules to provide better oversight of inaugural transition committees?
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Bryan Mick ·
Top Commenter · Works at
City and County of Honolulu
I wonder if people would prefer that tax
money be used for inauguration events?
Reply ·
1 · Like · about an hour ago
Lee Mossman · University of
Hawaii
Not me. If they want to give
him a party it's cool w/ me!
btw...I wouldn't go to his and
wouldn't want him at mine!
lol
Reply · Like · 7 minutes ago
Keiki O Kaaina ·
Top Commenter ·
Honolulu, Hawaii
MAYOR KIRK CALDWELL SAID HE
DOESN'T KNOW THEM. DID HE SAY IT
UNDER OATH? TIME TO IMPEACH
THE LIAR MAYOR.
I google the first donor. Who wants to
google the second one?
Donor Amount
57 Builders LTD $1,000.
57 Builders Ltd. gets Ewa Beach fire
station contract - Pacific...
www.bizjournals.com/pacific/stories
/2010/08/30/daily47.html
Sep 3, 2010 - The City and County of
Honolulu has awarded a contract to 57
Builders Ltd. to build a fire station in Ewa
Beach. The Ocean Pointe Fire Station...
Aina Nui Corp. $10,000
Alexander & Baldwin LLC $10,000.
Carlsmith Ball LLP $5,000.... See More
Reply · Like · 2 hours ago
Agnes Pueo ·
Top Commenter · Hilo
High School
money money money.
Reply · Like · 2 hours ago
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