Senate Majority Caucus

By Honolulu Advertiser Writer Sean Hao 

State officials violated procurement law with the recent selection of a manager for an $8.7 million hydrogen technology investment fund, according to the state Procurement Office.

The contract was awarded to H2 Energy LLC in early August even though it was the lowest-ranked choice of an evaluation committee that reviewed three qualifying proposals. Procurement office administrator Aaron Fujioka, speaking at a four-hour state Senate committee hearing on the matter yesterday, said the decision to go with H2 Energy was not in compliance with state procurement law.  Continue Reading.

This article was published in the Honolulu Advertiser on Wednesday, September 5, 2007.

By Honolulu Advertiser Writer Sean Hao

The state’s recent selection of a manager for an $8.7 million hydrogen technology investment fund is being challenged by a losing bidder. Continue Reading

This article appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on September 3, 2007.

Honolulu Advertiser:  Hawaii Superferry Fought Need for EIS, Some Just Dont Like Change, and Ferry May Pick Up Travelers Stranded on Maui.

Honolulu Star-Bulletin: Stop the Conflict, Look for Compromise (Editorial).

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By Hawaii State Senator Gary L. Hooser

The Lingle administration’s refusal to acknowledge the egregious errors of the Department of Transportation in its handling of the Hawaii Superferry EIS matter is troubling. The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled unequivocally that the D.O.T. erred, and that State-approved environmental impact studies should have been required and must be conducted. The response of the administration and Superferry management, in actually accelerating the Hawaii Superferry

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