Special Funds Raiding Hawaii’s Taxpayers: Grassroot Institute Study Exposes $1.4 Billion in Excess Balances

From: GrassrootInstitute.org

While numerous voices in and out of the local political establishment are calling for an increase in the General Excise Tax to cover any future budget shortfalls, a Grassroot Institute of Hawaii study has identified $1.4 billion in unspent excess balances sitting in special funds.

According to the study, 186 special funds spread across twenty different departments hold an estimated $1,412,357,203 in unspent revenues over and above their operational requirements. Some of the special funds were tagged by the auditor almost a decade ago for repeal.

Committee on Human Services will be holding an Informational Briefing on August 30, 2010 at the State Capitol.  The purpose of  this informational briefing is to bring awareness of racism and domestic violence in our community, and will review strategies to reduce racism and domestic violence in our community.

DATE:  Monday, August 30, 2010
TIME:  10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
PLACE:  State Capitol, Conference Room 325, (415 South Beretania Street)

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The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 4pm.  It will be held at the State Capitol in Room 225.  Advocate/Survivor Dara Carlin will be speaking. 

Written by JOHN ASBURY | The Press-Enterprise | 03 August 2010

The family of a 2-year-old Inland boy who died in his father's care has filed a complaint asking that a San Bernardino County Superior Court judge be disbarred for granting visitation to the boy's father.

Seven months after the judge's order, in which court records show he chastised the mother for overreacting to injuries, Isaac Gallegos was dead and his Moreno Valley father was charged with murder.

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Written by Justin Scheck | Wall Street Journal | 07 August 2010

Phone companies know where their customers' cellphones are, often within a radius of less than 100 feet. That tracking technology has rescued lost drivers, helped authorities find kidnap victims and let parents keep tabs on their kids.

But the technology isn't always used the way the phone company intends.