Ridicule, Violent Opposition, Acceptance. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and Tom Yamachika. The German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote that all truth goes through three stages: 1st it is ridiculed; 2nd it is violently opposed; 3rd it is accepted as self-evident. This is what has been happening in our state government. At the […]
Probing Management of State Lands X 2 (Talking Tax)
Auditor Les Kondo on Recent House Action. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Tom Yamachika and Les Kondo. Following investigative audits by State Auditor Les Kondo, the State House has convened a special committee to investigate the Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Agribusiness Development Corporation. But could […]
Understanding the Hawaii State Auditor (Community Matters)
The State Auditor is critical to our state. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Les Kondo. Les Kondo, the Hawaii State Auditor, helps us understand the mission and work of the Hawaii State Auditor and what it does for state government and the people of our state. […]
A Special Followup Show on the State Auditor (Talking Tax)
He is fighting back against the report against him. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss the recent report against State Auditor Les Kondo by a three-person working group assembled by the Speaker of the House. Is it a fair assessment or is it […]
State Auditor on the Chopping Block? (Talking Tax)
Working Group Report a Whack Job? The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Tom Yamachika. We discuss the recent report against State Auditor Les Kondo by a three-person working group assembled by the Speaker of the House. Is it a fair assessment or is it a “whack job” […]