“This is crazy. It’s a crazy amount of money. It’s like $2 million dollars.” Wendy Gady, executive director of the state Agribusiness Development Corporation, was describing the legal charges her agency had already incurred and those it was likely to … Continued
(Above photo: Kevin Minoli. Credit: Alston & Bird) In November 2024, members of the board of the state Agribusiness Development Corporation were advised by Ben Berridge of Stantec GS, Inc., that complying with permit conditions of a draft National Pollutant … Continued
(Above photo: From the state’s contract with Alston & Bird.) Environment Hawaiʻi received detailed breakdowns of invoices submitted by the law firm of Alston & Bird to the Agribusiness Development Corporation. Here’s what we learned: The first invoice, dated July … Continued
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June, the last month of the state’s fiscal year, is probably the busiest month of the year for contracting as state agencies rush to encumber funds rather than face the prospect of seeing them lapse back into the general fund. … Continued
Above photo: Deputy DAB director Dean Matsukawa, DAB director Sharon Hurd, and DAB legislative liaison Cedric Gates meet with Rep. Mike Gabbard in this photo from April 2025. Credit: Gabbard Instagram Until Cedric Gates ran for state Senate in 2024, … Continued
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