Hawaii’s state deputy attorney general determined that a $1.5 million grant intended for Damien Memorial School is unconstitutional. According to the Honolulu Civil Beat: Deputy Attorney General Randall Nishiyama’s memo, dated Sept. 3, 2013, notifies Mercado Kim that the grant for Kalihi’s Damien Memorial School violates a provision in Hawaii’s constitution prohibiting the state from contributing public money to…Continue reading Damien grant unconstitutional, says Hawaii AG
SB 131 – the Child Victims’ Act – has become the “little bill that could.” Despite great odds and millions of dollars spent on lobbying to kill the bill (by Roman Catholic and USA Swimming officials), SB 131 passed the senate floor vote 21-8 and is heading to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk. There is talk…Continue reading SB 131 Passes Senate Floor – Now On To The Governor
Senate Bill 131 – The California Child Victims’ Act – just passed an Assembly floor vote, 42-14. The bill give victims of child sexual abuse a one-year window to come forward and use the civil court system to get justice and accountability. It is also a huge step forward for ALL victims of abuse—the more…Continue reading California Child Victims’ Act Passes Assembly Floor Vote
In response to the announcement today that the Gallup Diocese would be seeking bankruptcy protection, Patrick Wall (no relation to Gallup Bishop James Wall) put together this list of 24 Gallup clerics who are probably making Bishop James Wall and his lawyers very, very scared. Even without a ton of detail, the list is gag-inducing. It’s…Continue reading Gallup’s Double Dirty Dozen
Over the weekend, we learned that Damien Memorial School officials lied on a grant application that resulted in a $1.5 million award to the school from the State of Hawaii for “capital improvements.” Here is a quick recap: School officials conveniently “forgot” to mention that at the time the application was filed in January, the…Continue reading What did Damien’s board of directors know?