Step 1
Methodology and framing
Read how the reporting method works before moving into the cases and network mapping.
Outcome: Understand the evidence-first method and source discipline.
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Independent Investigations for Hawaii
How Networked Coercion Works Without a Conspiracy
Oahu Underground
Start Here
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Step 2
Lead investigation
Start with the central media-capture file to understand the structural map and key entities.
Outcome: See the network map, key actors, and documentary trail.
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Evidence index
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Lead Investigation
The Shape of the Cage
How Networked Coercion Works Without a Conspiracy
Seven layers of pressure that assemble themselves without coordination. A catalog of the architecture documented across COINTELPRO, Stasi Zersetzung, watchlisting, and modern surveillance — and the pressure points where it breaks.
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The Nod: Wilson Loo and the Silent Felony in Hawaii's First Circuit
How a sitting judge committed a felony from the bench with nothing more than a nod — directing a witness to lie under oath, then sealing the record to ensure it never happened.
Prosecution Roadmap
The Two Questions: How One Interview Closes the Wilson Loo Case
A Map of the Shortest Path to Prosecution
The federal case against retired Judge Wilson Loo turns on one witness, two questions, and a statute of limitations clock with approximately 1.8 years remaining. The evidence trail is laid. The referral is filed. This is the map.
Publisher's Note
Cartography for Guppies
A Publisher's Note
Why a guppy with a laptop is mapping the sharks — and how to read the map.
On the Record
Investigations
01
The Paper Bag and the Architecture of Self-Investigation
The AG opposed a special counsel bill in 2024, saying the power already existed. In 2026, asked to investigate her own boss, she says no such power exists. The bill is dead — killed by her own testimony. The loop is closed.
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The Zero Commission
Seven members. All appointed by the Supreme Court they exist to oversee. 1,009 inquiries. Seven formal complaints. Zero sustained. This is the architecture of unaccountability.
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Series
The Closed Loop
Every branch of Hawaii government has built an oversight mechanism controlled by the institution it exists to oversee. The overseer reports to the overseen. The loop is closed.
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Digital Suppression
The Index: How Bing Blocked an Entire Domain to Bury One Judge's Name
Bing blocked an entire domain — including open-source Elixir software repos — after investigations into Judge Wilson Loo were published. The screenshots are from Microsoft's own tools.
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Media Capture
The Zone of Politeness: How Hawaiʻi's Media Blackout Works
How donor relationships, board overlaps, and personnel bridges create a 'zone of politeness' that shields Hawaiʻi's elite from investigative journalism—and what happened when I tried to break through.
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Lead Investigation
The Aloha Protection Racket
How documented institutional failures across the judiciary, law enforcement, and oversight bodies in Hawaiʻi shielded an individual accused of violence from accountability.
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Exhibit A
Exhibit A: Federal Intervention in Hawaii [Archived]
[Archived] This article has been superseded by the records-first investigation series.
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Case Study
A Case Study in Systemic Protection: Institutional Decay in Hawaii
Multi-decade case study showing how legal, law-enforcement, and corporate actors reinforce one another to neutralize accountability and shield connected interests.
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- Structural Analysis The Shape of the Cage
- Prosecution Roadmap The Two Questions: How One Interview Closes the Wilson Loo Case
- The Closed Loop The Paper Bag and the Architecture of Self-Investigation
- The Closed Loop The Zero Commission
- Series The Closed Loop
- Digital Suppression The Index: How Bing Blocked an Entire Domain to Bury One Judge's Name
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About the Reporter
Ekewaka Lono
Ekewaka Lono is an independent investigative reporter based in Hawaii, focused on judicial accountability, institutional capture, and public-interest documentation within Hawaii’s court system.
Methodology is evidence-first: public records, primary-source documents, and clearly labeled firsthand testimony. Each claim is linked to source material where possible.
Reporting Method
- Map verifiable public records before narrative claims
- Label firsthand testimony explicitly
- Publish dates, revisions, and source context
- Keep tip channels confidential and secure
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