I received this (following) email and numerous responses about a Richard Figueroa and his Hawaiian Independence Group. It seems very much like another scam to lure Hawaiians into the slaughter house or perhaps away from each other with the intent to divide and conquer.
Can anyone with further information tell us what is really going on here? This is the kind of stuff that needs to be disussed and not ignored.
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Aloha Ka Kou,
As many of you know by now, a lot of controversy and concern (rightfully so) about Richard Figueroa and his close associates within Hawaii Independence has ignited into a firestorm. I received information (below) and would like someone here form this group to please explain to me if these allegations are true.
They are serious and the merit of these allegations must be addressed.
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From: Dian Van Patten (Redacted)
Date: 7/14/2009 1:13:32 PM
To: (Redacted)
Subject: RE: Disavowing Figueroa
He is a terrible man, I am owed over $22,000 that he has not paid me. Out of pocket almost 4,000 of that. He lies to everyone. I will be happy to share an e-mail I sent to the owner of the company about him and a request for the owner to pay me since Richard has gotten so full of himself and makes promises and doesn't keep them, and doesn't pay his employees as well.
I have been very unhappy since he stranded me without any money or ability to get my belongings in Hawaii. I had to pay my own way, all expenses, to get my stuff.
Tell everyone how dishonest he is and you can quote me. di
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This the "Dian" you are referring to. I did not make this post. Someone posted an account under my name and I checked out the account and they are using the e-mail of DianVanPat545@maoliworld.com. I think the comment from Ted Lindauer is also very amusing since he hired me for the job and he is working with Richard Figueroa and is the company's attorney. He and Richard are trying to make me their scapegoat because they are getting caught in their own games. I wasn't fired. They had no reason to fire me, except for the fact that they owed me money and I wanted to get paid, and they didn't want me to tell everyone what they were hiding. They offered me a settlement if I would agree to a confidentiality agreement not to disclose with anyone about what was really going on in Hawaii. Please see my comments to the other posts after I heard about their ridiculous lies about me. I tried to unite the people not just one faction. I am a friend to everyone and not tied to anyone. The lies just don't stop with these people.
See my post below:
I would like to set the record straight. I was the "secretary" that is being referred to as Dian Van Patten. I have a legal name (Dian Singh) and an industry name (Dian Van Patten, on my business cards). I did NOT post anything on this website under any name before, so someone else created a sign-in under that name. I do not need to sign in with an alias EVER. But, since my name is being used here, and Mr. Lindauer chooses to make public what is going on, I would like to set the record straight.
1. I was never "terminated" by FullOn, Mr. Figueroa, or Mr. Lindauer. I had a contract that went through June 30, 2009. Mr. Figueroa unilaterally decided to breach my contract, didn't notify me of his intentions, and tried to hide behind our first contract which ended on May 31, 2009. He thought he could ignore our second contract which was the last one we agreed on, which ended on June 30, 2009. After he realized that it would be a breach of contract, and that he owed me through June 30th, and didn't know what to do next, he then come up with a scheme to pretend that he had fired me and for not doing my job. NEVER ONCE during the entire time that I worked with Mr. Figueroa did I receive one negative comment about my work performance. I have an e-mail to Mr. Figueroa with all of his positive comments over all of the time that I worked for him, which I am happy to share with anyone. All through May and June, I made continually calls and sent massive e-mails to Mr. Figueroa asking him to explain what the company's plans were for the future. I was completely ignored. It was only on June 13th, that he actually told me that he wanted to discuss ending my contract on May 31st, and not June 30th. A little late for discussion almost two weeks later. Also, if Mr. Figueroa felt I didn't do a good job, then why on May 20th, did he send me an e-mail telling me that he wanted to discuss what position they wanted for me for the future. Amazing…No prior negative comments, no termination notice, no prior discussions about poor work performance (and certainly no documentation or disciplinary action), nothing...until money issues come into the picture. He lied if he said that I was terminated on June 1st.
2. Leon Siu, Mahealani Asing, Kekuni, Piilani, Kealoha, Arlene… All people that I became friends with during my stay in Hawaii and associations of Richard. Richard asked me to meet with his “people” to get to know the Hawaiian culture and the people who were instrumental in the movement. I went to meetings, a reenactment, and other functions so I could hear what the people felt, where they were coming from, and to listen to their hearts. I was given the name of “U’i”. You can ask any of them what they thought of me. It was “what” I reported back to Richard that became a conflict. Richard did not want to hear what the people had to say. He refused to listen to their comments about what they had already done, where they were going, and how he could help them. Yes, there was a conflict between me and Richard because Richard told me that he didn’t care what I thought or what they thought or what they wanted to do. He knew what to do and if the people didn’t want to play, that they would be left out. I was not happy with these comments. I also have an e-mail to Richard explaining to him how he should listen to the people. Even at the meeting on April 18th, Mr. Lindauer made it clear to everyone that he was going to do it his way, when he said that an election was going to take place with or without them. Kealoha can verify this comment, because Kealoha called Mr. Lindauer on this.
3. I never refused to do any work that was LEGAL. There was an occasion where I was asked to send massive e-mails out to a large list of people which came from a questionable source, and I refused because I told Mr. Figueroa and Ted that it would be considered spamming as it came from a third party and that I wouldn’t participate in doing so. I also refused to participate in a plot to facilitate giving out free stock to anyone who registered to vote (i.e. referred to as voter incentives). If this is now grounds for termination, then I would rather not be associated with this type of company. Amazing though, it never seemed to be a problem or discussion for termination at the time by Richard.
4. Now we come to monies owed to me. I have already filed a complaint with the Labor Board for $22,600 owed to me. I am owed for the month of June $9,000 for salary, a $10,000 bonus that Mr. Lindauer assured me he would take care of no matter what happened (which of course my contract stated differently), plus $3,600 for my May expenses. NOTE to everyone: I do NOT use tampons. I am 57 years old and haven’t had a period in years. How low of Richard to say that I asked for reimbursement on my expense report for this. Point of Fact about Mr. Figueroa: I was assured when I was hired that he would take care of all of the business expenses. But, that didn’t happen. The only thing he took care of, that I didn’t pay for out of my own pocket was the rent and shared utilities and MOBI PCS internet. I had to pay everything out of my own account and wait almost two months to get reimbursed. I got my April expenses reimbursed on May 28, 2009. He never made it a priority. Then I gave him my May expenses several times. Then he complained that I double billed. I always gave him my originals, so there was no way I could have double billed. Several times I asked him to show me proof of double billing, but to this date, he has not shown one piece of evidence. That’s because there isn’t any.
5. Stranded. Since Richard never notified me that he was breaching his contract, all of my personal belongings were left in Hawaii, and I was on one of my return trips to California. I had to pay out of my own pocket, and on my own time, to go back to Hawaii, pack up my own belongings and ship them, so they wouldn’t be lost or given away. All the while I was there, I still didn’t know if I had a job (this was June 8th), since I hadn’t received any termination notice from Richard yet.
6. Settlement: Richard knows he owes me for June, so we were in discussion about how much he was going to pay me off to settle. Richard also didn’t realize that he hadn’t paid me for my May expenses, probably because he paid my April expenses so late, so he thought he was paid up. Yes, Richard offered me $7,000 (which $3,600 were my May expenses anyway), but it was conditional upon me signing a confidentiality agreement and NOT disclosing anything I knew about what went on in Hawaii while I was there. I told him I would sign a confidentiality agreement, but I would NOT lie for him or anyone else at any time. After that comment from me, I didn’t hear anything back from Richard or Ted for close to a week.
7. I know nothing about Diversified Global Finance or about any other businesses that Mr. McQueen has any affiliation with. So if anyone tries to connect me to any comments in that regard, don’t include me. This is all news to me.
8. I have not made any false comments about Mr. Figueroa. In fact, there is so much more that none of you know about Mr. Figueroa and how I was treated unfairly during the time that I worked for him. I won’t go into them on this blog as I have already sent a letter to Mr. McQueen asking for his support in getting monies paid to me as well as expressing my dissatisfaction about the way I was treated by Mr. Figueroa. No reply from McQueen.
Shame on you Ted, aka Mr. Lindauer. After knowing you for 20 years and being your friend and our children growing up together and attending school together, you get me involved in this mess and turn on me, when you and I both know the truth. You know all of the negative things you have said to me about your concerns with Richard over the past few weeks, so don’t make me the scapegoat, as I told you that I knew I would be from the beginning. You and Richard never wanted to listen to me when I told you that you needed to listen to the people. Their needs should come first, not yours. I don’t give a hoot about your election and all I want is to get paid and back to my old life without all of the drama, lies, and deception I experienced in “paradise”. Thanks for turning on me…This is the last time I will forgive you for things you have done to me…Di
I sure was hoping to hear something substantial regarding the whole purpose of WHY Figueroa and Landauer are REALLY doing this. I takes on a way too concerned about yourself tone. Please excuse that comment, but although it is a "bummer" that you didn't get (over) paid for that position...it is of MUCH MORE concern that the "playing field" you all have decided to enter...is not your game.
You did not have to respond to the allegations even though some people are trying to discredit you.
However there just seems to be way too much drama surrounding Richard Figueroa which to me is a sign that there is trouble with Richard Figueroa. I am a capitalist who believes in the TOTAL independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom:
independent: "not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free"
One red flag is on his website:
ON BEHALF OF THE KANAKA MAOLI NATIONALS OF THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII. FULLON HOLDINGS, INC. HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938 (FARA) WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS BEING FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. COPIES OF THE FARA REGISTRATION OF FULLON HOLDINGS, INC. ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY:
FULLON HOLDINGS, INC.,
2499 COWPER STREET
CAMBRIA, CA 93428
http://hawaiianindependence.com/
If someone wants total independence then they do not file papers with the U.S. in order to be "recognized."
Also "holdings" implies a subsidiary. A subsidiary for what? A subsidiary is unnecessary.
Then it states, "Voting will be by sealed paper ballot mailed to the independent election monitor, the Honolulu League of Women Voters."
A totally independent entity does not use an American entity for voting. The Honolulu League of Women Voters has a vested interest in the democratic process in the United States. Why would an entity that is supposedly for the total independence of Ko Hawai'i Pae Aina use an American entity as an "independent" election monitor when they have a vested interest in the AMERICAN democratic process. It is ILLOGICAL.
I just think that Richard Figueroa's trail is a shady one filled with drama. He seems shady to me partly based on these two main factors so I have totally withdrawn my support. I know that many others are/have too. As usual some capitalists ruin it for the rest of us who do not believe in stepping on the iwi in order to get ahead.
He will NOT be able to get the signatures of the 401, 062 or so Hawaiians who exist so I would not be too concerned about what others think of you. If it were me I would not give a rip what others think of me. However whatever happened if there is a legally binding agreement detailing your compensation then I hope you get it.
Dian VP I think is the houlie who worked for Figueroa and he fired because she was pushing one independence faction to him and he won't back any factions.
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See my post below:
I would like to set the record straight. I was the "secretary" that is being referred to as Dian Van Patten. I have a legal name (Dian Singh) and an industry name (Dian Van Patten, on my business cards). I did NOT post anything on this website under any name before, so someone else created a sign-in under that name. I do not need to sign in with an alias EVER. But, since my name is being used here, and Mr. Lindauer chooses to make public what is going on, I would like to set the record straight.
1. I was never "terminated" by FullOn, Mr. Figueroa, or Mr. Lindauer. I had a contract that went through June 30, 2009. Mr. Figueroa unilaterally decided to breach my contract, didn't notify me of his intentions, and tried to hide behind our first contract which ended on May 31, 2009. He thought he could ignore our second contract which was the last one we agreed on, which ended on June 30, 2009. After he realized that it would be a breach of contract, and that he owed me through June 30th, and didn't know what to do next, he then come up with a scheme to pretend that he had fired me and for not doing my job. NEVER ONCE during the entire time that I worked with Mr. Figueroa did I receive one negative comment about my work performance. I have an e-mail to Mr. Figueroa with all of his positive comments over all of the time that I worked for him, which I am happy to share with anyone. All through May and June, I made continually calls and sent massive e-mails to Mr. Figueroa asking him to explain what the company's plans were for the future. I was completely ignored. It was only on June 13th, that he actually told me that he wanted to discuss ending my contract on May 31st, and not June 30th. A little late for discussion almost two weeks later. Also, if Mr. Figueroa felt I didn't do a good job, then why on May 20th, did he send me an e-mail telling me that he wanted to discuss what position they wanted for me for the future. Amazing…No prior negative comments, no termination notice, no prior discussions about poor work performance (and certainly no documentation or disciplinary action), nothing...until money issues come into the picture. He lied if he said that I was terminated on June 1st.
2. Leon Siu, Mahealani Asing, Kekuni, Piilani, Kealoha, Arlene… All people that I became friends with during my stay in Hawaii and associations of Richard. Richard asked me to meet with his “people” to get to know the Hawaiian culture and the people who were instrumental in the movement. I went to meetings, a reenactment, and other functions so I could hear what the people felt, where they were coming from, and to listen to their hearts. I was given the name of “U’i”. You can ask any of them what they thought of me. It was “what” I reported back to Richard that became a conflict. Richard did not want to hear what the people had to say. He refused to listen to their comments about what they had already done, where they were going, and how he could help them. Yes, there was a conflict between me and Richard because Richard told me that he didn’t care what I thought or what they thought or what they wanted to do. He knew what to do and if the people didn’t want to play, that they would be left out. I was not happy with these comments. I also have an e-mail to Richard explaining to him how he should listen to the people. Even at the meeting on April 18th, Mr. Lindauer made it clear to everyone that he was going to do it his way, when he said that an election was going to take place with or without them. Kealoha can verify this comment, because Kealoha called Mr. Lindauer on this.
3. I never refused to do any work that was LEGAL. There was an occasion where I was asked to send massive e-mails out to a large list of people which came from a questionable source, and I refused because I told Mr. Figueroa and Ted that it would be considered spamming as it came from a third party and that I wouldn’t participate in doing so. I also refused to participate in a plot to facilitate giving out free stock to anyone who registered to vote (i.e. referred to as voter incentives). If this is now grounds for termination, then I would rather not be associated with this type of company. Amazing though, it never seemed to be a problem or discussion for termination at the time by Richard.
4. Now we come to monies owed to me. I have already filed a complaint with the Labor Board for $22,600 owed to me. I am owed for the month of June $9,000 for salary, a $10,000 bonus that Mr. Lindauer assured me he would take care of no matter what happened (which of course my contract stated differently), plus $3,600 for my May expenses. NOTE to everyone: I do NOT use tampons. I am 57 years old and haven’t had a period in years. How low of Richard to say that I asked for reimbursement on my expense report for this. Point of Fact about Mr. Figueroa: I was assured when I was hired that he would take care of all of the business expenses. But, that didn’t happen. The only thing he took care of, that I didn’t pay for out of my own pocket was the rent and shared utilities and MOBI PCS internet. I had to pay everything out of my own account and wait almost two months to get reimbursed. I got my April expenses reimbursed on May 28, 2009. He never made it a priority. Then I gave him my May expenses several times. Then he complained that I double billed. I always gave him my originals, so there was no way I could have double billed. Several times I asked him to show me proof of double billing, but to this date, he has not shown one piece of evidence. That’s because there isn’t any.
5. Stranded. Since Richard never notified me that he was breaching his contract, all of my personal belongings were left in Hawaii, and I was on one of my return trips to California. I had to pay out of my own pocket, and on my own time, to go back to Hawaii, pack up my own belongings and ship them, so they wouldn’t be lost or given away. All the while I was there, I still didn’t know if I had a job (this was June 8th), since I hadn’t received any termination notice from Richard yet.
6. Settlement: Richard knows he owes me for June, so we were in discussion about how much he was going to pay me off to settle. Richard also didn’t realize that he hadn’t paid me for my May expenses, probably because he paid my April expenses so late, so he thought he was paid up. Yes, Richard offered me $7,000 (which $3,600 were my May expenses anyway), but it was conditional upon me signing a confidentiality agreement and NOT disclosing anything I knew about what went on in Hawaii while I was there. I told him I would sign a confidentiality agreement, but I would NOT lie for him or anyone else at any time. After that comment from me, I didn’t hear anything back from Richard or Ted for close to a week.
7. I know nothing about Diversified Global Finance or about any other businesses that Mr. McQueen has any affiliation with. So if anyone tries to connect me to any comments in that regard, don’t include me. This is all news to me.
8. I have not made any false comments about Mr. Figueroa. In fact, there is so much more that none of you know about Mr. Figueroa and how I was treated unfairly during the time that I worked for him. I won’t go into them on this blog as I have already sent a letter to Mr. McQueen asking for his support in getting monies paid to me as well as expressing my dissatisfaction about the way I was treated by Mr. Figueroa. No reply from McQueen.
Shame on you Ted, aka Mr. Lindauer. After knowing you for 20 years and being your friend and our children growing up together and attending school together, you get me involved in this mess and turn on me, when you and I both know the truth. You know all of the negative things you have said to me about your concerns with Richard over the past few weeks, so don’t make me the scapegoat, as I told you that I knew I would be from the beginning. You and Richard never wanted to listen to me when I told you that you needed to listen to the people. Their needs should come first, not yours. I don’t give a hoot about your election and all I want is to get paid and back to my old life without all of the drama, lies, and deception I experienced in “paradise”. Thanks for turning on me…This is the last time I will forgive you for things you have done to me…Di
Donna
shame on all of you.
However there just seems to be way too much drama surrounding Richard Figueroa which to me is a sign that there is trouble with Richard Figueroa. I am a capitalist who believes in the TOTAL independence of the Hawaiian Kingdom:
independent: "not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free"
One red flag is on his website:
ON BEHALF OF THE KANAKA MAOLI NATIONALS OF THE KINGDOM OF HAWAII. FULLON HOLDINGS, INC. HAS APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT OF 1938 (FARA) WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IS BEING FILED WITH THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. COPIES OF THE FARA REGISTRATION OF FULLON HOLDINGS, INC. ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN PREPARED BY:
FULLON HOLDINGS, INC.,
2499 COWPER STREET
CAMBRIA, CA 93428
http://hawaiianindependence.com/
If someone wants total independence then they do not file papers with the U.S. in order to be "recognized."
Also "holdings" implies a subsidiary. A subsidiary for what? A subsidiary is unnecessary.
Then it states, "Voting will be by sealed paper ballot mailed to the independent election monitor, the Honolulu League of Women Voters."
From http://hawaiianindependence.com/index.php?option=com_content&vi...
A totally independent entity does not use an American entity for voting. The Honolulu League of Women Voters has a vested interest in the democratic process in the United States. Why would an entity that is supposedly for the total independence of Ko Hawai'i Pae Aina use an American entity as an "independent" election monitor when they have a vested interest in the AMERICAN democratic process. It is ILLOGICAL.
I just think that Richard Figueroa's trail is a shady one filled with drama. He seems shady to me partly based on these two main factors so I have totally withdrawn my support. I know that many others are/have too. As usual some capitalists ruin it for the rest of us who do not believe in stepping on the iwi in order to get ahead.
He will NOT be able to get the signatures of the 401, 062 or so Hawaiians who exist so I would not be too concerned about what others think of you. If it were me I would not give a rip what others think of me. However whatever happened if there is a legally binding agreement detailing your compensation then I hope you get it.
Malama, Lana
From: Andre Perez
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Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:32:27 -0700 (PDT)
To:
Cc: Bumpy Kanahele , Steve Tayama
Subject: [Hui_Pu] **Bumpy Kanahele - regarding Figueroa and Full on Holdings [4 Attachments]
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