THE BIG ONE, COMES TO LIGHT

VERNON SAYS: But HIOSH told me there's no OSHA standards for mold.

COULD IT BE HILTON HAS BEAU COUP MONEY, AND IT'S NOT JUST A LOCAL CORPORATION?


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Complaints of mold plague Hilton's spa
2 state agencies are investigating workers' concerns

By Allison Schaefers

Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort & Spa, which temporarily closed its Kalia Tower in 2002 following a mold infestation, is under investigation by two state agencies for possible mold in its Mandara Spa.

Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health (HIOSH) began investigating after multiple Mandara Spa employees complained that mold was making them sick, said Ryan Markham, a spokesman for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The state Department of Health's Indoor and Radiological Health branch also inspected the facility yesterday, said branch chief Russell Takata.

TARGET STILL HIRING

TARGET OPENS WITH A WIMPER

Aloha, Target (TGT). In an exceedingly rare bit of good news, the discount retailer announced earlier this week that it is celebrating the opening of 27 new stores on Sunday, including its first locations in Hawaii, as well as stores all over the continental US, including Rogers, Arkansas; Santa Clarita, California; Pensacola, Florida; Bethlehem, Georgia; Las Vegas, Nevada; Paramus, New Jersey; Cincinnati, Lebanon and Reynoldsburg, Ohio; Philadelphia and Exton, Pennsylvania; Houston, San Antonio and San Marcos, Texas; and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. It's part of a bigger push by the chain to expand by 60 stores this year.

THE POWER OF EMAIL

WHEN YOU CAN'T RELY ON THE USPS

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From: yinsay@aol.com

yinsay@aol.com To: Laysha.Ward.Community.Relations@target.com; volunteer@ccspm.org; JeanneS@casefoundation.org; MichaelS@CaseFoundation.org; KariD@CaseFoundation.org; KristinI@casefoundation.org; LouiseS@CaseFoundation.org

Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:50 am

I am a former Title Guaranty employee. I worked where records were stored, in the basement of what was the Costco location that is now occupied by Target.


We were housed in the basement with an air-conditioner as the only ventilation. I noticed mold growing in a hole, in the wall beneath the air-conditioner, adjacent to the room where I sometimes, but mostly my co-workers would eat lunch. I asked them about it and was told that management was made aware of it and did nothing. I decided to inform management myself, considering the untruths I had previously heard from some. I was thanked by the assistant to the woman in accounting who handled the repairs for the building.

I did not think it was a major undertaking by a very successful company to fix this problem, and was surprised at the length of time it was taking to address the situation, so I informed OSHA, Aug. 2003. This is when things started to go further south. Strangely, the day after going to the OSHA offices, the next day at work, my supervisor stated to a co-worker, " Vernon went to OSHA." This information was not given to her or any co-worker, by me.

When I went to Hawaii OSHA, the employee did not give me any type of reference number, or write one in the space provided on the complaint form, nor did she inform me at that time that mold is not OSHA'S jurisdiction, which is what I was told when I went to check on the status of the complaint.

Neither, did the employee inform me of laws governing discrimination. I was also told - it not being OSHA'S jurisdiction - the complaint was referred to the Department of Health. It was like pulling teeth to get an answer as to what office at the DOH it was referred to. Needless to say I could not inquire about the possible disposition of the complaint, not knowing where to inquire.

There was a flood upstairs after Costco vacated the ground level space. When I went around the rear of the building to go to the Tesoro station, I saw torrents gushing from the trucking bays. This water was obviously under pressure. It could not be due to an eccess of rain, which was the explanation I heard from the supervisor.
I saw no fire department personnel before I left and was told none were notified. We continued working after a cursory "mop up".


Vernon Balmer Jr.
General Delivery
Honolulu, Hawaii 96820

GUESS IT'S MOLD FREE....NOW

Target Corp. to hire 1,600 in Hawaii

J O B

Posted on: Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Target hiring up to 600 for new Hawaii stores


By Curtis Lum
Advertiser Staff Writer






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While working for TITLE GUARANTY,in the basement of the old COSTCO building, in SALT LAKE, I reported MOLD to management. After weeks passing and seeing nothing done, I went to Hawaii - OSHA. Hawaii - OSHA passed off my complaint to the Health Department, claiming they did not have jurisdiction. Neither Hawaii - OSHA or the Health Department responded to my complaint. I had to track down information myself. Finally the air conditioner was replaced and a sheetrock panel was replaced. Then, there was the "FLOOD" when arriving at work between 4:00 and 4:30 I heard a bell ringing at the standpipe. Before arriving I went to Tesoro to get a snack. In the back I saw TORRENTS of water coming out of the trucking bays. LITERALLY, TORRENTS. This water was obviously under pressure. It did not come from an accumulation of rain water. I was sent home at 4:30 in the morning because of an "unsafe work enviornment." That same day I called back to see if we could come in. I discovered everyone else was allowed to work. The next day I returned to work and saw covers on the computers and cardboard on the floor. I inquired if the fire department was called and was told "no". Seemingly this cursory "mop up " was all that took place and we carried on as usual. Now this location is being sold to TARGET STORES, BY KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOLS. At least the parking lot and the ground level store. Was an inspection ever done?
COVER - UP AND, OR SET - UP?