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Prosecutors this week alleged two former state lawmakers took bribes in exchange for shaping cesspool legislation while in office. If Hawaiʻi wants to meet its deadline of closing or upgrading nearly 90,000 cesspools by 2050, one local advocate says the state needs to pick up the pace.

The bribery scandal involved former Senate Majority Leader Kalani English and now former State Rep. Ty Cullen (D-Waipahu) didnt just rock the Capitol. Advocates say it also set back ongoing

Federal prosecutors say a Hawaiʻi state senator and member of the House of Representatives took bribes including envelopes of cash, Las Vegas hotel rooms and New Orleans casino chips in exchange for shaping cesspool legislation.