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The legislation, titled “Related to public financing for candidates for elected office,” is aimed at helping to level the playing field for working class candidates and people of all backgrounds, to create a more fair elections system and help reduce the influence of private money in elections.
Having chaired the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct, I have been involved in pushing for good government bills in the past two sessions of the state Legislature.
Finding ways to help Maui wildfire survivors and the rebuilding of Lahaina will likely dominate this legislative session — the first session since the firestorm on Aug. 8 swept through the historic town.
The Broken Trust and Mailbox Conspiracy scandals are now history, but valuable lessons remain unlearned.
Hawaii lawmakers should embrace this idea for a new legislative umpire to "call balls and strikes" and otherwise have the public's back.