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Ex-Maui official, businessman plead guilty for Hawaii bribes | 2022-09-20 07:51:58
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Ex-Maui official, businessman plead guilty for Hawaii bribes | 2022-09-20 07:51:58
HONOLULU (AP) -- A former Maui County official and the Honolulu businessman who paid him $2 million in bribes in exchange for more than $19 million in
There are laws in place prohibiting unfair treatment within the state Legislature, but the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct is going further to define nepotism. Robert Harris of the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission has drafted a bill that would bar legislators from employing or doing business with family members.
At a Wednesday meeting, the Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct heard from several state lawmakers and the public on the legislative process in its mission to make recommendations on topics from lobbying to campaign finance laws.
Transparency and government ethics has taken center stage in many races following high profile corruption cases in Hawaii, including the Republican gubernatorial primary.