The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races. ...
The industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written. ...
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.
topThe Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races.
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.. . A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors...
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.. . A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have...
topThe Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races.
top... donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics.
topA Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.
topLui-Kwan and Duane Fisher, a partner at the firm, each donated $1,000 to his campaign about two weeks before the contract was awarded.. . Mr. Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts.
topAll contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr. Mitsunaga.
topIn Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to Joshua Foley, a lawyer for the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
topA Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics
topIn Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to Joshua Foley, a lawyer for the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.
topYonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020
topMost donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors
topThe Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races
topMost donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors
topMost donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.
topYonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020.
topRobert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr
top... Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr.
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written
topRobert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.
topPeople tied to just 15 contractors have given more than 5 percent of the campaign money for state and local races in Hawaii since 2006.
top... powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times.
topSome powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.
topPeople tied to big contractors gave more than $1,000 on average - nearly twice as much as political donors who had no obvious government connections, the analysis found. They were also twice as likely to give the maximum for some offices
topA handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event
topMichael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003. He has since contributed $130,000 to a range of politicians, and the company continues to win public work
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event
top... Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003. He has since contributed $130,000 to a range of politicians, and the company continues to win public work.
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event.
topIn 2018, one year after he was named varsity baseball coach at Pearl City High School, state lawmakers, some of whom received campaign contributions from his parties, approved $3 million in funding to convert the field from grass to artificial...
topIn 2018, one year after he was named varsity baseball coach at Pearl City High School, state lawmakers, some of whom received campaign contributions from his parties, approved $3 million in funding to convert the field from grass to artificial turf
topIn 2018, one year after he was named varsity baseball coach at Pearl City High School, state lawmakers, some of whom received campaign contributions from his parties, approved $3 million in funding to convert the field from grass to artificial turf.
topA handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families.
topRobert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr
topRobert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.
topOften, their campaign contributions seemed to go to the right people at the right time.. . Take R.M. Towill Corporation, a large engineering firm where employees in 2003 were fined for illegal campaign contributions
topIn 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions to...
topRobert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr
topIn 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions to pursue a criminal case against a former employee
topIn 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions to pursue a criminal case against a former employee
topContractors were matched against the names of companies, their executives and employees in a database of campaign contributions maintained by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission.
topIn 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions...
topIn 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions to pursue a criminal case against...
top... politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times.
topSome powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times
topAll contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr. Mitsunaga.. . Mr. Kaneshiro's lawyer argued that campaign contributions made to gain access to politicians were "perfectly legal."
topPolitical donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions
topSome powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times
topPolitical donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.
topThe parties started as early as 2014 at Mr. Yonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held
topYonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020
topThe industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.. . A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the...
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event.
topPolitical donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.
topLeaders of the influential House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees, who direct billions of dollars in public works projects every year, have received more than $482,000 in such donations since 2018
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event.
top... donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.. . Gary Kam, the commission's general counsel, acknowledged that the law restricted only a small portion of donations
topLeaders of the influential House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees, who direct billions of dollars in public works projects every year, have received more than $482,000 in such donations since 2018
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event.
top... Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.. . Gary Kam, the commission's general counsel, acknowledged that the law restricted only a small portion of donations.
top... are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.. . Gary Kam, the commission's general counsel, acknowledged that the law restricted only a small portion of donations
topAt the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event..
topThis article was reported in partnership with Big Local News at Stanford University.. . How the Numbers Were Calculated. The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their...
top... cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers.
topLui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him
topHe said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him.
topFor the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.
topThe Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races. The analysis revealed that nearly 20 percent of all campaign contributions since 2006 have come from people tied to companies doing business with the state and local governments
top... Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers.
top... Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers.
topFor the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.
topLui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him.
topA Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and...
topOther states have been more successful in curbing big campaign contributions from companies seeking government work. In Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to...
top... parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers.
topIn Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to Joshua Foley, a lawyer for the State Elections Enforcement Commission.
topMost of those who responded said there was no link between campaign donations and the contracts they won.. . Mr. Yonamine acknowledged hosting the fund-raisers but declined requests for a detailed interview.
topFor the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers
top... together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers.
top... into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed.
top... only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed.
topChang said in a recent interview that, besides general discussions of policy, he never talked about legislation or contracts with employees of R.M. Towill. Mr. Dela Cruz did not respond to repeated requests for comment
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
topChang said in a recent interview that, besides general discussions of policy, he never talked about legislation or contracts with employees of R.M. Towill. Mr. Dela Cruz did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
topAn examination of their financial interests found that a dozen of them were employees, directors or co-owners of companies that had won contracts. Since 2006, those companies have gotten at least $56 million in state deals, according to Hawaii's contract database
top... legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed.
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign...
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003
topWhen presented with The Times and Civil Beat's findings, Ford Fuchigami, then transportation director and now head of the Airports Division, said he could not comment on the awarding of contracts because he was not in charge...
top... people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003.
topMany people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003
topLui-Kwan and Duane Fisher, a partner at the firm, each donated $1,000 to his campaign about two weeks before the contract was awarded.. . Mr. Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.
top... donated heavily to a range of politicians, and the firm has won at least $49 million in state contracts since 2011.. . All contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr.
topRepresentative Kyle Yamashita, the current finance chairman, who spent years overseeing the House's capital improvements budget, has received more than $44,000 in political contributions from people tied to big contractors
topRepresentative Kyle Yamashita, the current finance chairman, who spent years overseeing the House's capital improvements budget, has received more than $44,000 in political contributions from people tied to big contractors
topRepresentative Kyle Yamashita, the current finance chairman, who spent years overseeing the House's capital improvements budget, has received more than $44,000 in political contributions from people tied to big contractors
topRepresentative Kyle Yamashita, the current finance chairman, who spent years overseeing the House's capital improvements budget, has received more than $44,000 in political contributions from people tied to big contractors
topPeople tied to just 15 contractors have given more than 5 percent of the campaign money for state and local races in Hawaii since 2006.. . People tied to big contractors gave more than $1,000 on average - nearly twice as much as political donors who had no obvious government connections, the analysis found
topFor the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.
topYonamine, denies they took place.. . One of the most prominent guests was Mr. Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing officials
top... a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers
topHe said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him.
topLui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.
topYonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses
topBut legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
top... legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.
topNo one, including Mr. Yonamine, denies they took place.. . One of the most prominent guests was Mr. Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing officials
topHe and his associates donated more than $28,000 to political campaigns around the time of the parties.. . By 2020, Mr. Choy was wearing a wire and actively recording meetings to aid federal investigators.
topThe examination found more than a dozen examples over the past six years of people tied to contractors donating to political campaigns in the months before key decisions led to deals.. . Well-timed donations from people linked to contractors
topHe and his associates donated more than $28,000 to political campaigns around the time of the parties.. . By 2020, Mr. Choy was wearing a wire and actively recording meetings to aid federal investigators
topNo one, including Mr. Yonamine, denies they took place.. . One of the most prominent guests was Mr. Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing...
topFuchigami said he did not recall attending the parties, though records show he donated around the time of a party in 2019. He said he did not know what the state's rules were for employees like Mr. Yonamine who were politically active or for officials who attended political gatherings.. . "What you do on your personal time is what you do on your personal time," he said
top. Most donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors
topIt was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption.
topIn 2005, in response to a series of scandals, Hawaii passed a law that barred government contractors from giving money to politicians. It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed...
topAfter the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed.
topIt was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption.
top... 2005, in response to a series of scandals, Hawaii passed a law that barred government contractors from giving money to politicians. It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption
topInside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money. . After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed.
topIt was not supposed to work this way. In 2005, in response to a series of scandals, Hawaii passed a law that barred government contractors from giving money to politicians. It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed...
topYonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed.. . Today, Hawaii is reeling from its latest government corruption scandal, with state officials accused of taking bribes from Milton Choy, a prominent businessman who wore a wire for at...
topFollowing recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency. But lawmakers have so far refused to adopt some of the panel's most meaningful corrective measures.
top... president, Greg Hiyakumoto, said that company employees supported candidates who pushed for new infrastructure and sustainable development, both of which were part of its mission.. . A handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families
top... reeling from its latest government corruption scandal, with state officials accused of taking bribes from Milton Choy, a prominent businessman who wore a wire for at least a year as part of a deal with the federal government.
topNotably, bills that would have closed the loophole in the law by prohibiting campaign contributions from company owners, officers and their immediate family members have failed year after year, including in the current legislative session.
topTowill's president, Greg Hiyakumoto, said that company employees supported candidates who pushed for new infrastructure and sustainable development, both of which were part of its mission.
topFollowing recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency. But lawmakers have so far refused to adopt some of the panel's most meaningful corrective measures