University administrators will be on the hot seat at a special legislative hearing on the Stevie Wonder concert debacle. KITV has this report on the outside law firms they’ve hired to help them prepare: 

The University of Hawaii has hired the law firm of Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington and Harris to help president MRC Greenwood and members of the board of regents prepare for grilling by special senate committee members.

The contract is for $25,000. UH cites the potential conflict of interest for its own lawyers, as the reason why it had to go outside for legal help.

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