House Speaker Nadine Nakamura tabled the citizen petition with little advance notice or discussion.

Civil Beat requested emails ex-Rep. Ty Cullen and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke exchanged with a lobbyist. Requests were denied because the accounts were deleted.

Donations tied to Tobi Solidum weren’t included in the audit’s findings.

Following Civil Beat’s reporting, the nonprofit is enlisting outside help to review its books.  

Kevin Sumida could face punishment ranging from a private admonition to suspension. 

The islands’ chief law enforcement officer asked for patience with her office’s investigation into who received the money. 

Records show firms associated with politically connected contractor Dennis Mitsunaga collected nearly $1.8 million for a Kapolei building that has never materialized. 

New statements by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke make “no sense whatsoever,” a local attorney says, and deserve an investigation free of conflicts of interest.

The lieutenant governor is only now reporting money she received four years ago as a bribery scandal continues to roil the Hawaiʻi Legislature.

The fact that the AG is now investigating the $35,000 potential bribe is a good thing. But it doesn’t let the Legislature off the hook.