Years after his corruption conviction, the ex-chief hasn’t returned his retirement money to taxpayers as promised. Now that he’s back on Oʻahu, is there any hope?

The details behind bribery convictions of two Hawaiʻi lawmakers are vital to restoring the public’s confidence in the integrity of our political system.

House and Senate leadership have little to say about the subject of a federal bribery investigation giving one of their 2022 colleagues $35,000.

Three years after the handoff, the identities of an unnamed man and the lawmaker he paid remain unknown to the public.

One of the last chapters of Honolulu’s infamous Kealoha scandal has come to an end. 

Martin Kao, convicted of stealing pandemic-era relief funds, was also ordered to pay $13 million in restitution and serve 12,800 hours of community service.

John Stancil pleaded guilty last year to one count of racketeering conspiracy, leaving Miske to stand trial alone.

Felony charges related to campaign donations are a rarity in Hawaiʻi, although reforms passed in 2022 helped in bringing a new case.

People with ties to government contracts would be banned from political donations.

Former Mayor Kirk Caldwell said the deals represent the “last chapter of the Kealoha scandal.”