The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources on Friday will consider whether to approve more than $3 million in state fines levied against several North Shore property owners.
Companies that get government contracts can’t give directly to campaigns but their owners, officers and family members can. That's long been an enormous loophole that legislators just failed to address again.
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As described by attendees, a typical party could bring in thousands of dollars in donations, giving some elected officials almost half their annual campaign haul in a single night.