Let The Sunshine In

The commission acknowledged that it's tough to oversee lawmakers who resist most accountability measures.

The shaka is one thing, but a different kind of salute was given to serious ethics reform by lawmakers this year.

Constitutional amendments used to be on Hawaii ballots all the time, but not anymore.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

Everybody loved this measure as it flew through the Legislature, but it still died mysteriously in the session’s final days.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.

The pace of change is excruciatingly slow at the State Capitol, but the Ethics Commission director warns against dismissing what has been accomplished.

Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ethical leadership in Hawaii.