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Federal Indictment Alleges Bribery Scheme by Honolulu Planning Dept. Employees
The US District Court for the District of Hawaiʻi unsealed charges this week against six individuals, including current and former Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting employees, alleging their involvement in a bribery scheme.
Schatz Seeks Answers on Census Citizenship Questions
U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) led a group of 17 senators in demanding more answers from Commerce Department Secretary Wilbur Ross about where the proposal of a citizenship question for the upcoming 2020 Census originated and what factors played into its inclusion.