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Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Illegal ‘Straw’ Donations Spotlighted By Mitsunaga Case Are Rarely Prosecuted

Lurking in the background of an alleged conspiracy to bribe Honolulu’s prosecutor is a separate but related issue: donations made under a false name to circumvent campaign limits.

Danny De Gracia: Why We Shouldn’t Give Up On Publicly Financed Elections Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Danny De Gracia: Why We Shouldn’t Give Up On Publicly Financed Elections

Find a way to bring back Senate Bill 2381 and let’s have the campaign equalizer we all need.

Hawaii Legislators Seek To Crack Down On AI-Generated Political Misinformation Wikimedia Commons/2018

Hawaii Legislators Seek To Crack Down On AI-Generated Political Misinformation

Bills banning the use of undisclosed deepfakes used in a political sense are being considered by the Legislature.

Kaniela Ing Faces More Charges Of Campaign Spending Violations Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2018

Kaniela Ing Faces More Charges Of Campaign Spending Violations

The former state lawmaker could be penalized more than $18,000 for failure to keep financial records and filing false reports.

Big Island Mayor Outpaces Lone Challenger In Election Fundraising David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Big Island Mayor Outpaces Lone Challenger In Election Fundraising

Mitch Roth's war chest is tens of thousands of dollars larger than that of rival candidate Kimo Alameda with nine months to go before the election.

Full Public Financing Of Elections Is Being Revived At Hawaii Legislature Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2024

Full Public Financing Of Elections Is Being Revived At Hawaii Legislature

Proponents say the legislation could dramatically reduce the influence of special interest money in local campaigns.

Hawaii Elections Commission Selects New Chair (Screenshot/2023)

Hawaii Elections Commission Selects New Chair

Michael Curtis will replace Scotty Anderson early next month.

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Fall For Fake Election News This Year. There Will Be A Lot Of It Getty Images/iStockphoto

Danny De Gracia: Don’t Fall For Fake Election News This Year. There Will Be A Lot Of It

The freedoms offered by the First Amendment include the freedom to exercise personal restraint.

6 Ways AI Can Make Political Campaigns More Deceptive Than Ever Getty Images/iStockphoto/KanawatTH

6 Ways AI Can Make Political Campaigns More Deceptive Than Ever

Campaigns are now rapidly embracing artificial intelligence for composing and producing ads and donor solicitations.

Neighborhood Board Election Outcome Reversed After Rematch Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Neighborhood Board Election Outcome Reversed After Rematch

Honolulu City Council is looking for more explanation of online election glitches.