Common Cause
Closing Ethics Loopholes in Hawaii
A proposed bill in Hawaii would have allowed legislators to accept gifts up to $200 each, under circumstances where it might be reasonably inferred that the gift is intended to influence.
Read a blog post about holding back unlimited gifts in Hawaii »
Common Cause successfully blocked this bill, which also included other major loopholes in ethics laws that would have allowed legislators, allowing state employees to accept lavish gifts from special interests.
Read more about our work in 2011 and support our democracy work with a tax-deductible gift.
Closing Ethics Loopholes in Hawaii
A proposed bill in Hawaii would have allowed legislators to accept gifts up to $200 each, under circumstances where it might be reasonably inferred that the gift is intended to influence.
Read a blog post about holding back unlimited gifts in Hawaii »
Common Cause successfully blocked this bill, which also included other major loopholes in ethics laws that would have allowed legislators, allowing state employees to accept lavish gifts from special interests.
Read more about our work in 2011 and support our democracy work with a tax-deductible gift.