The feds tried. A jury looked the other way. Lawmakers are dodging needed changes. Now it's up to us.

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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.

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