Mahalo to everyone who came out to participate in our recent talk stories at Kahaluu, Laie and Waialua. I was honored to be joined by Representatives Kitagawa, Quinlan and Matsumoto, and Councilmember Tsuneyoshi. We gave updates on our personal initiatives, shared observations of pending legislation, and answered some very good questions from the audience. Several of my “good government” bills are moving through the legislative gauntlet. One bill requires executive directors of large, autonomous government agencies to publicly disclosure their financial interests. Disclosure of financial interests have been required for most government officials for years; yet certain directors have been
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