Indictment Puts Spotlight On One Of The Most Connected Men In Honolulu … Max Sword, a former tourism industry lobbyist, is one of three former city officials facing federal conspiracy charges.
For decades, when Hawaii governors, mayors and legislators needed to fill a seat on a powerful board or commission, they called Max Sword.
A longtime Outrigger hotel executive and lobbyist, Sword was a member of the political class’s inner circle and had the resume to prove it.
At various times, Sword, 70, had a hand in vetting the job applications of state judges, deciding how much money state legislators should make and drawing the maps of Honolulu’s voting districts. And currently, he’s on the board of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply.
