The Public May Never Know Who Did The Bribing In The Honolulu Permitting Scandal…In a bribery scandal that nabbed government workers, federal prosecutors have obscured the identities of those on the other end of the transaction.
As former Honolulu permitting workers admit guilt in a yearslong bribery scandal, some of the people who paid them off remain anonymous.
With the exception of an architect who was indicted and pleaded guilty in the scheme, federal prosecutors have shielded the identities of those who bribed employees in the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting.
The secrecy has some community members and advocates calling for accountability for those who used money to gain an advantage in the city’s permitting system.
