A More Civil Legislature? Hawaii Lawmakers May Soon Be Asked To Bolster Citizen Rights 4 The Legislature’s special commission aimed at fighting corruption is continuing to fine tune proposals for the upcoming session.
State lawmakers may soon have to deal with demands from the public for greater transparency on the part of legislators themselves.
The Commission to Improve Standards of Conduct on Wednesday unanimously agreed to present the 2023 Legislature with a proposal to guarantee citizens better access to the legislative process and better behavior between lawmakers and toward the public.
Jim Shon, a retired lawmaker and educator, introduced the proposal, a so-called “Citizen’s Bill of Rights” after seeing how business conducted at the Legislature has changed over the years.
