Corruption is alive and well in city and state governments.  People employed by special interest groups or companies contribute thousands of dollars to key politicians who then vote favorably for legislation benefiting the special interest groups or companies, and we are all expected to believe that the contributions had nothing to do with their votes.  These politicians should be doing some hard time in Halawa, but they will not even see the inside of a courtroom because most people of Hawaii are politically apathetic and the people who might do the investigation are probably on the take as well.