In February 2020, days before Hawaii’s Senate Ways and Means Committee was scheduled to hear a bill benefiting some developers of solar farms, the checks started rolling in from lobbyists for companies that wanted it to pass. On Feb. 13, a week before WAM’s hearing, campaign finance records show lobbyist Joanne Hamm donated $1,000 each to … Continue reading Campaign Cash Flowed To Hawaii Senators Just Before An Energy Bill Vote. Reform Measures Won’t Stop It