Honolulu Managing Director Mike Formby texted council members Val Okimoto and Radiant Cordero in September that he would withhold funding to their districts if they voted against the mayor’s choice for housing director.  Formby says the message was meant to start a conversation, but the leader of a government watchdog group in Hawaiʻi described the … Continue reading Here Are The Texts A Honolulu Official Sent Threatening Funding Over Vote