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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races. ...

The industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written. ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,finance)

(contracts,civil_beat,finance)

(campaign,civil_beat,regulations)

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,regulations)

(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations)

(campaign,contracts,regulations)

(campaign,finance,regulations)

(contracts,civil_beat,regulations)

(contracts,finance,regulations)

(campaign,civil_beat,politics)

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,politics)

(campaign,contracts,finance,politics)

(campaign,finance,politics)

(campaign,government,politics)

(contracts,civil_beat,politics)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,political)

(campaign,civil_beat,the_times)

(campaign,contracts,lawyer)

(campaign,political,finance)

(campaign,contracts,finance,political)

(campaign,political,civil_beat)

(campaign,contracts,political)

(contracts,civil_beat,political)

(contracts,finance,political)

(campaign,civil_beat,keep)

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,keep)

(campaign,contracts,finance,keep)

(campaign,contracts,keep)

(contracts,finance,keep)

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,finance)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	28.08	0.00	71.93

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,political)	100.00
(2) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,finance)	89.47
(3) (campaign,civil_beat,the_times)	62.89
(4) (campaign,contracts,lawyer)	54.50
(5) (campaign,political,finance)	49.58
(6) (campaign,contracts,finance,political)	48.93
(7) (campaign,political,civil_beat)	48.21
(8) (campaign,contracts,political)	48.13
(9) (contracts,civil_beat,political)	47.88
(10) (contracts,finance,political)	47.54
(11) (campaign,civil_beat,keep)	47.18
(12) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,keep)	46.95
(13) (contracts,civil_beat,finance)	46.61
(14) (campaign,contracts,finance,keep)	46.30
(15) (campaign,contracts,keep)	45.54
(16) (contracts,finance,keep)	45.29
(17) (campaign,civil_beat,violations)	42.70
(18) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,violations)	42.49
(19) (campaign,contracts,finance,violations)	41.88
(20) (campaign,lawyer)	41.38
(21) (campaign,government,races)	41.11
(22) (campaign,contracts,violations)	41.08
(23) (contracts,finance,violations)	40.90
(24) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,the_times)	40.29
(25) (campaign,contracts,finance,the_times)	39.68
(26) (campaign,contracts,the_times)	38.88
(27) (contracts,finance,the_times)	38.69
(28) (campaign,civil_beat,regulations)	38.33
(29) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,regulations)	38.08
(30) (campaign,contracts,finance,regulations)	37.47
(31) (campaign,contracts,regulations)	36.69
(32) (campaign,finance,regulations)	36.46
(33) (contracts,civil_beat,regulations)	36.29
(34) (contracts,finance,regulations)	36.08
(35) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,races)	35.89
(36) (campaign,contracts,races)	35.09
(37) (campaign,political,races)	34.99
(38) (contracts,civil_beat,races)	34.78
(39) (campaign,civil_beat,politics)	34.40
(40) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,politics)	34.15
(41) (campaign,contracts,finance,politics)	33.52
(42) (campaign,finance,politics)	32.91
(43) (campaign,government,politics)	32.70
(44) (contracts,civil_beat,politics)	32.53
(45) (contracts,finance,politics)	32.28
(46) (contracts,government,politics)	32.04
(47) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,pay-to-play)	31.92
(48) (campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play)	31.29
(49) (campaign,finance,pay-to-play)	30.68
(50) (campaign,government,pay-to-play)	30.49
(51) (contracts,finance,pay-to-play)	30.21
(52) (government,pay-to-play)	30.17
(53) (contracts,government,pay-to-play)	29.98
(54) (campaign,contracts,civil_beat,industries)	29.77
(55) (campaign,contracts,finance,industries)	29.12
(56) (campaign,finance,industries)	28.49
(57) (contracts,finance,industries)	28.30
(58) (contracts,lawyer)	28.24
(59) (campaign,contracts,lui-kwan)	27.86
(60) (contracts,government,lawyer)	26.77
(61) (campaign,contracts,finance,government)	26.58
(62) (campaign,finance,civil_beat)	26.24
(63) (campaign,finance,government)	25.97
(64) (contracts,finance,government)	25.80
(65) (campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission)	25.27
(66) (contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission)	25.02
(67) (campaign,races,civil_beat)	23.40
(68) (political,civil_beat)	23.28
(69) (campaign,civil_beat,transparency)	22.88
(70) (campaign,political,transparency)	22.77
(71) (campaign,political,the_times)	22.27
(72) (campaign,political,regulations)	22.20
(73) (contracts,political,regulations)	22.12
(74) (political,finance,regulations)	22.06
(75) (campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel)	21.97
(76) (campaign,political,pagoda_hotel)	21.83
(77) (political,finance,pagoda_hotel)	21.80
(78) (political,fund-raisers,pagoda_hotel)	21.78
(79) (campaign,employees,off-hours)	21.61
(80) (campaign,lawmakers,off-hours)	21.51
(81) (campaign,political,off-hours)	21.43
(82) (political,employees,off-hours)	21.40
(83) (campaign,political,lawmakers)	21.34
(84) (political,employees,lawmakers)	21.30
(85) (campaign,political,industries)	21.28
(86) (contracts,political,industries)	21.26
(87) (contracts,political,fund-raisers)	21.26
(88) (political,finance,industries)	21.24
(89) (campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)	21.15
(90) (campaign,lawmakers,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)	20.96
(91) (campaign,political,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)	20.90
(92) (political,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)	20.88
(93) (government,races)	20.31
(94) (campaign,government,transparency)	20.06
(95) (campaign,government,the_new_york_times)	19.81
(96) (campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times)	19.70
(97) (campaign,races,the_new_york_times)	19.68
(98) (government,scandals)	19.55
(99) (campaign,government,scandals)	19.47
(100) (campaign,government,politicians)	19.24

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

challenge - Back to HLA

The industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written.. . A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,regulations)
(campaign,finance,regulations)
(contracts,civil_beat,regulations)
(contracts,civil_beat,finance)
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,finance)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,regulations)
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations)
(contracts,finance,regulations)
(campaign,finance,civil_beat)
Inferred entity relationships (66)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,civil_beat,politics)
(campaign,government,politics)
(contracts,government,politics)
(contracts,finance,politics)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,politics)
(campaign,finance,politics)
(contracts,civil_beat,politics)
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics)
Inferred entity relationships (85)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

A Times and Civil Beat analysis of campaign donations and contracts found that since 2006 - the year the pay-to-play law went into place - people tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,pay-to-play)
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play)
(campaign,contracts,finance,government)
(contracts,government,pay-to-play)
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play)
(government,pay-to-play)
(campaign,government,pay-to-play)
(campaign,finance,government)
(contracts,government,campaign)
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play)
(contracts,finance,government)
Inferred entity relationships (89)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(contracts,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(government,pay-to-play,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Some powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,government,races)
(campaign,races,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission)
Inferred entity relationships (15)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Mitsunaga.. . Mr. Kaneshiro's lawyer argued that campaign contributions made to gain access to politicians were "perfectly legal." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,politicians,lawyer)
(campaign,politicians,kaneshiro)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(campaign,lawyer) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

In 2022, federal prosecutors accused the chief executive of the engineering firm Mitsunaga & Associates and four of its employees of bribing Keith Kaneshiro, who was the top prosecutor in Honolulu, with campaign contributions to pursue a criminal case against a former employee ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,employees,executive)
(campaign,employees,prosecutors)
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro)
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga)
(campaign,employees,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(campaign,employees,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,executive) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,towill) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,federal) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,prosecutors) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Some powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors.. . . Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,federal)
(government,federal)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,government)
(campaign,races,federal)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,federal,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,federal,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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All contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr. Mitsunaga.. . Mr. Kaneshiro's lawyer argued that campaign contributions made to gain access to politicians were "perfectly legal." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,lawyer)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(campaign,lawyer,politicians) [inferred]

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Political donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.. . Gary Kam, the commission's general counsel, acknowledged that the law restricted only a small portion of donations ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,dollars,commission)
(campaign,dollars,kam)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(campaign,dollars,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,high-ranking) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,senate_ways) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,house_finance) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,staff) [inferred]

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Political donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions.. . Gary Kam, the commission's general counsel, acknowledged that the law restricted only a small portion of donations. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,dollars,counsel)

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This article was reported in partnership with Big Local News at Stanford University.. . How the Numbers Were Calculated. The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university)
Inferred entity relationships (19)
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]

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The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races. The analysis revealed that nearly 20 percent of all campaign contributions since 2006 have come from people tied to companies doing business with the state and local governments ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,political,races)
(political,races)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(contracts,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(political,races) [inferred]
(contracts,political,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,political,staff) [inferred]

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Other states have been more successful in curbing big campaign contributions from companies seeking government work. In Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to Joshua Foley, a lawyer for the State Elections Enforcement Commission ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,government,campaign)
Inferred entity relationships (28)
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]

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Most of those who responded said there was no link between campaign donations and the contracts they won.. . Mr. Yonamine acknowledged hosting the fund-raisers but declined requests for a detailed interview. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine)
(contracts,yonamine)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]

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People linked to the firm have donated heavily to a range of politicians, and the firm has won at least $49 million in state contracts since 2011.. . All contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,lawyer)

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People tied to just 15 contractors have given more than 5 percent of the campaign money for state and local races in Hawaii since 2006.. . People tied to big contractors gave more than $1,000 on average - nearly twice as much as political donors who had no obvious government connections, the analysis found ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,races)

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Yonamine, denies they took place.. . One of the most prominent guests was Mr. Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing officials ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,government,choy)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]

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No one, including Mr. Yonamine, denies they took place.. . One of the most prominent guests was Mr. Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing officials ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,yonamine)
(political,choy)

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It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,politicians,political)
(government,politicians,steeped)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(government,politicians,reform) [inferred]
(government,politicians,scandals) [inferred]

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In 2005, in response to a series of scandals, Hawaii passed a law that barred government contractors from giving money to politicians. It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,politicians,scandals)
(government,pay-to-play)
(government,politicians,pay-to-play)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(government,politicians,steeped) [inferred]
(government,pay-to-play,politicians) [inferred]
(government,politicians,reform) [inferred]

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It was not supposed to work this way. In 2005, in response to a series of scandals, Hawaii passed a law that barred government contractors from giving money to politicians. It was billed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to end pay-to-play in contracting and designed to fundamentally change the political culture of a state steeped in corruption ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,scandals)

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Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed.. . Today, Hawaii is reeling from its latest government corruption scandal, with state officials accused of taking bribes from Milton Choy, a prominent businessman who wore a wire for at least a year as part of a deal with the federal government ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,reform)

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Today, Hawaii is reeling from its latest government corruption scandal, with state officials accused of taking bribes from Milton Choy, a prominent businessman who wore a wire for at least a year as part of a deal with the federal government. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,federal)

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The industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,finance,political)
(contracts,finance,industries)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,political)
(contracts,political,regulations)
(campaign,contracts,finance,political)
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries)
(political,finance,regulations)
(campaign,political,regulations)
(contracts,civil_beat,political)
(campaign,finance,industries)
(campaign,contracts,political)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,industries)
(campaign,political,finance)
Inferred entity relationships (77)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,political,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,political,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,political,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(finance,industries,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,political,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(finance,political,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,industries,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(contracts,political,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(contracts,political,races) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

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The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,races)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,political)
(contracts,civil_beat,races)
(campaign,political,races)
(campaign,contracts,races)
Inferred entity relationships (56)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(political,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,political,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,political,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,political,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,political,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(contracts,political,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,political,races) [inferred]

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Many people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,the_times)
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep)
(campaign,contracts,keep)
(contracts,civil_beat,violations)
(campaign,civil_beat,keep)
(contracts,civil_beat,finance)
(contracts,finance,keep)
(contracts,finance,the_times)
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times)
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,keep)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,the_times)
(campaign,finance,civil_beat)
Inferred entity relationships (59)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]

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Many people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,violations)
(campaign,contracts,civil_beat,finance)
(contracts,finance,violations)
(campaign,contracts,violations)
(campaign,civil_beat,violations)
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations)
Inferred entity relationships (58)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]

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Lui-Kwan and Duane Fisher, a partner at the firm, each donated $1,000 to his campaign about two weeks before the contract was awarded.. . Mr. Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan)
Inferred entity relationships (19)
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]

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All contracts awarded to the firm "were based on merit," said Nina Marino, a lawyer for Mr. Mitsunaga. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,contracts,lawyer)
Inferred entity relationships (19)
(contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]

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In Connecticut, for example, a ban on donations from corporate officers with contracts has wiped out a large swath of campaign funds, according to Joshua Foley, a lawyer for the State Elections Enforcement Commission. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission)
(campaign,lawyer)
(campaign,contracts,lawyer)
(contracts,government,joshua_foley)
(contracts,government,lawyer)
(contracts,lawyer)
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission)
Inferred entity relationships (31)
(contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lui-kwan) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,lawyer,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,lawyer) [inferred]
(contracts,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,violations) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,government) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,races) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,contracts,political) [inferred]

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Yonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,finance,fund-raisers)
(political,fund-raisers,campaign)
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers)
(campaign,political,finance)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(finance,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(finance,political,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,political,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

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Most donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,political,the_times)
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times)
(campaign,political,civil_beat)
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency)
(political,civil_beat)
(campaign,political,transparency)
Inferred entity relationships (26)
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,political,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,political,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,political,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(political,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,political,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]

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The Times and Civil Beat examined hundreds of thousands of campaign contributions and more than 70,000 state contracts to draw connections between vendors and their donations to political races ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,political,civil_beat)
(campaign,races,civil_beat)
Inferred entity relationships (21)
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,stanford_university) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,political) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,violations) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,industries) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,contracts,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,keep) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,races) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,the_times) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,civil_beat,regulations) [inferred]

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Yonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held. They moved to the Pagoda Hotel there in 2019 and continued until at least 2020. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,fund-raisers,pagoda_hotel)
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel)
(campaign,political,pagoda_hotel)
(political,finance,pagoda_hotel)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(finance,pagoda_hotel,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

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Robert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,political,off-hours)
(campaign,employees,off-hours)
(political,employees,off-hours)
(campaign,lawmakers,employees)
(campaign,lawmakers,off-hours)
(campaign,employees,political)
Inferred entity relationships (16)
(campaign,employees,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,executive) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,towill) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,federal) [inferred]
(employees,off-hours,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,political) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,varsity) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,prosecutors) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,pearl_city_high_school) [inferred]
(employees,lawmakers,political) [inferred]

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Robert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources.. . Other lawmakers who received campaign money around the time of Mr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,political,lawmakers)
(political,employees,lawmakers)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(campaign,lawmakers,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,varsity) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,pearl_city_high_school) [inferred]

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The industries involved had close ties to the ruling political parties well into the 1960s and 1970s, when Hawaii's campaign finance regulations were written ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,political,industries)
(contracts,political,industries)
(political,finance,industries)

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Robert Harris, director of the Hawaii State Ethics Commission, said there were generally no prohibitions on political activity during off-hours as long as state employees did not use any state resources. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)
(political,employees,director)
(campaign,lawmakers,director)
(political,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)
(campaign,lawmakers,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)
(campaign,political,hawaii_state_ethics_commission)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(campaign,hawaii_state_ethics_commission,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,executive) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,towill) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_state_ethics_commission,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,federal) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,prosecutors) [inferred]
(employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]

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People tied to just 15 contractors have given more than 5 percent of the campaign money for state and local races in Hawaii since 2006. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,races)
(campaign,government,races)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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Following recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,government,laws)
(campaign,government,transparency)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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Does not include contributions to federal races.Source: Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, Times/Civil Beat analysisBy The New York Times. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,analysisby)
(campaign,races,the_new_york_times)
(campaign,races,analysisby)
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times)
Inferred entity relationships (18)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(analysisby,campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,races) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,races,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,politicians) [inferred]
(analysisby,campaign,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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Following recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,scandals)
(campaign,government,scandals)
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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Some powerful politicians in Hawaii drew a fourth or more of their state and local campaign donations since 2006 from people with ties to government contractors. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,politicians)
(campaign,races,politicians)
(campaign,government,politicians)
Inferred entity relationships (20)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,president) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,races) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,staff) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(government,politicians,steeped) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]
(government,politicians,reform) [inferred]
(government,politicians,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]

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People tied to big contractors gave more than $1,000 on average - nearly twice as much as political donors who had no obvious government connections, the analysis found. They were also twice as likely to give the maximum for some offices ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,government,political)
Inferred entity relationships (14)
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,lawmakers) [inferred]

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A handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,government,lawmakers)
Inferred entity relationships (12)
(campaign,government,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(government,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,government,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,government,hawaii_legislature) [inferred]
(campaign,government,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,government,transparency) [inferred]
(campaign,government,laws) [inferred]
(campaign,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,government,races) [inferred]
(campaign,government,scandals) [inferred]
(campaign,government,political) [inferred]

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At the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,politicians,high-ranking)
(campaign,politicians,wesley_yonamine)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(campaign,politicians,president) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,races) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,ssfm_international) [inferred]

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Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003. He has since contributed $130,000 to a range of politicians, and the company continues to win public work ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,politicians,ssfm_international)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(campaign,politicians,president) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,races) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]

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Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,politicians,matsumoto)
(campaign,politicians,president)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(campaign,politicians,races) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]

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Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003. He has since contributed $130,000 to a range of politicians, and the company continues to win public work. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,politicians,company)

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At the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,dollars,high-ranking)
(campaign,dollars,politicians)
(campaign,politicians,box)
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(campaign,dollars,kam) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,president) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,high-ranking) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,staff) [inferred]
(box,campaign,dollars) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,races) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,senate_ways) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,house_finance) [inferred]
(campaign,politicians,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]

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In 2018, one year after he was named varsity baseball coach at Pearl City High School, state lawmakers, some of whom received campaign contributions from his parties, approved $3 million in funding to convert the field from grass to artificial turf ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,lawmakers,varsity)
(campaign,lawmakers,pearl_city_high_school)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(campaign,lawmakers,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,varsity) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,political) [inferred]
(campaign,lawmakers,pearl_city_high_school) [inferred]

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In 2018, one year after he was named varsity baseball coach at Pearl City High School, state lawmakers, some of whom received campaign contributions from his parties, approved $3 million in funding to convert the field from grass to artificial turf. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,lawmakers,funding)

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A handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,lawmakers,families)

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But lawmakers have so far refused to adopt some of the panel's most meaningful corrective measures. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,lawmakers,corrective)

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Often, their campaign contributions seemed to go to the right people at the right time.. . Take R.M. Towill Corporation, a large engineering firm where employees in 2003 were fined for illegal campaign contributions ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,employees,towill)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,federal) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,executive) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,prosecutors) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]

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Contractors were matched against the names of companies, their executives and employees in a database of campaign contributions maintained by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,employees,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(campaign,employees,mitsunaga) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,off-hours) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,federal) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,lawmakers) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,political) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,executive) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,keith_kaneshiro) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,prosecutors) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,towill) [inferred]
(campaign,employees,hawaii_state_ethics_commission) [inferred]

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Political donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,staff)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,races) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,the_new_york_times) [inferred]
(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,politicians) [inferred]

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Political donations are regulated by the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which has a staff of just five people who are responsible for tracking tens of millions of dollars in campaign contributions. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission,dollars)
(campaign,dollars,staff)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(campaign,dollars,kam) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,high-ranking) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,senate_ways) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,house_finance) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,staff) [inferred]

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The parties started as early as 2014 at Mr. Yonamine's private office in Honolulu, according to campaign finance records, which lists dates and locations where political fund-raisers are held ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,finance,yonamine)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(campaign,finance,political) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,fund-raisers) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,government) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,pagoda_hotel) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,politics) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,regulations) [inferred]
(campaign,finance,industries) [inferred]

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Leaders of the influential House Finance and Senate Ways and Means committees, who direct billions of dollars in public works projects every year, have received more than $482,000 in such donations since 2018 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,dollars,senate_ways)
(campaign,dollars,house_finance)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(campaign,dollars,kam) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,high-ranking) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,senate_ways) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,house_finance) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,staff) [inferred]

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At the end of the night, Wesley Yonamine, the host and a high-ranking airport official, would, together with the politicians, pop open the box and dole out campaign contributions according to a list of pledges obtained before each event.. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(campaign,dollars,box)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(campaign,dollars,kam) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,hawaii_campaign_spending_commission) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,high-ranking) [inferred]
(box,campaign,politicians) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,senate_ways) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,house_finance) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,wesley_yonamine) [inferred]
(campaign,dollars,staff) [inferred]

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For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,government,lockbox)
(political,government,fund-raisers)
(contracts,fund-raisers,fee)
(contracts,political,metal)
(political,government,fee)
(contracts,political,lockbox)
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal)
(political,government,metal)
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox)
(contracts,political,fund-raisers)
(contracts,government,political)
(contracts,government,metal)
(political,government,lockbox)
Inferred entity relationships (26)
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,political,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,government,politics) [inferred]
(government,metal,political) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(government,lockbox,political) [inferred]
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]

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Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,political,fund-raisers)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,political,staff) [inferred]

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He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,fund-raisers,staff)
(political,fund-raisers,communicate)
(contracts,political,staff)
(political,fund-raisers,staff)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,political,regulations) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,political,races) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,political,staff) [inferred]

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For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor)
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night)
(political,government,second-floor)
(political,government,late-night)
(contracts,political,second-floor)
(contracts,political,late-night)
(political,government,cramped)
(contracts,government,second-floor)
(contracts,government,late-night)
Inferred entity relationships (27)
(contracts,government,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lawyer) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,political,regulations) [inferred]
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(government,late-night,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,government,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,political,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,government,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,government,politics) [inferred]
(contracts,government,joshua_foley) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,government,pay-to-play) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,government,political) [inferred]
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(contracts,government,state_elections_enforcement_commission) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,political,races) [inferred]

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Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers.. . The governor said staff members involved with procurement didn't communicate with him. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,political,governor)
(political,fund-raisers,governor)
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor)
Inferred entity relationships (10)
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,governor,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]

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Businesses seeking airport work frequently donated to a range of politicians around the time of those fund-raisers. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,government) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]

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For the better part of a decade, some of Hawaii's most powerful people huddled together at late-night parties in a cramped second-floor office where lobbyists and executives seeking government contracts lined up to drop cash and checks into a metal lockbox.. . That was the entry fee for these extraordinary political fund-raisers ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,fund-raisers,government)
(political,government,cash)
Inferred entity relationships (13)
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,governor) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,staff) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,second-floor) [inferred]
(government,political,prison) [inferred]
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,late-night) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,political) [inferred]
(fund-raisers,government,political) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,metal) [inferred]
(contracts,fund-raisers,lockbox) [inferred]

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But legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,yonamine)
(contracts,employees,reform)
(contracts,employees,businesses)
(contracts,employees,yonamine)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(contracts,employees,financial) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,owners) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,policy) [inferred]

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Chang said in a recent interview that, besides general discussions of policy, he never talked about legislation or contracts with employees of R.M. Towill. Mr. Dela Cruz did not respond to repeated requests for comment ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,employees,policy)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,financial) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,owners) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]

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But legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses.. . Mr. Yonamine's parties illustrated just how completely the reform effort failed ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,employees,owners)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,financial) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(employees,owners,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,policy) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]

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But legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,legislators)
(political,employees,owners)
(political,employees,contracts)
(contracts,employees,legislators)
(contracts,employees,gutting)
(contracts,employees,corporate)
(political,employees,businesses)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(contracts,employees,financial) [inferred]
(corporate,employees,political) [inferred]
(employees,gutting,political) [inferred]
(employees,legislators,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,owners) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,policy) [inferred]

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An examination of their financial interests found that a dozen of them were employees, directors or co-owners of companies that had won contracts ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,employees,financial)
Inferred entity relationships (7)
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,owners) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,policy) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]

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Chang said in a recent interview that, besides general discussions of policy, he never talked about legislation or contracts with employees of R.M. Towill. Mr. Dela Cruz did not respond to repeated requests for comment. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,employees,dela)

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An examination of their financial interests found that a dozen of them were employees, directors or co-owners of companies that had won contracts. Since 2006, those companies have gotten at least $56 million in state deals, according to Hawaii's contract database ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,employees,co-owners)
Inferred entity relationships (8)
(contracts,employees,political) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,financial) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,reform) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,gutting) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,legislators) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,owners) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,policy) [inferred]
(contracts,employees,yonamine) [inferred]

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Many people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003 ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,civil_beat,president)
(contracts,civil_beat,the_times)
(contracts,civil_beat,keep)
(contracts,keep)
Inferred entity relationships (11)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]

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When presented with The Times and Civil Beat's findings, Ford Fuchigami, then transportation director and now head of the Airports Division, said he could not comment on the awarding of contracts because he was not in charge of selecting the winners ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,civil_beat,the_times)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,ssfm_international) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]

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Many people charged with campaign finance violations have been allowed to keep giving - and to keep getting contracts, The Times and Civil Beat found.. . Michael Matsumoto, president of the engineering firm SSFM International, pleaded no contest to money laundering involving campaign funds in 2003. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,civil_beat,ssfm_international)
Inferred entity relationships (9)
(civil_beat,contracts,finance) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,keep) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,the_times) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,regulations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,political) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,politics) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,races) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,violations) [inferred]
(civil_beat,contracts,president) [inferred]

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Lui-Kwan and Duane Fisher, a partner at the firm, each donated $1,000 to his campaign about two weeks before the contract was awarded.. . Mr. Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(contracts,lui-kwan)

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Representative Kyle Yamashita, the current finance chairman, who spent years overseeing the House's capital improvements budget, has received more than $44,000 in political contributions from people tied to big contractors ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,finance,house)
(political,finance,capital)
(political,finance,kyle_yamashita)
(political,finance,budget)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(finance,political,regulations) [inferred]

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Choy, a major political donor and government contractor who would later be sentenced to more than three years in prison for bribing officials. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,government,prison)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(government,political,politicians) [inferred]
(government,political,second-floor) [inferred]

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Lui-Kwan said donations made by him and his colleagues had no bearing on state contracts. He said they made it a point to never bring up such work at political fund-raisers. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,fund-raisers,colleagues)
Inferred entity relationships (1)
(fund-raisers,political,staff) [inferred]

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But legislators wrote a loophole into the law, effectively gutting it: The ban would apply only to donations from the actual corporate entities that got contracts, but not to their owners, employees or any related businesses ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,employees,legislators)
(political,employees,corporate)
(political,employees,gutting)

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He and his associates donated more than $28,000 to political campaigns around the time of the parties.. . By 2020, Mr. Choy was wearing a wire and actively recording meetings to aid federal investigators. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,choy)

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The examination found more than a dozen examples over the past six years of people tied to contractors donating to political campaigns in the months before key decisions led to deals.. . Well-timed donations from people linked to contractors ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,campaigns)

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He and his associates donated more than $28,000 to political campaigns around the time of the parties.. . By 2020, Mr. Choy was wearing a wire and actively recording meetings to aid federal investigators ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,campaigns)

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Fuchigami said he did not recall attending the parties, though records show he donated around the time of a party in 2019. He said he did not know what the state's rules were for employees like Mr. Yonamine who were politically active or for officials who attended political gatherings.. . "What you do on your personal time is what you do on your personal time," he said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,yonamine)

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. Most donors rarely mentioned their employers in public records designed to bring transparency to political donations. But The Times and Civil Beat, reviewing hundreds of thousands of campaign records, linked more than 28,000 of the donations to contractors ...
High Level Abstractions:

(political,transparency)

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After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,politicians,reform)
(government,reform)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(government,politicians,steeped) [inferred]
(government,politicians,scandals) [inferred]

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Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money. . After the state passed a law barring government contractors from donating to politicians, fund-raising parties showed just how completely the reform effort failed. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,politicians,fund-raising)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(government,politicians,steeped) [inferred]
(government,politicians,reform) [inferred]
(government,politicians,scandals) [inferred]

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Following recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency. But lawmakers have so far refused to adopt some of the panel's most meaningful corrective measures. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,lawmakers)

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Towill's president, Greg Hiyakumoto, said that company employees supported candidates who pushed for new infrastructure and sustainable development, both of which were part of its mission.. . A handful of powerful lawmakers who control vast sums of government money have been among the largest recipients of campaign donations from executives tied to big contractors and their families ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,lawmakers)

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Notably, bills that would have closed the loophole in the law by prohibiting campaign contributions from company owners, officers and their immediate family members have failed year after year, including in the current legislative session. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,company)

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Towill's president, Greg Hiyakumoto, said that company employees supported candidates who pushed for new infrastructure and sustainable development, both of which were part of its mission. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,company)

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Following recent corruption scandals, the Hawaii Legislature convened a watchdog panel to recommend new laws to improve government transparency. But lawmakers have so far refused to adopt some of the panel's most meaningful corrective measures ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,transparency)

Semantics Relevance

Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money