URGING THE SENATE TO ESTABLISH AN INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES, TO INVESTIGATE ALLEGATIONS OF A 2022 CASH OR CHECK PAYMENT FROM AN UNKNOWN INDIVIDUAL TO AN “INFLUENTIAL LEGISLATOR” FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFLUENCING AN EXISTING POLITICAL CAMPAIGN, AND TO EXAMINE POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS OF STATE LAW, STATE ETHICS CODE, AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE PROVISIONS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 4) calls on the Hawaii Senate to establish an investigative committee to examine allegations involving a $35,000 cash or check payment made in 2022 to an unidentified "influential legislator" for influencing a political campaign. The committee would investigate potential violations of state law, ethics rules, and campaign finance regulations, with a deadline to act by January 2027 due to the statute of limitations. The resolution does not propose new laws but seeks to initiate an internal legislative review of the matter.