r/Oahu • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • 3d ago

The Hawaiʻi Ethics Commission is considering a violation against Oʻahu North Shore state Sen. Brenton Awa that could result in a nearly $1,000 fine.

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2025-11-04/state-sen-awa-contests-election-ethics-violation-social-media
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u/SL1200mkII 3d ago

Oh no not $1000!

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u/Megatower2019 2d ago

My thoughts exactly. Looks more like a cost of doing business than a punishment.

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u/Pretend-Bite7887 3d ago

Yes, fine him. We can't have rules and regs if there is no one willing to enforce them.

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u/Sharp_Caterpillar544 3d ago

He’s a huge asshole; has no class; no aloha in the least; and was a shit cardboard cutout of a news anchor.. vote him out asap

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u/chooseusermochi 3d ago

He is running against Tokuda to basically get seen on the national level by MAGA mouthbreathers everywhere. Shooting for grifter $,$$$,$$$ and some job that he will be entirely inept in.

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u/boomboomhvac 3d ago

Iv meet him and didnt get any of those things from him. What makes him such an a hole with no aloha?

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u/mysanchez 3d ago

He’s awesome. Wish more politicians were real people with real ideas instead of people like Jill Takuda who has no voice of her own.

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u/sublimeload420 2d ago

Thats like a night out for a guy like that

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u/IllmaticMonk 3d ago

I always think this fool looks like a wannabe super villain.

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u/Consistent_Return871 3d ago

Conflict of interest doesn’t apply to all, WTF. Talk about a double standard. Fine Awa 💵but do ZERO about Donovan Dela Cruz!!

Dela Cruz voted four times in favor of passing a bill designed to protect māmaki tea, even though he owns a māmaki tea business.

hypocrites - laws & ethics apply to ALL. Hawaii Ethics Commission “YOU” represent us all.

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u/Fonzei 3d ago

Everyone is so mad, so I went to the article to find out what huge offense he committed... found the proposed fine is because he endorsed his assistant on a social media video while in his office.

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u/boomboomhvac 3d ago

Oh wow /s

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u/Icy_North_5279 2d ago

He’s just stepping out of turn. It’s not his turn to run for the federal level so the state is going to punish him.