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Bribery Scandal Could Focus Discussion on Closing Cesspools, Environmentalists Say
February 9, 2022

Fellows mentioned in this story: Stuart Coleman, Cohort VI
Projects mentioned in this story: WAI (Wastewater Alternatives & Innovations)

From Hawai‘i News Now:

The bribery allegations against former lawmakers Kalani English and Ty Cullen are also shining a spotlight on the legislation they allegedly derailed regarding cesspools.

Environmental groups say the sewage sites are an environmental crisis, but also see the scandal as an opportunity to fix it.

Hawai‘i has the highest number of cesspools per capita.

The possibility that bribes were given to kill bills to replace those cesspools could translate into action that environmentalists say is needed to protect groundwater and ocean resources.

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