Grab your red twine and head to the cork board. Hawaiʻi’s ongoing bribery scandal has devolved into a Scooby-Doo nightmare worthy of the Overlook Hotel.

Pay no attention to the mayor behind the curtain! Honolulu wants a better police chief. The mayor wants to be the Wizard. And the only one pulling back the curtain is a tiny dog with a Civil Beat pin.

Welcome to the 2026 lieutenant governor race—where one candidate is riding high; the other is treading water; and somewhere beneath the surface, a very well-funded shark is waiting.

In 2024, the AG told lawmakers she already had the power to appoint a special counsel. In 2026, she claims she has no such power. My new cartoon exposes a contradiction at the heart of the $35k bribery investigation.

I want to believe... in a corruption-free legislature! Calls are growing to reveal the identify of the lawmaker who took $35k in cash, but senate and house leadership could do a lot more to get to the truth. 🛸📁

Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm's office can't investigate an employee for witness tampering because he never signed the pinky-swear form promising not to commit crimes.