Concerns over possible inappropriate use of Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority resources by two nonprofits led by HTA Chairman Mufi Hannemann have been turned over to the Attorney General’s Office and the Hawaiʻi State Ethics Commission for investigation.
HTA board members on Tuesday questioned Hannemann at length about the events hosted by HTA for Hannemann’s organizations.
Jimmy Tokioka, director of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism who’s also an HTA board member, said the ethics commission has already begun interviewing people as part of an inquiry into more than $14,000 in food and beverages provided for the two events…