Hawaii governor David Ige has ordered that the U-S and state flag will be flown at half staff until sunset
Saturday in honor of the victims of the Highland Park shooting in Illinois. A gunman opened fire during a
4th of July parade Monday in the Chicago suburb, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens
others.
A former Hawaii state senator was sentenced to 40 months in prison Tuesday for taking bribes in
exchange for shaping legislation while in office. 55-year-old Former Senate Majority Leader Jamie Kalani
English pleaded guilty to honest services wire fraud in February, admitting he accepted bribes from a
Hawaii business owner in exchange for shaping legislation that would benefit a company involved in
publicly financed cesspool conversion projects. Former Hawaii state Representative Ty Cullen also
pleaded guilty to the same charge in a related case. He is scheduled to be sentenced October 20th.
