Rep Chang in conflict of interest

A Big Island state lawmaker ran afoul of the state ethics
code when he offered to exchange land in which he had an
ownership interest to help with a new motorsports complex at
Kalaeloa, the state Ethics Commission has found.

The commission, in an informal advisory opinion, found
that state Rep. Jerry Chang, D-2nd (S. Hilo), should not have
represented the company that owned the land before the state
Legislature because he was a company director and had a 25
percent ownership interest. Chang also should not have
represented the company on an issue that he worked on as a
lawmaker.

The commission found that Chang's actions were "beyond
dispute" but chose to resolve the charge through the informal
advisory opinion to help educate other lawmakers rather than
proceed to a formal, contested-case hearing.

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