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Referral·Office of Congressional Ethicsreferral

OCE Referral Regarding Rep. Kaiali'i Kahele

Published November 28, 202238 pages
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Briefing

The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) reviewed Representative Kaiali‘i Kahele for possible misuse of official resources on campaign social media accounts and for potential conflicts related to his employment with Hawaiian Airlines. The OCE found substantial reason to believe Kahele’s campaign accounts posted images and videos taken in House spaces, used official graphics/posts, shared official communications, and promoted official events, and recommended the Committee further review that allegation. The OCE found no substantial reason to believe he took official actions motivated by his financial ties to Hawaiian Airlines and recommended dismissal of that allegation.

Allegations

  • [high]Rep. Kahele’s campaign social media accounts posted videos and photos taken from official House buildings, rooms, and offices, used official graphics and social media posts, shared official communications, or promoted official events.
  • [medium]Rep. Kahele may have taken official action on issues related to his employer that may affect his financial interests or dispensed special favors or privileges.

Findings

  • [referred]There is substantial reason to believe Rep. Kahele misused official resources for campaign or political purposes or used campaign funds to defray official expenses via numerous social media posts that contained official imagery, House seal depictions, House Broadcasting System footage, committee proceedings, official graphics, and hyperlinks to official sites.
  • [no violation]There is not substantial reason to believe Rep. Kahele took official action motivated by, or that reasonable persons might view as motivated by, his financial interest in Hawaiian Airlines or dispensed special favors or privileges to Hawaiian Airlines; no evidence of apparent or actual conflict was found under the standards applied.

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