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Updated: Top brass at the Legislature have bolstered their reelection campaigns with money raised from lobbyists, labor unions and other groups while they make decisions on state policy.

Final language in the new law leaves an open question about whether private as well as public facilities are eligible for the funding.

However, Hawaii’s governor signed two measures he had put on the veto list, including one dealing with tour helicopters and another dealing with hunting deer.

The bill would set up a task force to make recommendations on restricting tour flights but Gov. David Ige says it’s the federal government’s jurisdiction.

But defense attorneys for former Sen. J. Kalani English are asking for a lighter sentence of 30 months.

The proposals come in the wake of high-profile bribery charges against elected officials.

The governor has put 30 bills on his intent to veto list. He’ll finalize the list by July 12.

Those are just two of 30 measures that could be on the governor’s chopping block.

The bail reform bill was seen as a minor adjustment — but the public outcry could make lawmakers wary of pursuing it again.

The wage will increase to $18 by 2028, while many Hawaii taxpayers will get one-time checks for $300.