When I was a teenager I went there, and it was well known by the locals (I had friends who lived there) that Hawaii was completely controlled by the organized crime syndicate.
As usually follows, the crime syndicate becomes the 'government'.
I have read other articles discussing corruption in Hawaii. Specifically, the use of that state to create fake birth certificates for foreign nationals. I don't know how much credibility I should give the stories but i'm keeping them in the back of my mind.
As usually follows, the crime syndicate becomes the 'government'.
Government and crime syndicate appear to always be opposite sides of the same coin. Throughout History, government always started with the bad-ass of the tribe taking everyone else's stuff. This is the guy who became King, and the same basic methodology has continued ever since.