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A Hawaii State Ethics Commission report says longtime Wailuku state Rep. Joe Souki admitted, as “facts,” that while he served as speaker of the House he touched and kissed more than one woman “in ways that were inappropriate and unwelcome.” Souki, first elected to the House in 1982, has responded to allegations of Rachael Wong, the former head of Hawaii's Department of Human Services, that he “kissed a woman on the cheek” as he had with other women many times before. But the commission's resolution of investigation, dated March 16 and released today, reports that Souki's ...
