@wiliki:  Probably because the (non) ethics commission is under the direct control of one of his lieutenants who is directly controlled by the Mayor.  The day she disobeys the Mayor is the day she gets fired.  As for making a case, it's actually not hard.  Territorial Savings is making a killing from all of the residential loans that they have been making because of the housing boom here in Honolulu.  As long as the Mayor keeps guaranteeing that projects that Territorial will be providing loans for are approved by the city, they will keep paying him his ridiculous salary and stock options.