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Article: State ethics code hinders innovation, lawmaker says
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- Honolulu Star - Bulletin
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- December 13, 2002
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One key to attracting the University of Hawaii's research arms into the effort to diversify the state's tourism-dependent economy is to adjust the state's ethics code and make it easier for professors to capitalize on their findings and ideas, according to one state lawmaker.
The state's ethics code was drafted to apply to government officials and eliminate conflicts of interest and obvious corrupt activities, said state Rep. Brian Schatz (D, Tantalus-Makiki), chairman of the House Committee on Economic Development.
"The State Ethics Commission has been liberal in interpreting the code to allow commercialization of academic achievement, but to be consistent with UH autonomy and what we ...