BY MADELEINE VALERA/Honolulu Civil Beat Honolulu Civil BeatFour current and former Hawaiʻi officials who were indicted last week in a major public corruption scandal pleaded not guilty last Thursday. Solidum is also accused of bribing Fuchigami and Yamane with cash and checks in an effort to influence legislative bills. Solidum, a lobbyist and businessman, was also indicted on conspiracy to commit bribery and three counts of bribery upon a public servant, but he did not appear in court last Thursday. Ross “knows nothing about the very limited allegations against Fuchigami in this case, so no, there’s no conflict,” he said. The bribery scandal also has reignited calls for more campaign finance reforms, including setting up a system to publicly finance elections.