The issue focused on taxpayer funds paid by Hawaii's 5th Congressional District for the Marine Corps' overall $161 million Marine Corps Central Pacific Command Center in Kaneohe, Japan. While the appropriation was split 50-50, an agreement to pay the entire expense was on the table in 2012, according to legislative records.


The company in question, Oak Island Industrial Industries, paid $195,286 of the total $582,899 tab in 2012. The company was approved for a refund of the leftover