(AP) — The state Ethics Commission has fined the former principal of a Native Hawaiian-focused charter school $4,000 for improperly giving employees cash advances on their salaries. Hawaiʻi News Now reports Ka Waihona o Ka Naauao Public Charter School’s former principal approved tens of thousands in cash advances, including to his wife. Alvin Parker, who was removed in 2018, couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. The commission says he didn’t get approval from the school’s governing board before doling out advances to employees. The commission says two of the employees paid back the advances while Parker’s wife still owes $8,000.