Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has made a lukewarm call for accountability from his Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke following a corruption indictment.
A grand jury indicted Luke on allegations of criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery and falsifying candidate committee reports, relating to an alleged bribe she accepted in 2022 as a lawmaker.
According to Fox News, “the indictment alleges that local businessman and lobbyist Tobi Solidum offered Luke a $35,000 bribe connected to a COVID-19 testing contract a company he recommended had with the state.”
“Solidum was also indicted as part of the state attorney general’s probe, along with former state representative Ryan Yamane, Hawaii’s Transportation Department official Ford Fuchigami, and Leo Asunción, a former official for Hawaii’s public utilities commission,” the report continues.
“By next week, we’ll have 35, so it will be halfway to our 70,” Solidum reportedly said to Luke, which the indictment indicates was a promise to give her $70,000.
“Oh wow. That’s terrific,” Luke reportedly replied, according to the documents.
While she admitted to accepting two $5,000 checks, she denied receiving any additional money and further claimed that what she did take didn’t change her lawmaking.
Green reacted to the indictment by saying Luke should “consider formally resigning.”
“The Attorney General announced significant developments in her department’s corruption investigation and has provided an update on their findings. The Lieutenant Governor needs to consider formally resigning to address this matter and so that the state of Hawaiʻi can move forward,” he said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
X users reacted:
This is great news that something is being done although there’s probably more corruption, fraud lawlessness in our government.
— Albert K. Antonio (@akasrf1) July 25, 2026
There seems to be a lot of corruption in Hawaii…what’s happening?
— Holly (@HollyBooBeau) July 25, 2026
Keep voting Democrat and you will get more of this.
— Sam Owen (@rhugzzz) July 25, 2026
My mother who was born in the 40’s and grew up Democrat under mostly Inouye, will never sway from being a Democrat because of things like the Advertiser being “anti-American Japanese”, and other things. Thing is, the Democrat party is VERY different from what it was.
— yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy (@gzb150) July 25, 2026
Don’t politicians need to go through DOJ background checks like all govt employees? Do they only go corrupt after getting in!
— Krazyphool (@ImAPhool) July 25, 2026
Another democrat fucking crook.
— G B (@bungeemaster13) July 25, 2026
Literally bags of 35k
bribes result in indictments of Hawaii LtGov from grand jury https://t.co/J86niVzn7D
— Don Palmer (@VotingGuy) July 25, 2026
