Sylvia Luke

Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green on his reaction to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke's target letter and his decision to name Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor.

Gov. Josh Green on his decision to name Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor; Hawaii Chamber of Commerce President Sherry Menor talks about the results of a survey it gave its members amid a shifting local economic landscape

Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin explains the state's line of succession as current Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke takes a leave of absence amid a bribery investigation.

Former Lt. Gov. Doug Chin speaks on the latest developments after Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announces leave of absence; state insurance commissioner Scott Saiki speaks on the state of the insurance industry after the Kona low storms.

HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on a target letter sent by the State Attorney General to Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke as part of their investigation; Santana bassist Benny Rietveld presents a new stage production about a Hawaiʻi jazz saxophonist from The Cavalier, an old Honolulu jazz hotspot.

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced that she will take a leave of absence, without pay, indefinitely. Gov. Josh Green has named Keith Regan, the state comptroller, as acting lieutenant governor.

Following Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s announcement that she will not be running for reelection, Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami is the only significant Democrat vying for the position.

Luke ends her campaign a few months after she denied being the "influential lawmaker" who took $35,000 in a paper bag during a meeting cited in a federal bribery case.

Kauaʻi County Mayor Derek Kawakami has announced he will run for lieutenant governor, challenging current Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke for her spot on the fifth floor of the Hawaiʻi State Capitol.

Common Cents Consulting is auditing her campaign spending reports. In this first report, it found “no significant discrepancies,” which it defines as any single donation over $6,000.