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Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke has become the center of a story involving allegations that an “influential lawmaker” accepted $35,000 in a paper bag during a January 2022 meeting.⁠
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The claim came to light during the federal bribery investigation into former House Rep. Ty Cullen and Sen. Kalani English.⁠
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At that meeting in January 2022 with lobbyist Tobi Solidum and his daughter Kristen Pae, they each gave Luke $5,000 in campaign contributions, which Luke failed to report to state officials. At the time, Luke was the head of the House Finance Committee and running for lieutenant governor.⁠
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What she did report in 2022 was returning both contributions in March after Cullen was charged with bribery.⁠
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She explained that she was notified a few days ago by Honolulu Civil Beat about the missing campaign contributions from Solidum and Pae and amended her 2022 campaign spending reports over the weekend.⁠
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Luke said she is sure that she did not take $35,000 in a paper bag.
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✍🏻: Ashley Mizuo / HPR