US EditionComptroller Keith Regan Named Acting Lieutenant Governor for Hawaii
Regan will keep serving as comptroller while he assumes the lieutenant governor’s duties to preserve continuity during Luke’s unpaid leave, officials said.
- On Thursday, Governor Josh Green designated Keith Regan, comptroller of the Department of Accounting and General Services, as acting lieutenant governor effective immediately, following Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke's decision to take an indefinite, unpaid leave of absence.
- Luke's departure follows confirmation that she is a target in a state Attorney General bribery investigation concerning $35,000 allegedly accepted at a 2022 dinner; attorney David M. Louie maintains he has seen no evidence of wrongdoing.
- The investigation stems from a federal corruption case involving former officials Ty Cullen and J. Kalani English, who accepted bribes from wastewater executive Milton Choy; prosecutors are probing whether Luke accepted funds from lobbyist Tobi Solidum.
- Regan will assume the lieutenant governor's constitutional duties while continuing as comptroller, a move Green emphasized as essential for government stability and continuity during the investigation.
- Advocates fear the leadership transition may threaten momentum for Luke's "Ready Keiki" preschool program, which secured $200 million in 2022 and $120 million in additional funding, though the state mandate for universal access remains.
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Luke takes leave of absence: Decision comes a day after she received target letter from AG
Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke said Thursday that she will take an indefinite, unpaid leave of absence from her post after receiving a state attorney general’s office letter informing her that she was a target of a bribery investigation. The post Luke takes leave of absence: Decision comes a day after she received target letter from AG appeared first on West Hawaii Today.
Green announces acting lieutenant governor after Sylvia Luke takes leave of absence
Gov. Josh Green said today that Keith Regan, comptroller of the state Department of Accounting and General Services, will serve as Hawaii’s acting lieutenant governor, effective immediately, after Sylvia Luke announced today that she would take a indefinite, unpaid leave of absence. Luke’s announcement came after she received a state Attorney General’s office letter informing her that she was a target of a bribery investigation. Regan will assum…
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