Honolulu civil trial attorney John Choi has thrown his hat in the ring in the run for Hawai‘i’s second-highest position of lieutenant governor.
Choi announced his candidacy on Thursday, the same day former Hawai‘i Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke announced she would be taking an indefinite leave of absence without pay, following months of public scrutiny in which she is linked to a corruption case involving an “influential legislator” who allegedly received about $35,000, and possibly in a paper bag.
Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green designated Keith Regan to serve as acting lieutenant governor, following Luke’s decision to step down…