Former Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission Chair Leo Asuncion Jr. is another target of the state investigation into possible bribery and campaign finance violations.
The Attorney General’s Office won’t say who has received letters telling them they are the main subjects of the investigation. But Gov. Josh Green confirmed in an interview with Civil Beat on Friday that Asuncion, who resigned last year from the PUC, had been sent a target letter.
“That is my understanding,” Green said. “The obvious main focus has been it being the lieutenant governor. To be frank, I haven’t given a lot of thought beyond that, just because that’s such an impactful development.”…