HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A new petition is calling for lawmakers to investigate one of their own after federal court documents revealed an “influential state legislator” took a $35,000 bribe but was never charged.

The Change.org petition asks the legislature to “immediately convene an investigative committee with subpoena and contempt powers” and hold public hearings to determine whether any state laws or ethical rules were violated.

It has been nearly three years since former senator J. Kalani English and former representative Ty Cullen were convicted of taking bribes from wastewater company owner Milton Choy .

They served their time in federal prison and were released in 2024.

Choy died in prison.

But details of the mystery, third elected official came to light after Honolul

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