Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke was indicted Friday on multiple felony charges, including bribery and conspiracy, following a state investigation into allegations that she accepted campaign contributions in exchange for helping advance a COVID-19 testing contract while serving in the state Legislature, Politico reported.

A Hawaii grand jury returned a 12-count indictment charging the Democrat lieutenant governor with criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying campaign committee reports, Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez announced during a Friday press conference.

"From the outset of this investigation, I have repeated that we have a commitment to following the facts to where they lead, no matter how long it takes to get there," Lopez told reporters.

The indictment follows a months-long investigation by the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General into allegations that Luke accepted campaign donations from businessman and lobbyist Tobi Solidum in exchange for helping secure a state COVID-19 testing contract while she served as chair of the Hawaii House Finance Committee in 2022.

Prosecutors allege the campaign contributions were tied to official actions Luke took to advance the contract, though further details were not immediately released.

The indictment places one of Hawaii's highest-ranking elected officials at the center of a broader public corruption case.

Gov. Josh Green, a fellow Democrat, said Saturday that Luke should step down from office following the charges.

"The attorney general announced significant developments in her department's corruption investigation and has provided an update on their findings," Green said in a statement. "The lieutenant governor needs to consider formally resigning to address this matter and so that the state of Hawaiʻi can move forward."

Luke was one of five individuals indicted in the case. Among the others charged was former Democrat state Rep. Ryan Yamane, according to the attorney general's office.

Luke, who was elected lieutenant governor alongside Green in 2022, took a leave of absence from her official duties in April after news of the campaign finance investigation became public. At the same time, she announced that she was ending her campaign for reelection.