The Honolulu Salary Commission voted 5-1 this week in favor of increasing Mayor Rick Blangiardi's salary to $210,000 and councilmember salaries by 64% to $113,000. The council has the option to reject the commission's decision. HPR's Casey Harlow reports.
Green Leads Caldwell In Campaign Donations For Next Governor s Race - Honolulu Civil Beat
The lieutenant governor and former Honolulu mayor are likely competitors in the 2022 contest. Reading time: 4 minutes.
Two of Hawaii’s most prominent leaders in charge of the local response to the COVID-19 pandemic spent time in 2020 strengthening their financial positions for expected runs for the governor’s office next year.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green and former Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell each raked in hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations, new reports filed by Green and Caldwell show. Both candidates suspended fundraising from March to August due to the pandemic.