Honolulu Council Committee Shoots Down Pay Raises

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It doesn’t look like Honolulu City Council members will get raises after all.

The Executive Matters and Legal Affairs Committee today rejected proposed salary increases for the nine-member council.

Honolulu’s salary commission had recommended the pay increases along with wage hikes for other city officials, including Mayor Kirk Caldwell and many of his cabinet members.

Caldwell has said he will not accept the pay raise.

—Nick Grube

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