John Pritchett: Animal Kingdom

City officials did not include money in the budget to pay for the 64% salary increases for council members. But they’ll now look for “cost savings.”

By John Pritchett

July 9, 2023 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

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John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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About the Author

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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I hoping this is the zoo known as the "sitting and counting" and not the actual Honolulu Zoo.

surferx808 · 2 years ago

Maybe they can reduce the city council staff by 64%?

Greg · 2 years ago

By all means, close it down and release the innocent detainees.

Frank_DeGiacomo · 2 years ago

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