Waters on track to be new chair of Honolulu City Council, sources say File photo of Tommy Waters. (Image: Hawaii News Now) By HNN Staff | December 10, 2020 at 11:18 AM HST - Updated December 10 at 11:18 AM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu City Councilmember Tommy Waters is on track toward becoming the councilâs next chair, sources told Hawaii News Now on Thursday.
A resolution appointing Waters as chair was introduced Thursday morning, one day after the final meeting of the current council and former chair, Ann Kobayashi.
Waters appears to have the votes to confirmed as chair by a majority at the councilâs meeting on January 2, 2021, sources said.