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City Council Chair Tommy Waters hasn’t exactly led major progress on Honolulu’s pressing problems: rampant homelessness, crushing living costs, capricious property taxes, rail dysfunction, dilapidated parks, rutted roads.
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.