Former no. 2 under Caldwell is working at Council to get taxpayer-funded benefits
Former managing director under Caldwell is working at City Council to get taxpayer-funded benefits By Lynn Kawano | January 26, 2021 at 6:04 PM HST - Updated January 26 at 7:53 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Roy Amemiya, who served as managing director in the Caldwell administration, is back at Honolulu Hale as a staffer for new Councilman Calvin Say.
Say described Amemiyaâs position as a legislative liaison and said itâs a temporary position, lasting between six months and a year.
He told HNN that Amemiya just wanted the job long enough to hit 10 years of city service. That milestone comes with 50% taxpayer-funded medical benefits for the rest of his life, among other credits.