Caldwell sets encouraging tone for future

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 06, 2013

~~<p>Tapping into all the goodwill that comes with each new year, as well as the aspirations of a largely reconstituted City Council, Mayor Kirk Caldwell sounded the hopeful notes of resolve to work collaboratively for the benefit of the people who elected him and his colleagues.</p>
<p>However, even the most jaded Honolulu residents will have to be forgiven for withholding their review of his speech for a few weeks at least. Honolulu Hale has a long history of frosty relations between the mayor's office and Council chambers, and fulfilling the pledge won't be easy.</p>
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Tapping into all the goodwill that comes with each new year, as well as the aspirations of a largely reconstituted City Council, Mayor Kirk Caldwell sounded the hopeful notes of resolve to work collaboratively for the benefit of the people who elected him and his colleagues.

However, even the most jaded Honolulu residents will have to be forgiven for withholding their review of his speech for a few weeks at least. Honolulu Hale has a long history of frosty relations between the mayor's office and Council chambers, and fulfilling the pledge won't be easy. Login for more...