Is anyone surprised that the Honolulu Salary Commission, appointed by the mayor and City Council, recommended giving the mayor and his department heads 12.5% raises?

It gets worse: The commission recommended a 60.2% raise for the leader of the Council. Did I fail to mention that the Council must approve the raises?

Politics at its best, alive and well in Honolulu. I hope the people who voted will remember when election time comes around and vote these people out.

Morris DeRego

Waipahu

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