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Now Maui is following Oahu with huge pay raises for the mayor and other officials, including fire and police chiefs who did a terrible job responding to the Lahaina fire two years ago.
Why and how do we keep rewarding our politicians with huge pay raises when things are now not going great for the public sector? Crime is up, auto deaths are rising and prices are increasing. How come the public is not able to vote on government officials’ raises during the election? After all, isn’t it our money that is involved?
Why are politicians allowed to make a small, handpicked group to decide their raise instead of the people? Their pay is no longer commensurate with part-time wages. Many have other jobs. They work three months a year, but make more than people working 12 months a year. How did this happen?
Ernie Itoga
Waialae
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