Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, city council members and other department heads are set to receive pay bumps worth thousands of dollars come July — their fourth pay raise in four years.
Blangiardi will get a $10,000 boost to $237,000, which is 27% more than he made four years ago. A similar increase for the managing director will bring his pay to $226,403, also 27% more than what the job paid in 2022.
Honolulu City Council members will make $128,000 as of July 1, an 86% increase from four years ago. Their 4.7% salary raises this year follow a 64% pay bump for council members in 2023 that ignited outrage in the community. Council members can and do have outside employment…