Mike Formby, who for the past five and a half years has served as the right-hand man to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, will leave his post at the end of May, the city announced Monday.
Formby’s deputy Krishna Jayaram will step into the managing director role and will need to be officially confirmed by the City Council, which Blangiardi hopes will occur within the next month or so. The mayor’s deputy communications director Ian Scheuring will become deputy managing director, Jayaram said late Monday afternoon.
The city’s managing director is essentially responsible for handling day-to-day needs while the mayor focuses on bigger picture items…