Citizens united: Honolulu residents, public interest advocates and even some city officials have outdone themselves in this year’s Honolulu City Charter review that aims to amend the city’s foundational governing document once every decade through voter-approved ballot measures.
Friday was the deadline for proposals to be submitted and the Honolulu Charter Commission had received at least 240 of them by the end of the day. At least that’s how many are now posted on the commission’s website. Commission staff didn’t respond to a question about an official tally on Friday.
In 2015-2016, the last time the commission met, people submitted 154 proposals. Commissioners whittled those down into 20 ballot propositions, 16 of which passed…