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<br />Salary Commission Page 3 November 17, 2025
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<br />A) Communication No. 25-04, from Salary Commission Chair Steven Pavao,
<br />dated September 4, 2025, regarding their inquiry to the appointing authorities
<br />concerning proposed salary adjustments for department heads and deputies.
<br />The Salary Commission is proposing to mirror the Hawai ʿ i Government
<br />Employees Association (HGEA) salary increases for the next four years:
<br />3.5% increase, effective January 1, 2026; 3.79% increase, effective July 1,
<br />2026; 4% increase, effective July 1, 2027; and 4% increase, effective July 1,
<br />2028 (see Exhibit “A”).
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<br />(Note: Communication numbers 25-04.01 through 25-04.03 were
<br />received and filed at the Salary Commission meeting held on
<br />September 24, 2025.)
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<br />Communication No. 25-04.04, from Renee N. C. Schoen, Corporation Counsel,
<br />Office of the Corporation Counsel, dated September 24, 2025, responding to the
<br />Salary Commission’s inquiry dated September 4, 2025; and
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<br />Communication No. 25-04.05, from Rick Robinson, Chair, Police Commission,
<br />dated September 24, 2025, responding to the Salary Commission’s inquiry dated
<br />September 4, 2025; and
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<br />Communication No. 25-04.06, from Gabriella M. Cabanas, Chair, and Members
<br />of the Merit Appeals Board, dated November 10, 2025, responding to the Salary
<br />Commission’s inquiry dated September 4, 2025.
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<br />B) Communication No. 25-05.01: Proposed Findings Of Fact By The 2025
<br />County Of Hawai ʿ i Salary Commission, Dated August 28, 2025
<br />Pursuant to Section 13-28 of the Hawai ʿ i County Charter (2024), as amended, the
<br />County of Hawai ʿ i Salary Commission makes its findings in support of its decision
<br />to adjust the salaries and salary schedule of elected and appointed officials of the
<br />County of Hawai ʿ i, to be effective January 1, 2026. (A table of the proposed salary
<br />increases are set forth and attached as Exhibit “A.”
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<br />Communication No. 25-05.02, from D. Kim Cobb-Adams, dated October 14,
<br />2025, in opposition to salary increases/adjustments; and
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<br />Communication No. 25-05.03, from Gloria Kobayashi, Raymond Kobayashi,
<br />Gail A. Miyashiro, Kay Y. Shintani, and Merle K. Lai, dated November 4, 2025, in
<br />opposition to the raises.
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