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<br />Salary Commission Page 3 November 17, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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”). <br /> <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.) <br /> <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 <br /> <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 <br /> <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. <br /> <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.” <br /> <br />Communication No. 25-05.02, from D. Kim Cobb-Adams, dated October 14, <br />2025, in opposition to salary increases/adjustments; and <br /> <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. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />