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<br />Salary Commission September 24, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: So, to me, after the pay increase—‘cause that what it was—so, just for <br />clarity. I mean, it’s—yes, it’s anal but— <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: So, let me read what I—sounds like this body might be okay with. <br /> <br />“After its July 2024 5% pay increase, the County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission deferred salary <br />adjustments to afford the collective bargaining units”—and then everything else would remain <br />the same. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Mm-hmm. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: And thank you—that’s it. Thank you. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Yeah, that makes sense. I mean, it specifically talks about the last thing that we <br />did as far as any kind of pay increase and doesn’t address the earlier adjustments and catch-up <br />and all that—but, yeah, I think that (inaudible). <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: So, let me read it in its entirety, again, to make sure everyone’s okay with it. It <br />would now say, “After its July 2024 5% pay increase, the County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission <br />deferred salary adjustments to afford the collective bargaining units to negotiate contracts for the <br />next four years. HGEA negotiated the following raises for its members in bargaining unit 13 for <br />the next four years: year one: 3.5% increase, year two: 3.79% increase, year three: 4% increase <br />and year four: 4% increase.” <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Just a point of clarification. In the first sentence, it’s not necessarily a given <br />that all contracts will be for a four-year period. <br /> <br />So, the current contract with HGEA is for a four-year period but I might caution removing that <br />because not all contract periods will be four years. So, maybe the sentence ends with— <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: Negotiate contracts. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Bargaining unit 13—I guess you can just take out the— <br /> <br />MS. FRENZ: So, the first sentence, which is the only one we’ve adjusted so far—would now <br />read, “After its July 2024 5% pay increase, the County of Hawaiʻi Salary Commission deferred <br />salary adjustments to afford the collective bargaining units to negotiate contracts.” <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: That’s fine. <br /> <br />MS. NAMAHOE: Can we put the word “further” back in there—“deferred further salary <br />adjustments to afford the collective bargaining units”— <br /> <br />Page 20 <br /> <br /> <br />