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<br />Salary Commission November 17, 2025 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: The arbitration award was issued but has not yet been approved by all <br />legislative bodies, so any salaries related to that arbitration award have not been adjusted yet. <br /> <br />MR. NELSON: Okay. So, this is irrespective of that, so right now— <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Yes. <br /> <br />MR. NELSON: Okay. All right. And that the only positions that are in that are the Deputy <br />Chief of Police and the Deputy Director of Public Works. Everybody else is below the level. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: Correct. <br /> <br />MR. NELSON: Okay. Thank you. <br /> <br />MS. TOKIHIRO: You’re welcome. <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Okay, any other questions or comments? <br /> <br />A) Communication No. 25-04, From Salary Commission Chair Steven Pavao, Dated <br />September 4, 2025, Regarding Their Inquiry To The Appointing Authorities Concerning <br />Proposed Salary Adjustments For Department Heads And Deputies. The Salary <br />Commission Is Proposing To Mirror The Hawaiʿi Government Employees Association <br />(HGEA) Salary Increases For The Next Four Years: 3.5% Increase, Effective January 1, <br />2026; 3.79% Increase, Effective July 1, 2026; 4% Increase, Effective July 1, 2027; And 4% <br />Increase, Effective July 1, 2028 (See Exhibit “A”) (Note: Communication Numbers <br />25-04.01 Through 25-04.03 Were Received And Filed At The Salary Commission Meeting <br />Held On September 24, 2025); and <br />Communication No. 25-04.04, From Renee N. C. Schoen, Corporation Counsel, Office Of <br />The Corporation Counsel, Dated September 24, 2025, Responding To The Salary <br />Commission’s Inquiry Dated September 4, 2025; And <br />Communication No. 25-04.05, From Rick Robinson, Chair, Police Commission, Dated <br />September 24, 2025, Responding To The Salary Commission’s Inquiry Dated September 4, <br />2025; And <br />Communication No. 25-04.06, From Gabriella M. Cabanas, Chair, And Members Of The <br />Merit Appeals Board, Dated November 10, 2025, Responding To The Salary Commission’s <br />Inquiry Dated September 4, 2025 <br /> <br />CHR. PAVAO: Next we’ll go on to “A” Communication number 25-04, 25-04.04, 25-04.05, <br />and 25-04.06. Okay, any comments or questions? <br /> <br />Page 5 <br /> <br /> <br />