Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mike Formby on Town Halls, the Salary Commission and Departmental Reorganization

Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Managing Director Mike Formby and podcast host Brandi Higa begin the episode with a recap of the first of 11 town hall meetings — held on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 at ʻEwa Makai Middle School — and preview Thursday's town hall meeting at Waiʻanae District Park (2:07). Later, Mayor Blangiardi and Managing Director Formby set the record straight on the Honolulu Salary Commission’s recent approval of pay raises for some of the City’s top officials (10:22). To close out the episode, the mayor and Brandi look back at some of the major announcements from the State of the City address last week, including the potential reorganization of the Department of Planning and Permitting (30:28).