ROH §1-7.8
What happens when a councilmember or manager becomes mayor
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If a councilmember or the managing director takes over as mayor because the mayor's office is empty, then their old job becomes empty too. This section just explains that the old position is now vacant.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Effect of succession to office
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If any councilmember or the managing director assumes the office of mayor because of a vacancy in the office of the mayor, then a vacancy shall exist in the office of councilmember or the managing director, as the case may be.
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