ROH §4-7.4

Mayor keeps collective bargaining powers

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗

This section says the city's collective bargaining rules do not change the mayor's authority under state law to negotiate with employee unions. It simply clarifies that the mayor's existing powers remain intact.

The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Mayoral authority in collective bargaining

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.

This article shall not affect the mayor’s authority under HRS Chapter 89 regarding collective bargaining with an exclusive representative of city employees.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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