Mayor of Honolulu

Term Length: 4 years

Salary:  $745,728 per term*

The Mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu and considered the third most powerful official in the U.S. state of Hawaii, behind the Governor of Hawaii and the Lieutenant Governor of Hawai’i.  The Mayor of Honolulu has full control over appointment and removal of administrators, is invested with absolute control over department heads, wields veto power over the Honolulu City Council and has substantial control over the budget, totaling in excess of US $1 billion.

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The Honolulu City and County mayor is paid $173,184; Maui County mayor receives $151,979; and Hawaii County and Kauai County mayors each earn $132,000. read full