Mufi Claims that he is proud of his spending record while with the City. Hannemann trumpeted his spending record as Mayor of Honolulu as his "greatest accomplishment," claiming that his administration left the city in a better financial situation than he found it in. "At the end of the day, it's about watching your money," Hannemann stated.
The Grassroots Institute reports that The actual numbers hardly match up with Mr. Hannemann's glowing self-assessment, however. Indeed, the ex-Mayor's bold assertions are particularly shocking given the recent emergency furloughs the city has enacted in order to make ends meet. At the end of the Harris Administration in 2004, the City and County of Honolulu's operating budget totaled $1.178 billion with $1.251 billion in costs. After five years under Mayor Hannemann's administration, however, City and County costs ballooned to over $1.8 billion with no surplus in revenues. Even after adjusting for inflation, this represents a whopping 31 percent increase in the cost of running Honolulu's government under Mr. Hannemann.
You just cant trust Mufi Hanneman.
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