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City council recall, Honolulu, Hawaii (1985)
| Honolulu city council recall |
|---|
 |
| Officeholders |
Toraki Matsumoto Rudy Pacarro |
| Recall status |
| Recall election date |
| October 5, 1985 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 1985 Recalls in Hawaii Hawaii recall laws City council recalls Recall reports |
An election to recall City Councilmembers George Akahane, Toraki Matsumoto, and Rudy Pacarro was held on October 5, 1985, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Voters recalled all three council members.[1][2]
In a December 1985 election, voters elected Donna Mercado Kim, Arnold Morgado, Jr., and Randall Iwase to fill the vacancies left by the recall's approval.[2]
Recall vote
The vote to recall Akahane was 12,052 to 6,849, the vote to recall Matsumoto was 8,854 to 7,896, and the vote to recall Pacarro was 6,620 to 6,539.[3]
Recall supporters
The recall effort was initiated after Akahane, Matsumoto, and Pacarro changed their party affiliations from Democratic to Republican. The recall was organized by Councilmember Patsy Mink, a Democrat who lost her position as chairman after partisan control of the council shifted. Mink alleged that Honolulu Mayor Frank Fasi, a Republican, had offered the three councilmen positions in his administration with better pensions if they changed their party affiliations.[3]
The Honolulu City Council became nonpartisan after a 1992 amendment to the city's charter.[2]
Recall opponents
Akahane, Matsumoto, and Pacarro said that they changed their party affiliations in order to work more productively with Fasi and accomplish more for their constituents.[3]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Zimmerman, J. (2013). The Recall. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press. (page 96)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 City and County of Honolulu, "HISTORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE HONOLULU CITY COUNCIL," accessed August 21, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 New York Times, "OFFICIALS WHO JOINED G.O.P. LOSE RECALL VOTE IN HONOLULU," October 7, 1985
