Take Action

Thank you for your interest in helping us to restore basic consumer protections to the driving for hire industry.

There are few ways to make your opinion known to the Mayor and your Council member:

– Post on their Facebook pages
– Email
– Phone call
– Submit questions to debates

Please be respectful in your comments.

Complete contact information for the Mayor and Council members is listed below.

Here’s a comment you can copy and paste into Facebook and email, or read on the phone:

I am a voter in Honolulu, I rely on taxi service to get around, and I worry that soon there won’t be taxis left to call. Already TheCab hardly answers the phone. Charley’s Taxi is the only taxi I can still rely on, but even with them the waits can get long.

Taxi drivers deserve to be treated equally for the essential service they provide. That means having the same freedom to set rates as Uber and Lyft have.

I don’t want to use Uber and Lyft. They often charge 3-5 times what it should cost to ride. The Council has continued to allow Uber and Lyft to price gouge Honolulu residents and visitors with surge pricing that results in a $672.49 charge for a 55-minute ride of 26 miles. Or how about $172.49 to go from Waikiki to the Airport?

I also don’t feel safe with them because drivers can use alias names to pass the background check. Without fingerprinting, how can we trust that a driver has not committed a violent crime or has a history of driving under the influence?

Their drivers don’t have to undergo a medical examination with lab tests before driving. Only after an “incident” is a medical check required. That’s too late. Without medical certification, how can we know that a driver is able to perform the duties expected of a for-hire driver?

As a voter, I am asking you to level the playing field: allow taxis to set their own rates. And please restore the basic consumer safety protections that were in place for decades.

Mayor Rick Blangiardi
Phone: 808.768.4141
Contact the Mayor

Andria Tupola
District 1: Portions of ʻEwa Beach, Kapolei, Ho‘opili, Makakilo, Kalaeloa, Honokai Hale, Ko ‘Olina, Nānākuli, Mā‘ili, Wai‘anae, Mākaha, Kea‘au, and Mākua.
Phone: 808.768.5001
Email: atupola@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndriaTupola

Matt Weyer
District 2: Waikele, Village Park, Royal Kunia, Wahiawā, Mokulē‘ia, Waialua, Hale‘iwa, Pūpūkea, Sunset Beach, Kahuku, Lā‘ie, Hau‘ula, Punalu‘u, Kahana, Ka‘a‘awa, Kualoa, Waiāhole, and Kahalu‘u.
Phone: 808.768.5002
Email: mweyer@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mattweyer

Esther Kiaʻāina
District 3: ʻĀhuimanu, Heʻeia, Haʻikū, Kāneʻohe, Maunawili, Kailua, Olomana, Enchanted Lake and Waimānalo.
Phone: 808.768.5003
Email: ekiaaina@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/estherkiaaina

Tommy Waters
District 4: Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu Valley, ‘Āina Haina, Wailupe, Wai‘alae Iki, Kalani Valley, Kāhala, Wilhelmina Rise, Kaimukī, Kapahulu, Diamond Head, and Waikīkī.
Phone: 808.768.5004
Email: tommy.waters@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/friendsoftommywaters/

Calvin Say
District 5: Palolo Valley, St. Louis Heights, Mānoa, Mōʻiliʻili, McCully, Ala Moana, Makiki, and portions of Kakaʻako..
Phone: 808.768.5005
Email: ckysay@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calvinsayD5

Tyler Dos-Santos Tam
District 6: Portions of Kakaʻako, Downtown Honolulu, Chinatown, Punchbowl, Papakōlea, Pauoa Valley, Nuʻuanu, Iwilei, Liliha, ʻĀlewa Heights, Kalihi and Kalihi Valley.
Phone: 808.768.5006
Email: tdossantos-tam@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerdst

Radiant Cordero
District 7: Kapālama Kai, Kalihi Kai, Kahauiki, Mauliola (Sand Island), Moku Mokauea, Moanalua, Āliapa’akai (Salt Lake), Māpunapuna, Ahua (Airport), Āliamanu, Kapūkakī (Red Hill), Kapuaikaula (Hickam), Moku’ume’ume (Ford Island), Hālawa, ‘Aiea, Kalauao, and Waimalu Kai.
Phone: 808.768.5007
Email: rcodero@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/radiantmariecordero

Val Aquino Okimoto
District 8: Lower Aiea, Pearlridge, Waimalu, Newtown, Pearl City, Seaview, Crestview, Waipio Gentry and Waipahu.
Phone: 808.768.5008
Email: valokimoto@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valerie.okimoto

Augie Tulba
District 9: Waipahū, Iroquois Point, West Loch, ʻEwa Villages and portions of ʻEwa Beach.
Phone: 808.768.5009
Email: atulba@honolulu.gov
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/augiet.comedian