Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi also previously stated, “We are angry, frustrated, and deeply saddened at this unnecessary suffering and loss of life.” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green previously ...

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“This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told a news conference. “They put lives at risk, they drain our first ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi (I) vowed at Wednesday’s news conference to shut down the “pipeline of illegal fireworks entering our island,” calling the New Year’s disaster a painful ...

Rick Blangiardi re-ups for another term as Honolulu mayor. Civil Beat is a nonprofit, reader-supported newsroom based in Hawaiʻi. When you give, your donation is combined with gifts from ...

Legal experts are weighing in on how a new motion filed by the prosecution could impact Karen Read's retrial. Prosecutors filed a motion on Tuesday asking the judge to exclude testimony from the ...

"This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks," Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said during a news conference on January 3. More Marco Garcia/AP Photo The fatal ...

“This incident is a painful reminder of the danger posed by illegal fireworks,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi told a news conference. “They put lives at risk, they drain our first ...

Blangiardi’s wife, Karen Chang, was at his side. 1 /2 GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE @STARADVERTISER.COM Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi was sworn in for his second term Thursday by former state Supreme ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi has officially begun his second term. He was sworn in last night, saying his team will continue to work on the key issues impacting Oʻahu such as homelessness, the rail, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Rick Blangiardi formally began his second and final four-year term Thursday evening as the 15th mayor of Honolulu. His inauguration took place at the Mission Memorial ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi was sworn in for his second term Thursday by former state Supreme Court Associate Justice Steven Levinson at the Mission Memorial Auditorium. Blangiardi’s wife, Karen ...