JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM The owner of the Queen Theater in Kaimuki claims to have made progress in restoring the abandoned building. Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration says it’s ...

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 ...

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi is sworn in for his second term by retired Associate Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court Stephen Levinson during ceremonies on Thursday at the Mission Memorial ...

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 ...

Rescuers said that the fireworks exploded outside a house — with Mayor Rick Blangiardi blaming “illegal fireworks.” At least two people have died and 22 more people have been injured in a ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi officially began his second term in office with a special inauguration ceremony held at the Mission Memorial Auditorium Thursday, January 2 ...

STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 31 Mayor Rick Blangiardi STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 31 Mayor Rick Blangiardi Inauguration ceremonies for Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s second term and the incoming Honolulu City Council ...

And at the ceremony — which included attendance by the governor, the lieutenant governor, Blangiardi, Formby and many neighbor island officials — Waters presented a similar message to one he ...

They put lives at risk, they drain our first responders and they disrupt our neighborhood,” Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said. “Most heartbreakingly, this tragedy was entirely preventable.” ...