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Panda Diplomacy: A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi
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Panda Diplomacy: A Mayor’s Quest To Bring Pandas From China To Hawaiʻi

Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s efforts to court China included a gift of lei, a letter to President Xi Jinping and a trip to China with the CEO of Panda Express.

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