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New Honolulu Mayor Warns Road Ahead ‘Is Not Going To Be Easy’
Rick Blangiardi was sworn in Saturday as the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Keith Amemiya: Political Outsider Or Establishment Insider?
Despite deep political ties to numerous state and local officials, Keith Amemiya says he has the fresh perspective that Honolulu needs in the mayor’s office.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Rick Blangiardi: This Former TV Exec Wants To Be CEO Of Honolulu
Rick Blangiardi regularly used his platform on Hawaii News Now to criticize from the sidelines. Now he admits he doesn’t have all the answers either.
Video Interviews
VIDEO: The Job Interview — Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Keith Amemiya
In an hourlong conversation, the candidate fields questions from Civil Beat and Hawaii News Now on leadership, trust, tourism and the economy.
VIDEO: The Job Interview — Honolulu Mayoral Candidate Rick Blangiardi
In an hourlong conversation, the candidate fields questions from Civil Beat and Hawaii News Now on leadership, homelessness, tourism and the economy.
VIDEOS: Civil Beat Interviews With Keith Amemiya And Rick Blangiardi
The Honolulu mayoral candidates participated in “Know Your Candidate” sessions with Civil Beat journalists.
Candidate Q&As
Marc Schechter / 2019
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Keith Amemiya
“COVID-19 is the crisis of today, but climate change is the crisis of our lifetime.”
Candidate Q&A: Honolulu Mayor — Rick Blangiardi
“In many ways we have been wholesaling our home to masses of visitors.”
Primary Candidates
Mayoral Candidates who have not returned a Candidate Q&A
Ongoing Coverage
VIDEOS: Civil Beat Interviews With Keith Amemiya And Rick Blangiardi
The Honolulu mayoral candidates participated in “Know Your Candidate” sessions with Civil Beat journalists.
Honolulu Mayor Candidates Say They’d Finish Rail As Planned But Not How They’d Pay For It
But the situation with the more than $9 billion project is so fluid right now that both Amemiya and Blangiardi struggle to say how they’ll handle it.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Here’s How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Differ — Or Not — On Police Reform
Both candidates are largely content with the department and the practices that are already in place. Neither would cut police funding.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Amemiya Maintains Fundraising Lead In Final Stretch Of Mayor’s Race
Candidates submitted their final campaign spending reports before residents start voting by mail throughout October. Two more reports are due before Nov. 3.
How Honolulu’s Mayoral Candidates Would Tackle The Pandemic
Blangiardi and Amemiya both would have done things different than the Caldwell administration but they differ most on the role of police.
Hawaii Carpenters Super PAC Backs Blangiardi In TV Spot
The political action committee formerly known as PRP supported Caldwell in the 2012 mayoral race.
In New TV Ad, Amemiya Compares Blangiardi To Trump
The candidate also embraces the Democratic Party of Hawaii and buys more airtime than his mayoral opponent.
Campaign Corner: Amemiya, Blangiardi Just More Of The Same
Their visions are echoes of each other and an echo of the Caldwell administration.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Campaign Spending Commission Investigating Anti-Amemiya PAC
People who donated to the PAC are not among Hawaii’s typical political contributors.
Election Resources
