- We kicked off our county check-ins with Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, who responds to calls for Gov. David Ige to shut the state down again in response to the latest surge in coronavirus cases
- And Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority President and CEO John De Fries walks us through Waikīkī and his view of the future of the visitor industry | Full Article
The Conversation: The View From Honolulu With Mayor Blangiardi, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority
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