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Podcast: Spotlight Hawaii
Episode: Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi hopes to relax restrictions on certain businesses by next month
Description: Four weeks into the job at Honolulu Hale, Mayor Rick Blangiardi says he is energized and undaunted by the challenges ahead.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been in a role before where you can feel the expectations. They’re so high,” he said today on Spotlight Hawaii.
“It’s really palpable as I go around and meet people and listen to what they have to say. And at the same time, the sense of responsibility is amazing. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever felt before.”
The mayor has largely been focused on assemblin...