Episode 12: Sustainability in Honolulu
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Episode 12: Sustainability in Honolulu

Deputy Director Hedge opens the episode with highlights from the 2023 Annual Sustainability Report released on Friday, April 21, 2023, just a day before Earth Day.

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Episode 10: Economic Development on Oʻahu
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Episode 10: Economic Development on Oʻahu

This week, Amy Asselbaye, executive director of the City’s Office of Economic Revitalization, joins host Brandi Higa on the One Oʻahu Podcast to talk about a handful of programs the City and County of Honolulu has to offer when it comes to rent and utility relief, business grants and other resources.

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Episode 9: Town Hall Lessons
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Episode 9: Town Hall Lessons

This week, Mayor Rick Blangiardi joins host Brandi Higa on the One Oʻahu Podcast to talk about what he has learned so far from the town hall meetings in ʻEwa Beach, Waiʻanae and Waipahū over the past three weeks (0:45). Later, Mayor Blangiardi provides an update on the search for a permanent administrator for the Honolulu Liquor Commission, which is already undergoing a series of reviews by the Managing Director's Office (12:18). And finally, Mayor Blangiardi reacts to the announcement that Walmart is closing its Downtown Honolulu store — and what future development could look like for that area (19:00).

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