Business View Magazine | September 2022

118 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 9 ounty, Hawaii E ncompassing the magical state capital city of Honolulu and the surrounding island of O’ahu, Honolulu County is Hawaii’s gateway to tourism, business, culture, nature, adventure, and more. Consolidated as a U.S state in 1959, the city-county lives by their motto Ha’aheo No ‘O Honolulu: Honolulu Pride. Business View Magazine is joined by 15th Mayor of Honolulu, Mr. Rick Blangiardi, who gained his position in 2021. Mr. Blangiardi states their mission as: “To fulfill the responsibility of the City and County o Honolulu to provide core City services to its residents and visitors alike with safe, accessible, well-maintained public facilities, exceptional customer service, fiscal stewardship of tax dollars, and quality and comprehensive programs for all.” Mr Blangiardi begins, “We are the only T H E G A T E W A Y T O H A W A I I