Mayor Rick Blangiardi on Gun Violence, Chinatown Improvements and Rail’s Line in the Sand

Mayor Rick Blangiardi and host Brandi Higa begin the episode with a discussion on gun legislation, following the recent shooting in Mā`ili that left two people dead (00:44). Later, Mayor Blangiardi discusses how his administration is working to solve some longstanding problems in Chinatown — while at the same time, revitalizing the area and increasing the City’s affordable housing inventory (3:45). Last week also marked the 5th of 11 town hall meetings that Mayor Blangiardi is holding across the island with his entire cabinet, so this week, the mayor takes some time to recap his takeaways and some of the issues from the most recent town hall meeting at Kalani High School (13:42).