HONOLULU — Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and select city officials will be touring the island for a series of 11 town hall meetings between March and May.

What You Need To Know

  • The meetings will be an opportunity for Blangiardi and representatives from more than 25 city and county departments to meet directly with constituents, listen to concerns, answer questions about top priorities and provide briefings about upcoming projects in individual neighborhoods

  • Each meeting will include open question-and-answer sessions with the mayor and city department directors and deputy directors

  • The mayor has previously hosted virtual town hall meetings and just recently started the One Oahu Podcast to discuss city matters and answer questions from the public

The Mayor’s office said the meetings will be an opportunity for Blangiardi and representatives from more than 25 city and county departments to meet directly with constituents, listen to concerns, answer questions about top priorities and provide briefings about upcoming projects in individual neighborhoods.

“This is an invaluable opportunity to get our team into our neighborhoods and find out what’s important to our residents,” Blangiardi said. “We are going to listen to concerns and suggestions and provide the best answers we can.”

Each meeting will include open question-and-answer sessions with the mayor and city department directors and deputy directors. The public is encouraged to participate and to make suggestions on how the administration can better serve the people of Oahu. 

Town hall meetings are scheduled for the following dates, locations and times:

March

21 - Ewa Makai Middle School, 7-9 p.m.

23 - Waianae District Park, 7-9 p.m.

30 - Filipino Community Center, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

April

6 - Mililani High School, 7-9 p.m.

13 - Kalani High School, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

20 - Laie Elementary School, 7-9 p.m.

27 - Benjamin Parker Elementary School, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

May

4 - Waialua Elementary School, 7-9 p.m.

11 - Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse, 6-8 p.m.

18 - King David Kalakaua Middle School, 6-8 p.m.

25 - Pearl Harbor Elementary School, 6-8 p.m.

The mayor has previously hosted virtual town hall meetings and just recently started the One Oahu Podcast to discuss city matters and answer questions from the public.

Additional information about the town hall meetings will be posted at oneoahu.org/townhall as the first of the scheduled meeting dates approaches. 

Michael Tsai covers local and state politics for Spectrum News Hawaii.