Chief of Staff Andy Sugg met with students from Naha, Okinawa, Japan part of the Hawaii Okinawa Student Exchange Program at Honolulu Hale. These high school students are all interested in international exchanges and tourism. They asked questions about sustainable tourism in Honolulu, roles and duties of the city government with the tourism industry and… Continue reading February 12, 2025 – Chief of Staff meets with students from Naha City, Okinawa
The City and County of Honolulu and the City of Uwajima, Japan, celebrated the 20th anniversary of their sister city relationship with a re-signing ceremony in Mission Memorial Auditorium. The event reaffirmed the strong ties between the two cities, which were first formalized on June 14, 2004, following the tragic sinking of the Japanese fishing… Continue reading February 11, 2025 – Honolulu and Uwajima commemorate 20-year sister city relationship with re-signing ceremony
Mayor Okahara and Chair Matsumoto of Uwajima City along with their team spent time with Deputy Managing Director Krishna Jayaram and Executive Director Kaʻili Trask O’Connell to thank them for their hospitality before the ceremony celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Sister City Relationship between Honolulu and Uwajima the next day.
Director General Jerry S. Chang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office met with Mayor Rick Blangiardi for his first official courtesy call. Director Chang congratulated Mayor Blangiardi on his second term and expressed his appreciation for Mayor’s support and the professionalism of the Honolulu Police Department during the visit of President Lai Ching-te in… Continue reading January 31, 2025 – Mayor Blangiardi meets with Director General Jerry Chang of TECO
On January 15, 2025, seventh graders from Nagaoka, Japan, visited Honolulu Hale and met with Mayor Blangiardi, Deputy Managing Director Krishna Jayaram, and Executive Director of MOCA Kaʻili Trask O’Connell. This initiative began in 2013, even before the Sister City agreement with Nagaoka was formally implemented in 2015. It is supported by Ed Hawkins, former… Continue reading January 15, 2025 – Nagaoka City Ed Hawkins Project
Mayor Rick Blangiardi sends warm greetings to Fuzhou City – in celebration of their International Friendship Cities Cultural Festival:
Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mayor Wu Xiande signed an agreement on establishing a Sister City Relationship with Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, US, and Fuzhou City, China, which took place on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 – via video link. Fuzhou and Honolulu will work towards exchange and cooperation in economic trade, culture and arts, education, and health. Documents… Continue reading Virtual Sister City Signing Ceremony: City and County of Honolulu and Fuzhou City, the People’s Republic of China
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and Mayor Takeshi Saito of Edogawa City, Japan signed a Sister City agreement recognizing the special relationship between the two cities at Kapolei Hale on Thursday, June 9, 2022. The two cities became sister cities in 2020 with Resolution 20-264. The signing ceremony was previously delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic… Continue reading Mayor Rick Blangiardi signs Sister City Agreement with Edogawa City, Japan
