HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Gov. Josh Green and the four county mayors closed out the Native Hawaiian Convention with a panel that drew standing ovations, applause, and laughs — leaning on self-deprecating humor and personal stories rather than policy.
Green moderated the session, which featured Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen, and Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami.
Green and Blangiardi trade jabs
Green opened with a remark about the makeup of the panel.
“It is not lost on me on how much Hawaiians we have here in our mayors,” Green said. “No offense, Blangiardi and me … ‘cause he is whiter than I am.”…