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Warren Mamizuka and Chassity Santiago on Honolulu City Lights 2025 · The One Oʻahu Podcast with Mayor Rick Blangiardi

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  Welcome to the One Oahu podcast.
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  I'm your host, Brandi Higa, and today is Thursday, November 6th, 2025.
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  And joining us this week is Warren Mamizuka deputy director for the city's
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  Department of Facility Maintenance
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  and Chastity Santiago, the department's public information officer.
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  Together, they make up the team responsible for Honolulu City Lights.
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  Thank you all for being here.
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  Oh, thank you for having us, Brandi. Thank you for having us.
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  And you know, it's
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  no secret the holiday tree is already installed here at Honolulu Hall.
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  Can you tell us where this year's centerpiece came
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  in, how transport went this year, all of that?
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  Well, this tree was harvested in Kahala, on Farmer Street.
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  And, Ulumaika forgot the address, but was right there on the corner.
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  Yeah.
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  Was a very tall tree.
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  The harvest went well.
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  You know, we we got it down.
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  We we got it transported to, the Blaisdell.
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  You know where DPR actually, did some trimming
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  before the the they bring the tree here to Honolulu Hale and got it installed.
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  So a lot of work went on.
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  And when you talk about the Blaisdell, it's,
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  you know, it's no secret for those who past Thomas Square,
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  they can see that we've expanded our footprint for Honolulu city lights.
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  That property already decked out what's happening over at Thomas Square.
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  Well, this year, you know, we we expanded, Honolulu
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  city lights to Times Square.
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  So so it's going to be great.
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  You know, there's there's a huge construction
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  project on Civic center grounds on our Civic center parking structure.
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  So we lost more than two thirds of the of the area that we normally would use.
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  So, you know, we have the Friends of Honolulu City Lights we're setting.
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  We're still setting up at Honolulu Hall.
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  And then, you know, mayor wanted us to expand to Thomas Square.
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  So we have show Aloha, at Thomas Square.
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  You know, thank you. Mike Gangel for that.
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  You know, right now, you see, you see a light tunnel.
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  We have a matrix like, 14ft up in the air.
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  And then we have, you know, some arches all over the park,
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  covering the the walkways.
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  And then we're putting up a 50ft, Christmas tree.
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  Electric Christmas tree.
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  This year we'll have train rides.
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  We'll have a bunch of land.
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  We'll have a, tent with Santa Claus, photos with Santa.
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  We'll have, a tent set set up for, for meals.
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  We'll have tables set up, in the middle of the, park.
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  We'll have, some ten foot for 14ft park, electric Christmas trees.
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  We'll also have, theater.
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  We have movies in the park.
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  And this will all be, Friday, Saturday, Sundays.
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  Yeah. It'll come the month of December.
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  Yeah. You're missing anything.
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  So one thing that he's missing,
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  that's actually one of the things that I'm most looking forward to.
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  Michael at Gang Life is actually partnering with Main Street Market.
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  So Meat Market is going to be all the vendors, craft vendors sold their,
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  Disney theme craft vendors that's been at different schools
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  on the river side of the island.
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  So I'm excited to get some Christmas shopping done over there.
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  All right. On. So that's Thomas Square.
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  What are the frosty grounds going to look like?
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  Well, the Frosty grounds, you know,
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  we're limited with space.
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  You know, we'll still have, soccer center to to play.
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  We'll have the, you know, the the pond decorated.
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  This year's theme is, you know, navigating by the stars.
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  You know, it's Hokule'a 50th anniversary.
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  So we wanted to pay tribute to the Hokulea and its crew.
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  So, thank you very much. And I know Thomson.
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  And then on the grounds I believe we have, the tree will be set up.
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  We'll have,
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  the snow family, but just the children.
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  Mr. and Mrs.
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  Snow is going to remain back at the warehouse,
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  but we're also having a movie in the park, the month of December here as well.
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  Oh, okay.
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  With the Friends of Honolulu City Lights will have a, a few small concerts
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  and, a hula halau performing in the front of Honolulu Hall.
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  We're just waiting
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  on, finalizing that schedule with the Friends of Honolulu City Lights.
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  Okay, so no snow. Mom and dad.
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  Is there anything else that's going to be missing
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  when folks are going to be like, hey, what happened to this?
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  Yeah.
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  I mean, normally we bring out, you know, the sleigh.
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  The sea's not coming out this year.
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  The the the alphabet blocks.
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  That's kind of iconic, though.
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  It is. It is iconic.
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  And, you know, it's just, you know, we me, you know, we're going to be alternating
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  these displays that this displays for the next 2 or 3 years.
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  Okay. You know, I mean.
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  So just because they're not here
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  this year doesn't mean they won't be here next year.
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  Yes. Yes.
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  We'll just have to find other locations
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  on Civic Center grounds where we can place them is visible.
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  What else?
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  What else is new this year or different this year?
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  What else is different?
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  So, Santa is actually going to be remaining in the Mission
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  Memorial Auditorium.
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  Oh, pictures of Santa. Pictures with Santa.
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  So he'll be available to an opening night,
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  and then we will have a schedule up on our website each and all.
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  City lights with his schedule
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  for both the Civic Center grounds and for Tommy's Square.
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  So previously, it was always done in the hand
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  usually, but we decided to keep it in and made this year more room.
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  You mentioned those nights.
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  Are there any other kind of promotional nights that we'll have this year?
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  I know previously we had things like free cookies and milk and stuff like that.
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  Well, you can answer that.
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  Yeah. Free cookies and milk.
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  I'm not too sure about that date.
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  December 3rd.
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  The Celtics pipes will be here on the grounds.
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  And then also December 10th.
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  December 10th. I believe that's where Hawaiian band.
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  Royal Hawaiian Band will be performing in front of the Fozzy grounds.
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  And so when does everything officially open to the public?
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  Saturday, November 29th.
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  The parade starts at 6 p.m..
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  You know, and then on the mayor stage, Merrill would be there.
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  We'll have our, all the sponsors and special guests.
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  And, mayor will be turning the lights on at 630.
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  What else can the public expect on opening night?
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  Oh, there's a block party on Punchbowl.
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  You know, so a great food. A lot of vendors.
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  So, you know, we're expecting a huge crowd.
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  You know, last year was a 40th anniversary this year of 41st.
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  So, you know, we're expecting a huge crowd here.
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  At Honolulu Harley along King Street, all the way
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  to Chinatown, to all of Park where the parade starts.
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  And also at, Tommy Square.
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  Shore luau will also have a, a movie screen up there, and they'll be playing,
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  the the parade live with a lot of food
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  and, you know, fun activities at Tommy Square.
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  So after that first Saturday, what's the schedule for Honolulu City Lights?
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  What are the hours? When can people come?
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  Either come in the hall or go into the space at Thomas Square.
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  Here at Honolulu?
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  I mean, you know, it'll be open all day long, but
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  I mean, up till like 10:00, you know, you can come out, visit at night,
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  you know, we'll have all the displays, all the lights on here at Honolulu.
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  Harley. You know, we'll have the, department tree display,
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  in the courtyard of Honolulu.
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  Harley, which I think is magnificent.
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  I mean, you know, everybody's so excited.
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  Every department is excited. You know, everybody.
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  They've been working hard, you know, planning for their,
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  Christmas tree this year.
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  It's a it's a, wonderful competition.
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  You know, we we enjoy, you know.
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  Last year, I thought every department should have won a price.
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  You know, but, this year, DFM.
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  Yeah. Oh, sorry.
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  I hate to be biased, but, you know, I mean, you know, I,
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  And then for Thomas Square, it's the same hours.
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  Well, Tommy Square is going to be five, 5 p.m.
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  to 10 p.m.,
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  night nightly, but, every night.
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  But, Friday, Saturday, Sundays is when we have the events
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  over at Thomas Square where we'll have, train rides, boxer land,
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  movies in the
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  park, and, you know, we'll have the food vendors there.
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  Merchandise vendors will be there as well.
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  So, yeah.
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  You just mentioned, all of the department trees in the courtyard of Honolulu.
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  How do we come to the theme this year for navigating by the stars?
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  Well, we were, you know, at one of our, initial meetings,
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  coordination meetings with a lot of the other departments.
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  And, I think, you know, John and I, you know, deputy director from Department
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  of Transportation Services, you know, we were talking and, you know,
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  we got on the subject about, you know, navigating the hokulea.
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  So, you know, I kind of just, you know, out loud said,
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  you know, why not, navigating by the stars
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  and then, you know, time went by and we needed a theme.
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  And so I was like, okay, you know, it'll be, navigating by the stars.
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  So we got mayor support, and he approved it.
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  So that's what we're running with.
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  So this was your idea? Yeah. Yeah.
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  For for both Honolulu Holiday and Thomas Square.
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  Where can people park this year, or what would you suggest they park?
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  You know, the Civic Center parking structure is going to be open.
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  You know, the first level and the lower level,
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  that's going to be open,
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  I believe show Aloha is actually working with McKinley High School.
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  We possibly may get, some parking there.
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  For the blaze, that it's going to be difficult.
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  You know, the blaze or the, the concert hall is going to be used.
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  You know, the blaze Arena.
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  You know, they have a lot of,
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  shows booked, you know, throughout the month of December.
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  So, that might may be a little tough, you know, for, for the weekend.
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  Visitors to Times Square.
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  But, you know, there's a lot of street parking available.
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  You know,
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  don't be discouraged because you will have fun.
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  Yeah, I can I can promise you that.
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  Both, at Civic Center grounds in front of Honolulu, Holly and Thomas Square.
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  We'll have a lot of fun this year.
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  And for both of you, actually. But.
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  Or and this is your second or third year as a coordinator for Honda City Lights.
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  This is my third year. Third year. Yeah.
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  And so what has experience been like for you?
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  You know, first year was, you know, I was just
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  kind of there, you know,
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  taking credit where I shouldn't have taken any credit.
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  Right?
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  You know, you know, I had two coordinators,
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  Teresa Ford Circle and Karen Park Chun.
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  But they retired.
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  Last year, December.
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  You know, second year, I kind of played a, a larger role last year.
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  You know, because last year was the first year
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  we had introduced Aloha as one of our co-sponsors.
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  So, you know, it was a
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  lot easier, when Teresa and Karen was still here, this year.
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  You know, with with chastity and support from other departments.
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  We're trying to pick up the pieces.
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  So we are learning as we go.
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  You know, there are some things that,
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  I wasn't sure of how we, you know, how it was actually done in the past.
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  But, you know, I'm so fortunate that that we work with a lot of,
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  different agencies, and they've been here for a while, so.
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  So, hey, did you do this?
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  Did you catch this?
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  You know, and to be honest, we have missed a lot of stuff, but but,
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  we've been trying to make up as we go, and,
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  I, I think it's going to be okay.
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  I mean, we have guys.
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  We have guys right now,
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  you know, our city crews, you know, DPR department, Parks and recreation,
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  department facility maintenance.
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  Right now, they're actually setting up the outside of Honolulu Alley.
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  So, I mean, these guys are experience.
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  They've been doing it for many years. So,
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  we're we're going to get it done.
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  Yeah. So what about for you?
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  Because even before joining DFM, you were the coordinator
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  for all of the department trees downstairs.
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  You've had a hand in this before this year.
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  What is this experience been like for you?
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  It's been such a such a learning curve.
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  So previously with the Department trees, I just dealt with the departments
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  organizing all the trees and had a little holler.
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  I will definitely say that that role is much easier than what I'm into now.
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  But being in this role has made me have such a respect
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  for all the hard work that goes into to Honolulu City Lights,
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  how many countless meetings and how many hours.
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  So when we say that
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  Honolulu City Lights is a gift from the city employees to the public.
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  It really is. Yeah.
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  Yeah. It is.
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  You know, I would like to add, you know, we have, you know, great supporters,
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  you know, the mayor, the managing director,
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  you know, the mayor's communications team, you know,
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  huge supporters, you know, all the other departments, you know, jumping in.
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  You know, what can we do?
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  How can we help?
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  You know, thank you.
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  Shout out to, Department of Transportation Services.
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  You know, without them, you know,
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  we couldn't get all these road closures, you know, parking permits.
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  I know it's a nuisance, but, you know, sometimes,
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  to create what we're creating, you know,
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  there's going to be some new sense, you know?
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  Roads will be shut down, you know, but, it's all for the greater good.
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  You and I know that you guys maybe some of the so as well.
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  And told some of this, you know, you chose to take on.
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  But what's your favorite part about Christmas?
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  I'll start with, you know, gosh, you have to love it.
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  I mean, to, to take on this kind of role, right?
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  I do,
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  I will say my favorite part about Christmas
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  is just seeing the joy that it brings everything.
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  So me personally, I love Honolulu City Lights and why I do
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  what I do is this reminds me of my grandpa.
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  So my papa was handicap.
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  He had two amputated foots, but and he couldn't walk around
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  and when it was busy on the grounds, it was a bit too much.
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  So one thing that I think of when I come to the grounds, I think of him.
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  So as handicap as he was, what he would do with me
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  and my cousins is he would drive around the Civic Center ground
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  five, ten, 20 times if we needed to,
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  to see everything because he didn't want us to miss a single moment.
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  So being a part of this, it makes me think I'm not good at crying.
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  Why are you. Laughing?
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  He's thinking. He thinks I'm good.
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  I like that.
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  No, no, but that's that's a that's what makes me think of Christmas.
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  My my papa.
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  Yeah, well, for the record, Brenda here, I wasn't volunteered.
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  I volunteered no, no.
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  You know, it's great.
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  You know, last year, my wife and I were down here,
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  during the entire month of November, as we were setting up,
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  you know, and the lights once, once the lights were turned on by show aloha.
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  And all the lawn displays were set up.
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  You know, I remember the first night the lights were on.
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  There were just a handful of people, you know, the next night, you know,
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  maybe about 100, you know, and,
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  before opening night, you know, we started to have hundreds of people.
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  You know,
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  and it was just great, you know, to to see the families, you know, it was awesome.
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  You know, families coming from the west side, North Shore,
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  you know, that you still. Wahoo!
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  You know why, Manalo? You know, everybody coming here.
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  I mean, had nights where it was, like shoulder to shoulder
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  walking on the walk on the walking patch here at Honolulu Civic Center grounds.
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  And, it was just awesome to see.
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  Kids were excited.
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  You know, you know, we we had we mixed,
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  the traditional with the new light displays.
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  I mean, this place was just crowded.
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  I mean, you couldn't move to the courtyard to to to to see the, department trees.
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  It was shoulder to shoulder.
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  I mean, this place was.
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  I mean, I've never seen a crowd like that.
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  You know, and just to see,
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  you know, all the hard work that that our, you know, city employees, you know.
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  Sure. Aloha.
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  Friends of Honolulu City Lights, they contributed.
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  And the families coming in, you know, just your smiles,
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  the joy, you know, that.
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  That's what.
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  That's why I like to do this.
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  You know, it's for our community, you know,
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  you know, sometimes
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  life can be hard, but when you can come somewhere
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  and you can enjoy the festivities and it's Christmas time.
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  Yeah.
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  Boy, that means a lot.
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  Especially to young families. You know,
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  my wife and I had six children, so, you know, we know what Christmas is like,
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  you know? And it's fun. It it should be fun.
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  And that's what we're trying to do here.
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  Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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  And I think, you know, like Gang life has mentioned on this podcast
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  previously that, you know, when you did go to the display at a stadium, it,
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  it was you did have to pay here.
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  You know, like Chasity mentioned, this is our gift to the people of the city
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  and County of Honolulu, the people of Oahu.
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  But telling on what you just said, what do you hope that people leave here with?
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  What do you hope they take away?
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  What do you hope they, you know, pay attention to, like, hey, make sure you,
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  you know, you pay attention to this this year or,
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  you know, to walk away with this this year.
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  Look, first off,
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  you know,
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  we're going to have our food vendors.
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  We're going to have, affordable,
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  food, right?
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  We're going to have fun food. Yeah.
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  Working with the Friends of Honolulu City Lights, working with show.
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  Aloha.
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  You know, they promise to
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  to have a menu that that will cater to, to to, large families.
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  So we don't we want you leaving without a huge dent in your wallet.
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  Right.
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  So, so that's the first thing that that's
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  one of the changes that something that we worked with.
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  That was something that mayor asked that we could do, you know,
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  lower the price of the food vendors, which,
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  you know, friends of Honolulu City Lights and Shaw Law has done.
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  So I'm very grateful for that. Yeah.
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  Are we going to be better the next, than last year for Civic Center grounds?
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  We're putting on the very best show that we can.
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  The French have worked very hard, so, I give them a lot of credit.
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  We don't
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  have the the 13 displays that we normally have,
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  but we're bringing out the best space that we can this year.
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  And then we're going to go back.
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  We're going to come back, next year.
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  January, February.
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  What can we do better?
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  What did we do good. You know, can we get better?
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  And I'm sure we're going to come up with a great game plan at Tommy Square.
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  How can we get better from that?
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  I mean, it's pretty hard, but we're going to try, you know?
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  But I think everyone's going to enjoy it.
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  I think, you know,
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  everyone will get a lot of exercise walking from Honolulu Harley
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  to Tommy Square and back.
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  It'll be fun.
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  It'll be a lot of fun. Josh, anything to add?
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  So I think what I hope people take away from this is it's
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  even though there's been obstacles this year and a lot of change
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  that we're still trying to do our best to put on the best Christmas that we can.
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  You know, as we mentioned,
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  there's a huge construction project
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  right now going on with the Civic Center grounds,
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  but we're trying to make the best of it, not just here,
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  but at Thomas Square as well.
• 18:27
  So it's going to be the same magical celebration.
• 18:30
  Just two separate locations for now. Yeah.
• 18:33
  Well, and Brandy, you know, we
• 18:35
  we were planning to extend the parade.
• 18:39
  The public Workers electric light parade, two times square.
• 18:43
  But, there's a lot of things going on.
• 18:45
  You have major hospitals.
• 18:47
  Major hospitals.
• 18:48
  We have, you know, the Department of Enterprise Services.
• 18:51
  They have, a lot of activities that first week.
• 18:54
  Right.
• 18:55
  You know, opening night, November 29th, November 30th.
• 18:59
  They have a lot of shows,
• 19:00
  you know, at the Blaze Down Arena and at the concert hall.
• 19:03
  So, you know,
• 19:04
  we have to kind of like, okay, we're not going to do it this year, but,
• 19:08
  I want to see it next year.
• 19:09
  We're taking it to Thomas Square.
• 19:11
  Going to take it okay.
• 19:12
  So extending the parade from, Auto Park to Thomas Square.
• 19:16
  Yeah. That's 20.4. Miles. Yeah.
• 19:19
  I mean, and for expanding displays there, you know, it makes sense to.
• 19:23
  Yeah. Expand the parade.
• 19:25
  Yeah. We want to stretch.
• 19:26
  We want we want to spread everyone out on the parade road.
• 19:28
  You know, sometimes we feel a little bit cluttered. Yeah.
• 19:30
  So we want to spread it all out then. Yeah.
• 19:33
  All right.
• 19:33
  You heard it from Warren. Mommy. Zuko.
• 19:36
  We'll see if we haven't even run this past mayor yet. But,
• 19:40
  Chaz, what do you want for Christmas?
• 19:41
  What do I want for Christmas?
• 19:44
  You know, I'm I'm I'm 35 years old.
• 19:46
  I like adult Christmases.
• 19:47
  I like I like my bills paid. Okay?
• 19:50
  My parents asked me, what do you want for Christmas?
• 19:52
  Here's the phone bill. I'm just joking.
• 19:56
  Honestly, I'm,
• 19:58
  I really haven't thought about it.
• 19:59
  I'm kind of spoiled year round for my husband.
• 20:02
  So when it comes to Christmas, for us, it's more about the kids.
• 20:06
  Yeah. Okay. Warren.
• 20:08
  Well, you know, when you get to be my age,
• 20:12
  which isn't that old, right?
• 20:13
  Yeah. You know, you just wish for good health.
• 20:15
  Yeah, but, I think.
• 20:17
  No, seriously, you know, you just you know,
• 20:22
  maybe surprising my wife with, with a nice gift,
• 20:25
  you know, seeing our grandchildren, you know, Christmas morning with that.
• 20:30
  You know, the excitement, right?
• 20:32
  It's just like we, you know, with our six children when they're growing up.
• 20:35
  You know, I kind of enjoy that.
• 20:37
  You know, you play some Christmas music in the morning, and,
• 20:40
  you know, you you cook and you have food.
• 20:42
  And just throughout the day, you just, you know, have all types
• 20:45
  of activities, and you're eating and just enjoying good company.
• 20:49
  Yeah.
• 20:50
  And what's your favorite Christmas song or,
• 20:56
  I guess maybe, well, I'm not a good singer, right?
• 20:59
  Every time I see you.
• 20:59
  I'm not saying you have to sing it, but is there a song that, like,
• 21:02
  when it comes on, you're like, oh, yeah, it's jingle bells, jingle bells.
• 21:06
  Silent night.
• 21:07
  Okay. Silent night. Yeah, yeah yeah.
• 21:10
  Interesting choice.
• 21:11
  Yeah, yeah.
• 21:11
  Grandma got run over, run over by a reindeer.
• 21:14
  Yeah, something like that.
• 21:15
  Silent night Hawaiian version or English version.
• 21:17
  Got to be the Hawaiian version.
• 21:19
  Yeah, yeah.
• 21:20
  Jazz over.
• 21:20
  You all right, Carrie?
• 21:27
  All I want for Christmas.
• 21:28
  Christmas classic.
• 21:29
  Okay. Yeah. Oh, one, I don't know.
• 21:33
  And, Warren, you know, it's around this time every year
• 21:35
  that people start to notice.
• 21:36
  Why do you grow out your beard?
• 21:38
  You know, try to grow it out, you know, to be honest,
• 21:40
  like, like around summertime, it would have been longer. Right.
• 21:43
  But but we had all these, important meeting.
• 21:45
  So I have to keep shaving.
• 21:47
  So I think maybe towards the end of July, I just stopped shaving.
• 21:50
  And, I don't know if I'll volunteer to be a Santa Claus this year
• 21:54
  one of the nights, but not the.
• 21:55
  I mean, the real Santa Claus chooses you guys to help him out.
• 21:58
  Yeah. You're not going to give away on this podcast.
• 22:00
  Oh, yeah. Yeah. Okay.
• 22:03
  Maybe, maybe because, you know, Christmas time and, you know,
• 22:06
  Saint Nick and he had a nice, great full beard and, you know.
• 22:09
  He inspired, Yeah, yeah, yeah, a little bit.
• 22:12
  You know, I, I watch Hallmark Christmas movies, you know.
• 22:15
  All right.
• 22:15
  Thank you both for your time.
• 22:16
  If folks are looking for more information on dates, times details,
• 22:21
  where can they head? Cochiti.
• 22:24
  We have a website.
• 22:25
  We do have a website.
• 22:26
  It's channel City lights.com.
• 22:29
  All right.
• 22:29
  And for both of you, is there anything that we missed?
• 22:32
  Did we miss anything?
• 22:33
  I'm pretty sure we missed some stuff, you know?
• 22:35
  I mean, there's so much things going on, but, come out, you know, get out here
• 22:40
  early, you know, November 29th, you know, get ready for that.
• 22:43
  Public workers electric light parade.
• 22:45
  It's going to be great.
• 22:47
  You know, we have a lot of, high school marching bands.
• 22:49
  You know, we have the sponsors.
• 22:52
  I mean, we have, some of our city departments.
• 22:55
  They're entering some of their vehicles, you know, so,
• 22:59
  it's always a pleasure to
• 23:01
  to just, you know, be along the parade route and just, you know, be a part of it.
• 23:07
  It's huge.
• 23:07
  So I just want to stress, even though we are limited with space
• 23:11
  this year, just remember one celebration, two magical locations.
• 23:16
  So he's still got a. Good one right. There.
• 23:18
  All right.
• 23:18
  So we'll see everyone.
• 23:19
  We'll see everyone here on November 29th.
• 23:21
  Yeah. Opening night.
• 23:23
  Well thank you both for your time.
• 23:24
  Wrote on thank you Brandy.
• 23:25
  And next week
• 23:26
  we'll be back with Mayor Blangiardi right here on the One or Who podcast.
• 23:29
  Mahalo for listening.
• 23:30
  And until next time, happy holidays.
• 23:33
  Can we say that we can start saying that? Oh yeah, Merry Christmas.
• 23:49
  Okay.