Honolulu’s Mayor Rick Blangiardi was chosen to lead Oahu again in the primary election for his position with about 78% of the vote, with no strong opponent to his leadership on the ballot. In addition, all four of incumbent Council members who were up for re-election in last year’s race were voted in in the primary vote. As the mayor remarked in his inaugural speech on Thursday, that is indeed an endorsement from Honolulu’s voters, as well as prominent members of the community who might otherwise have chosen to back a contender.