Good morning and aloha. Thank you for joining us this morning. Ramona and I want each of you to know how much we appreciate the hard work and sacrifices you've made so that we could be here today. Your support and trust will never be forgotten. This is a special time in our City's history.
Today is the true beginning of the new millennium.
This is a time to look within ourselves and ask questions about who we are as individuals and who we are collectively as a society. It's a time for us to set our sights on what we want our lives, our island, and our children's future to be. It's a time to count our blessings. The world recognizes Honolulu as a great city. Today is the time for us to rededicate ourselves to making our great city even greater.