Tina Au, president of the Hawaii Mainland Chinese Overseas Association, joined her second vice president, Tiger Li, left; Consul Sun Weidong, representing China; Hawaii Tourism Authority President and CEO George Szigeti; and third vice president Robert Cao as celebrants arrived for the organization’s Spring Festival Banquet on Jan. 31 at Empress Restaurant. The association promotes closer cultural and economic ties between Hawaii and China.

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