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Ehime Maru kin and rescuers gather at memorial

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A lei is placed on the Ehime Maru memorial during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru on Thursday at Kakaako Waterfront Park in Honolulu.

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Tokihiro Nakamura, left, governor of Ehime Prefecture, presented a wreath during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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Hawaii governor David Ige bowed his head with others in a moment of silence at 1:43PM during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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Tokihiro Nakamura, governor of Ehime Prefecture, spoke during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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People paid tribute with flowers and lei during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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Family members of the children who died aboard the Ehime Maru made a floral tribute with lei during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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Framed images of two children who died aboard the Ehime Maru are seen on the memorial during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.

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Tatsuyoshi Mizuguchi, whose son, Takeshi, died aboard the Ehime Maru, embraced his interpreter during the 17th anniversary memorial ceremony for the Ehime Maru.