Hawaii-Japan summit rebuilds relationships
The Hawai‘i-Japan Sister State and Sister City Summit kicked off Thursday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
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Officials from over 20 sister prefectures and cities from Japan along with Hawaii politicians kicked off the Hawai‘i-Japan Sister State and Sister City Summit at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on Thursday. Pictured is kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu presenting an oli, or chant, at the opening of the summit.
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Attendees gather to take a group shot of the official hosts and guests of the summit.
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Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami speaks at the summit.
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Pictured speaking is Suo-Oshima Cho, Yamaguchi Mayor Fujimoto Kiyotaka making the crowd laugh. Alongside Kiyotaka, middle, is Ishigaki City, Okinawa Mayor Nakayama Yoshitaka and Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami. The three officials are participating sister state and sister city officials.
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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks on Thursday.
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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen with Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Mayor Edahiro Naoki.
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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen was in attendance Thursday.
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Addressing the summit in Japanese is Hawaii Mayor Mitch Roth.
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Gov. Josh Green takes a selfie with officials participating in the event.
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Paul Yonamine, chairman emeritus of Central Pacific Bank, speaks at the summit.
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