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Peace Walk honors victims of the Nagasaki bombing

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Nine-year-old Yuma Kamuro bows his head in prayer during the 8th Annual Peace Walk on Wednesday at the Frank Fasi Civic Grounds in Honolulu. The walk, which was put on by the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin in Nuuanu, remembers the victims of the Nagasaki bombing on August 9, 1945, and promotes peace and unity during this heightened time of tension between North Korea and the United States.
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Nine-year-old Yuma Kamuro, right, joins hands with Manoa resident Allan Willinger during the 8th Annual Peace Walk.
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Participants wait their turn to ring the bell as a gesture of peace during the 8th Annual Peace Walk.
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Reverend Jeffrey Soga, left, of Waipahu Hongwanji, stands with Motonobu Shiiba, right, a representative of the Nagasaki Kenjinkai, descendants of survivors of the Nagasaki bombing, at the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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Dexter Mar, top, of Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, bows his head with Yuika Hasebe at the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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Motonobu Shiiba, right, a representative of the Nagasaki Kenjinkai, descendants of survivors of the Nagasaki bombing, bows his head at the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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Reverend Jeffrey Soga, of Waipahu Hongwanji, carries a lantern as he leads the procession toward the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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Reverend Jeffrey Soga, right, of Waipahu Hongwanji, carries a lantern as he leads the procession toward the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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A procession of about 30 people make their way towards the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.
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Motonobu Shiiba, a representative of the Nagasaki Kenjinkai, descendants of survivors of the Nagasaki bombing, places lei on the Nagasaki Peace Bell memorial.