Emperor and empress to visit Hawaii
Issue date: 7/3/09 Section: News
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The purpose of the visit is to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry.
“Both Canada and the state of Hawaii are home to many people of Japanese ancestry,” Akihito said in a statement prior to the trip. “We are looking forward to meeting these people in various place during our trip and further deepen our understanding of the paths they have taken to this day.”
However, the royal couple will not be stopping at Pearl Harbor as was speculated.
During their July 14 to 16 Hawaii visit, the will lay a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. The cemetery is the burial place for 34,000 veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
According to the Japanese government, they will also be attending a banquet marking the 50th anniversary of a scholarship set up in his honor, the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.
Akihito, 75 and Michiko, 74 are scheduled to meet with Gov. Linda Lingle and attend a reception co-hosted by the Japanese ambassador and the consul general.
Before their stop in Hawaii, the couple will spend 11 days in Canada, where they will visit Ottawa, Toronto, Victoria and Vancouver.
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puaala
posted 7/16/09 @ 7:46 PM HST
IT WAS A VERY EXCITING DAY IN HAWAI'I. TO BE HERE TO EXPERIENCE THE EVER SO PRESENCE OF ROYALTY OF A VERY PRESTIGEOUS COUNTRY. THE SETTING OF SUCH PROTECTION OF SO HUMBLED PEOPLE AS I STAND ON THE KEAHOLE AIRPORT SIDEWALK ON U'U STREET PATIENTLY WAITING FOR EVEN A GLIMPS OF ROYALTY. (Continued…)
russian girlfriend
posted 3/21/10 @ 3:56 PM HST
This sounds like a great program and a great way to improve education in our schools!
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