HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Governors, mayors, and business and community leaders from across Japan will gather in Waikiki this Thursday to expand long-standing ties with their Hawaii counterparts and shape the future together.
Reyna Kaneko and Sal Miwa from the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) will join HNN’s Sunrise on Sunday to talk about the Hawaii-Japan Sister State & Sister City Summit on May 21 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.
The event is hosted by JASH and the state Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT).
“Building on the extraordinary success of the inaugural 2023 Summit, the largest Hawaii-Japan international convening in more than two decades, this next chapter promises even greater impact,” Kaneko said.
“The Summit brings together Hawaii’s Sister States and Cities from Japan to continue strengthen the long term relationships that we have built in Japan. Japan is Hawaii’s most important global partners and this summit creates an opportunity to identify practical areas for collaboration.”
Breakout sessions focus on six different topics:
Health and WellnessBusiness of Pop CultureHawaii and Japan’s Economic ImpactDisaster Preparedness & ResiliencyGeopolitics and SecuritySports Diplomacy
There will also be a marketplace that is free for the public to attend, featuring a variety of vendors selling products and promoting travel to Japan.
Visit jashawaii.org for more information.
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