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tf�NiUnrwl� o� <br /> 1 lei <br /> (ft, <br /> 1 <br /> Hawai'i County Board of Supervisors Chairman Members of the Hilo High School Chorus Members of the Hawai'i Oshima Friendship <br /> Thomas "Lofty" Cook and Mayor Toyonosuke Fujii traveled to Japan in June of 1996 and Association held an exhibit in Oshima to <br /> shook hands after signing the sister city agreement visited Oshima Island. commemorate 60th anniversary of sisterhood. <br /> between their two cities on February 16,1962. <br /> Hawai'i County celebrated its eldest Sister City relationship with , �` y <br /> Oshima Town, Japan on February 11, 2022, via a virtual film event <br /> that included dignified representatives from both cities. <br /> a e•,I ,F;e <br /> r1A-i "!ir <br /> The official establishment of the relationship between the two <br /> cities was signed on February 16, 1962, by then Chairman and <br /> Executive Officer of the County of Hawai'i, Thomas "Lofty" Cook <br /> in Oshima, Japan. Members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and <br /> Industries of Hawai'i and sister city protocol officer <br /> Jane Clement after filming interviews for the <br /> To celebrate this important milestone, Hawai'i County and Oshima documentary.. <br /> f <br /> Town compiled interviews of former and current government <br /> officials, organizations, and other individuals to glean stories and <br /> anecdotes about this historic Sister City relationship. The <br /> fi <br /> accounts were compiled into a commemorative documentary film <br /> produced by Na Leo TV (NLTV). <br /> The commemorative documentary can be viewed on the sister cityr ,I <br /> webpage at www.hawaiicounty.gov/sistercities <br /> Na Leo TV production crew during the filming of the <br /> documentary film. <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAPI SISTER CITIES <br />