2017-04-27 Hiroshima Governor to Do Ceremonial Tree Planting in Liliuokalani Gardens

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Wil Okabe Managing Director Harry Kim Mayor Barbara J. Kossow Deputy Managing Director County of Hawai‘i Office of the Mayor 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 2603  Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720  (808) 961-8211  Fax (808) 961-6553 KONA: 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy., Bldg. C  Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i 96740 (808) 323-4444  Fax (808) 323-4440 April 27, 2017 NEWS RELEASE Hiroshima Governor to Do Ceremonial Tree Planting in Hilo Park The Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture, Hidehiko Yuzaki, along with a 14-member th contingent, will soon be making a visit to Hawai'i Island to celebrate the 50 anniversary of the East Hawai’i Hiroshima Kenjin Kai. As part of the festivities, the County of Hawai’i has scheduled a Commemorative Tree Planting Ceremony at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at the Lili’uokalani Gardens in Hilo. The Mayor’s Office and the Department of Parks and Recreation are handling arrangements for this event. A tent and chairs will designate the site for the ceremony. A Black Pine has been chosen for the tree planting ceremony. “This tree planting ceremony will help foster our Sister State relationship with Hiroshima Prefecture,” said Mayor Harry Kim, noting that Hilo has many descendants of people from that region in western Japan. Governor Yuzaki made his first visit to the Big Island in 2010, soon after he was first elected, and last visited the island in 2012. Following his visit to Hilo, the Governor will attend the Japan-Hawaii Economic Summit at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort. The County Council Chair, Valerie Poindexter, Mayor Harry Kim, and Thomas Goya, President of the East Hawaii Hiroshima Kenjin Kai, will join Governor Yuzaki in the tree planting ceremony. All Council members are invited to attend. Participants are asked to be at the site by 8:30 a.m. ahead of the formal opening of the ceremony at 9:00 a.m. County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer.