{"id":232,"date":"2026-05-18T04:12:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-05-18T04:12:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T04:12:48","slug":"hawaii-and-japan-leaders-to-gather-in-waikiki-for-sister-state-sister-city-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii and Japan leaders to gather in Waikiki for Sister State &#038; Sister City Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=230\">\u2018Distasteful\u2019: Flood victims say landlord is raising rent as they recover from Kona low<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reyna Kaneko and Sal Miwa from the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) will join HNN\u2019s Sunrise on Sunday to talk about the Hawaii-Japan Sister State &amp; Sister City Summit on May 21 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village.<\/p>\n<p>The event is hosted by JASH and the state Department of Business, Economic Development &amp; Tourism (DBEDT).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding 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,\u201d Kaneko said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=228\">Two water emergencies send elderly diver, surfer to hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Summit brings together Hawaii\u2019s Sister States and Cities from Japan to continue strengthen the long term relationships that we have built in Japan. 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