Speakers

Nick is a 2017 graduate of ‘Iolani School and a current student at Seattle University.  He is the Owner of Chang-Soriano Arts, LLC, a publishing and production company based in Seattle and an online journalist for Ceccpoint News.  In 2015, he wrote a 14-page report for the Hawaii Americans for Democratic Action regarding income inequality that was used to testify in favor of a living wage, and in 2016, co-wrote a resolution for the Hawaii Democratic Party regarding animal welfare that was later turned into a bill in the Hawaii House of Representatives. He has self-published two books, "An Empire in Peril" and “An Empire in Peril: Wingspan”.

Carole Hayashino, President & CEO and Jane Kurahara, Staff Associate of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii will talk about the Honouliuli National Monument that opens to the public this month.  Honouliuli National monument will tell the history of internment, martial law, and the experience of prisoners of war in Hawaii during World War II.  Honouliuli NM will be a place to reflect on wartime experiences and recommit ourselves to the pursuit of freedom and justice.  https://www.nps.gov/hono/index.htm 

Jane Kurahara meets President barack Obama before he signed a proclamation on the establishment of the Honouliuli National Monument on February 24, 2015.

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