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MEDIA RELEASE The National Education Association has approved a New Business Item (NBI) at its annual Representative Assembly in Washington, D.C., urging its more than 3 million members to support the International Day of Peace. Justin Hughey, of the Hawaii delegation, presented the NBI to the 8,000 delegates at the forum. “If humans can figure […]

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https://hawaii247.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/peace-day-parade-2009.jpg MEDIA RELEASE Miles Okumura, a teacher at Honokaa High School and Chairman of the Peace Committee of Honokaa Hongwanji, will receive the 2010 Peace Committee Distinguished Peacemaker Award at a special presentation Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The event, which is free and open to the public, includes performances […]

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