Mr. Speaker. the Honolulu Advertiser. on June 16. 1968. commented on the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Japanese immigrants to Hawaii in a most fitting editorial. "A Century of Faith." To join in this great centennial celebration were the Imperial Highnesses Prince Hitachi and Princess Hanako. and all of Hawaii was delighted and honored to welcome these gracious emissaries from Japan to the Aloha State. I know that my colleagues would wish to extend congratulations to the people of Hawaii of Japanese ancestry as they look back upon a century of struggle and achievement in the Island State. As the United States prepares to enter the 1970s. all the people of Hawaii face new opportunities for personal achievement and the advancement of our country as a whole. The record of the Japanese Americans indicates that they will continue to stand among the van-
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