Mr. Speaker. the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Japanese immigrants in Hawaii was recently observed in the Island State. During the centennial celebration many tributes were paid to the struggles and achievements of those early pioneers and to their descendants who have so enriched the history of Hawaii and the Nation. The Suzuki family of Kahuku. to which I wish to pay tribute today. is one such family that from its humble immigrant beginnings over a half century ago has contributed fully and significantly to the development of the 50th State. Honolulu Advertiser staff writer. Mary Cooke related the Suzuki family saga in a recent feature article for the Honolulu Sunday StarBulletin & Advertiser. In her excellent article she traced the odyssey of Tokujiro and Kimino Suzuki from the small farming village of Nilgata in northern Japan to a remote camp at Kahuku on the north coast of the Island of Oahu. In their new homeland. Tokujiro and Kimino were blessed with five stalwart sons. who. with their immigrant father. worked on the Kahuku Plantation. It was recently announced that the Kahuku Plantation. established in 1890. will be closed down by the end of 1971. The closing of the plantation will end a lifelong career for each of the Suzuki brothersKing.
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