President Kennedy on June 9. 1963. in Honolulu. urged the Nation to emulate its youngest State. The most thoughtful of Hawaiis citizens. while recognizing Hawaiis position of leadership. realize that relations between the varying peoples of the island State are still evolving. While great progress has been made. there is room for improvementa fact which is illustrated by recent reports of ethnic tension between the descendents of the earliest Hawaiians and the descendents of later immigrants. . These problems have raised serious questions in the minds of thinking Hawaiians: Can we preserve our racial and ethnic harmony and still allow each individual to fully develop his own ethnic identity? Can we have a harmonious society composed of individuals from many different cultures and races?
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