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SENATOR J. KALANI ENGLISH TO RECEIVE "STARS OF OCEANIA" AWARD

Award from Pacific Business center program recognizes Pacific leaders.

HONOLULU – Senator J. Kalani English (District 6 - Hana, East and Upcountry Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i and Kaho'olawe) will receive a Pacific Business Center "Stars of Oceania" award at the 2009 Stars of Oceania Luncheon & Pasifika Energy Summit on Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 12:00 noon. The award recognizes Senator English for his personal interest, advocacy and example of statesmanship in cultivating, strengthening and promoting greater cooperation and collaboration between the Hawai'i State Legislature and the Territories, Freely Associated States, and Commonwealths of the Pacific.

"Senator English is a recognized and compelling example of what the Stars of Oceania award symbolizes," said Dr. Faiautusi Avegalio, Director of the Pacific Business Center Program at the Shidler College of Business Administration, University of Hawai'i Manoa. "He symbolizes the up and coming generation of leaders possessing the cultural sense of balance, harmony, and reciprocal benefit that encapsulates our indigenous wisdom. Coupled with modern knowledge and education, Senator English is the kind of leader who is able to take the best of both worlds and create a third exciting option for our future."

"This is a tremendous honor," Senator English said. "To me it is common sense that we should be finding ways to combine today's technologies and knowledge with the vital legacy of culture and inclusiveness that our ancestors left us. I am very grateful that others share these views, and that we can find a way to build on a shared commitment to not only preserving, but also making use our legacy."

This year, the Stars of Oceania Luncheon is coupled with the Pasifika Energy Summit as a single event to provide a forum connecting traditional wisdom with modern knowledge. It is the strength of both traditional wisdom and modern knowledge that may help mankind preserve the only source of wealth that makes a difference: Mother Earth.

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