April 8, 2009                

              Demise of the Honorary Consul General of Japan, Mr. Thomas Hirano,

               Mr. Thomas Hirano, the Honorary Consul General of Japan in Hilo, passed away at a Honolulu hospital 

on Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 7:34 pm. We wish to express our deepest condolences to Mrs Hirano and her family.

Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu