[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E201]
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          SUPPORTING THE HAWAII FESTIVAL OF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM

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                         HON. NEIL ABERCROMBIE

                               of hawaii

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 23, 2010

  Mr. ABERCROMBIE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the Hawaii 
Festival of Religious Freedom.
  This festival, which shared with the community many presentations on 
religious liberty by experts from various faiths, aimed to build public 
awareness and support for religious liberty; bring civic, political, 
and faith leaders together to foster greater mutual understanding, 
respect, and cooperation; and promote the aloha spirit of religious 
freedom internationally.
  In anticipation of the festival, the Hawaii State Legislature 
proposed legislation including H.R. No. 74 and H.C.R. No. 92 to 
recognize July as Religious Freedom Month in Hawaii.
  Organized by Alan Reinach, held by the Hawaii Conference of Seventh-
Day Adventists, and cosponsored by Liberty Magazine, North American 
Religious Liberty Association, and the International Religious Liberty 
Association, I would like to commend Earl Stuckey, Jr., Hawaii 
Conference President of the Hawaii Festival of Religious Freedom, for 
his great work to coordinate the festival's musical program. In 
``orchestrating'' this festival, I am pleased to know that people of 
all religious faiths gathered in Hawaii to share their inspiration and 
music, individually and collectively. It reflects the Aloha State's 
reputation as the ``melting pot of the Pacific.''

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