Hawaii: Bridging Japan and the U.S. EDITORIAL Hawaii and the welcoming Spirit of Aloha shared by its people have been popular with Japanese for centuries. FICOH: Growing with Hawaii since 1911 FINANCIAL SERVICES Founded in 1911, First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd. (FICOH) is Hawaii’s oldest and largest property and casualty insurer. Avalon Group: Hawaii’s real estate experts REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY Avalon Group is a full-service real estate development, consulting and sales company based in downtown Honolulu. Bridging the Spirit of Aloha TRAVEL & LEISURE More than a century after the first official immigrants from Japan came to work as contract laborers for Hawaii’s plantations, the close affinity between Hawaii and Japan remains strong. Bridges brings together members of the Hawaii-Japan business community that continue to share the spirit of aloha today.

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More than a century after the first official immigrants from Japan came to work as contract laborers for Hawaii’s plantations, the close affinity between Hawaii and Japan remains strong. Bridges