tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3841804426663534392024-03-14T07:00:58.421-07:00ALP Hawai'i Class XIVPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-22900867878632721462014-05-19T00:19:00.001-07:002014-05-19T00:23:54.214-07:00Seminar 7 - Day 4 - Oysters and Graduation!We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day in Kualoa on O'ahu's windward side. And the site, Kualoa Ranch, was a prime location for our final gathering.<br />
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Kualoa Ranch is run by the Morgan family, a long-time kamaʻāina family that has managed the lands within three ahupua'a for generations. We gathered at Moli'i fishpond and met with Ku'uipo McCarty, who is running the aquaculture program for the ranch. Ku'uipo marveled us with her knowledge of not only the history of the land but also of raising oysters, which she has learned on the job. After years of test growing, Kualoa Ranch is now permitted to sell farm fresh live oysters.<br />
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Here are some of the oyster "spat," which is the larval stage of oysters. The spat grows to be market size within 6-8 weeks, which is quite fast. We held the oysters in our hands and felt how heavy (meaty) they were!<br />
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Before we headed off to the festivities, we took one final moment as a class to evaluate the seminar and the overall program, all the with goal of improving things for the future. Evaluation is a key component of leadership, particularly if we can take action on making things better no matter how big or small the steps may be.<br />
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Then, finally, it is time for graduation. Gathered at the beautiful pavilion in the Moli'i Garden, we enjoyed a delicious lunch catered by Kualoa Ranch and heard from the head po'o (leader) of the operation, John Morgan. John shared about his background and how he helped shift the business from a more passive model to an active one that preserves and protects the natural beauty and culture while developing recreational and agricultural enterprises compatible with the environment. It's no wonder that John and Kualoa Ranch have won numerous awards locally and nationally.<br />
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After John spoke, Mark Cummings, ALP alumnus and current President of the Board of Directors of ALFH spoke. He and Pauline then passed out graduation certificates to the class members. We are happy to announce that everyone graduated! See our happy faces that reflect life-long relationships that will only grow over time. Imua (move forward), Class XIV!<br />
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<br />Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-53340746173455085052014-05-17T23:42:00.000-07:002014-05-19T00:26:18.986-07:00Seminar 7 - Day 3When you start the day with a fallen tree in the road blocking your way, it might not be a good sign. <br />
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But we're ag leaders and nothing stops us! Tyler made quick work on clearing the tree so that we could start our meeting at the Hawai'i Agricultural Research Center's substation in Maunawili.<br />
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We began with presentations by Ashley and Sydney on UH's CTAHR program and Kamehameha School's strategic plan on managing agricultural and conservation land assets, respectively. Then we quickly launched into the "leadership panel" that Peter Adler assembled. Joan Husted, Robbie Alm, Russell Kokubun, and Diane Ley participated in a fascinating free-form discussion covering topics including when their leadership was tested. We were enthralled by their wisdom and experience for nearly two hours! Mahalo nui loa to our panel for spending their morning with us to give us great advice as we advance our leadership skills.<br />
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After the discussion, Tyler led the group on a short tour of the research station's nursery. (Sorry, no photos for now but they will be added later.)<br />
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After lunch, we departed the rain forest of Maunawili to the verdant fishpond in He'eia. We met with Hi'ilei Kawelo, Executive Director of the non-profit Paepae o He'eia. She has been with the organization for 15 years and has taken part in nearly every aspect of the work of the organization, which focuses on restoration of the fishpond, education, and social enterprise (selling products grown in the fishpond). We learned so much in a brief period of time from this fantastic young leader.<br />
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We then took a quick jaunt up mauka to see one of Hi'ilei's "partners in crime," Rick Barboza, who co-runs the Hui Kū Maoli Ola native plant nursery. We were impressed with the expansive nursery filled with 160 species of native plants, including several that are endangered. The plants ranged from tiny seedlings to large trees. Rick's company has expanded services to include landscaping, plant rentals and event planning -- all featuring Hawaii's beautiful native plants.<br />
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We also visited the non-profit arm of Hui Kū, which is Papahana Kuaola, an environmental education organization. This group reaches more than 30,000 school children every year on programs that allow students to learn in-depth background on Hawaii's natural history as well as to get their hands and feet in the ʻāina. One thing's for sure, it is beautiful back there, thanks to the hard work of the staff and Mother Nature.<br />
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Finally, we ended our day with what has become a tradition with the class, a group dinner where we cook and eat together. This time we went to Sydney's lovely home in Kāne'ohe and prepared food grown by O'ahu's farmers and sourced by O'ahu Fresh. We were happy to have some of our "significant others" join us.<br />
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What a lovely day! And to think we started with that fallen tree. No problem!<br />
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Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-28868242709134848002014-05-16T23:13:00.000-07:002014-05-16T23:13:02.347-07:00Seminar 7 - Day 2Today we spent much of the morning evaluating the ALP and offering suggestions of ways it could improve. It was a good sharing of ideas that we will present to the ALFH board.<br />
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We then headed off to Central O'ahu where some of the most productive farm land on the island blesses the Earth. We met with Larry Jefts, owner of Sugarland Farms, which is the largest producer of fresh produce in the state. They grow 80% of the state's tomatoes. Larry shared that Sugarland is now the largest producer of bananas in the United States and that 100% of what they grow (all produce) is sold within the state. That's amazing!<br />
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Remaining in the Kunia area, we took a swing through the Kunia Ag Park, which fellow classmate Lisa Zeman manages. It is a new partnership with Monsanto and the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation. Lisa took us to a few sites farmed by small farmers, most of whom are just getting started or were displaced and in need of a new site. <br />
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Our final stop for the day was at the Sumida watercress farm in the heart of urban Honolulu. ALP alumnus and former ALFH board member, John McHugh, told us about the history of the farm and agriculture in this part of the island. He shared some of the challenges they face and the innovations they made through research to reduce use of synthetic pesticides. Seeing the spring-fed watercress paddies was refreshing. We look forward to eating some of the watercress tomorrow night!<br />
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Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-43173763203771233132014-05-15T22:49:00.000-07:002014-05-18T22:56:04.893-07:00Seminar 7 O'ahu - Day 1It seems like just yesterday that we were driving through hog farms in North Carolina. Yet here we are, on the island of O'ahu, gathered for the last seminar of our program. We began our first day with the presentations of Capstone projects. The range of projects was very diverse, just like the class. While most people chose projects that they worked on alone, some worked in groups of 2 to 4. The projects included:<br />
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- organizing and conducting a "beef summit" on local finished grass fed beef<br />
- developing a land-link database on Maui for landowners and farmers<br />
- developing a web-based app for pesticide information accessible to the public<br />
- recreating the ALFH website and creating a new alumni section<br />
- establishing trials for cover crops to be used for animal feed<br />
- making the cultivation of taro profitable<br />
- creating a food hub in Kakaako<br />
- studying Acacia production in Vietnam and comparing it to the potential in Hawaii<br />
- identifying the need for a multi-disciplinary agriculture program for high school students and teachers<br />
- framing a business plan for starting a cut flower and potted plant orchid operation<br />
- studying the potential of fertilizer made of fish cuttings in Kona<br />
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Sydney explained the challenges that the beef summit team faced.<br />
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Tyler shared his cultural exchange in Vietnam. Apparently he found a fitting role as king.<br />
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Elton shared the hard numbers of starting an orchid business. It is not for someone wanting a quick return on investment.<br />
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After the presentations, we went to Y Hata, Inc. on Sand Island to learn about the family-run food delivery business that recently celebrated 100 years of operation and tremendous growth. Russell Hata, Jim Clemens, and Margo Sakazaki shared their insights into the business, which is developing an expanded restaurant cash and carry business. Chef Zone will open in October of this year -- can't wait to see it!<br />
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Our last official stop was at the Marine Education and Training Center on Sand Island to see the double-hulled long distance voyaging canoes, Hokule'a, Hikianalia, and Hawai'i Loa. Fellow classmate Miki Tomita talked about the canoes and the <a href="http://www.hokulea.com/">Worldwide Voyage</a>, which Hokule'a and Hikianalia will embark on this weekend.<br />
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The unofficial last stop was at the famous La Mariana restaurant. Those who didn't go truly missed out on a trip back in time!<br />
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<br />Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-28172436772716304082014-04-19T01:47:00.000-07:002014-04-25T01:48:16.215-07:00Day 14 - Home. Sweet HomeAfter a looooong plane ride from Chicago, preceded by a much shorter one from Asheville, N.C. at the crack of dawn, we touched ground at home. SUCCESS!<br />
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Mahalo to EVERYONE who helped make this a most memorable and educational journey!</div>
Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-21662896306518238052014-04-18T09:28:00.000-07:002014-04-25T01:49:27.816-07:00Day 12 - Sunburst Trout Farm, Hop'n Blueberry, Group DinnerOur daily coordinator keeping us on schedule for the day...<br />
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Passed a paper mill in Canton, NC on the way to our first stop of the day.<br />
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Wes from Sunburst Trout Farms gave a great tour of their processing facility, raceways and ponds, and allowed for tasting of their delicious value-added products. Located below Lake Logan, the trout have all the cold, clean water they need. Sunburst has found ways to reduce waste by better packing materials and also providing compost to local farmers.</div>
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Value-added products we got to taste included (l-r) cold-smoked, hot-smoked, smoked tomato jam, goat cheese spread, trout jerky, and smoked dip. Not shown, my favorite, caviar - which we got to try at dinner!</div>
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Chef Charles hired to develop new products, reveals his new creation - trout burgers!<br />
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Sunburst provides frequent and reliable delivery of fresh product to area restaurants and supermarkets - my dinner the night before at one of Asheville's fine restaurants!<br />
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Our second stop of the day was Hop'n Blueberry Farm in Black Mountain, NC - a seventh generation family sustainable farm specializing in hops, blueberries, butterflies, medicinal herbs, and pollination. http://www.hopnblueberryfarm.com/. Our host, Van Burnette tells the group about the DIY ingenuity of his family that first brought electricity to the area.</div>
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Hop'n Blueberry works with organizations such as the Xerxes Society to provide habitat for butterflies and bees.<br />
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Van explains how an underground bumblebee hive works - complete with milkweed floss which was prized for its insulating features in naval jackets - better than down and non-allergenic.<br />
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Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-51832570955077221242014-04-17T03:42:00.000-07:002014-04-25T01:48:59.730-07:00Day 11 - AshevilleFirst morning we were treated to 30 degrees F, and frost on the plants. <br />
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Inside the Van Wingerden International greenhouse. They service many garden centers in the Southeast region, namely Homedepot. </div>
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Next up on this bitter, cold morning was McConnell Farms. They raise over 20 different crops on a 150 acre farm. They retail right on the farm as well as other outlets. They have also diversified to include ice cream and fruit juices.</div>
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After lunch was the Richmind apple company. The owner farms 600 acres of apples, but his core business is his ability to cold store nearly a years supply of apples for baby food processing.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661354575777295166noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-48942988673243703192014-04-14T21:29:00.003-07:002014-04-16T20:41:20.247-07:00Making a Fashion Statement at Murphy-Brown's Hog FarmWe couldn't resist putting on the full protective gear on the swine farm. It was a good thing we did.<br />
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Paulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05572378859930069580noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-60622104703857677072014-04-14T18:30:00.001-07:002014-04-15T20:41:02.903-07:00Day 8 Andy Meier, Center for Environmental Farming Services (CEFS),Cherry FarmCEFS is a collaboration of NC State University, NC A&T State University and NC Dept of Agriculture. No this is not a picture of Superintendent Andy Meier. But we all agreed he's bullish on NC ag with as much energy as this fella. Andy just does't like having his picture taken.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119483674474761171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-50939669380972921352014-04-14T18:17:00.001-07:002014-04-15T20:40:53.278-07:00Day 8 Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS)CEFS provides a farm site for ag research contactd by various customers. Andy negotiates with potential users in contractual arrangements that results in data and new farm techniques for farmers state wide. Andy took us on a windshield bus tour of organic farming, agroforestry, pasture raised beef and dairy cattle, swine raised in hoop house and CEFS' Small Farm Unit. The Small Farm Unit is managed by Marsiz Benzle, who was a former apprentice/intern of CEFS. See www.cefs.ncsu.edu<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119483674474761171noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384180442666353439.post-2018471094171543982014-04-14T17:46:00.001-07:002014-04-15T20:40:01.250-07:00Day 8 Heading North7 am Aloha Silver Gulf Motel; Mahalo to our drivers Cindy & Gary Jones<br />
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Bam! Y'all see that?! When you're good, you're good. Ashley and Jennica show us how it's done. But eh what is Capt. Mike pondering? Hmm...</div>
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Look our birthday boy, handsome buggah yeh.</div>
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It was a great day of fishing, we caught choke Croker fish and one Whitey. Cape Fear River was bountiful and provided us with pleasant memories.</div>
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Such lovely and colorful seaside homes!<br />
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Capt. Rob with Kirby and Elton<br />
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Hard to capture but for a while we were escorted by a friendly dolphin<br />
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Stopped at a North Carolina Audubon island bird sanctuary to check out the pelicans<br />
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The other boat in our group with Capt. Charles, Christina, Pauline, Miki and James</div>
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Back at the dock. Felt so good to be on the water...thanks Carolina Explorer!<br />
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Last but certainly not least we ended our day with a group debriefing of our experiences in DC. Great discussion and camaraderie.<br />
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The day started off bright and early for some of us, as we headed out for a tour of the Capitol before the start of our official agenda.<br />
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Our super awesome tour guide, Jennica's cousin Paul Sullivan, astounded the group with his amazing catalog of historical facts and anecdotes about the Capitol building and its inhabitants.</div>
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Here's our early morning Hawai'i crew, paying our respects to King Kamehameha - reputedly the largest, heaviest statue of all, and the only one adorned in gold!</div>
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We heard from the very knowledgable speakers of AFBF, who spoke to us about a wide range of topics - this group has very focused discussion and rallying points on large issues such as labor, data, water. Their collection of articulated one-page position statements was very impressive.<br />
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After our meetings, some of us took advantage of the stunning weather and scenery - we had some awesome live entertainment! </div>
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Scientist Joan K. Lunney explained to us the importance of sanitation in commercial pig operations. Dr. Lunney has performed research on finding antibodies to fight hogs disease. We all learned that the swine flu came from <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">humans. </span><br />
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Our last stop of the day was at the National agricultural library. Susan Fugate gave us a very instructive tour and explained to us the diverse collections of books and art at the library. The collection goes back as far as middle 1500s. The authors of plant physiology books used artists to paint plants parts. Most of the artists were women. That became a great venue for women to have exposure to plant science. She also explained how the old collectibles are handled. We all appreciated the beautiful and impressive Architecture of the library! </div>
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It was another beautiful day here in the nation's capitol. D.C.'s a beautiful city and even more so with the cherry blossoms and magnolias in full bloom!<br />
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We had a pretty light agenda for the day with just three meetings. We met with Representative Hanabusa and both the House and Senate Committees on Agriculture.</div>
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We learned that Sydney Keli‘ipuleole and Representative Hanabusa were preschool classmates from Wai‘anae Elementary! </div>
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Next we met with the House Committee on Agriculture's Keith Jones (Staff Director), Mary Knigge (Professional Staffer), and Anne Simmons (Senior Minority Policy Advisor).<br />
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For me, this trip has shed light on how policy gets made and exposed me to current agricultural issues at the National level. Additionally, I was able to not only put faces to names but also made personal connections to our senators and representatives and key people, departments, and organizations working on agricultural issues that affect us at home and at the national level. </div>
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Public Talk Story session with Senator Hirono<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XwJDFnwi9xD8HnE_UIcpJLOW54J4qg9go2z9oedeXit-jZM6NfETEY3jY7x85l3TB7ntSKW5RwljBk_IZInziQw_d08oJ-eyW2eUhtNw0axgeqg826n-HPPDmhoWbmGI7QBlXI5Y5Szz/s640/blogger-image--1253405564.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8XwJDFnwi9xD8HnE_UIcpJLOW54J4qg9go2z9oedeXit-jZM6NfETEY3jY7x85l3TB7ntSKW5RwljBk_IZInziQw_d08oJ-eyW2eUhtNw0axgeqg826n-HPPDmhoWbmGI7QBlXI5Y5Szz/s640/blogger-image--1253405564.jpg" /></a></div>
Walking past our Nation's Capitol<br />
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Getting a ride on the Senate tram</div>
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Meeting with Representative Gabbard<br />
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Tulips!!<br />
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Class XIV's private meeting with Senator Hirono<br />
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Pau with meetings for the day. Beautiful afternoon in Washington DC.<br />
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