Mayor Carvalho presides over his final prayer luncheon

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Andie Tolentino pauses in prayer Saturday at the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon at Kilohana in Puhi.

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Mayor Bernard Carvalho Jr. sings “You Raise Me Up” while Pastor Helena Corcoran signs and dances on Saturday at the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon at Kilohana in Puhi.

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Pastor John Cabello of New Hope Lihue leads prayers of repentance at the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon on Saturday at Kilohana in Puhi.

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Keynote speaker Joe Onosai laughs on stage as he speaks at the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon Saturday at Kilohana in Puhi.

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Mercy Nuesca raises her hands as she performs a hula during the Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon on Saturday at Kilohana in Puhi.

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Patrick Lazaro raises his hands while on stage for a song to open the 14th annual Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon on Saturday at Kilohana in Puhi.

LIHUE — In his farewell address at his 10th and final Mayor’s Prayer Luncheon on Saturday, Bernard Carvalho Jr. stood before the crowd of about 1,000 people, and sang, “He Raised Me Up.”

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