Kaua‘i strengthens Sister City ties

Dennis Fujimoto / The Garden Island

Ms. Simonette C. Soriano, wife of Laoag City Mayor Michael Marcos Keon, rolls video as Kaua‘i Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami presented Keon with a specially made koa plaque celebrating the Sister City relationship between the County of Kaua‘i and Laoag City, Philippines. Looking on at the presentation was Kaua‘i County Council Chair Mel Rapozo at the welcoming luncheon at the Plantation House at Kilohana on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

Dennis Fujimoto/The Garden Island

The Kaua‘i County Council and the Office of the Mayor greeted the 30-member delegation from Laoag City, Philippines, with a welcome luncheon at the Plantation House at Kilohana on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024.

LIHU‘E — Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, his office staff, the Kaua‘i County Council and select members of the island’s Filipino community were on hand last week to welcome Laoag City Mayor Michael Marcos Keon and about 30 members of the Laoag City delegation.

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