HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Young athletes and their families from Ehime prefecture in Japan are in Honolulu for this year’s Ehime-Hawaii Goodwill Youth Baseball Exchange.
The program began in 2001 in the wake of the tragic collision between Japanese high school training ship Ehime Maru and U.S. Navy submarine USS Greeneville off the coast of Oahu. Four students, two teachers, and three crew members were killed.
The exchange alternates yearly between Ehime and Hawaii and builds friendships between families on both sides of the Pacific.
The group visited the Ehime Maru Memorial in Kakaako Waterfront Park and met with state lawmakers.
Today and tomorrow, the public is invited to watch the players compete at Patsy Mink Central Oʻahu Regional Park.
Games start at 8:30 a.m.
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