Posted at 1:16 a.m., Wednesday, September 19, 2007
76 new U.S. citizens to be sworn in today
Advertiser Staff
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will swear in 76 Hawaii residents today in celebration of Constitution Week.Federal Judge Lloyd King will swear in the new U.S. citizens from 22 countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, China, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Finland, Germany, Japan, Korea, Laos, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Tonga, United Kingdom, Venezuela, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia.
The ceremony is set for 1:45 p.m. in U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii.
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann will be the keynote speaker. Last week, the mayor signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 17 Citizenship Day and the week of Sept. 17 as Constitution Week in Honolulu.
He will be joined by John Kramar, the citizenship and immigration services district director, in welcoming the new citizens. The Lions Club and American Legion Auxiliary will be there with special greetings, presenting the group with leis and American flags, respectively.
Last year,the citizenship agency welcomed more than 700,000 new citizens during naturalization ceremonies nationwide.
