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Posted on: Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Hawaii residents can offer condolences to former South Korean president

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Bong-Joo Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea, pauses after placing flowers at a memorial for former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun at the Korean consulate yesterday.

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Boon-Joo Kim, left, Consul General of the Republic of Korea, and a delegation pay their respects to former South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at the Korean Consulate.

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Republic of Korea President Roh Moo-hyun (right) and First Lady of the Republic of Korea Kwon Yang-suk (center) deliver a wreath at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Thursday, July 5, 2007.

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The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea has a condolence book for the public to sign for South Korea’s former President Roh Moo Hyun, whose death over the weekend has tentatively been ruled a suicide.

Signatures will be taken until today at 4 p.m. at the Korean consulate location at 2756 Pali Highway.

Roh, who served as South Korea’s president between 2003 and 2008, died Saturday after jumping off a rocky cliff overlooking his home. The 62-year-old left behind a note describing his suffering after corruption allegations, the Associated Press reported.
Roh's funeral will be held in Bongwha, Kyungsangnamdo in Korea on Friday.

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