Ilocos Norte dads move to revive sisterhood ties with Hawaii

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff reporter

Laoag City—Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan here have initiated moves to revive the Ilocos Norte-Hawaii sisterhood ties to further promote tourism and allow Hawaiian-Ilocanos to rediscover their roots as part of the bicentennial celebration of Ilocos Norte in 2018.

On Jan. 12, Draft Provincial Resolution No. 2015-01-087, requesting Governor-elect David Ige of the State of Hawaii in the United States of America to revive talks with their counterparts in Hawaii and the Ilocano community there to re-establish the sisterhood ties with the new set of elected government officials of Hawaii has been unanimously passed for first reading at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall.

SP member Da Vinci Crisostomo, sponsor of said resolution jointly with Vice Governor Angelo Marcos Barba and the committee of the whole said the re-establishment of the sister state-province relationship hopes to encourage more Hawaiian-Ilocanos to rediscover their roots in Ilocos Norte.

According to Mr. Crisostomo, talks had been initiated by their counterparts in Hawaii and once the resolution is approved, balikbayans from Hawaii who are currently in the province will personally hand over the resolution to the Hawaii governor on their way back to the Aloha state.

In 2004, then Ilocos Norte Governor and now Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. and then Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle signed a sisterhood agreement between Ilocos Norte and Hawaii.

The Ilocos Norte-Hawaii sisterhood ties is expected to open new opportunities and strengthen the exchange of practices, promoting sustainable agriculture and education excellence, including tourism and cultural activities.

As the provincial government of Ilocos Norte continue to bring in big time investors to do business in the province, special incentive packages are also being offered for balikbayan for them to start business in the province.

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