"Aloha for Japan" Campaign

Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser

Hawai'i's statewide "Aloha for Japan" campaign has raised over $3 million for Japan.

Read more here - "Hawaii raises more than $3M for quake-struck Japan"

It is good that Hawai'i is helping out Japan, since the two are so connected (many Hawai'i locals are of Japanese descent, Hawai'i's local culture has a significant amount of Japanese culture, the Japanese make up the majority of Hawai'i's tourists, etc.). Japan's earthquakes probably have more a significant impact on Hawai'i than on other places...

• Negative effect on Hawai'i's economy because tourists from Japan contribute much of Hawai'i's economic inflows
• Personal/emotional/psychological impact, since there are many in Hawai'i who have relatives and friends who were directly affected by the earthquakes in Japan
• Potential radiation effects, since Hawai'i is relatively close to Japan and since we import different foods from Japan

And so, Hawai'i says:

がんばれ、日本！

Todidoki Japan Relief Shirt