After World War II, people in Okinawa
were suffering ( P ) hunger.
Therefore, Uchinanchu in Hawaii decided
to send 550 pigs to Okinawa and the pigs
saved many people's lives there. About
sixty years later, the members of BEGIN
were impressed by this episode in
history. So, they decided to send the same
number of musical instruments as the pigs
to Hawaii. The band hopes their presents
will deepen the relationship between
Hawaii and Okinawa for many more years.