Japan-born American Hawkins helps set off fireworks at Pearl Harbor

Edwin Hawkins, former president of the Japan America Society of Hawaii who was born in Japan's Gunma Prefecture, speaks in an interview in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 3, 2015. Hawkins, who served in the U.S. Air Force for nearly 30 years, helped with Nagaoka's fireworks set off at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii in August as part of the commemoration, "70 Years of Peace." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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