 o his cf, Do Svso’s offic isf of Hwii ifcs,  boos, d vb piigs. Oigiy fo Ogo,Svso sid hogh h Soh Pcific i hisyoh d c o h isds dig shood i1959. Svso f i ov wih thii d is ichc d bogh thii fbics d dsigswih hi o Hwii.Ispid by thii’s  h opd thiiIpos i 1963. thii Ipos ws  booig bsiss i h Iio mpc of Wiii which spciizd i cso-d biiis d ps. I 1965, Svso opd Hwii aiqiis.Wih o h 40 ys of xpic s iqs d d bsiss, Svso owows d ops wocopoios i Hwii,Svso episs d Hwii aiqiis.tody, thii Ipos ish  of h WiS bsiss h d his wif By op.By is h psid of thii Ipos.Svso’s wif isof Hwii bood d h ig icds pig hs fo kiwho hv covd d cocd viosHwii ifcs.th fiy cociospd Svso’sis i iqs d fo h,h bgo byd sifcs.asoof hfisiqsds i Hwii, Svso fcd os ocopiio i 1965. ahogh copiio hsicsd ov h ys, Svso xpssscofidc i h fbics, cohig d podcsof thii Ipos d h iqs of Hwiiaiqiis.I ddiio, Svso’s piig cocio isicsig i v ov i. “Ov h ps foyys, h v of good oi piigs i Hwii hsicsd sv hdd is,” sys Svso.H xpis hs piigs o-pfo h soc  d giv h ow h dvg of ivigwih  h cois o ics i v.Svso sid h o hig iqs cocoso spiig cocos shod ow is o “v coc yhig d fo cocos (wih vi id).” Bi bbis d s qs  pi xps. Svso so wos s ppis, spciizig i Hwii d Pcifici. H hs wi ppiss fo yof Hwii’s sd isiios icdig hBishop ms d h Hoo acdy of as.

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