
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii had a strong influence on South Korea’s first President Dr. Syngman Rhee, who spent more than a third of his life in the islands. But his legacy is not without controversy. HNN visited Ihwajang in Seoul, South Korea -- Rhee’s private residence and the birthplace of Korea’s first democratic government as the Republic of Korea. Rhee is considered the George Washington of South Korea because he was its first president. We met his adopted son In-soo Rhee and his son’s wife Hye-ja Cho, who explained how...