“The most important thing that I heard was that love is not enough, it’s compassion,” said Hatanaka, according to a press release of the Nobel laureate’s visit Saturday (Jan. 27) with Oahu public and private school students. ”There are several factors when it comes to not only creating peace, but being cooperative. Humility is the key to being a good leader and a good person.”

“Aung San Suu Kyi’s visit is a part of a series of global peace leaders who have visited our islands with the hope that they will take back what they have learned about our culture and their experiences as they work to cultivate a more peaceful society,” said Kelvin Taketa of the Hawai’i Community Foundation, which helped bring Suu Kyi to the islands this weekend. ”These leaders see students as being the foundation for building peace in the world. One of the hopes for the Pillars of Peace Hawai’i program is to help give a new generation the tools and inspiration to embrace peace.”

Suu Kyi’s talk is available for playback.

Photo courtesy Pillars of Peace Hawai’i.