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Tyler Kruse, Office of the Governor
Title: The Role of Islands in Global Sustainability Issues: Washington Place Reception for Ambassador Jumeau
Date: September 10, 2013
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Host: State of Hawaiʻi and Hawaiʻi Green Growth
Governor Neil Abercrombie accepted Ambassador Jumeau's invitation to join the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) and "step up and step forward as an island leader" with an international commitment to sustainability at a GLISPA high-level event in 2014. Over 130 diverse leaders attended the Washington Place reception to honor Ambassador Jumeau and highlight The Role of Islands on Global Sustainability Issues.
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Title: Bright Spots in Hawaiʻi Leadership: Building Partnerships for a Sustainable Future
Date: July 17, 2013
Location: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Host: Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference
Hawaiʻi Green Growth (HGG) and partners highlighted the importance of building local and international partnerships for a sustainable future at the 2013 Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference. HGG highlighted "bright spots," inspiring examples of collaborative initiatives that are advancing sustainability in Hawaiʻi. The HGG organized event brought together the conservation community and key leaders from other sectors to participate in interactive round-table discussions focused on collaboration.
Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair, William J. Aila Jr.'s keynote address "Laulima: Conservation's Role in Inspiring New Partnerships for a Sustainable Future" highlighted the important role the conservation community can play in building new partnerships. Kanu Hawaiʻi encouraged participants to make tangible "I will" commitments that helped transform discussion ideas into action.
Title: Island Summit at United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties (CBD COP-11)
Date: October 16, 2012 Location: Hyberadad, India
Host: Global Island Partnership
Hawai'i's international leadership in green growth was featured at the Island Summit held at the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties (CBD COP-11) on October 16, 2012. William Aila, Chair of Hawai'i's Department of Land & Natural Resources, led a four-person Hawai'i delegation to share lessons with other islands in GLISPA's interactive event on Island Innovations: Celebrating Bright Spots, Leadership and Successes in Island Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods.
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Title: World Conservation Congress 2012
Date: September 6-15, 2012 Location: Jeju, South Korea
Host: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Hawaiʻi Green Growth helped shape Hawai'i's message for its international debut at the 2012 World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Jeju, South Korea. Organized by Chipper Wichman, Hawai'i brought a delegation of over 40 leaders and conservation professionals to showcase trend-setting work on the essential connection between nature conservation and food security, climate change, economic development, people and governance. Hawai'i hosted a successful VIP reception for conservation leaders around the world, where Lieutenant Governor Brian Schatz, University of Hawai'i President MRC Greenwood, and Chair of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Colette Machado demonstrated high level and diverse political support for Hawai'i's bid to host the next World Conservation Congress in 2016. If successful, the 2016 Congress would be an outstanding opportunity to focus attention on progress on our sustainability targets when the world "comes to visit".
Title: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2011 & Green Growth Hawai'i Briefing with US Ambassador Tong
Date: August 9, 2011
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Host: APEC & Hawaiʻi Green Growth
"Hawaii has the potential to be a pioneer and advocate for green growth," said U.S. Ambassador Kurt Tong, Senior Official to APEC, at the APEC 2011 and Green Growth Hawaii Briefing in Honoluly on August 9, 2011.
The briefing was attended by Hawaii leaders from government, business and civil society in key positions to help Hawaii build a green economy for the future. Organized by Hawaii Green Growth and the Global Island Partnership, the briefing provided an opportunity to learn about U.S. priorities to promote green growth with APEC partners and to explore opportunities for Hawaiʻi to engage in this national and international agenda.
