aloha: I Give a Heck About APEC - Aloha Delegates!! - 11/07/11 07:25 AM
The meeting of international, multicultural representatives to talk trade in Hawaii is not just a one time event of importance.  That the meeting is being held in Honolulu, gives Oahuans and Hawaii the opportunity to once again present ourselves as the crossroads of the Pacific and the mediator in cultural differences in an ever expanding global world.
The East-West Center, supposedly the mecca for international diplomacy and the center for efforts as the crossroads of the Pacific, has unfortunately become a political pawn and it's effectiveness relegated to back-door ivory tower acadamia.  But in a few short days, we, the 99%, get … (0 comments)