Archive for June, 2008

Staring community-led preservation efforts in the face

Posted by ewcmedia on Jun 19 2008 | From the field, General

By Shayne Hasegawa

Theory was put to practice recently when 26 graduate students from the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific University and Clark University in Massachusetts got their feet wet and hands dirty as they toured community-led sustainability efforts on Oahu.

Students load rocks
Students load rocks to help rebuild an ancient Hawaiian fishpond

The group visited He’eia Fishpond in Windward Oahu and several sites along the southern Ka Iwi coastline, including world-famous Hanauma Bay. But they experienced far more than the usual tourist would encounter. Continue Reading »

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An inside look at Asia-Pacific security concerns

Posted by ewcmedia on Jun 11 2008 | General, Research

IT’S EASY to get opinions about the security and stability of the Asia Pacific region — everyone has one.

Regionwide security concerns

But Center official Richard Baker has a view with more than a little heft to it. Each year, Continue Reading »

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Young leaders get front-row seats in U.S. Asia policy-making

Posted by ewcmedia on Jun 03 2008 | General

So much for closed door conversations among the “old guard” about the future of U.S. policy.

At least one slice of the next generation of leaders recently had a front-row seat at high-level discussions of potential Asia policy for the next presidential administration, thanks to the Pacific Forum CSIS’s Young Leaders program.

Top thinkers and policy makers met in Honolulu last week to draft a new U.S. Asia policy for submission to the incoming administration. They were joined by nine fresh faces, young people destined to be the policy-makers of tomorrow. Continue Reading »

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