APEC http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011 RSS Feed for APEC en-us Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:13:21 GMT Protest group blocks highway with help from Honolulu police http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114__Protest_group__blocks_highway_with_help_from_Honolulu_police.html Two Hawaiian sovereignty groups were among a smattering of protesters lining Farrington Highway Sunday hoping to deliver messages to world leaders and accompanying media gathered at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting at the J.W. Marriott Ihilani at Ko Olina. Hundreds of Guard troops called to duty http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114__security_Hundreds_of_Guard_troops_called_to_duty.html While it may not have been fully apparent, a "sizeable portion" of the Hawaii National Guard's 5,500 troops were mobilized for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, a Guard spokesman said Sunday. Performance turns into pro-Occupy statement http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114_protest_Performance_turns_into_proOccupy_statement.html Guitarist and singer Makana used his performance at an APEC dinner Saturday night with President Barack Obama and other world leaders as a chance to broadcast his support for the pro-Occupy Wall Street movement. APEC briefs http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114_APEC_briefs.html President vows to help keep Iran from nuclear arms • Obama laments Penn State abuse as ‘heartbreaking' Local Filipinos overflow ballroom to greet Aquino http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114__tribute_Local_Filipinos_overflow_ballroom_to_greet_Aquino.html More than 1,000 members of the local Filipino community gave an enthusiastic welcome Sunday night to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III at the Hilton Hawaiian Village's Tapa Ballroom. Leaders' ride to Ko Olina closes roads http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114__Leaders_ride_to_Ko_Olina_closes_roads.html Churchgoers trying to get to Sunday services became trapped in an unholy traffic mess on the H-1 freeway as police and military crews closed the westbound corridor to make way for motorcades carrying world leaders to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meetings at Ko Olina. Chinese and locals plan deals in clean energy http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114_Chinese_and_locals_plan_deals_in_clean_energy.html Nearly 350 local and Chinese CEOs assembled Sunday at the state Capitol to discuss clean-energy partnerships between China and Hawaii. Some say summit fails to project the spirit of Hawaii to global audience http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114_Some_say_summit_failed_to_project__the_spirit_of_Hawaii_to_global_audience.html At APEC meetings all week, Hawaii has been on display. Leaders choose suits over exclusive aloha design http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114_Leaders_chose_suits_over_exclusive_aloha_design.html There was no aloha for aloha shirts Sunday as world leaders, for the second year in a row, discarded the tradition of appearing in locale-specific attire for their "family photo" to wrap up the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation annual summit. Goodwill gifts do not violate ban on agency souvenirs http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/apec2011/20111114__Goodwill_gifts_do_not_violate_ban_on_agency_souvenirs.html First lady Michelle Obama presented sterling-silver orchid brooches and sterling silver cufflinks with Hawaiian koa wood to the leaders and spouses who gathered for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.