Hawaii could be part of Japan's push to boost energy efficiency

The U.S. joins talks with Pacific Island leaders in Okinawa

By Allison Schaefers

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 27, 2012

~~<p>OKINAWA, Japan » More renewable-energy partnerships between Japan and Hawaii could emerge as an outgrowth of the United States' first participation in the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Okinawa this weekend, participants said.</p>
<p>U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Clune joined ministerial representatives from New Zealand and Australia along with leaders from 13 Pacific islands. Leaders arrived at the summit, which was held Friday and Saturday at the Bankoku Shinryokan resort in Nago, Okinawa, via a motorcade of Nissan Leafs.</p>
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OKINAWA, Japan » More renewable-energy partnerships between Japan and Hawaii could emerge as an outgrowth of the United States' first participation in the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in Okinawa this weekend, participants said.

U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Dan Clune joined ministerial representatives from New Zealand and Australia along with leaders from 13 Pacific islands. Leaders arrived at the summit, which was held Friday and Saturday at the Bankoku Shinryokan resort in Nago, Okinawa, via a motorcade of Nissan Leafs. Login for more...