POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jul 24, 2012
~~<p>Being mayor has its perks. Just ask Peter Carlisle. In November, he rolled out the red carpet for 21 world leaders from the Asia-Pacific region — including President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — arriving in Honolulu for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation biannual summit.</p>
Being mayor has its perks. Just ask Peter Carlisle. In November, he rolled out the red carpet for 21 world leaders from the Asia-Pacific region — including President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama — arriving in Honolulu for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation biannual summit.
The global impact of those high-level talks was still being analyzed when a scant three months later Carlisle found himself welcoming a friend of the world. Login for more...