Hawaii’s people are the faces of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). We have been shaped by the history, culture and events of this region. I have long believed that Hawaii – multicultural and tolerant – is what the world should always strive to be.
– DANIEL K. INOUYE
Welcome to Hawaii speech to the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Yokohama, Japan on November 11, 2010.