Consulate Activities

The State of Hawaii and the Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu confirm the establishment of the Friends of Japan-Hawaii Maritime Sector Cooperation, as follows:
 

Objectives:

• Facilitate business cooperation between the maritime sectors of Japan and Hawaii to explore possible business opportunities in maritime assets and services.
• Encourage the enhancement of capacities in Hawaii’s maritime sector to support Japan-Hawaii business cooperation.
• Strengthen the Japan-US Alliance for the peace, security and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and beyond, with a focus upon Hawaii as the strategic hub of the region.

Co-coordinators:

• Consul General of Japan in Honolulu
• Director, Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii.

Members (non-exhaustive):
Representatives from the following entities and divisions (The Co-coordinators may invite further relevant entities and divisions, when appropriate.):

• Department of Transportation, State of Hawaii.
• Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, State of Hawaii (Military and Community Relations Office).
• Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawaii.
• Chamber of Commerce in Hawaii (Military Affairs Council).
• Pacific Resource Partnership.
• College of Engineering, University of Hawaii.
• East-West Center.
• Pacific International Center for High Technology Research.
• J8 (Requirements and Resources), INDOPACOM.
• Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF).
• Relevant companies in Hawaii and in Japan.
• Consulate General of Japan in Honolulu.

Events:
Relevant meetings and gatherings may be held, when appropriate, upon the initiative of the Co-coordinators.