https://youtu.be/Xpxl3ZbluTo Moderated by East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum and featuring PICL Chair, His Excellency President David W. Panuelo of the Federated States of Micronesia and the Honorable Governor David Ige of the State of Hawaiʻi The Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), a council of 20 member governments, was founded in 1980 by Hawaiʻi Gov.…
HONOLULU (Sept. 16, 2022) – The 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), titled Puʻuhonua: The Pacific Way Forward, featured a robust three-day schedule of dialogues, plenary sessions, meetings, and side events. View photos from the Sept. 12-14 summit on Flickr. Pacific Island leaders seated at the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders held at…
HONOLULU (Sept. 13, 2022) – As Secretariat of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), the Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) yesterday welcomed sixteen leaders from Pacific Islands nations and territories to the East-West Center in Honolulu for the opening of the 12th PICL summit meeting. View photos from the opening day of the three-day summit on…
The Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP) at the East-West Center will convene “Puʻuhonua: The Pacific Way Forward,” the 12th Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), September 12-14, 2022 in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The PICL Standing Committee, a body of senior officials from member countries and territories, met virtually on August 8, 2022 to confirm arrangements for the September…
The Eleventh Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) convened for the first time in its 41-year history through a virtual platform via Zoom 1-2 June 2021 (HST). Eleven Island Leaders participated. The meetings were convened virtually due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent travel and gathering restrictions. Prior to 2016, PICL convened on a…
US Climate Envoy John Kerry tells leaders that with all-of-society effort it’s possible to both beat the climate crisis and transition to sustainable economies HONOLULU (June 3, 2021) – The leaders of 11 nations and territories across the Pacific met yesterday for the final day of a two-day online gathering of the Pacific Islands Conference…
Leaders also endorse Dr. Mary Therese Perez Hattori as interim director of the Conference’s Secretariat, the Pacific Islands Development Program HONOLULU (June 2, 2021) – The Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL), which has been holding a two-day virtual meeting, has unanimously selected Federated States of Micronesia President David W. Panuelo to serve as the body’s new chairperson.…
US Secretary of State Blinken tells leaders America is committed to work together on pandemic recovery, climate crisis HONOLULU (June 2, 2021) – The leaders of 11 nations and territories across the Pacific met virtually for four hours yesterday, the first day of a two-day online gathering of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL). The meeting aims to recommit a…
Message from US Secretary of State will be streamed online HONOLULU (June 1, 2021) – The leaders of nations and territories across the Pacific are gathering virtually on June 1 and 2 (Hawai‘i time) for a meeting of the Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL). It is the 11th time the summit has convened since…
