Business Development and Support Division

DBEDT and the State House of Representatives hosted 200 CEOs from China, attending APEC, to an energy forum that culminated with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the State of Hawaii and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to pursue mutual interest in clean energy development.

“We set out to do business with China and we’ve accomplished a first step in moving towards a direction of mutual economic growth in the area of clean energy,” said Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie.