Building Back Better (East-West Center Insights)
Channel: ThinkTech Hawaii
Date: 2020-06-24

Island Innovation and Resilience.  The host for this episode is Karena Lyons.  The guest for this episode is Celeste Connors.

Celeste Connors, Executive Director of Hawaiʻi Green Growth Local2030 Hub, talks with East-West Center Insights host Karena Lyons about the advantages and disadvantages that island societies have in dealing with challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, food security and more. What are some of the forward-looking strategies they are developing? The discussion will also look at how Hawai'i Green Growth's Aloha+ Challenge and the Local2030 Islands Network Virtual Platform are working to facilitate dialogue and innovation in this sphere.

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