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Welcome Letters
Governor Linda Lingle
Lt. Governor James R.
“Duke” Aiona, Jr.
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Message from Governor Linda Lingle and
Lt. Governor James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr.
Presented to the 28th International Conference On Ocean Offshore And Arctic Engineering
May 31–June 5, 2009
On behalf of the people of Hawai‘i, we send our personal
greetings of aloha to everyone participating in
the 28th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore
and Arctic Engineering at the Sheraton Waikīkī Hotel.
Organized by the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, the Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering
Division of the International Petroleum Technology
Institute and the University of Hawai‘i, this conference
serves as a forum for researchers, engineers, managers,
technicians and students from around the world to
meet and discuss advances in technology. In addition,
participants will be able to exchange ideas and experiences
while promoting technological progress and its
application in the industry, promoting international
cooperation in ocean, offshore and arctic engineering.
We welcome the attendees who are visiting from out
of state, and hope they will take the time to familiarize
themselves with the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative,
which seeks to generate 70 percent or more of the
state’s power through clean energy by 2030.
We are pleased Minority Leader Rep. Cynthia
Thielen of the Hawai‘i House of Representatives, a
long-time clean energy advocate, will be featured as a
speaker on renewable energies in Hawai‘i. We also wish
to welcome this year’s other keynote lecturers including,
Robert Ryan, vice president of Global Exploration,
Chevron, and John Murray, director of technology
development with FloaTEC LLC, Houston. Our best
wishes for a successful conference.
Aloha,
—Linda Lingle
Governor, State of Hawai’i
—James R. “Duke” Aiona, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor, State of Hawai’i