The 2022 East-West Center Annual Report highlights the commitment and dedication of the EWC community over the last year. The theme of this report is a Hawaiian aphorism: He pūko‘a kani ‘āina, or “a coral reef that grows into an island.” This is said of a person or enterprise that begins in small ways and gains steadily until they become firmly established.
Similarly, the Center began 2022 by establishing a vision and foundational strategy to build on for the next five years—the first formal strategic plan since 2005. This new plan, and this report, are based on five strategic pillars: Developing and Equipping Leaders, Convening Impactful Dialogues, Partnering with the Pacific Islands, Fostering Environmental Solutions, and Supporting Good Governance.
The vision for the Center, in collaboration with partners and more than 68,000 accomplished alumni worldwide, is to be a premier institution in the Indo-Pacific for building and supporting a network of leaders to solve challenges of common concern. Over the past year, the EWC community has worked to realize this vision through hundreds of programs and events involving more than 1,800 participants and 35,000 viewers from around the region and the world. While it is not possible to fully capture all of this transformative work, this report highlights a few of the Center’s most impactful activities and individual stories.
The 2022 East-West Center Annual Report highlights the commitment and dedication of the EWC community over the last year. The theme of this report is a Hawaiian aphorism: He pūko‘a kani ‘āina, or “a coral reef that grows into an island.” This is said of a person or enterprise that begins in small ways and gains steadily until they become firmly established.
Similarly, the Center began 2022 by establishing a vision and foundational strategy to build on for the next five years—the first formal strategic plan since 2005. This new plan, and this report, are based on five strategic pillars: Developing and Equipping Leaders, Convening Impactful Dialogues, Partnering with the Pacific Islands, Fostering Environmental Solutions, and Supporting Good Governance.
The vision for the Center, in collaboration with partners and more than 68,000 accomplished alumni worldwide, is to be a premier institution in the Indo-Pacific for building and supporting a network of leaders to solve challenges of common concern. Over the past year, the EWC community has worked to realize this vision through hundreds of programs and events involving more than 1,800 participants and 35,000 viewers from around the region and the world. While it is not possible to fully capture all of this transformative work, this report highlights a few of the Center’s most impactful activities and individual stories.
