(Editor's note: JCK Member, Paul Weil, chaired and coordinated the Kauai visit of Israel's Consul General. We asked Paul to share his observations. Special thanks to Dale Rosenfeld and Roberta Weil for their help with arrangements).Jacob Dayan, Israel’s Consul General in Los Angeles, serving the Southwestern States and Hawaii, visited Kauai this week with his wife and three children. His visit to our island came at the end of a one week visit to the State of Hawaii. The Consul General met politicians and business leaders as well as the Jewish communities on Oahu (Honolulu), Maui and Kauai. He also spoke at Synagogues on Maui and in Honolulu as well as with the Kauai Jewish Community.In Honolulu, the Consul General met with the Governor, Linda Lingle who, as you know, is Jewish and with Neil Abercrombie, Mufi Hanneman and Duke Aiona, the three major gubernatorial candidates.In his meetings with Governor Lingle and others, he sought support for the expansion of work for the Israeli company providing geo-thermal system on the Big Island now bringing electricity for over 20,000 homes! He also presented information regarding desalinization and waste management systems developed by Israel.Mr. Dayan stated that he was impressed with the Democratic former Honolulu Mayor, Mufi Hanneman, as well as Republican Lt. Governor, Duke Aiona, and their expressions of friendship toward Israel. He said that he believes either candidate would be good for Israel, but that Neil Abercrombie, who has had a record of voting against Israel in Congress according to Mr. Dayan, would not.Here on Kauai, Mr. Dayan met with the Garden Island newspaper and answered questions about his visit, the economic and business opportunities involving green energy, water, waste treatment and disposal, and his establishing contacts with local Jewish communities as well as outreach to other ethnic communities. He was very impressive in making his pitch for Israel.He also met with a leader of the local Native Hawaiian Community, a woman who teaches Hawaiian language and culture at a local private school. They reportedly found a great deal in common in discussing preservation and teaching of their ancient language, culture and customs.A private meeting between Mr. Dayan and Kauai’s Mayor, Bernard Carvalho, was held before the program on Wednesday night. They discussed ways in which Israeli companies could help with our island’s primary problems of energy, waste disposal, water and better agriculture production.He then spoke to an audience of about 75 people, which included the Jewish Community and many local politicians and other community leaders. These included Mina Morita, member of the State House of Representative from Kauai, former Mayor and Council member, JoAnn Yukimura, former Council member Ron Kouchi, David Iha, the founding Chancellor of Kauai Community College, and Ramon de la Pena, Kauai’s member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Hawaii.Mr. Dayan Dayan spoke of Israel’s desire to help the U.S. veterans with Israel’s successful program for integrating veterans back into society. Several members of the audience later reminded the Consul General that the current Secretary of the VA, Eric Shineski, is a native of Kauai and a childhood friend.The Consul General answered numerous questions after his talk and was then mobbed by audience members with more questions and discussion.Thursday morning, Roberta was host and escort for a visit by Mr. and Mrs. Dayan to Kauai’s Hindu Monastery. They met with Paramacharya Palaniswami , editor in chief of “HINDUISM TODAY” at the Hindu Monastery followed by a short tour of the grounds and the new temple.The Consul General and his family were taken by Dale Rosenfeld to the Lawai International Center for lunch and a visit with the Executive Director and members of the Board of this remarkable facility which features 88 shrines replicating an ancient pilgrimage of 88 temples in Shikoku, Japan. The center is the only such site existing outside of Japan and is one of the oldest Buddhist temple sites in the country.The Dayans' will return to LA Friday after a very productive visit to Hawaii.