"There is a clear irony in having to board a jet plane in order to meet with like-minded individuals to discuss conservation and climate change."

But Luke paddled over from Kaui in one of his plastic canoes ;<).  Have none of  you "like-minded" environmentalists heard of or considered tele-conferencing.  Yeah, it is a lot more fun to use OPM,  crowd into a jumbo jet and dump 10000 tourists on Oahu. Oh, but you're saving the planet so its OK.