APCSS Director, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Leaf, left; U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye; Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, U.S. Pacific Command; and Peter F. Verga representing the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy untie the maile lei during the official opening of Maluhia Hall, a new state-of-the-art learning center, at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies on August 24, 2012. The $11.4 million learning center brings more than 10,000 sq ft of additional classroom space to support U.S. Department of Defense institute’s security cooperation and executive education programs.