Honolulu (Hawaii)

Swan Groom

Swan Michelle Groom, 16, of Waimea, died Oct. 24 at North Hawaii Community Hospital. Born June 16, 1993, in Honolulu, she was a Hawaii Preparatory Academy student and St. James Episcopal Church member.

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Pacific Rim Summit Will Highlight Production of Renewable Chemicals Through Biotechnology

Renewable chemicals from biomass are emerging as viable alternatives to traditional chemicals. Leaders in the field will present progress and challenges in bringing renewable chemicals to the marketplace at the Biotechnology...

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Hawaii plans undersea power cable

HONOLULU — Hawaii is moving forward with plans to build an undersea cable that would bring wind power from the island of Maui to Oahu. Government renewable energy officials announced Thursday they are accepting bids from...

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BRIEF: Hazardous materials drill for Hawaii agencies scheduled tonight

Oct 29, 2009 (The Honolulu Advertiser - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- If you happen to see emergency vehicles and crews in fully encapsulated chemical suits near the state Department of Health office...

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Non-mainland federal retirement pay increased

HONOLULU (AP) - About 43,000 federal employees in Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. territories will receive an increase in retirement benefits under the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. President Barack Obama signed the...

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Genome firm finds gene for sneeze, but no diseases yet

CAN personal genomics lead to major scientific discoveries? Although 23andMe, based in Mountain View, California, was launched as a vehicle for curious people to peek at their own DNA, the firm also aims in Honolulu, Hawaii,...

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Lingle to travel to China to hawk Hawaii tourism

HONOLULU -- Gov. Linda Lingle will leave on Friday for a two-week excursion to China where she intends to sell Hawaii as a tourism destination and to bolster opportunities for the state's products to be sold there.

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Public Private Partnerships for Highway Projects

Part of the Series on 'Lessons from the 2nd International Symposium in Freeway and Tollway Operations' Conference in Hawaii The 2nd International symposium in Freeway and Tollway Operations was held in Honolulu, Hawaii from...

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Are Birthers Nuts? (A call to action, lets help the kids)

What drives these fringe crazed people on all sides of the aisle? Is it that feeling that something is just, not quite right? Is it the nagging question of why would someone continue to hide something in order to antagonize...

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US HI: OPED: Crime Reform Would Help Raise Revenue

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 27 Oct 2009 - There are just two ways to deal with a sharp decrease in state revenues: Cut programs and find new sources of income. Gov. Linda Lingle has shown how adept she is at cutting vital programs...

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