The APEC hook: Small fish in a big ocean (Part 2)
Arnie Saiki / APEC 2011 / Read
Above: A circa 1997 photo released by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows the robotic arm of a three-person submersible aquatic vehicle reaching toward a hydrothermal vent in the east Pacific Ocean far off the coast of Chile. Photo by Pat Hickey -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Below: Ocean side of Funafuti atoll showing the storm dunes, the highest point on the atoll. Funafuti is an atoll that forms the capital of the island nation of Tuvalu. Photo by David Jones
City announces Honolulu’s ‘APEC plan’
Hawaii Independent Staff / APEC 2011 / Read
‘Tucker and Dale vs Evil’ lovingly spoofs the horror slasher film, with grizzly results
Chinatown business owners tackle growing concerns over First Fridays, street closures
Jamie Winpenny / Read
The Hallowbaloo Music and Arts Festival attracts thousands to Chinatown. Photo by Kardan Photography
Play by acclaimed Okinawan writer premieres at Orvis
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Fay Chun and Jim Phelps star in The Cocktail Party. Photo by Dennis Nishihara
Community paint exchange aims to make recycling easier on Maui
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A Maui community effort encourages paint recycling. Courtesy Photo
Rail work accidentally interrupts Honolulu’s ability to view traffic
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Mark Glick to head State Energy Office
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Hawaii Energy puts a bounty on ‘energy hogs’
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This chart shows the barrels of oil used to generate electricity each month in Hawaii. Electricity consumes about 30 percent of Hawaii's imported oil. The good news is that the oil usage is sloping downward. However, the decrease is most likely due to the economic downturn. Data from the State of Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism (DBEDT)
Video: The seen and unseen in government accounting
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