Toxic chromium 6 levels in Honolulu’s tap linked to urban sprawl, industrial runoff

The original sample of the water worries said to have come from Wilhemina Rise

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A closer look at a sample of Honolulu's tap water reveals high levels of chromium 6, the carcinogenic known as the “Erin Brockovich chemical” linked to stomach cancer.
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Diamond Head Theatre summons the witty comedy ‘I Hate Hamlet’

Diamond Head Theatre starts the New Year with a smart, clever play

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Reb Beau Allen (Andrew Rally) and Paul Mitri (John Barrymore) in Diamond Head Theatre's I Hate Hamlet.
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Hawaii People’s Fund seeks funding proposals for social justice
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Japanese Cultural Society of Maui rings in the Year of the Rabbit
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House Republicans back Say as Speaker, focus on not raising GET
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Unseating Speaker Calvin Say, above, has been the focus of a years-long struggle for dissident House Democrats.
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UH students head to Capitol Hill as part of Congressional Intern Program
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Edward Y. Toyozaki, Sun Young “Kelly” Park, Elyse C.N. Oyama, and Sean T. Callahan are headed to Washington, D.C. as part of UH Manoa's 2011 Congressional Intern Program.
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