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Tsunami Warning For Hawaii

AR — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:02:29 +0000

An 8.9 earthquake in Japan, the 7th largest in recorded history, has caused a Tsunami Warning to be issued for the State of Hawaii.

The first wave is expected to hit Hawaii at approximately 2:59am.

More info to follow …

Hawaiian Coral Saved by Freezing Sperm

AR — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:11:53 +0000

Image via University of Hawaii at Manoa, Credit: Virginia Carter

As corals face a daily bashing through warm, polluted waters, the scientists at University of Hawaii at Manoa and the Smithsonian Institution are building up a bank of frozen sperm and embryos of Hawaiian coral species, just in case. The diversity of coral species is vital to Hawaii’s marine ecosystems, providing the habitat necessary for the survival of the myriad of fish, crustacean and plant species around the islands. So of course, researchers want to do all they can to protect them from extinction. In theory, the frozen cells can be unfrozen even 1,000 years in the future to restore populations.

Hawaii hotel occupancy grows, rates shrink

AR — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:46:05 +0000

Royal Hawaiian Hotel ~ Source: Wikipedia

Occupancy at Hawaii hotels increased to 70.8 percent for the week ending May 22, a 3.2 percentage point increase over the same week last year.

Average hotel room rates, however, dropped by 4.6 percent from the same week last year, to $162.59.

20,000 Tons of Hawaiian Rubbish

AR — Tue, 25 May 2010 07:41:56 +0000

Robert D. Harris of the Sierra Club examining garbage delayed for shipping to the mainland.

At first glance, it does not look much like garbage. More than 20,000 tons of it have been shrink-wrapped into green bales that are neatly stacked, ready to ship about 2,300 miles across the Pacific to the mainland as an another export — “opala,” as garbage is called in Hawaiian.

But the trash’s passage has been delayed again and again since it first began piling up here in the tropical heat last September. Now, when the wind changes, it offers a pungent reminder of how Oahu’s latest plan to dispose of some of its trash has gone awry.