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Hawaii Supreme Court hears Mauna Kea telescope case
2015-08-28 05:43:08| Airlines - Topix.net
Hawane Rio stands in front of the Hawaii Supreme Court where arguments about the Thirty Meter Telescope project are happening Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 in Honolulu. Hawaii's Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments in a case involving building one of the world's largest telescopes on Mauna Kea, which is considered sacred land by some Native Hawiians.
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Hawaii Flips Switch on Worlds Largest Ocean Harvesting Clean Energy Plant
2015-08-26 15:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Hawaii is definitely ahead of the curve when it comes to renewable energy. In June, the Aloha state became the first state to mandate that all of its electricity come from renewable sources no later than 2045. Along with other islands, its charging ahead with wind, solar and smart grid systems. But now, the state is home to the first fully closed-cycle Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant in the U.S. OTEC is "a process that can produce electricity by using the temperature difference between...
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Gov. David Ige opposes Hawaii importing LNG, says state should focus on renewable energy
2015-08-24 22:42:24| Energy - Topix.net
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said Monday that the state does not need liquefied natural gas as part of its energy future and says Hawaii should focus on developing renewable energy rather than importing LNG. "I have reached the conclusion that Hawaii does not need LNG in our future," said Ige, one of the keynote speakers at the Asia-Pacific Resilience Innovation Summits & Expo in Honolulu.
Here Are 8 Books That Will Make You Want To Go To Hawaii ... Even More
2015-08-24 08:44:12| Airlines - Topix.net
When Hawaii officially joined the U.S., in 1959, America had finally found paradise. The fiftieth state -- an archipelago of eight major islands rising from the Pacific -- boasts a tropical climate and idyllic beaches and has long attracted visitors seeking a blissful source of inspiration and wonder.
Tropical Storm Kilo could threaten Hawaii as hurricane
2015-08-21 18:29:16| Airlines - Topix.net
This composite satellite image shows Tropical Storm Kilo south of the Big Island and newly-formed Tropical Depression 4C west of the main Hawaiian islands, near the International Dateline, early Friday morning. This image from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee shows the predicted path of Tropical Storm Kilo from different computer models.
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