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As part of the company’s Earth Week activities, Intelesense Technologies profiles its relationship with one of Hawaii’s most well known environmental research organizations -- the Center for Conservation Research and Training with the Pacific Biosciences Research Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, HI (PRWEB) April 26, 2013 As part of the company’s Earth Week activities, Intelesense Technologies, a visionary manufacturer of sensors and sensor management devices,...

HONOLULU, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On February 6, 2013, the board of directors of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE-HE) (HEI) maintained the regular quarterly cash dividend of 31 cents per share, payable March 13, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 21, 2013 (ex-dividend date is February 19, 2013). The dividend is equivalent to an annual rate of $1.24 per share. Dividends have been paid continuously since 1901. At the indicated annual...

The City of Honolulu congratulates CEO Donna Schmidt and Pearl City Urgent Care on its First Anniversary and expresses gratitude for bringing much needed medical services to Pearl City, Honolulu, Waikiki, Waipahu, Aiea, Kapolei, Kunia, Waipio, Makakilo, Halawa, Mililani, and Ewa Beach. (PRWEB) February 04, 2013 Honolulu, Hawaii (February 4, 2013) – Donna Schmidt, founder and CEO of Pearl City Urgent Care, was recently honored by the Honolulu City Council at a Special Awards Ceremony....

HONOLULU, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling, downloading apps and surfing the web on the Verizon Wireless network is now easier and faster for residents and travelers on O'ahu thanks to cell sites introduced this year in Kane'ohe, Pearl City, Kapolei, Sand Island, Mapunapuna, downtown Honolulu, Iwilei, Makiki, 'Ewa Beach, Aiea, Mililani, Makaha, Enchanted Lake and Luana Hills in Kailua, Schofield Barracks, 'Ahuimanu, the University of Hawai'i - Manoa area, Kualoa, Turtle Bay and...

HONOLULU, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A partnership of public agencies and non-profit organizations today announced the purchase of more than 1,700 acres of land from the estate of George Galbraith on Oahu, protecting it for farming rather than development. The land, near Wahiawa northwest of Honolulu, has been fallow since 2004, when Del Monte ceased growing pineapple there. George Galbraith, a native of Ireland, moved to Hawaii in the late 1800s, and died in 1904....

HONOLULU, Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, announced that Ku'uhaku Park has joined Matson Navigation Company, Inc. ("Matson") as vice president, government and community relations, at the company's headquarters in Honolulu. Park will be responsible for directing Matson's government relations and community service activities in Hawaii. He also will lead the company's efforts in promoting and developing the Matson...

HONOLULU, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A&B Properties, Inc., the real estate subsidiary of Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX), announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Gateway at Mililani Mauka - South (Gateway South) property, a five-acre, fee-simple office complex that includes two fully-leased office buildings totaling 18,700 square feet and a 1.6-acre, fully entitled development site. A&B Properties purchased Gateway South from...

Professional surfer Bianca Valenti of Marin County wins Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Women’s SeaHawaii Pro at the world famous Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. North Shore, Oahu, Hawaii (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 On Friday, March 9th 2012 the ASP Women’s SeaHawaii Pipeline Pro short board competition ran in treacherous conditions at the world famous Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu. The contest got underway in the gnarliest conditions ever, in the...

[ Watch the Video ] Debris scatters in the Pacific Ocean, possibly heading to U.S. Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amount of uncertainty over exactly what is still floating, where it's located, where it will go, and when it will arrive. Responders now have a challenging, if not impossible situation on their hands: How...

HONOLULU, Dec. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The earthquake and tsunami that destroyed parts of eastern Japan in March 2011 washed vast amounts of debris into the Pacific Ocean. The buoyant portion of that debris is making its way toward the US. Based on models, first landfall of the debris could occur in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) -- designated as Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument by President George W. Bush -- as early as...