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HECO & Honeywell Partner For New Pilot Program to Reduce Energy Cost
Thursday, Feb 02, 2012
Honeywell and Hawaiian Electric will be partnering together for a new pilot program that will have the potential to reduce the demand of fossil fuels, to help balance the integration of new renewable energy resources. According to Honeywell, Hawaiian Electric will be doing a test of the “f...
Mobi PCS Offers Free Post-Tsunami Calls to Japan for Customers and Non-Customers Alike this Weekend
Friday, Mar 11, 2011
Mobi PCS Offers Free Calls to Japan to Connect Islanders, Visitors with Family and Friends Post-Tsunami Honolulu, HI—In response to reports of Hawaii residents and visitors having difficultly reaching loved ones in Japan following Thursday’s earthquake and tsunami, Mobi PCS is offeri...
Pratt & Whitney Power Systems Receives Order for Two Turboden ORC Systems from Sopogy, Inc.
Monday, Jan 24, 2011
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 17, 2011 - Pratt & Whitney Power Systems signed a contract with Sopogy, Inc., of Hawaii for two Turboden Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems. These two units will operate in conjunction with solar collectors that concentrate the sun's energy to create heat, which...
Mobi PCS Enhances Hele Wireless Broadband Network on the Big Island with Waimea Service
Monday, Dec 13, 2010
Mobi PCS has enhanced its Hele Wireless Broadband network on the Big Island with the addition of service in Waimea.   The enhancement provides wireless broadband service to the eastern sections of Waimea Town. The local carrier is committed to an aggressive plan of site additions...
Bot Made Bragging Rights
Tuesday, Jul 27, 2010
Bot Made Bragging Rights and Other Technology News in Hawaii Schools In the past year or so, Islandwide popular opinion of the general condition of public school education is in the pits. Parents are distraught over the effect furlough Fridays will have on their kids and lawmakers are in a jam abou...
Fandango Launches 'Mobile Ticket' Program at Movie Theaters
Wednesday, Mar 17, 2010
Fandango, the nation's leading moviegoer destination, is unveiling a new convenience for film fans, where they can get movie tickets sent as barcodes to their mobile phones.   Fandango is rolling out its "Mobile Ticket" program in eight markets around the country, with more ma...
Mobi PCS Enhances Services with Fifth New Cell Site of 2010
Thursday, Mar 11, 2010
Honolulu, HI—Mobi PCS has enhanced its 3G CDMA voice and Hele Wireless Broadband networks with the activation of a new cell site in Waikiki. The site addition provides enhanced in-building and street coverage throughout Waikiki, Kaimuki, Kapahulu and Diamond Head. It also strengthens cover...
Saving Hawaii’s Ecosystem One Reef at a Time
Friday, Aug 01, 2008
Listing: New homes for fish. Available immediately. Spacious, great floor plan, located in an excellent neighborhood. Open habitats include airplanes, shipwrecks, concrete pyramids and contemporary fiberglass structures. All dwellings have a spectacular ocean view. For the last 50 years, some of Haw...
Growing E-commerce In Hawaii
Sunday, Jun 01, 2008
Hawaii is one of the nation’s leaders in e-commerce for economic diversification, new business opportunities and streamlining government services, according to the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. The state website says that this has been possible because of two major factor...
The MELE: Nashville and Hawaii's Music Collaboration
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Hawaii and Nashville are combining forces to create a new and innovative program designed to foster and promote Hawaii’s unique music industry. The Music Enterprise Learning Experience program, or MELE, is a joint venture between Hawaii Community College (HCC) and Belmont University’s Mi...