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Living on the edge
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 10, 2013 12:06amBy HUNTER BISHOP
Tribune-Herald staff writer
The address says it all — 1 Crater Drive — the quintessential visitor experience at the Kilauea summit in a newly refurbished hotel and...
Roadwork scheduled for week
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 10, 2013 12:06amThe state Department of Transportation announces the following roadwork, weather permitting:
• On Puainako Street (Route 2000E) in Hilo, alternating lane closures in both directions between...
GMO: A war is raging over food and science
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amIntroduction
Food is no longer what it used to be.
Over the last two decades, the commercialization of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, has transformed how some of the world’s...
Hawaii at the forefront of GMO seed research
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amBy TOM CALLIS
Tribune-Herald staff writer
If anyone could be crowned the King of Corn in Hawaii, it would be Jim Brewbaker.
As a scientist with University of Hawaii at Manoa, he...
What is GMO?
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amGenetically modified organism, or GMOs, is a term covering plants and animals that have had their genetic traits altered by means other than conventional breeding.
For instance, a scientist...
Rice research under way in Hawaii
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amBiotech companies have mostly focused on corn and soybean for creating genetically modified crops.
But research is also under way in Hawaii that would impact one of the state’s most widely...
Safety of pesticide-producing gene debated
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amBy TOM CALLIS
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Pesticides are nothing new to agriculture.
But with the advent of genetic engineering, crops can now be made to produce their own bug-...
Obituaries for June 9
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 09, 2013 12:07amStephanie Jane Mapuana Lewi, 58, of Hilo died May 20 at Hilo Medical Center. Born on Oahu, she was a homemaker. Visitation 9-10 a.m. Friday, June 14 at Hilo Church of God, 671 Waianuenue Ave....
Police: Don’t park illegally
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 08, 2013 6:51amPolice are reminding the public that some areas along Kalaniana‘ole Avenue in Keaukaha are designated as no-parking zones and bike lanes. No-parking zones are designed to allow emergency vehicles...
Farewell, Furlough Fridays
Local News Comments Updated: Jun 08, 2013 6:57amBy NANCY COOK LAUER
Stephens Media
It’s farewell to furloughs for Hawaii County employees, who spent their last furlough day Friday taking care of their weekly shopping at area grocery...
