Hyatt’s solar carport first of its kind in state
PO‘IPU — The Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa welcomed county leaders Friday to a blessing of its rooftop photovoltaics system, one of the largest on the island and the only to serve the dual purpose of shading vehicles parked below.
Whole Foods opens first Hawaii store
A healthy crowd turned out yesterday morning for the opening of the first Whole Foods Market store in Hawai’i, at Kahala Mall. About 150 people lined up for the 7 a.m. opening to shop or see what the nation’s largest natural and organic foods retailer has to offer. “Wow!” said Shayne Stambler, a photographer from [...]
Image released of planet orbiting Sun
An infrared image has been released by Canadian astronomers showing a planet circling a star similar to our own Sun, the first time such an event has been detected.
First Step Toward Solar Power
In an experiment that tested technology that could one day be used to transmit solar energy from satellites to Earth, researchers beamed solar energy from one Hawaiian island to another, across a distance of 92 miles. The $1 million experiment was sponsored by the Discovery Channel, which aired an episode about the technology on its [...]
