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Kaheawa Wind Power Project Presentation

The November 16 Maui Tech Ohana featured Mike Gresham, President of Makani Nui Associates LLC, and a partner in the Kaheawa Wind Power project. The project plans to build a wind farm at Ukumehame on the southern slopes of the West Maui mountains. Mr. Gresham presented information about the project and spoke about the benefits for the community.
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The Hawaii Papaya Genome Project

In early 2004, Dr. Ray Ming a researcher at the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center (HARC) published a paper in the prestigious journal Nature relating the papaya to fundamental discoveries of incipient sex chromosome evolution development in all species. This landmark research received the interest of the entire scientific world. Inspired by this publication by a local researcher, the University of Hawaii Center for Genomics, Proteomics and Bioinformatics Research Initiative (CGPBRI) led by Dr. Maqs Alam, the Maui High Performance Computing Center (MHPCC), the USDA/ PBARC and HARC, created the Hawaii Papaya Genome Project in the spring of 2004.
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Maui-Based Pacific Biodiesel Gains National Recognition

The "innovative technology" of Pacific Biodiesel, Inc. was praised this May when President Bush inspected the Virginia Biodiesel Refinery built last year by the Maui-based company.
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New Adaptive Optics Lab Open on Maui

Oceanit's operation on Maui recently collaborated with the University of New Mexico's Maui Scientific Research Center (MSRC), directed by Dr. Stuart Jefferies, to open an adaptive optics laboratory, called Space Surveillance Simulator (affectionately referred to as S-Cube).
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Astronomy Consortium Chooses Haleakala as Site for Advanced Technology Telescope

The worlds largest instrument for studying the sun and its complex magnetic field, the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope (ATST) is one step closer to reality, and to a location on Haleakala, Maui.
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Advanced Technology Research Center Groundbreaking

The Institute for Astronomy of the University of Hawaii broke ground on January 14, 2005, for a new 15,000 square foot, two story facility near Kula, Maui. The Advanced Technology Research Center (ATRC), promises to be the gathering place in Upcountry Maui for academic, government and industry partners engaged in technology development.
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Cutting Edge Research Discovers Hemoglobin Ancestor

Researchers around the world are learning about the latest discoveries from the University of Hawaii at Manoa team guided by microbiologist Maqsudul Alam and assisted by Maui High Performance Computing Center computational chemist James Newhouse.
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