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Posts from May, 2010

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    Lā‘ie Recycle Story in Advertiser
    The Honolulu Advertiser has taken notice of the efforts of Hawaii Reserves, Inc., Brigham Young University–Hawaii and The Polynesian Cultural Center to recycle waste vegetable oil and process it into biodisel for HRI’s equipment and soap for BYU–Hawaii Food Services. Daniel Scott, a biochemistry and chemistry professor at BYUH, said the research project took recycling [...]
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    Residents Talk About Housing Crisis

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    Students Visit Biodiesel Processor
    On April 28, 2010, approximately 20 chemistry students from Dr. Leticia Colmenare’s class at Windward Community College visited the HRI biodiesel processor that transforms waste vegetable oil from the kitchens at the Polynesian Cultural Center, BYU–Hawaii and other local restaurants into biodiesel for HRI’s fleet of trucks, heavy equipment and mowers.  The students learned how [...]
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