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Aug0Envision Laie Information Center Open
A new information center in Lā‘ie opened to the public on July 30. The center, planned and coordinated by Envision Lā‘ie, showcases the area’s rich history, the beauty and diversity of the community, public input regarding the potential of the area, and conceptual renderings of future possibilities. The exhibit is located in the Lā‘ie Shopping [...]
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Aug0Foodland Bridge Widening
The State Department of Transportation has agreed to replace the existing 25-foot-wide Foodland Bridge with a new 50-foot bridge–doubling its drainage capacity. A July 30, 2010 news release posted by the Lā‘ie Community Association says the project is scheduled to start in 2011. The Laie Community Association (LCA) has been working with Hawaii Reserves, Inc., [...]
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Jul2Malaekahana Bike Path
Biking and walking along the Ko’olau Loa coast to go to school, work, or visit family and friends will soon become easier and safer. A 7,400-foot path linking Lā‘ie and Kahuku is planned for the Ko‘olau Loa region mauka (mountainside) of Kamehameha Highway in Malaekahana. The land is owned by Hawaii Reserves, Inc. (HRI). Pending [...]
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Jun0A Balanced Look at Ko’olau Loa
On the last day before it transformed into the new Honolulu Star-Advertiser, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin ran an editorial outlining some of the challenges facing Ko’olau Loa, including Jobs/Economy, Education, Affordable Housing, Water/Natural Resources and Disaster Preparedness. These are the very same issues that have been studied and discussed during the Envision Lā’ie process over the [...]
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May0Lā‘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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May0Students 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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Apr0From Lā‘ie’s Kitchens to Biodiesel…
The BYU–Hawaii Newsroom has posted a new story about the cooperation between the University, the Polynesian Cultural Center, Hawaii Reserves, Inc. and other local restaurants to collect waste vegetable oil and process it into biodisel for HRI’s equipment. About two years ago, Richard Tolleson and Dan Clark conducted a test to convert waste fry oil [...]
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Jan0Envision Lā‘ie in Hawaii Business
The January 2010 Spin Zone at HawaiiBusiness.com features an editorial from HRI President Eric Beaver on Envision Lā‘ie. Here is a brief excerpt of his arguments in favor of a process that has involved “100 values interviews, 600-plus workshop participants, a scientific survey of 696 respondents, 1,200 resident signatures, and favorable votes from the Koolauloa [...]
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Dec0Legacy of Lā‘ie
A recent series of articles in The Mormon Times profiles the legacy of Lā‘ie, with the first article chronicling the famous Lā‘ie Hukilau (see 1960 Flyer at right). “The Hukilau was an expansive luau organized by members of the Laie Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a way of raising money [...]
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