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    <title>Recent Articles on The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii</title>
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      <title>2008 Hawaii Military Appreciation Month:</title>
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      <description>The program will be completed on 28 June when USO Hawaii and the City and County of Honolulu conduct </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Expansion of Range Testing and Training Program at Pacific Missile Range Facility:</title>
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      <description>The Navy expects to complete its final EIS on plans to enhance and expand the testing and training facilities</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Happy 4th of July!</title>
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      <description>The Chamber wishes you a safe and wonderful 4th of July holiday. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Enhanced Use Leasing (UAL):</title>
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      <description>The MAC continues to explore EUL options after meeting with US Senator Inouyes Honolulu </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Disposal of Unexploded Ordnance and Depleted Uranium: </title>
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      <description>The Army expects to complete its study on the safe disposition of UXOs and DU in Hawaii this summer. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Progress at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard:</title>
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      <description>The MAC met with the Commander of the Naval Sea Systems Command on 9 June to discuss the Navys assessment </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Guam Build Up:</title>
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      <description>The MAC Guam Build Up Committee will maintain contact with HQ Pacific Command and HQ Marine Forces </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>State Grant in Aid for Military Affairs:</title>
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      <description>Governor Lingle forwarded a letter to the Chamber approving the release of $50,000 of the $200,000 </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>MAC Delegation Makes 23rd Annual Visit to Washington, DC:</title>
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      <description>The MAC  completed a very successful visit to Washington, DC from June 9-13.  The delegation was led by MAC Chair David Carey.  Joining </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Replacing Navys P-3s with new P8A Aircraft:</title>
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      <description>The Navy is proceeding with its plan to have two squadrons of P-8As replace the aging </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Army Environmental Reviews:</title>
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      <description>The Department of Army has closed out its Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding the redeployment plan for the 25th Infantry Divisions 2nd Stryker Brigade </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - The Biz MD</title>
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      <description>Mike Hulser and daughter, Jessica, are The Biz MD, a Hawaii based Financial and Management Consulting firm. A past Financial Officer at Fortune </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Employees Are a Companys Most Valuable Asset</title>
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      <description>The most important aspect of a successful company is the team that is supporting it. Employees are the source of your businesss knowledge and ability to fulfill your mission and goals. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Detect-A-Leak Week</title>
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      <description>Increasing fuel prices, rising healthcare costs, and mounting taxes.  With operating expenses moving ever more upward, many business owners are looking for relief from a shrinking profit margin.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight -  Walgreens</title>
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      <description>Walgreens, the nations largest drugstore chain, opened its first store in Hawaii in November 2007. Several more stores will open on Oahu soon, including </description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Hawaii drivers change habits to save gas</title>
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      <description>A recent survey from AAA Hawaii shows residents are changing their driving habits to fight high fuel prices. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Hawaii hosts &amp;#39;green&amp;#39; building conference</title>
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      <description>A conference focusing on &amp;#34;green&amp;#34; building issues is expected to draw several hundred attendees to the Hawaii Convention Center Tuesday and Wednesday. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Hawaii Hypnosis Center</title>
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      <description>Mindy Ash, Clinical Hypnotherapist and owner of Hawaii Hypnosis Center assists clients with a variety of issues.   </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>August 7, 2008 - 2008 Hawaii Employment Law Seminar</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=472</link>
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      <description>Hawaiis PREMIER Employment Law Seminar for over 12 years! Presented by Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington &amp; Harris. Staying abreast of employment law changes is not only important to your bottom line but to the health and safety of your employees and workplace</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>July 24, 2008 - BES Marketing and PR 101</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=473</link>
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      <description>Your resources from Print to the Internet. With Dave Livingston</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight- Sandler Training</title>
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      <description>For more than 30 years, Sandler Training has been a leader in sales and sales management training.  Sandler Trainings distinctive, non traditional selling system </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>&amp;#34;Card check&amp;#34; bill &amp; &amp;#34;successor employer&amp;#34; bill dead</title>
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      <description>Two bills supported by labor groups but opposed by Hawaii businesses are dead this legislative session. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>23rd Annual Hawaii Military Appreciation Month</title>
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      <description>Its the month of May, and time for Hawaiis business community to celebrate the 23rd Annual Hawaii Military Appreciation Month.  It is time to share aloha with our military ohana for continuing to contribute immeasurably towards the well-being of Hawaii. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Lingle announces innovation awards program</title>
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      <description>Gov. Linda Lingle has announced the launch of the Governors Innovation Award to acknowledge and encourage innovation across all sectors in Hawaii.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Lingle vetoes union &amp;#39;card-check&amp;#39; bill</title>
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      <description>Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a bill Monday that would replace secret ballot elections for union representation with a simple petition. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Resource Suites</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=452</link>
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      <description>At Resource Suites we know there are countless distractions in a single day outside of your core business.  Our mission is to improve the efficiency of your business through effective office management</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Card Check Bill Action Alert</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=451</link>
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      <description>One bill, HB2974 HD2 regarding labor, also known as the card check bill is in need of your URGENT attention. This bill denies employees the right to a secret ballot election in determining whether or not to have union representation </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Its time to get real</title>
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      <description>Normally, a major role of The Chamber is to be a cheerleader for the business community, but its time to get real. The international, national and local economies are facing major challenges with the meltdown of the housing and credit markets causing financial concerns for all of us</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Lingle releases $37M for upgrades at 3 airports</title>
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      <description>Gov. Linda Lingle has released $36.6 million to replace passenger loading bridges at Honolulu, Kahului and Hilo international airports, her office announced today.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>After saving energy, recycle intact CFLs</title>
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      <description>With household bills on the rise  food, gas and sewer among them  the utilities themselves are ramping up cost-cutting efforts. Toward that end, Hawaiian Electric Co. yesterday launched a promotion </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member spotlight - Han&amp;#39;s Gallery, LLC.</title>
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      <description>The differing perceptions and interpretation of natures beauty, as expressed in oil painting and photography, doubtless have been influenced by our different life experiences. However, the appreciation and perhaps </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Military awards $158M for Hawaii projects </title>
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      <description>The military recently awarded contracts that could total $158 million for a new communications facility in Wahiawa, drydock work at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Navy construction.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>The California Container Tax bill is back.</title>
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      <description>Senate Bill 974, which had been shelved last September, is back in the California Assembly. The bill calls for a $30 fee on each 20-foot unit on every cargo container </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Addressing Workforce Development</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=433</link>
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      <description>As we learned from our Membership Survey, workforce development is one the business communitys top priorities. Because of this, I serve on the State Workforce Development Council as well as chair the Oahu Workforce </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Opihi Net, LLC</title>
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      <description>Opihi Net, LLC was founded by Dr. Justin M. W. Goo and Mrs. Audra C. Goo, to provide IT services to the small, kamaaina </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Training areas critical to Army&amp;#39;s mission </title>
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      <description>The U.S. Army recently announced that the Hawai&amp;#39;i Army National Guard&amp;#39;s 29th Infantry Brigade and the 25th Infantry Division&amp;#39;s 3rd Infantry Brigade have been alerted to prepare for deployments by the end of this year. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Regal Travel</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=415</link>
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      <description>Established in 1974, Regal Travel has evolved to be one of the largest locally-owned travel </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Renewable energy is good for business</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=409</link>
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      <description>Today, Hawaii is dependent on outside sources for almost all of its energy needs and held hostage to outside forces that impact costs and availability. Therefore, supporting efforts to establish an energy policy that focuses on renewable energies </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Memebr Spotlight  - Affluent Oahu</title>
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      <description>Affluent Oahu is an innovative upscale direct mail company that serves the marketing and branding needs of those who want to exclusively target </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>The session has begun</title>
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      <description>As the doors opened to the 2008 legislative session and I listened to the opening speeches, I was encouraged to hear that many of the issues legislators addressed were in-line with the Chambers 2008 Legislative Agenda, </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Full speed ahead</title>
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      <description>With the opening of the 2008 Legislative Session less than two weeks away, your Chambers Business Advocacy Department is busy finalizing the schedule for committee meetings, visiting the capitol for discussions </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - ReferAloha, LLC</title>
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      <description>Our mission at ReferAloha.com is to be Hawaii&amp;#39;s most relied upon source of information for local products and </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Allow extra time at the airport Holiday crowds, parking </title>
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      <description>The state Department of Transportation is recommending travelers arrive earlier than usual at local airports because of increased traffic expected through New Year&amp;#39;s Day.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Hawaii growth at risk without better harbors</title>
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      <description>The state Department of Transportation and 12 of Hawai&amp;#39;i&amp;#39;s major harbor users will ask the Legislature for at least $800 million to get nearly 20 years of work on the Islands&amp;#39; neglected harbors </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Pacific Yacht Management LLC.</title>
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      <description>Specializing in sailing Hawaii and embracing a commitment to luxury is the foundation of Pacific Yacht Management LLC. Established in August 2006, our dual mission is to provide charter clientele the means to cruise the Hawaiian Islands on the finest yachts Hawaii has to offer </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>KHVH &amp;#34;Spotlight On The Chamber&amp;#34;</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=384</link>
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      <description>The Chamber&amp;#39;s first radio program with KHVH News Radio 830am and The Rick Hamada Show was a success. President Jim Tollefson launched the new &amp;#34;Spotlight On The Chamber&amp;#34; segment </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Census Bureau reports on Hawaii&amp;#39;s &amp;#39;older workers&amp;#39;</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=383</link>
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      <description>With national projections indicating that one in five people will be 65 or older by 2030, compared with one in eight today</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=382</link>
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      <description>Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii, LLP is proud to serve as Hawaiis leading medical testing laboratory, providing laboratory services at 14 </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Cost of doing business still No. 1 concern, survey shows </title>
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      <description>The cost of doing business in Hawai&amp;#39;i continues to top the concerns of business owners here, but a recent survey revealed that there also is a growing concern over the shortage and quality of workers </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>The Chamber is calling on members to conatct their Legislators regarding the Superferry along with joining businesses in a Walk-around at the State Capitol. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses are feeling the impact</title>
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      <description>The State is mired in a public relations challenge regarding the Hawaii Superferry, that not only has other states, but other countries questioning Hawaii&amp;#39;s unpredictable business climate and the risks that come with  investing capital here</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Superferry news giving state of business in Hawaii black eye?</title>
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      <description>Newspapers from France to southern California are reporting on the Hawaii Superferry&amp;#39;s latest trouble. Some say it paints a dark picture about Hawaii&amp;#39;s business environment</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>The controversy surrounding the Hawaii Superferry has been making local, national, and international headlines. The Chamber is concerned that this controversy and the negative press it is generating, is doing further damage to Hawaii&amp;#39;s business image </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Free wireless internet access</title>
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      <description>The City and County of Honolulu has launched free wireless Internet access for part of the Chinatown area. </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>HECO looking into renewable energy </title>
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      <description>Hawaiian Electric Co. said it has initiated a process that could lead to more companies providing renewable energy to O&amp;#39;ahu&amp;#39;s electrical power grid.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Pleased With Delay Of California Senate Bill 974</title>
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      <description>The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii is very pleased about the recent announcement by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger that Senate Bill 974 (known as Californias container tax bill) has been delayed until the states next legislative session, Jim Tollefson</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Attracting, hiring and retaining employees</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=309</link>
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      <description>With Hawaiis unemployment rate the lowest in the nation at 2.4% as of June, it has become a recurring theme with members and many of the businesses I speak with across the state that employers are increasingly experiencing challenges </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - UBuildIt</title>
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      <description>UBuildIt, the nations largest residential construction consulting company uses a time proven system to assist clients with </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Spectrum Home Services</title>
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      <description>Recently I acquired the Spectrum Home Services Territory of Honolulu and opened our first location</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Workforce Development - emphasis in science, technology, engineering and math</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=254</link>
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      <description>Conventional wisdom says that, to most teens, building a robot is not as cool as playing sports.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Older Workers  Why a Seasoned Workforce is Good for Business</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=248</link>
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      <description>Older Americans celebrated a milestone last year that has some employers feeling anxious.  With the first of the baby boomers turning 60, questions have been raised about the impact older workers may have on companies </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Chamber Action Alerts - use your voice</title>
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      <description>This past week we placed our first Action Alert on the Chamber website and we&amp;#39;ll continue to update it. A very important part of the Legislative process is the participation of the business community. </description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight: Wincubic</title>
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      <description>&amp;#34;Established in 1999, Wincubic.com, Inc. which issues Aloha Street quarterly is spearheading Hawaiis most modern </description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Wellife Chiropractic</title>
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      <description>Since Establishment in 2001, Wellife Chiropractic has been committed to aligning people to the true meaning of health through empowering education and quality chiropractic care</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>Greater Good TV will launch this Saturday, January 20th at 4:30 pm on KGMB9.  The show features the inspirational success stories of our local community leaders who have and still are, making a positive difference in our community. A special showing on Tuesday from 9:00pm-10:00pm will feature Chamber Chairman Vicky Cayetano.  </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Airports Modernization Plan</title>
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      <description>From The Department of Transportation  Airports Division. The goal of the Airports Modernization Plan is to ensure Hawaiis airports are modern, efficient, passenger-friendly and secure.  </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>&amp;#34;As a young entrepreneur from Germany, I have lived with my family since 2002 in Oahu. I have partnered with a national recognized magazine: $1,000.000 aire Blueprints.&amp;#34;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>Member Spotlight - Structural Hawaii, Inc.</title>
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      <description>Structural Hawaii, Inc. serves the community by providing structural engineering and architectural design services, helping build </description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <title>A Lesson in Energy Economics 101 - The Surprising Upside of Energy Efficiency</title>
      <link>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=156</link>
      <guid>http://cochawaii.org/_cmx/cmx_article/articleView.asp?ArticleID=156</guid>
      <description>&amp;#34;Did you budget enough for electricity bills this year? If not, you are not alone. Who could have predicted double-digit increases in fuel costs driving up utility expenses? Unfortunately, crude oil prices continue to trend upward with no apparent end in sight.&amp;#34;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>This weeks member spotlight is Kiewit!</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>Member Spotlight: Greater Good Radio</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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      <description>This Weeks Member Spotlight, GeminiTech</description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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