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BBC Video Labels Kamilo Beach on the Big Island as “The Dirtiest Beach in the World”

bigislandbuzz — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:51:59 +0000

Making the front page of Digg today, the BBC has a video showing the horrible condition of Kamilo Beach on the south eastern side of the Big Island:

Consumer waste from the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” is turning a Hawaiian beach “into plastic”, Tropic of Cancer presenter Simon Reeve has found.

Conservationist Sam Gon escorted him to the remote Kamilo Beach, where plastic bottles, bags, tyres, rusting petrol cans, and other waste from around the world washes up.

They found more plastic particles than sand, as they dug a hole on what has been described as “the world’s dirtiest beach”.

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Eucalyptus Veneer Plant on Big Island Moves Ahead

bigislandbuzz — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:39:48 +0000

New jobs and a sustainable product is the goal of the new veneer production plant being built by Tradewind Forest Products.

The mill will turn the company’s eucalyptus logs harvested from land owned by Kamehameha Schools and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources into visual-grade, strength-grade and commodity-grade veneer using an environmentally sustainable process…

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“Not only will we generate approximately 75 local construction jobs for the next 12 months, but upon completion, Tradewinds Forest Products will create 100 permanent jobs in one of the hardest-hit economic regions in the state,” said President Don Bryan. “We see Tradewinds Forest Products as a continuation of the Hamakua Coast’s rich agricultural heritage, an opportunity for family wage jobs close to home and a source for badly needed economic diversification.”

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Organik Eco Summer Sale this Saturday

bigislandbuzz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:12:05 +0000

Organik, a local eco-friendly clothing and lifestyle store, is having an Eco Summer Sale this Saturday at the Green Room.

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Cool Photographs of Kiholo Bay

bigislandbuzz — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:59:55 +0000

Flickr user and Big Island resident and photographer Tom Benedict posted some cool photos of Kiholo Bay. Complete with panorama views, sea turtles, and kayaks. Check them out!

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