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Airport review: Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii

Construction Test

Shuttle services are available from Waikiki hotels to the international terminal with Roberts Hawaii Airport Shuttles, starting at $US15 ($A22) one-way from Airport Shuttle () and SpeediShuttle () Many of the larger hotels in Waikiki also offer airport shuttle services. RETAIL THERAPY. THE FLIGHT. THE ARRIVAL. OUR RATING. 2 out of 5.

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Recycled Plastic Building Blocks

Natural Building

There’s an athletic pavilion on Kauai, Hawaii made out of plastic marine debris and plastic household waste using blocks that resemble oversized Lego pieces. Carl Berg, senior science adviser for Surfrider Kauai, says the long-term goal is to bring a ByFusion facility to Hawaii.

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6 showcase hotel construction projects

The Korte Company

The hotel also features a common laundry area, conference rooms, a business center, retail shops, administrative space and an outdoor patio. Kilauea Military Camp – Volcano, Hawaii. Kilauea Military Camp —known as KMC— has a history as old as Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, both having been established in 1916.

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Poor Contract Drafting Leads to Ambiguity as to Whether Arbitration Is Required

Construction Lawyer

A Hawaii case, Safeway, Inc. The owner, Safeway, hired Nordic to be the general contractor for a Safeway store and retail shops. Nordic PCL Construction , provides a lesson in how not to draft construction agreements.

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California, Illinois, Texas Lead The Charge Toward A Modernized Electric Grid

Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

New York’s landmark Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative recognizes the need for advanced metering functionality (such as smart meters), which is serving as a foundational investment to enable New York to achieve its ultimate goal: reforming the retail market to leverage DERs to optimize the electric system.

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Keys to Self-Storage Project Savings

Construction Business Owner

The three-story, climate-controlled, self-storage location features more than 10 storage unit size options, and also includes both and office and retail space. Storage Structures Inc., a national metal building subcontractor, worked with Mohagen Hansen Architecture | Interiors, featuring products from MBCI, to complete the project.

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Nevada Stops Subsidizing Net Metering

Green Building Law Update

But the retail rate is at an actual loss to the monopoly utility. And Nevada is not alone, Hawaii cut its net metering rate by half in October. Net metering programs that exist today are a regressive income redistribution in support of a greater political goal. It is not good energy policy. It is not good environmental policy.

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