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| 4,200 meter summit at Mauna Kea in Big Island houses the world's largest observatory for optical, infrared, and sub-millimeter astronomy. |
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| Projections indicate Hawaii's biotechnology industry will employ 6,700 people and generate $3.1 billion in revenues by year 2010. |
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| Hawaii is designated an Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) state by the National Science Foundation. |
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| Hawaii is home to 11 of the 13 climatic zones in US. |
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| Center for Digital Government has ranked Honolulu the #1 city for progress and innovation in the use of technology and electronic government. |
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| Governor's Magazine has classified Honolulu one of the 10 best managed cities in US. |
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| Honolulu County holds 72% of all private sector employment in the State of Hawaii. |
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| Honolulu is ranked #1 by the Progressive Policy Institute for the percentage of workforce employed by foreign companies. |
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| Honolulu has 3000 miles of undersea and 30000 miles of fiber optic cable apart from 30 state-of-the-art satellites. |
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| Hawaii ranks 19th in USA for usage and deployment of broadband telecommunications over telephone lines. |
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| Diversified Agriculture accounts for 70% of Hawaii's Agricultural Farm Revenues. |
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| Hawaii has more physicians per capita than the U.S. overall, ranking 9th with 2.5 physicians per 1,000 residents. |
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| Hawaii is ranked 4th in US for Asian Population, 5th for mixed race population, 5th for foreign born and 5th for % speaking language other than English. |
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| Hawaii is ranked 3rd for educational technology, 10th for workforce education, 11th for percapita state and local education expenditure and 12th for % of population with bachelor's degree or more. |
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| Hawaii's floriculture revenue amounts to $88 million. |
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| Carbon Offset Forestry projects can be designed in Hawaii that meet all identified international criteria. |
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| Honolulu County holds 74% of the employment in Hawaii's Food Processing Industry. |
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| Hawaii's per capita seafood consumption is four times the national average. |
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| Multinational companies are breeding corn in Hawaii using natural and transgenic techniques. |
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| Dr. Ryuzo Yanagimachi and his team of scientists were internationally recognized for producing the first cloned mice and transgenic green mice. |
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| Hawaii is ranked 1st in US for rate of dentists, 9th for non federal physicians, 5th for lowest death rate, 5th lowest for % of adults who smoke. |
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| Hawaii has the 6th lowest per capita toxic release in US. |
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| Researchers at College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)in University of Hawaii have already isolated and patented several new antibiotic drugs from marine algae. |
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| Hawaii's technology sector growth has outperformed the entire private sector growth in the past five years. In 2001, alone Hawaii's technology sector grew by 4.1% compared to the private sector growth of 0.7% (Source: DBEDT) |
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| Hawaii has the 6th lowest per capita toxic release in USA. In 2000, per capita toxic release was only 0.9 pounds (Source: CFED) |
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| In 2001, Honolulu won an Outstanding Achievement award for City Livability along with five other cities that had population 100,000+ (Source: US Conference of Mayors). |
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| Honolulu ranks #1 for adoption and utilization of digital technologies among cities that have population of 250,000 or more, thereby improving the delivery of services to its residents (Source: Center for Digital Government) |
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| Hawaii ranks 25th in US for net formation of high technology establishments per 10,000 business establishments. In 1999, Hawaii saw 156 births and 114 deaths in high tech establishments leading to a net formation of 42 new establishments. (Source: Office of Technology Policy) |
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| Hawaii ranks 10th in US for households with Internet Access. In 2001, 55.2% of households had Internet Access. (Source: Office of Technology Policy) |
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| Hawaii's Act 221 is the most progressive investment tax credit in US. |
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| Hawaii ranks #1 for adoption and utilization of digital technologies among cities having population of 250,000 or more, thereby improving the delivery of services to its residents (Source: Center for Digital Government) |
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| Hawaii is ranked 12th in US for venture capital investment per worker (Source: CFED) |
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| The Progressive Policy Institute has ranked Hawaii the No. 1 State in Foreign Direct Investment. |
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| Hawaii has the most progressive investment tax credit in USA with 100% return on cash investments on a front-loaded basis over 5 years. |
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| In 2001, federal spending in Hawaii amounted to $9.7 billion. |
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| Hawaii's growth in private technology sector has outperformed the entire private sector growth for the past 5 years. In 2001 alone Hawaii's technology sector grew by 4.1%, compared to the total private sector growth of 0.7% (Source: DBEDT). |
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| Hawaii ranks 10th for Workforce Education. This is a weighted measure of education attainment (advanced degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees or some college coursework) of the workforce. (Source: Corporation for Economic Development) |
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| Hawaii ranks 16th for percentage of civilian workforce with a recent PhD in Science and Engineering (Source: Office of Technology Policy). |
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| Hawaii ranks 10th for Workforce Education. This is a weighted measure of educational attainment (advanced degrees, bachelor's degrees, associate degrees or some college work) of the workforce. (Source: Corporation for Economic Development) |
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| Hawaii ranks 3rd in US for easy availability of urban mass transit system (Source: Corporation for Economic Development). |
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| Hawaii is ranked 3rd in USA for excellence in public mass transit system. (Source: Corporation for Economic Development) |
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| Hawaii is ranked 48th in US for total energy consumption and 51st for per capita energy consumption. (Source: Morgan Quinto) |
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| Hawaii is among the top 15% of utilities in USA for shortest power outages. |
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| Honolulu's population projected to cross 1 million by 2025 (Source DBEDT) |
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| Honolulu holds 72% of all private sector employment in Hawaii. (source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations) |
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| Hawaii's Act 221 is the most progressive tax credit in USA (Source: Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations) |
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| Honolulu is one of the best managed cities in the US (Source: Governor's Magazine) |
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| Honolulu won an Outstanding Achievement Award for City Livability in 2001 (Source: US Conference of Mayors) |
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| Hawaii ranks #1 in USA for percentage of workforce employed by foreign companies (Source: Progressive Policy Institute) |
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| Hawaii has the most progressive investment tax credit in USA with 100% return on cash investments on a front-loaded basis over 5 years. |
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| Hawaii is ranked 10th in U.S. for the number of Business Incubators per 10,000 businesses. (Source: Office of Technology Policy) |
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| Hawaii is ranked 10th in U.S. for Federal R&D per $1,000 of GSP (Source: Office of Technology Policy) |
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