12-13-2007, 11:20 AM
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...ahem, about that cold sea water...
Not to be too nasty about facts and all that, but check out Hawaii's fastest growing export: bottled desalinated deep sea water from Kona.
Aloha
James Weatherford, Ph.D.
15-1888 Hialoa
Hawaiian Paradise Park
I had to double check the Official State Report and it says this:
In percentage terms, Hawaii's fastest-growing manufactured export category is beverages and tobacco products, which rose over 3,400 percent from $1.1 million in 2002 to $38 million in 2006. Other fast-growing manufactured exports during this period were primary metal manufactures (up 692 percent), plastics and rubber products (up 218 percent), fabricated metal products (up 213 percent), and wood products (up 207 percent)
However this report is from a 2006 report using the previous 4 years data.
The article I referenced is from Oct. 10, 2007.
So there is probably truth in both.
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Edited by - damon on 12/13/2007 15:20:54