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Ammo-detection kits delivered

Advertiser Staff

Hilo-based Ho'olana Technologies has completed delivery of 50 kits to the Army designed to detect whether ammunition has exceeded its useful life.

The company, which is part of the for-profit arm of Alu Like Inc., also manufactured 800 resupply kits under a $1.2 million contract with the licensee of the technology, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Kevin Baptist, chairman of Alu Like Enterprises Inc., the parent of Ho'olana, said the company has received a follow-on $65,000 contract for the kits and is negotiating for another valued at $550,000.

10 win Mailes for longevity

Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau yesterday named its Maile Award winners, organizations celebrating anniversaries of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years of serving Hawai'i. They are:

• 25 years: Kapalua Bay Hotel & Ocean Villas, Ironman Triathlon World Championship, Waikiki Community Center and Na Wahine O Ke Kai.
• 50 years: Iolani Sportswear.
• 75 years: Akina Aloha Tours.
• 100 years: Korean Centennial Committee, Soto Mission of Hawaii, E.K. Fernandez Shows and Daughters of Hawaii.