Posted at 11:54 a.m., Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Ted Liu named to U.S. Commerce panel
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez named Ted Liu to the Secretarial Advisory Committee that will provide advice and recommendations on the implementation of a new federal grant program.Liu, the director of the Hawai'i Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, is one of 17 members on the committee.
President Bush has proposed restructuring 18 federal economic and community development programs in a new $3.71 billion unified grant-making program, called Strengthening America's Communities Initiative.
O'ahu gas prices set another record
The average price for regular gasoline on O'ahu rose to a record $2.428, according to today's AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report.
Local prices have been rising on an almost daily basis amid a recent spike in global crude oil costs. The rising prices helped push the statewide average up slightly to $2.515 a gallon, also a new high.
In Wailuku, Maui, regular gas averaged $2.739 a gallon. In Hilo on the Big Island, it averaged $2.562 a gallon.
