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Hawaii video students on Florida trip
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A group of 25 students and five advisers from Wai'anae High School's award-winning Searider Productions are at Disney World this week to attend the Student Television Network National Convention.
Searider Productions program director Candy Suiso said her group is attending the conference in Orlando, Fla., along with students from Moanalua, Kapolei, Campbell and Waimea high schools, Chiefess Kamakahele Middle School and Wai'anae Intermediate School.
The Wai'anae program started in 1993.
The Student Television Network is made up of affiliate schools from coast to coast with an interest in furthering scholastic broadcasting and video production.
UPC SOLAR'S BUYER GETS ISLE PROJECTS
UPC Solar, a Chicago-based company developing renewable energy projects here, on the Mainland and in Canada, has been sold to a San Francisco firm that develops and owns solar power plants.Recurrent said the acquisition gives it access to solar project opportunities, including those that have had early development work done on Maui, Moloka'i, O'ahu and the Big Island. Recurrent said it will develop, own, finance and operate solar projects that UPC Solar has been planning.
Recurrent spokeswoman Helena Kimball said in an e-mail that the company can't divulge more details on the Hawai'i projects at this time, but that it likes the opportunities in the state given its initiative to boost use of renewable energy.
SEMINAR ON STIMULUS TAX CREDITS, MORE
The Chinese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii and several local businesses are sponsoring a seminar March 28 for individuals and businesses seeking more information on President Obama's economic stimulus plan.The seminar will be from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in Hawai'i National Bank's 4th-floor Conference Room, 45 N. King St. Other sponsors include L&L Drive-Inn, Hawai'i National Bank and The Limtiaco Co.
Among the topics that will be discussed: the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers, the "making work pay" credit of $400 for individuals and $800 for families, the $7,500 hybrid/plug-in vehicle tax credit, and deducting the sales tax on a purchase of a new car.
Registration fee is free, although the sponsors are asking participants to consider making a tax-deductible donation of $25 or more toward a training facility for the Chinatown Community Development Center.
For more information, call 533-3181.
