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Lowe H. Bibby Kailua, Hawaii...
...were delighted with your article on "Cooking with Bagasse," covering our alternative energy activities [Sept. 20]. However, the discussion of ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) confuses several separate projects. You note the success of the mini-OTEC facility and then state: "But a larger plant built in 1981 off Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii, was a $50 million failure." The larger plant you refer to was a Federal Government project, which was terminated owing to lack of federal funds. Contrary to your statement, Hawaii has not ordered designs for four new 10-megawatt OTEC plants. Rather, the Federal Government has granted...
...Kailua-Kona, Hawaii...
...Representative Wilbur C. Mills, who may have kept America from sinking farther into a British-like welfare-state morass-and saved the value of our dollar. (MRS.) PATRICIA C. PEACOCK Kailua, Hawaii...
...pilot and California oil millionaire who delights in spinning tales of ancient Hawaii for his guests, offers them skin diving, sunfish sailing, and trips in his Jeep across the cinder beds and lava fields to explore ancient native burial caves. In the sleepy village of Kailua-Kona, close to some of the most exciting fishing grounds of the world (bonefish, blue marlin, Ahi and the jack crevalle), the venerable Kona Inn and the newer (1960) King Kamehameha are being joined by a $4,000,000 Kona Hilton, due to be finished in December 1967. The Bishop Estate (which owns...