BRITT YAP

Associated Press Writer
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A raft made of junk crosses Pacific in 3 months

Thu Aug 28, 2008 5:15 AM EDT

Tanned, dirty and hungry, two men who spent three months crossing the Pacific on a raft made of plastic bottles to raise awareness of ocean debris finally stepped onto dry land.

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Hawaii's next big export: municipal trash

Mon Jul 14, 2008 2:44 PM EDT

With sugar cane and pineapples fading, Hawaii's next big export to the U.S. mainland could be less sweet — 100,000 tons of trash a year.

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