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Gov. Neil Abercrombie has recognized 26 Hawaii high school students who participated in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles in May.

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The Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has received $1 million, the third year of funds for its National Science Foundation Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology program.

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Jonas Maestro, a sixth-grader at St. Theresa School, received the Oahu Grand Prize on May 6 in the 12th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Poetry Contest.

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Delta Construction Corp. and KSK Foundation of Kapolei have pledged $300,000 to establish two endowments for scholarships at University of Hawaii at West Oahu and Leeward Community College, with preference given to engineering students who reside in West Oahu.

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Outstanding people and organizations.

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Boys from four public schools won the annual Mathcounts state competition March 5 at 'Iolani School.

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The Moku o Keawe Foundation received $10,000 from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to continue its mission of Hawaiian cultural education and to present the Fifth Annual Moku o Keawe Festival.

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The President's Volunteer Service Award has been presented to James Taylor, Pearl Harbor survivor liaison for Navy Region Hawaii and a retired Navy command master chief.

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These students and teachers received $100 to $1,250 in the "Inspired in Hawaii" competition sponsored by the Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation, announced Jan. 19: