Hawaii island hit by pair of earthquakes
A magnitude-5.0 earthquake shook Hawaii island at 4:36 p.m. Sunday.
The epicenter of the quake was roughly 10 miles south of Fern Forest and 11 miles southeast of Volcano.
Joe Lopez, 70, said he felt a "pretty good jolt" from the quake. Lopez, who was at home in the Kaumana area of Hilo, said the quake rattled his house and sent books and other items tumbling to the floor.
A magnitude-3.0 earthquake was recorded in the same area about 10 minutes later.
Reports offer tips on saving energy, money
Hawaii Energy will send reports to electric utility customers on four islands with information to help people save energy and money.
The reports will go out to 62,000 households on Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Hawaii island starting today. The households will receive four reports through June.
The reports will rank a household’s energy use with 99 anonymous nearby homes of similar size and construction. They will suggest ways people can save money and energy.
Hawaii Energy is a conservation and energy efficiency program paid for by electric utility customers. It is administered by Science Applications International Corp. under a contract from the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
Study on food in space seeks 6 volunteers
A study on Hawaii island next year will help determine the menu on a future flight to Mars.
Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Cornell University are looking for six people to live in a module for 120 days, West Hawaii Today reports.
The volunteers will be paid $25 a day and get a bonus upon completion. Candidates should be between the ages of 21 and 65.
UH associate professor Kim Binsted, a co-investigator for the NASA-funded project, said several sites are being considered on the Mauna Loa side of Saddle Road.
"There’s been a lot of anecdotal evidence that there’s some change in the way people taste things in space," Binsted said.
Applications, due by Feb. 29, are available at manoa.hawaii. edu/hi-seas.
