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Hawaii fans who watched ABC’s “The Bachelorette” Jillian Harris bid aloha to Reid Rosenthal after their romantic date on Maui will be seeing a lot more of the Hawaiian Islands as season five of the hit romance reality show from Warner Horizon Television wraps up on Hawaii’s Big Island in a two-hour season finale on July 27.

“The feedback from viewers who watched the Maui episode has been incredible with many sharing their excitement about the beautiful scenery, the impressive diversity of activities, and how they now want to visit Hawaii,” said John Monahan, president and CEO of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau, the State of Hawaii’s marketing agency for North America who had a major role in bringing this show to the islands. “Hawaii’s Big Island will be a notable contrast with its rich lava landscape, and prominent beachfront resorts. Being home to all but two of the world’s main climate zones, viewers will see just how huge, diverse, and exciting the Big Island really is.”

Jillian and the final two bachelors – Ed Swiderski and Kiptyn Locke – find themselves on incredible final dates that take them across the Big Island highlighted by an aerial tour of Kilauea volcano’s active lava flows with Sunshine Helicopters, landing beside a secluded Hilo waterfall for a private barbecue with KapohoKine Adventures, and discovering a remote black sand beach with Captain Zodiac Rafting Adventures.

After exploring the diversity of the island, the couples continue their dates with dinner and alone time at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, and The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii resorts on the legendary Kohala Coast, the sun-soaked northwest side of the island that was once a popular retreat for Hawaiian royalty.

A private oceanfront estate within Mauna Kea Resort provides the setting for what could be a life changing moment for Jillian as she makes her final decision. As the largest of all of the main Hawaiian Islands combined and home to Maunakea, the world’s tallest mountain, Hawaii’s Big Island is a perfect symbol of the enormous decision to be made there.

Hawaii has been named the top destination for weddings, honeymoons, and romance many times over the years by the readers of the nation’s top bridal publications, news and travel websites, and travel suppliers. Viewers will get a glimpse of the Aloha State’s natural beauty and relaxing atmosphere via two hours of prime time national television.

Does Jillian find her soul mate? Tune in to ABC’s “The Bachelorette” on July 27 for the season finale. For information about the show, visit ABC.Go.com/Primetime/Bachelorette. For information on Hawaii, the Islands of Aloha, visit GoHawaii.com or call toll-free 1-800-GOHAWAII.

The East-West Center’s AsiaPacificEd Program for Schools has been awarded a $150,000 “Landmarks of American History and Culture” grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to conduct teachers workshops on “Pearl Harbor: History, Memory, and Memorial.” These workshops are co-sponsored by the Arizona Memorial Museum Association, the National Park Service, and the Japan American Society and will be held at the East-West Center during the summer of 2009. This is the fifth Landmarks grant that NEH has awarded to the East-West Center for the Pearl Harbor workshops.

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With diabetes diagnoses reaching “epidemic proportions,” a clinical research study is being conducted in Honolulu to test a medication that could stabilize blood-sugar levels and reduce the risk of long-term complications. The East-West Medical Research Institute and the affiliated Diabetes and Hormone Center of the Pacific (DHCP) are participating in a Type 2 diabetes study to test an investigational medication that may potentially stabilize blood sugar levels to prevent complications.

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Dr. & Mrs. Frank Butterworth

Hawaii Pacific University has established a new scholarship for incoming freshmen and transfer students who are actively involved in their religious communities. Beginning in the fall, a 100 percent tuition-only scholarship will be awarded to four new students each year. The Dr. and Mrs. Frank E. Butterworth Scholarship is open to members of any organized religion or faith, and is renewable until completion of a bachelor�s degree.

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Although the United States has now expressed willingness to talk to Pyongyang about its nuclear weapons program, North Koreans may not be interested in talk but instead intend to “acquire as many nuclear weapons as they can by the spring,” a leading American expert on the Korean Peninsula said at an East-West Center conference that ended here yesterday.

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“Islamic Art in Paradise,” an event aimed at exploring current issues in the study and collecting of Islamic art, begins on Thursday at the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The symposium is hosted by the Academy as well as the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art (DDFIA), which gave a substantial grant to the Academy to support art programs and educational activities that focus on Islamic and Hawaiian art and culture.

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An international conference at the East-West Center and a festival of food and music at Kapiolani Park are just two of the events in January that will celebrate Korean-American history. Next year will mark a full century since Korean immigrants first came to Hawaii and the United States, and the centennial will be celebrated in the islands throughout 2003.

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The story of a teenaged Hawaii girl who flew to the Mainland to meet a man she met over the Internet is just one of the stories explored in the latest episode of the Honolulu Police Department’s “Inside HPD,” which will air Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. on KHON/FOX 2. Also featured will be HPD’s youth programs (including an interview with boxer Brian Viloria) and a segment on juvenile prostitution.

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The story of a teenaged Hawaii girl who flew to the Mainland to meet a man she met over the Internet is just one of the stories explored in the latest episode of the Honolulu Police Department’s “Inside HPD,” which will air Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. on KHON/FOX 2. Also featured will be HPD’s youth programs (including an interview with boxer Brian Viloria) and a segment on juvenile prostitution.

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The story of a teenaged Hawaii girl who flew to the Mainland to meet a man she met over the Internet is just one of the stories explored in the latest episode of the Honolulu Police Department’s “Inside HPD,” which will air Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. on KHON/FOX 2. Also featured will be HPD’s youth programs (including an interview with boxer Brian Viloria) and a segment on juvenile prostitution.

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