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- 1Keck Observatory data reveals youngest exoplanet yet▼Data from Hawaiʻi’s W. M. Keck Observatory reveals youngest planet outside solar system
Data gathered at Hawaiʻi's W. M. Keck Observatory has led to the identification of what researchers describe as the youngest planet found outside our solar system. The discovery, reported from the observatory atop Maunakea, offers scientists a rare chance to study a planet in the earliest stages of its formation, and is drawing attention for Hawaiʻi's role in the finding.
- 2Hawai'i Updates Bottle Deposit Program Rates▼Hawaiʻi Department of Health deposit beverage container program to update rates
The Hawai'i Department of Health announced changes to its deposit beverage container program, which affects the redemption rates paid on bottles and cans returned under the state's recycling scheme. The update touches consumers, retailers and recyclers across the islands, though the department has not detailed the exact rate changes or their timing in the initial announcement.