Sun Pacific and Paramount would "single-handedly change the industry, " says Mr. Mulholland, who is among their competitors.

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But the W. Murcott didn't find its wide audience until Sun Pacific and Paramount started planting and selling them as Cuties.

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Every Wednesday night, after the sun kisses the Pacific Ocean goodnight, the Chamorro Village in Hagatna comes alive.

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Before there was Trader Vic's, "South Pacific" and sunburned tourists sporting hibiscus prints anywhere the sun shines, there was simply Hawaii.

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The first chairlift was installed in Sun Valley in 1936 after its invention by Union Pacific Railway engineer James Curran.

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In February last year a large solar flare erupted, disrupting flights over Pacific, but the bulk of the material emitted by the Sun passed by Earth.

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