Probing the Prospects for Biotechnology Governor Cayetano attends international meeting The U.H. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and the Hawaii Agricultural Research Center. These organizations are leaders in applied research in tropical fruit, forestry, and plant production and preservation. The agriculture industry has realized significant commercial value through innovations in disease control and tropical crop production.
Marine biotechnology is another area of strength for Hawaii.
These organizations are attracting worldwide funding for Hawaii's drug, nutraceutical, and fish and shrimp research platforms. The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority. This important incubator for commercial marine biotechnology ventures boasts an 870-acre facility on the Kona Coast of the Big Island. It is the only facility worldwide which consistently brings ashore a supply of both cold deep sea-water and warm surface water. With solar insulation higher than any other coastal site in the U.S., unique natural resources are combined to create ideal conditions for the growth of microalgae.