1. From April 12 to May 13, a team of NOAA scientists removed 12 tons of marine debris from the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. According to a May 20 NOAA news release, how many plastic beverage bottles were in that haul?
A. 692
B. 834
C. 1,033
D. 1,295
E. 1,468
2. In April 2015, Maui County’s unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) stood at 3.9 percent. According to recent figures put out by the state Dept. of Labor and Industrial Relations, what was Maui County’s unemployment rate (also not seasonally adjusted) for April of this year?
A. 3.0 percent
B. 3.2 percent
C. 3.4 percent
D. 3.6 percent
E. 3.8 percent
3. According to the Hawaii Campaign Spending Commission, which Maui legislator held a fundraiser at Vino’s in Honolulu on Mar. 24?
A. Sen. Roz Baker
B. Sen. Gil Keith-Agaran
C. Rep. Joe Souki
D. Rep. Angus McKelvey
E. Rep. Kyle Yamashita
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ANSWERS
1: E–1,468
2: B–3.2 percent
3: D–Rep. Angus McKelvey
Photo of Kure Atoll: Dwayne Meadows/NOAA/Wikimedia Commons
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