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October 12, 2015

Oris W. Dunham Jr. Joins the Trex Aviation Systems Board
San Diego, CA, Oct. 12, 2015—Trex Enterprises Corporation announced today that Oris W. Dunham Jr. has become a director of the Trex Aviation Systems board. Mr. Dunham is a world expert on airports and the aviation industry with more than five decades of experience. He currently serves as Chairman of the Foundation for the American Association of Airport Executives.

After a career in the Air Force and a 10-year stint in aviation engineering and sales, Mr. Dunham was appointed Director of Aviation for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. He then moved on to Deputy Executive Director for operations and administration of Los Angeles Department of Airports, and finally was appointed Director of Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport. He was the first appointed Director General of the Airport Council International out of Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Dunham now operates an aviation consulting and development business internationally.

“We are honored to have Mr. Dunham join us as we focus our efforts on growing our aviation technologies and solutions,” said Kenneth Y. Tang, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Trex Enterprises Corporation.

Trex Enterprises is an international leader in millimeter-wave imaging, radar and high speed communications. Trex Aviation Systems, a subsidiary of Trex Enterprises, has developed FOD Finder™ based on millimeter-wave radar technology that has been evaluated and reported by FCC with perfect detection capability day and night under all weather conditions. FOD Finder™ has received FCC waiver to operate at the airport.

Trex Aviation Systems is the only company that has FOD detection systems to cover the entire airport surface area. The fixed FOD Finder™ system detects and identifies foreign object debris on runways enabling airport maintenance crews to safely protect airplanes and avoid tire damage while keeping the runways clean. The truck-mount mobile FOD Finder™ system can run up to 30 miles an hour for FOD detection and removal on runway, taxiway and other areas at the airport.

“Trex Enterprises Corporation and Trex Aviation Systems are exciting companies with important cutting-edge technologies and products unique to the aviation industry which will make air transportation safer and our U.S. military stronger,” said Oris W. Dunham Jr. “I am excited to embark on this new opportunity and look forward to sharing my experience with such a strong technical team.”

About Trex Aviation Systems:
Trex Aviation Systems was established in 2005 with the goal of identifying sources of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) on airport surfaces using technology derived from its parent company Trex Enterprises Corporation. We leveraged the extensive experience in millimeter-wave radar systems for wire detection aboard helicopters from Trex Enterprises. As a result, Trex Aviation Systems developed a core product line that specializes in the protection and safety of airport operations—the FOD Finder™, a robust solution to FOD detection and control on airport surfaces. (www.fodfinder.com)

About Trex Enterprises Corporation:
Trex Enterprises Corporation (Trex) is a diversified high-technology company specializing in cutting-edge technical solutions and products to improve performance across the electromagnetic spectrum. We have developed a strong base of proprietary technologies in microwave sensing, high resolution imaging, digital signal processing, applied optics and materials. Our fundamental business strategy is the development of dual-use technologies. We receive U.S. government support for programs relating to the defense, homeland security and force protection needs of our Nation and allies. We advance the creation of new business ventures and subsidiaries through our commercial incubation strategy to address market needs. To date, we have created six ventures backed with outside equity participation. Established in 1978 as Western Research Corporation, we operated in San Diego, California. From 1988 until 2000 we were part of Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE: TMO), a Fortune 400 company. In 2000, our employees bought ThermoTrex’s R&D division and became Trex Enterprises Corporation. Today we are a privately-held company, with headquarters in San Diego, California and facilities in New Mexico, Hawaii (Honolulu, Kauai, Maui) and Massachusetts. (www.trexenterprises.com)

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December 15, 2010

Trex Aviation Systems Honored at CONNECT’S 23rd Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards
Trex Aviation Systems Honored at CONNECT’S 23rd Annual Most Innovative New Product Awards Product Name Honored for Excellence in Innovation SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2010 – Trex Aviation System’s FOD Finder™ was honored with the 2010 Most Innovative New Product (MIP) Award in the category of Aerospace and Security at CONNECT’s 23rd Annual MIP Awards on Dec. 10. For the past 23 years, CONNECT’s MIP Awards has honored new products created and launched in San Diego with the potential to make a worldwide impact on society.

The FOD Finder™ system detects, cataloges and removes foreign object debris (FOD) on all airport surfaces (runways, ramps, and taxi areas). A simple moving map display with red dots marking the FOD locations allows the operator to rapidly make the airport safer to avoid accidents like the Concorde crash in Paris. “Dr. John Lovberg and the Trex team have evolved millimeter-wave technology solutions throughout our enterprise into innovative products that solve customers challanges in the aviation, security, and communications markets,” said Grant Bishop, Chief Operating Officer.

The MIP Award winners were selected from more than 100 entries – a record setting number. The competition has eight categories: action and sport technologies, aerospace and security technologies, clean technology, diagnostics and research tools, medical products, software, hardware and general technology and communications and IT. The winners were announced December 10th at the Hilton Torrey Pines Hotel to a sold-out audience of over 800 of San Diego’s top executives, entrepreneurs, service providers and academics. “At CONNECT we believe a real benchmark for evaluating the success of San Diego’s innovation economy is the number of innovations that are successfully commercialized and deliver a major benefit to society. Our Most Innovative New Product Awards recognizes a new crop of leap-frog innovation in new products. Trex Aviation Systems joins an impressive roster of previous winners and exhibits the best qualities of the entrepreneurial spirit that have established San Diego’s global reputation as a leader in innovation,” said Duane Roth, chief executive officer of CONNECT. The CONNECT MIP Awards program has been an indicator of the industries and technologies that have stimulated the San Diego economy, from early stage biotechnology companies to the first products generated by the region’s telecommunications boom.

About CONNECT CONNECT is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating and sustaining the growth of innovative technology and life science businesses in San Diego. Since 1985, CONNECT has assisted in the formation and development of over 2,000 companies and is widely regarded as the world’s most successful regional program linking inventors and entrepreneurs with the resources they need for success. CONNECT focuses on research institution support, business creation and development, entrepreneurial learning, access to capital, public policy advocacy, awards, recognition and networking. There are more than 40 organizations in 18 countries that have adopted the CONNECT model, including New York City, the UK, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Australia and India.

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August 9, 2007

Loea Introduces New “Any Rate” Fiberless Access™ Communications Link
Honolulu, Hawaii– Loea Corporation, a global leader in the deployment of high speed point-to-point wireless systems that operate in the 71-76 and 81-86 GHz licensed bands, today announced release of its newest product, the L1000. Loea’s L1000 radio system is capable of transporting any Sonet (e.g. OC-3, OC-12), IP (e.g. Gigabit Ethernet) or other standard or proprietary data rates between 125 Megabits per second and 1.5 Gigabits per second without requiring a change in hardware or software. The L1000 has a small footprint and form factor which provides more mounting options than any product available in its class, thereby reducing installation time and cost.

This is a significant technical break-through for Loea and it allows us to readily adjust to our customer bandwidth requirement needs,” said Admiral Tom Fargo, USN (Ret.), Chairman and CEO of Loea Corporation. “I am really proud of our engineers. It is a new concept from both the standpoint of any rate data and a completely new design, and we won’t stop here.”

The L1000 is the third new product introduced this year for the Company. Loea’s products provide an alternative to terrestrial fiber by using E-Band wireless millimeter-wave technology. This emerging technology reduces bandwidth costs, mitigates right-of-way issues, and extends bandwidth reach to underserved markets.

We designed the L1000 to be a one-size fits-all communication transport system,” said Eduardo Tinoco, Vice President of Product and Business Development for Loea Corporation. “Its sleek design utilizes a new antenna, weighs just 12 pounds, and doesn’t require elaborate and expensive mounting gear. This design opens up many more locations for deployment which will make fiber-like capacity available to more customers at a much lower cost.”

The L1000,, as with all of Loea’s products, interoperates with commercial off-the-shelf switches, routers and encryption devices. Loea’s products utilize simplified network management protocol (SNMP) for remote link monitoring. While Loea’s other products, the L2500, L2700 and L2800 use a two foot antenna, the L1000 is designed as an integral, compact package using a ten inch lens. The list price for the L1000 is set at $24,000 U.S.

Loea’s E-Band Wireless products operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz millimeter wave bands. Loea’s current products, the L2500, L2700, L2800 and now the L1000, allow full duplex data rates up to 1.5 Gigabits per second with 99.999% weather availability at distances greater than 1 km. In addition to standard gigabit Ethernet, Loea’s products support protocols used for Distributed Antenna System transport, uncompressed High Definition Television feed, and other proprietary systems. Loea’s products can be used for Enterprise Connectivity, Cellular and Wi-Max/WiFi Backhaul, Remote Data Storage, First Responder Communications, and other applications where they provide a low cost alternative or backup to fiber optic connections.

About Loea Corporation
Loea was the first company to develop wireless, point-to-point communications technology to operate in the E-Band millimeter wave spectrum from 71.0 to 86.0 GHz. Loea successfully petitioned the FCC to gain access to this spectrum for commercial use in 2001 and was first to receive commercial FCC approval in July 2005. Loea has extensive patent coverage for applications of E-Band Wireless communications, including its use for backhaul between cellular towers supporting wireless telephone, internet and other services. For more information visit www.loeacom.com.

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July 23, 2007

CrossFiber Optical Switching on at Maui
Research Technology Park
Kihei, Maui, HI — CrossFiber, Inc, a venture-backed private company incubated by Trex Enterprises Corporation, is developing control systems for the Company’s optical switch for fiber optic networks at the Maui Research & Technology Park. CrossFiber is an advanced photonics company which announced the industry’s first MxN optical switch modules at $50 per optical port, a fraction of the cost of optical switches being offered by any other manufacturer. CrossFiber’s breakthrough optical switches are based on proprietary 3D MEMS technology (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and allow optical switching of up to 128 fibers. Research and engineering at the Maui facility is directed toward the precision control of MEMS chips.

“Trex Enterprises established a presence in Maui in the early 1990s then expanded at the Park opening a Trex office in 1998. We are pleased to welcome Trex’s newest venture, CrossFiber,” said Jeanne Skog, President and CEO of Maui Economic Development Board. “Trex has been an active community partner in the education and workforce development of MEDB’s Women in Technology program, opening significant career opportunities for our kama’aina.”

“We understand our customers’ needs and have worked diligently to create a product that provides a groundbreaking solution to a hard problem at the right price,” explained Hus Tigli, President and CEO of CrossFiber. “We are pleased with our expansion to Maui and the opportunity to contribute innovative solutions and introduce our products to Hawaii and the Pacific region. We are also grateful for the opportunity to be established at the Maui Research Technology Park.”

The Maui CrossFiber office is being managed by Dr. Ned Davis who received his doctorate, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering from Johns Hopkins University. Prior to joining CrossFiber, Dr. Davis worked for Northrop Grumman for more than a decade maintaining a wide range of responsibilities including retrofitting equipment for the F18 “Hornet” fighter jet and designing new catapult launch systems.

About CrossFiber, Inc.
CrossFiber develops and manufactures flexible, high-performance photonic switches at breakthrough cost. The Company was founded in 2001, first establishing an office in San Diego then expanding to Maui in 2006. The company is privately held and venture backed. For information log on at www.crossfiber.com

About Trex Enterprises Corporation
Trex Enterprises conducts high-tech research and development leading to state-of-the-art commercial and government solutions and products. Trex is an incubator accelerator with several subsidiaries: Loea Corporation (wireless communications); Sago Systems, Inc. (radiation-free security products); ePhocus (near IR video/camera sensor chips); Silicon Kinetics, Inc. (biosensors). For information log on at www.trexenterprises.com

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March 15, 2007

Sago Systems’ Products Provide State-of-the-art Security Screning Without Compromising Privacy

Sales Increase with focus on Health

(San Diego, California, USA)   Sago Systems, Inc. today announced its first international sales to Australia.  The Company’s passive millimeter-wave security products ranging from the hand-held weapons and explosives detector, aPat^TM, to a whole-body, walk-up imager, iPat^TM, have attracted international attention because they meet the requirements of public health and privacy. 

“Nationally and internationally there is a focus on whether passengers or passersby are being radiated, and for some that’s a legitimate concern that has contributed to our sales volume in recent months,” said Sago’s CEO and President Dr. John Lovberg.  “We do not emit any radiation—either ionizing or non-ionizing.  Our systems are looking at whatever is blocking the body’s natural heat, without compromising privacy.”

Sago System’s sales and inquiries have spanned the globe, with recent activity in Australia, Greece, Europe and the United States.  The U.S. Commerce Department has given Sago Systems worldwide export approval except for a handful of countries.

“High interest has been shown by major infrastructure players at airports, prisons and government agencies after presentations,” explained Australian Distributor Bill Nolan, Zone Products Managing Director.  “Test programs with these operators are being entered into to define how they will meet the customer’s stringent performance requirements.  After these tests, the users will then know the configuration and model of the Sago products and be able to purchase with full confidence this new technology.  Interest is very high amongst infrastructure operators for this staff friendly and safe solution.  Performance, and just as importantly, the occupational safety for users and subjects has really grabbed the imagination of the customers.”

All of Sago’s patented products are designed to detect dangerous contraband ranging from weapons to improvised explosive materials carried on individuals.  Sago’s patented imagers are radiation-free and affordable, and produce high-quality imagery revealing the exact location of the threat as well as its size and shape.

“Passive millimeter-wave technology has matured where it provides the same functionality as backscatter X-Ray without the issues of privacy or radiation,”   said Admiral Tom Fargo, USN (Ret), Chairman of Sago Systems, Inc.  “We are proud to provide a security solution that meets the needs of the customer.”

The iPat full-body imager and handheld aPat detect and image objects concealed beneath clothing, providing authorities instant information critical in helping to prevent terrorist attacks.  All of Sago’s products detect and image metallic and non-metallic guns, knives, containers with fluids, improvised explosive devices, suicide bombs and other potential threats. The iPat was specially designed to meet the requirements of security checkpoints within airports, courthouses, cruise ships, embassies, and national landmarks.

About Sago Systems, Inc.

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December 12, 2006

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October 31, 2006

Loea Launches New Gig-E Radio Capable of
Long Range Transmission
(Honolulu, Hawaii) Loea Corporation today unveiled its newest product, the L2800 radio, a wireless long-range easy-to-deploy link capable of being aligned within minutes. Loea’s new FCC certified radios transmit more power, more receiver sensitivity, incorporates the flexibility of an on-board base-band processor module and maintains a smaller footprint. Loea is a pioneer in millimeter-wave imaging and led the nation to commercially operate in the 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz range.

Loea’s patented L2800 is available for sale now and is deployed today in Santa Fe, New Mexico providing video, data and voice radio transmission at a distance of 4.7 miles. The L2800 link is being used as a primary communications link and was chosen over fiber for its value-added price and its ability to be effective for emergency communications. The links transfer up to 1.25Gbps of information (equivalent to over 650 T-1 lines).

“The L2800 is the next step in a plan of continuous product advances made possible by our experienced team of millimeter-wave engineers,” said Admiral Tom Fargo, USN (ret), Chairman and CEO of Loea Corporation. “In addition to our technical superiority, we have driven down costs to ensure our customers will have the best valued products. Loea links provide an alternate to fiber when cost, convenience, geography or emergency requirements dictate a wireless solution.”

As a result of a new method discovered by Loea scientists, the L2800 can be aligned within a few minutes while overall installation of the system typically takes less than an hour. The Loea 2800 has a state-of-the-art control board capable of monitoring an entire network of radios through its out of band channel. All of Loea’s products penetrate fog, heavy rain, dust storms and volcanic ash.

Loea’s Other Products & Loea Corporation
The L2800 is a third generation Loea product. The Loea 2500 is still available for sale and is excellent for short distances of up to 2 miles. In June 2006, Loea was granted its second patent for cellular backhaul and is the only company capable to fill this need using wireless millimeter-wave radios. Loea was established in May 2001 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii with affiliate offices across the nation. Loea is a spin-out of Trex Enterprises Corporation where more than two decades of research & development in millimeter-wave imaging occurred. For more information on Loea log on at www.loeacom.com or about Trex, www.trexenterprises.com

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September 25, 2006

San Diego Company Unveils New Airport Security Product for Personnel Screening: World’s First Passive Whole-body Imager
SAGO also Showcases its HANDHELD UNIT
BOTH SYSTEMS DETECT WEAPONS & THREATS CONCEALED UNDERNEATH CLOTHING
Safe, Affordable and Effective Passive Millimeter-Wave Imagers

(San Diego, California) Sago Systems, Inc. today unveiled the world’s only portable head-to-toe whole-body imager, its patented iPatTM system, designed to detect dangerous contraband including weapons, improvised explosive materials, liquids in containers and concealments carried on individuals. Sago’s patented imagers are radiation-free, affordable (at a fraction of the cost of other millimeter-wave imagers), and produce high-quality imagery revealing the exact location of the any threat as well as its size and shape. The iPatTM system “sees” through clothing, providing authorities instant information critical in helping to prevent terrorist attacks. The iPatTM system detects metallic and non-metallic guns, knives, suicide bombs and other potential threats. This system was specially designed to meet the requirements of security checkpoints within airports, courthouses, cruise ships, embassies, and tourist attractions.

Astronaut Bill Shepherd, President of Trex Federal Systems, will be part of the team demonstrating the capabilities of Sago’s products and steps up to the iPatTM system. Sago is holding demonstrations throughout the ASIS show, September 25-28 from 9 a.m. till 4:30 p.m.

“We have worked closely with our customers to develop the iPatTM as a hassle-free security option for persons entering airports or other secure facilities while also providing the critical information necessary for authorities to thwart a terrorist act or other criminal activity,” said Dr. John Lovberg, President and CEO, Sago Systems, Inc. “The iPatTM and all of Sago’s products are entirely safe, imaging only the objects blocking the body’s natural heat and emitting no radiation – either ionizing or non-ionizing. ”

“The iPatTM is a system that we believe is another step forward in providing a total solution for authorities,” said Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN (Ret), Chairman of Sago Systems, Inc. “We look forward to deploying these systems immediately in order to give homeland security, anti-terrorism and force protection officials a new tool to combat terrorist threats.”

“I’ve spent decades around ‘rocket science,’ and Sago’s passive millimeter-wave products are state-of-the-art,” said astronaut Bill Shepherd, President of Trex Federal Systems and the commander of the First Expedition to the International Space Station. “The Company excels in research and development.”

Sago’s Other Products
In addition to the iPatTM whole-body imager, Sago launched its patented handheld passive millimeter-wave unit, the aPatTM, in August 2006, and its patented ST150 suicide bomber detection system in June 2006. The ST150 is designed for imaging at a stand-off range outdoors.

The iPat™ whole-body imager and the aPatTM handheld unit eliminate the need for pat-downs by security personnel. Security personnel can be situated at a safe distance, remotely viewing the iPatTM and aPatTM images from a command center over a standard wi-fi interface to a laptop computer.

Sago’s whole-body imager and handheld unit meet all of the criteria required for any personnel screening system:

Affordable…at a fraction of the cost of other passive or active whole-body imagers
Reliable…detecting a wide range of threats, including metallic and non-metallic objects
Easy to Integrate…can be aligned with existing systems
Flexible…for indoor or outdoor/primary or secondary screening
Non-invasive…Totally passive system that emits no ionizing or other radiation

About Sago Systems, Inc.
Headquartered in San Diego, Sago Systems develops, manufactures, and sells passive millimeter-wave imaging systems for security applications. Sago is a subsidiary of Trex Enterprises Corporation. Log on:

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August 21, 2006

Isles High-tech Companies Profit From
9/11-driven Security Market
By Dan Martin

On a rooftop at the Hilton Hawaiian Village yesterday, Trex Hawaii senior scientist Chris Martin played the role of a suicide bomber, strapping mock pipe bombs to his body and cloaking them under a heavy tunic.

But he was no match for a high-tech sensor 15 feet away, which used proprietary Trex Hawaii technology to reveal the ruse on a nearby computer screen.

“This does infrared one better because it can see through clothes. In fact, it can see through plastic and even some walls,” Martin enthused.

It is also one of several high-tech products on display at Waikiki’s 2004 Asia-Pacific Homeland Security Summit whose creators hope to find a big new market in the war on terror and the push for homeland security.

The Trex Hawaii sensor is a retooled version of a low-wavelength sensor technology originally developed to help military aircraft land in poor weather. But the company sees a future in thwarting suicide bombings in Iraq and other applications.

“What’s happening is fascinating,” Trex Hawaii President Al Hunter said. “We have a lot of technology developed for different things that we can now adapt to homeland security and make it effective without much extra effort.”

Before “homeland security” gained household-word status and its own Cabinet agency, its technology providers toiled in relative obscurity for a niche market.

“In the past you had one agency off in a dark corner, making policy,” said Tim Myhri, national sales manager for Nor E First Response Inc., a maker of portable decontamination units.

But the sudden prioritization of security has created a deep-pocketed new technology customer in the Department of Homeland Security that has only begun to start shopping for new gadgets.

“When you talk about growth industries, this is one of the biggest right now, and it’s just getting started,” said Nelson Kanemoto, president of Referentia. His Honolulu-based company is a prime example of the potential that an emerging homeland security market holds for some firms.

A graduate of Roosevelt High School and the University of Hawaii’s computer science department, Kanemoto founded the company in 1996 as a provider of interactive training products for software companies.But Referentia has since branched into futuristic computer technology now used by Marine Corps battle planners who simulate variables as intangible as fear and loyalty using complex algorithms to come up with millions of potential battle outcomes, all generated by the Maui Supercomputer.

“It looks at what happens when things go wrong for one side or the other. What happens when fear sets in? Usually, when fear goes up, accuracy goes down,” says Larry Lieberman, the company’s business development manager.

Kanemoto sees myriad homeland security applications for the technology. In crowd control, for example, the attributes and mind-set of a particular crowd such as a young concert audience can be simulated to learn how a mob will react to an emergency.

Referentia is in talks with the Homeland Security Department to provide some of its technology for the department’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Group.

Other products raise the role of computers in life-or-death decisions to an alarming level.

21CSI, an Omaha, Neb.-based firm that recently opened a branch office at the Manoa Innovation Center, has a software application that approximates human decision-making by crunching huge amounts of information. Information can be submitted remotely in real time by soldiers or security personnel, after which the computer recommends a course of action based on “what a human would do,” said company President Jeff Hicks.

Hicks demonstrated by simulating data showing an unidentified fishing vessel coming a little too close to a simulated Navy ship.

The computer’s snap judgment: “The fishing vessel must be destroyed.””9/11 demonstrated that we needed to have the capability to make decisions fast,” said Hicks, who remembers watching helplessly as the attacks unfolded while he was a staffer at the U.S. Strategic Command.

“In a case like that, there is too much information out there for a human to consider and make a decision.”

The company is marketing the product to civic authorities who could need help deciding on a course of action in an emergency. The message is apparently getting out. Hicks said revenue has doubled every year since 21CSI’s founding in 1996, and he projects 2005 revenues of $15 million.

Technology firms already have benefited since 2001 as Department of Homeland Security funds have trickled down to cover immediate needs such as security for military bases, key landmarks and installations, and to local governments keen on protecting utilities sites.

But with many of those bases covered, said Referentia’s Kanemoto, homeland security money will soon start sloshing over into the private sector, and Hawaii companies are well placed to reap the benefits.

“You’ve got a lot of operational (military) commands here and a unique environment for homeland security due to the importance of the ports,” he said, noting that Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge’s address yesterday at the summit stressed the need for greater port security.

But the good times come with some guilt as well.

“It’s a double-edged sword,” said Patrick O’Brien, president of Aiea-based Security Resources, a maker of wireless security and monitoring systems.

“Our local business has tripled since 9/11, but it’s unfortunate that it comes at the cost of such a catastrophic event.”

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