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NATIONAL NUT DAY National Nut Day is observed annually on October 22nd. This day is NOT about the neighbor that lives down the street or the co-worker who sings with their headphones on. It is a food holiday celebrating a healthy and nutritious snack. #NationalNutDay Nuts are a highly prized food and energy source and are a primary source of nutrients for both humans and wildlife. Many of them are used in cooking, eaten raw, sprouted, or roasted as a snack food, and pressed for oil that is used in cookery and cosmetics. The fats found in nuts, for the...

For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. Twenty - three former employers of the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. in Keaau were getting job advice and filing unemployment forms Tuesday at the ILWU hall on Lanikauala St. following their layoffs last week. The 23 workers, more than 10 percent of the company's work force in Keaau, were given 30 - day notices Thursday but told to pack up their things and leave immediately. The workers, members of ILWU Local 142, will be paid and keep their medical coverage through Jan. 5 under terms of the collective bargaining agreement,...