HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Bennette Misalucha to fill the late Sen. Breene Harimoto's state Senate seat. State Senate District 16 includes Pearl City, Momilani, Pearlridge, 'Aiea, Royal Summit, 'Aiea Heights, Newtown, Waimalu, Halawa and Pearl Harbor. Sen. Harimoto died while in office on June 18, 2020. "Bennette is a long-time member of our community, and she understands the current issues and challen more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 11 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on July 10 about the withdrawal of Rona Suzuki nomination to lead the Department of Taxation: "Today, I reluctantly withdrew my nomination for Rona Suzuki to lead the Dept. of Taxation. I respect the Senate and the role it plays in confirming nominees, and it's unfortunate that we don't agree on Rona's appointment. "During her tenure, the Dept. of Taxation experienced marked improvements in both operations an more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 11 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige's request for a Presidential Disaster Declaration for Kaua'i Severe Storms and Flooding March 27-28, 2020 has been approved. The request was submitted on April 27, 2020. The declaration authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide state, local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations seeking federal assistance the ability to apply for reimbursement of  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Hawaiian Electric has installed a DC fast charger for electric vehicles at the new Puna Kai Shopping Center in Pahoa. It is the sixth publicly-accessible fast charger owned and operated by Hawaiian Electric on Hawaii Island. Others are located at the company's offices in Hilo and Kona, KTA Super Stores in Waimea Center, The Shops at Mauna Lani, and the Punaluu Bake Shop in Naalehu. "We're proud to partner with Pun more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A ringing bell vibrates simultaneously at a low-pitched fundamental tone and at many higher-pitched overtones, producing a pleasant musical sound. A study (https://journals.ametsoc.org/jas/article/77/7/2519/347483/An-Array-of-Ringing-Global-Free-Modes-Discovered), published in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, by scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Kyoto University, shows that the Earth's  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a $3.5M grant over a five-year period to a joint effort involving the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, the University of Pittsburgh, Massachusetts General Hospital and Aethlon Medical, Inc., to study new strategies to improve immunotherapy responses in patients affected by Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC). Each year, approximately 250 peo more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown substantially in the last decade and mining activities are anticipated to begin soon. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, led by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers, argues that deep-sea mining poses significant risks, not only to the area immediately surrounding min more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 11 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: For the past decade, an international team of astronomers, led in part by Brent Tully at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy, has been mapping the distribution of galaxies around the Milky Way. They have discovered an immense structure beyond Laniakea, an immense supercluster of galaxies, including our own. Astronomers have dubbed the newly identified structure the South Pole Wall. The South  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 10 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Each year, approximately 250 people are diagnosed with Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) in Hawaii, with particularly high incidence rates among Whites, Chinese and Native Hawaiians. The University of Hawaii Cancer Center is part of a joint effort with the University of Pittsburgh, Massachusetts General Hospital and Aethlon Medical, Inc., that received a $3.5 million grant over a five-year per more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 7 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The word for community or neighborhood in Hawaiian is kaiaulu, and as part of its name, Kapi'olani Community College embraces the meaning of community. Kapi'olani CC's Office of Continuing Education created the Kaiaulu Webinar Series as a resource for extended education in the community. Each webinar includes an expert from the community who will discuss various topics such as culinary and culture, cybersec more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 8 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii received $456.6 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2020, which ended on June 30, topping $400 million for the second consecutive year. It is a 7.1 percent increase from last year's total of $426.2 million and the second highest total since 2011's $488 million. Extramural funding is external investments from governmental agencies, industry and non-profit organizations that s more PR