HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) challenging their action to unlawfully repeal the 2016 "borrower defense" regulations and replace them with regulations that do nothing more than benefit predatory for-profit schools at the expense of defrauded s more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on July 15: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the United States Senate to provide robust financial support for childcare providers in the next federal stimulus bill amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter (https://ag.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Letter-re-childcare-funding-to-US-Senate-FINAL.pdf) sent to Senate leaders more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 15 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige announced he will delay the launch of the pre-travel testing program for incoming travelers to Hawai'i. The program is now scheduled to begin on Sept. 1. This means all travelers entering the State of Hawai'i will be subject to the mandatory 14-day quarantine until Sept. 1, when the pre-travel testing program is scheduled to begin. The governor made this decision in collaboration with Hawai more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has tapped the Department of Taxation's Deputy Director Damien A. Elefante to serve as DoTax acting director. Elefante has served as deputy director of DoTax since August 2016. He is also an employer trustee, serving in a fiduciary capacity with the Hawai'i - Union Health Benefits Trust Fund and as an arbitrator with the Court Annexed Arbitration Program. Elefante was also recently confirm more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 14 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Hawaiian Electric has proposed a project to speed adoption of electric buses in public, private and school bus fleets on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii islands. The company is asking the Public Utilities Commission to approve an eBus Make-Ready Infrastructure Pilot Project. "Make ready" means Hawaiian Electric would be allowed to install, own and maintain electric equipment and wiring to support eBus charging beyond the f more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A team of astronomers at the University of Hawaii was awarded a $1 million grant to upgrade the UH 2.2-meter telescope on Maunakea, giving the mountain's first large telescope a leg up on its larger, newer neighbors, with more nimble, streamlined operations. UH Manoa Institute for Astronomy (IfA) Assistant Astronomer Ben Shappee is the principal investigator on the National Science Foundation grant and wil more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on July 16: University of Hawaii at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin announced the selection of Kristen Roney as the University's new permanent vice chancellor for academic affairs following the July 16 virtual meeting of the UH Board of Regents. Roney's appointment is effective August 17, 2020. Roney is currently Associate Vice President for Academic Programs and Founding Dean, University College & Graduate more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 15 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A collaboration that was fostered at the University of Hawaii at Manoa more than a year ago resulted in groundbreaking guidance on artificial intelligence (AI) surrounding areas of indigenous concern. The Indigenous Protocol and Artificial Intelligence (IP AI) working group, comprised of more than 30 participants from diverse communities in Aotearoa, Australia, North America and the Pacific, released a pos more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The Henry Luce Foundation recently awarded $1 million to the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Miriam Stark, director of CSEAS, will direct "LuceSEA Transitions: Environment, Society and Change" in partnership with the East-West Center (EWC) to explore socioeconomic and environmental shifts that are transforming Southeast Asian societies in a time of accelerate more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 15 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Two Kapiolani Community College New Media Arts (NMA) students have won national advertising awards. In July, Raleigh Harris and Liana Michelle Young both won silver awards or "Addys" from the American Advertising Awards. Earlier this year, Harris and Young won Hawaii State Advertising Awards, or Pele Awards in a regional competition. Harris won the "Best of Show - College" for his short film Up in Smoke, a more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 15 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 14: Governor Phil Scott announced that Vermont has joined 15 states and the District of Columbia in signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate electrification of the medium- and heavy- duty bus and truck market. The agreement calls for 100% of all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicle sales to be zero emission vehicles by 2050. States signing the MOU are California, Connecticut, Co more PR