HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 19 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A proactive targeted approach of aggressive COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to create a more sustainable solution over a long-term period is recommended by new University of Hawaii at Manoa research. A team of experts led by Department of Mathematics Professor Monique Chyba created the mathematical model. This project is funded by a one year, $199,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. Chyba  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Aug. 20: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined 23 attorneys general in filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the City of Philadelphia's nondiscrimination law and the right of same-sex couples to be foster parents. The brief argues that Philadelphia is entitled to require its own publicly contracted foster care agencies to follow the City's nondiscrimination law more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Aug. 19: Gov. David Ige today issued a second supplementary emergency proclamation for Kauai, after heavy rains caused flooding and extensive damage on Mar. 27 and 28, 2020. The declaration provides relief for disaster damage, losses and suffering, and serves to protect the health, safety and welfare of Kauai residents. It also implements emergency management functions as allowed by law and authorizes  more PR

KAHULUI, Hawaii, Aug. 19 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Electric vehicle drivers can now power up at a newly installed Hawaiian Electric fast charging station at the Pukalani Terrace Center in Upcountry Maui. This publicly-accessible DC fast charger owned and operated by Hawaiian Electric offers a new lower rate during daytime hours to encourage charging when solar energy is typically abundant. The new EV-Maui rate is $0.28 per kilowatt-hour between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.;  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Aug. 20: University of Hawaii at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie D. Irwin today announced the appointments of James Mike as the permanent dean of the College of Natural and Health Sciences and Christopher Holland as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students following public posting of the August 20 UH Board of Regents meeting agenda. Mike's appointment is effective December 14, 2020 wh more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 20 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Aug. 19: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the University of Hawaii a five-year, $4.5 million grant to support international research and education network connections in and across the Pacific. This project will build on the success of prior work and NSF investments into UH's past four International Research Network Connections awards that have supported submarine fiber connections for i more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 20 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Aug. 19: The Hawaiian tiger cowrie (Leho-kiko in Hawaiian) is a voracious predator of alien sponges such as the orange keyhole sponge, which can overgrow native corals and has become a concern as it spreads across reefs in Kaneohe Bay, Oahu. This was discovered by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) in a study published in Marine Ecology Progress  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 21 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A global tendency for future sea levels to become more variable this century as oceans warm, due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions was identified by a team of researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). Sea-level variability alters tidal cycles and enhances the risks of coastal flooding and erosion beyond changes associated with sea-level r more PR