HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Nov. 13: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today called on U.S. Attorney General William Barr to reverse his abrupt change to a long-standing U.S. Department of Justice policy that has played an important role in preventing political interference--and the appearance of political interference--in state-run elections. In a letter today to Attorney General Barr, Attorney General Connor more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 11 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Nov. 9: The Department's final report reviewing the instructional content of the Acellus program is available. The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has released a final report on its instructional review of the Acellus online program. The report is a comprehensive version of a summary report that was previously released on Oct. 15, and includes the same findings and recommendation more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Coral reefs are among the most highly biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, yet it is not clear what drives speciation and diversification in the ocean, where there are few physical barriers that could separate populations. Diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by coevolution between the coral host, the algal symbiont (algae living in close and prolonged interaction) and the microbial community.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A long-standing mystery involving floods or "jokulhlaups" that emerge suddenly and unpredictably from glaciers or ice caps was serendipitously solved by a team led by University of Hawaii at Manoa astrobiologist and Earth scientist Eric Gaidos. The findings were published in Geophysical Research Letters. This mystery occurs in Iceland where volcanic heat melts glacial ice and the water accumulates more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: For the first time, astronomers have used observations from a radio telescope and a pair of observatories on Maunakea to discover and characterize a cold brown dwarf, also known as a "super planet" or "failed star." The discovery, designated BDR J1750+3809, is the first substellar object detected through radio observations--until now, brown dwarfs have largely been found from infrared sky surveys.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Restrictions on flavored tobacco products are a great way to promote public health, and these restrictions work best if public health experts form partnerships with tobacco retailers, run intensive media campaigns, and advocate for comprehensive bans on the products. That's according to a study published in Tobacco Control from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Office of Public Health Studies resea more PR