PASADENA, California, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: In April 2017, a group of observatories scattered across the face of the earth, from Spain to Hawaii, turned their attention to one object: a black hole called M87 that lies around 55 million light-years away. The radio instruments that make up this global network of observatories, known as the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), gathered data about M87 throughout an entire night of observation more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 23 Attorneys General urging the Supreme Court to reject Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request that the Court overturn election results in four states critical to President-elect Joe Biden's victory. In an amicus brief led by District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine, filed in Texas v. Pennsylvania, the  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting comments opposing the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' (HHS) misguided proposal to automatically "sunset" any HHS regulation that the agency does not review within a short time frame. The rule is an unprecedented and dangerous attempt by the Trump Administration to impede the incoming Bid more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Dec. 10: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner and  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has designed a data dashboard to visually track, analyze and display key Board-approved, COVID-related performance indicators. The dashboard includes data on more than a dozen metrics, including areas ranging from quarterly student grades and attendance to learning modes and student access to devices at three levels -- statewide, by complex area and more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Under a new partnership between the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and Hawaii workforce development nonprofit ClimbHI, students at public high schools across the state are connecting with career opportunities through a state-of-the-art online portal. ClimbHI Bridge directly links students and teachers with career, internship and mentorship opportunities at Hawaii businesses and nonpr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 10 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Dec. 9: Gov. David Ige announced today that state employees will be furloughed two days a month starting January 1 of next year, to balance the state budget. The state is projecting a $1.4 billion budget shortfall in the general fund for each of the next four years. "If the furlough is effective for one year, the state will save about $300 million. This is the last major element of the balanced budget t more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release on Dec. 16: The state's largest integrated health care system today announced a new leadership team to continue the Kaiser Permanente mission of providing high-quality care and services to members, patients, and the Hawaii community. Greg Christian, president, Hawaii Market, Kaiser Permanente Health Plan and Hospitals, and John Yang, MD, president and medical director, Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, are taking o more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 10 -- Orlando International Airport issued the following news release: Just in time for Spring Break, Hawaiian Airlines will be offering an all-new nonstop service from Orlando International Airport (MCO) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL). The service makes Orlando the only airport in Florida to offer direct access to the Aloha State, and provides convenient one-stop connectivity to Asia. Beginning March 11, Hawaiian will offer two weekly flights between Honolulu and Orlando. " more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 8 -- Regis College issued the following news release: As the spread of the pandemic led to restrictions on international travel, Regis College nursing student Samantha Pereira '23, saw her plans to study aboard in Florence, Italy, quickly fade away. Not wanting to miss out on the chance to learn and culturally immerse herself in a place beyond Weston, Pereira took it upon herself to find an alternative. And that opportunity came this semester in the form of a travel more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Critical University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) research to help Hawaii on its path to economic recovery has received a $1.2-million boost in private support. UH President David Lassner said, "We are deeply grateful to our community partners for their robust support of UHERO and the critical economic research that takes place every day. UH expertise is absolutely essential to o more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Some corals managed to survive a globally unprecedented heatwave, in a first-ever study that provides new hope for the long-term survival of coral reefs in the face of climate change. "The devastating effects of climate change on coral reefs are well known," said Julia Baum, affiliate faculty at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and senior author of t more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: Duke Energy's REC Solar and W. M. Keck Observatory have completed the world's largest commercial solar system installed at the record-breaking altitude of 13,600 feet. The rooftop solar project - located near the summit of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii - will reduce Keck Observatory's carbon footprint and lower its cost of energy. The solar photovoltaic (PV) system is located on the more PR