HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 23 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors yesterday joined a coalition of 18 Attorneys General urging the Supreme Court to uphold a robust test for applying Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (VRA)--which prohibits policies and practices that deny or abridge citizens' right to vote based on their race. The amicus brief was filed in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee and Arizona Republican Par more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 22 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Education broke ground on Waipahu High School's new Integrated Academy Facility on Jan. 14. Waipahu High School holds the highest level of national recognition for its five career academies, meaning the school is a wall-to-wall national model academy high school. The groundbreaking ceremony began with Gov. David Ige, Sen. Michelle Kidani, and Reverend Kenneth Makuak more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed long-time educator Laura Clint Acasio to the Hawaii State Senate, District 1 - which encompasses the greater Hilo area on Hawaii Island. Acasio fills the seat previously held by U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele, who was elected to U.S. Congress in November. Acasio has been an educator with the Department of Education since 1998, having served as a teacher and long-term substitute in grade more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement: * * * "On the day of President Biden's inauguration, we welcome his executive order bringing the United States back into the world community by rejoining the Paris Agreement. "The climate crisis is a global challenge and a global opportunity, one for which the United States is ready to resume its mantle thanks to the persistent leadership of Hawaii and our fellow states. "Hawaii is a national leader in c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: A study being conducted by University of Hawaii Cancer Center researcher, Kevin Cassel, DrPH, examines whether providing an educational curriculum will increase the ability of caregivers to be active participants of the therapeutic team for cancer patients. The study, sponsored by the Alliance for Cancer Clinical Trials through a pilot grant award, seeks to improve the quality of life for pat more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Predictions of future climate change require a clear and nuanced understanding of Earth's past climate. University of Hawai'i at Manoa oceanographers solved a controversy that has been debated in scientific literature for decades by fully reconciling climate and carbon cycle trends of the past 50 million years. Their research was published in Science Advances. Throughout Earth's history, global cl more PR