NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: Submarine groundwater discharge -- the flow of fresh water from land through the coastal seafloor into the ocean -- is changing the metabolism of coral reef ecosystems, according to California State University, Northridge marine biologist Nyssa Silbiger, which can affect coastal economies around the world. The findings by Silbiger and her fellow researchers, Megan Dona more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Jan. 27: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in defending California's regulations on the sale of long guns and semi-automatic centerfire rifles by federally-licensed firearm dealers to persons under the age of 21. In an amicus brief filed in U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, the coa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following State of the State Address: * * * Thank you, Speaker Saiki, President Kouchi, members of the Legislature, and everyone who is joining us virtually today. Good morning and aloha. Twelve months ago, we met in the House Chambers planning for what we thought would be a very bright and promising year. * State revenues were at a high of $8 billion, * Our unemployment rate was the lowest in the nation, and * We had our b more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii Cancer Center and the Hawaii Cancer Consortium are teaming up with the National Comprehensive Cancer Network(R) (NCCN(R)), the American Cancer Society (ACS) and other leading cancer organizations across the country to endorse the resumption of cancer screening and treatment during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition of 76 organizations has released an open letter reminding more PR

OAKLAND, California, Jan. 26 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release on Jan. 25: The state's largest integrated health care provider held its first large-scale COVID-19 vaccination event today at Kaiser Permanente Mapunapuna Medical Office, administering the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 1,600 'kupuna,' or elder, members age 75 years and older. Today's event is part of phase 1b of Kaiser Permanente's vaccination rollout in Hawaii, which prioritizes kupuna members and will soon more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26 (TNSGra) -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: Hawaii's largest integrated, nonprofit health care system has awarded a $100,000 grant to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. This funding is part of $8.15 million in grant funding that will support 40 nonprofit and community-based organizations nationwide whose programs address systemic racism and its negative impact on health outcomes for individuals and communities of color. The award follo more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following statement on Jan. 29, 2021: * * * January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and therefore presents an important opportunity to highlight both the tragedy and the trajectory of our state's response. The Department of the Attorney General has intensified its efforts to prevent human trafficking in our state and is currently: * Working with the Hawaii State Legislature on bills more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The next virtually net-zero University of Hawaii campus is up and running. Through a combination of solar photovoltaic energy, distributed energy storage and energy efficiency measures, UH Maui College has reduced the campus' use of fossil fuel for energy by an estimated 100%. More than 3,300 photovoltaic (PV) modules were installed, generating 1.58 MW of power, enough to power more than 200 homes annually more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2021: Large parts of the Sahara Desert were green thousands of years ago, evidenced by prehistoric engravings in the desert of giraffes, crocodiles and a stone-age cave painting of humans swimming. Recently, more detailed insights were gained from a combination of sediment cores extracted from the Mediterranean Sea and results from climate computer modeling, which an international resear more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has diminished people's ability to make in-person, human connections, and such relationships are especially important in health care. However, healthcare organizations can improve connections with their patients, according to a review article from University of Hawaii at Manoa public health researchers published in Quality Management in Health Care. Researchers including AJ  more PR