HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: An invention that enhances the longevity and performance of fuel cells has been awarded a U.S. patent. Researchers from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa developed a "smart" system called an Environmental Sensor Array that senses and reacts to changing air quality in real time. Renewable energy has grown to almost one-fifth of the electricity produced  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced that there will be a third round of Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (P-EBT) benefits allocated to children who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, or attend a Community Eligibility Provision school during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Round 1 of P-EBT, DHS provided  more PR

KAPOLEI, Hawaii, April 6 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: Kaiser Permanente welcomed its first patients to its new West Oahu Medical Office at Kapolei. The 40,000-square-foot facility brings new and enhanced services to members in the growing West Oahu community. Located at 401 Kamokila Blvd., on the corner of Kamokila Boulevard and Kapolei Parkway, the facility offers primary care, mental health services, laboratory, pharmacy, and prevention and wellness programs. New  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: Marie-Aline Zappia-Kuzmack, RN, MSN, is the new chief administrative officer at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii. Zappia-Kuzmack will partner with John Yang, MD, in overseeing medical group operations for more than 256,000 Kaiser Permanente members receiving care at the Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center in Honolulu and 21 medical offices and clinic locations on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. Zappia-Kuzmack start more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 2 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy led a coalition of Governors representing states targeted by the Trump Administration's cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, in sending a letter to President Biden calling for the elimination of the cap. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Kate Brown, and Haw more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 (TNSOps) -- The National Association of Charter School Authorizers issued the following news: Maine and Hawaii are two of 17 states with an independent chartering board (ICBs). ICBs are a type of charter school authorizer often called a state charter commission. Where they exist, ICBs are a vital part of a quality charter school authorizing system. As state-created, independent entities created to exclusively focus on charter school authorizing, ICBs are better able to devel more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 6 (TNSPar) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Manoa students are learning about career opportunities in national security thanks to a new collaboration between UH Manoa and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM). In the spring 2021 semester, 15 students were selected to participate in the first "INDOPACOM-UHM Mentoring Program for Intelligence," through a UH Manoa internship course. The idea went from concept to exe more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on April 9, 2021: A University of Hawaii at Manoa geography professor is among a select group to receive the 2021 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to continue his research in the areas of geopolitics and borders. Reece Jones is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environment in UH Manoa's College of Social Sciences (CSS). Jones is among a diverse gr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The 2018 Kilauea eruption in Hawaii provided scientists with an unprecedented opportunity to identify new factors that could help forecast the hazard potential of future eruptions. A team of researchers, including University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Professor Bruce Houghton, identified an indicator of magma viscosity that can be measured before an eruptio more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Researchers have created 3D molecular maps of bacteria, viruses and biochemicals across coral colonies along with their interacting organisms such as algae and other competing corals. Creating these maps allowed the team from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of British Columbia (UBC), San Diego State University (SDSU) and elsewhere to discover specific microbial and viral functions th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 7 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Financial support worth 50% of tuition is now available to Windward O'ahu high school students enrolling at Windward Community College. The Windward CC Ho'olei scholarship was created with a grant from Harold K.L. Castle Foundation. The Ho'olei Scholarship will provide the equivalent of a half-tuition scholarship for the entire first year at Windward CC to 2021 graduates of public and charter scho more PR