HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The natural beauty of the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus has been honored, again. UH Manoa's accreditation as an international arboretum was renewed on March 22, 2021 for five more years. A week later, the campus received its 12th straight Tree Campus USA recognition from the Arbor Day Foundation. The 320-acre Manoa campus is home to more than 4,000 trees and 500 species from all over the wo more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Veteran Hawaii Island astronomer Doug Simons has been selected as the next director of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA), effective September 1, 2021, subject to the formal posting on the agenda of the UH Board of Regents' April 15 meeting. IfA is an internationally recognized research institute and one of the largest university astronomy programs in the world with observatori more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general led by Attorneys General Karl A. Racine (D-DC) and Derek Schmidt (R-KS) urging Congress to pass the bipartisan Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act, which would provide state and local governments and law enforcement agencies with the tools and resources to understand, identify, and report h more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit, supporting a group of Tennessee abortion providers. The providers are challenging a law requiring women seeking abortions to attend two in-person appointments with physicians no fewer than  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 16 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Kanoelani Elementary special education teacher Jenna Oskey was honored today as the state winner of the prestigious Teacher of Promise Award from the Milken Educators of Hawaii, an organization made up of 70 educators and administrators who have been recognized by the Milken Family Foundation. The Teacher of Promise award annually recognizes Hawaii's outstanding and up-and-coming classroom teache more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Waipahu High School Principal Keith Hayashi has been recognized for his leadership and strong support of student success with an award historically only given to college presidents. Every year the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society celebrates college presidents who have demonstrated strong support of student advancement on their campus with the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction award. Haya more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige's 19th emergency proclamation for COVID-19 extends the eviction moratorium, prohibiting evictions of tenants for failure to pay all or a portion of the rent, maintenance fees, utility charges, taxes or other required fees for the rental unit. The proclamation also allows for the extension of expirations for driver's licenses, state IDs, and instructional permits that expired/expired during  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 17 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: The Illinois National Guard bid farewell to its Inspector General in a small ceremony April 9 at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois. Col. Thomas Ransom, of Highland Park, Illinois, served as the Illinois National Guard's Inspector General (ILNG IG) from July 2017 to May 2021. Ransom, an active duty U.S. Army officer, was recently selected as the Deputy Chief of Exercises (G-37) at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on April 13, 2021: Rural, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander youth and communities have greater needs with respect to suicide prevention and mental health support. Now, with a new $3.5-million grant, University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers in public health and psychiatry will aim to reach at least 60,000 of these young people in Hawaii with suicide prevention efforts. Researchers Jeanelle Sugi more PR