HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 6 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools will offer a comprehensive menu of summer programming aimed at addressing the learning needs of students as they transition back to full in-person learning and prepare for the 2021-22 school year. "Schools have worked hard to design programs of high interest for vulnerable students who have been less engaged during the pandemic as well as enrich more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige approved Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami's updated Business & Recreation Guidelines tier chart, and the county's move to Tier 3 on Thursday. The more cautious tier was activated after the island's average case count remained elevated for the past two weeks. This is the first time Kauai has moved tiers since the guidelines were approved in October 2020. Ahead of the tier change, the county propose more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 6, 2021: Gov. David Ige today signed a second proclamation extending the emergency disaster relief period for the Counties of Maui and Kauai, and the City and County of Honolulu, following heavy rains that caused flooding, landslides and fear of dam failure in March. The storm saturated ground conditions and increased water levels in reservoirs, increasing the risk of erosion, seepage, and fear of dam more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 7, 2021: Gov. David Ige today signed the 20th proclamation on COVID-19, to allow inter-county travelers vaccinated in the State of Hawai'i to bypass the pre-travel testing and/or quarantine requirement starting May 11. The state's Safe Travels platform went online today, allowing travelers to upload their travel information and vaccination data. The 20th proclamation addresses only the inter-county tr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 6 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 5, 2021: Gov. David Ige today announced a new federal program that aims to assist thousands of qualifying households across the state to pay for their internet service. Under the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program established by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), eligible households can receive up to $50 a month to pay for broadband service. Qualifying lessees on Hawaiian Home Lands may appl more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5 (TNSEve) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo invites the public to its virtual 2021 Spring Commencement, to be held Saturday, May 15, beginning at 9 a.m. The pre-recorded ceremony can be viewed on the UH Hilo Commencement webpage at: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/commencement/. There will also be a drive-through opportunity for graduates only, which will be livestreamed beginning at 10 a.m. The livestream will also be more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5 (TNSPro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: COVID-19 is changing the healthcare profession, including the roles of emergency service providers. There are differing levels of emergency medical technicians in Hawaii, and the only campus in the University of Hawaii Community College system to offer the higher-level Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT) program is Kapi'olani Community College. While an emergency medical technician (EMT) is able more PR