HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii will expand its innovation, entrepreneurship and workforce development ecosystem with the support of a $2.7-million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). This will be matched with $813,068 of local funding. "In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic and world events beyond our control, never has it been more important f more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined 23 state attorneys general to urge U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to reinstate and expand a 2014 guidance package designed to help public elementary and secondary schools meet their obligations under federal law to administer student discipline equitably. The letter sent by the coalition poin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 29 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 47 Attorneys General urging congressional leaders to support the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act. This legislation, comprised of the Stop Senior Scam Act and Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021, will assist stakeholders in training employees to recognize the warning signs of elder fraud and to prevent irreversible damage to elderly  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 26 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has issued an amendment to the 19th emergency proclamation lifting the mask mandate for all individuals outdoors, effective immediately. Mask wearing is still highly recommended outdoors, when in large groups. The indoor mask mandate remains unchanged. "The virus is still circulating in our community, and unvaccinated people are particularly at risk," said Gov. Ige. "Until more people are v more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Every year, 10,000 people in Hawaii will be diagnosed with a skin cancer. As the most common type of cancer in the U.S., skin cancer affects at least one out of every five adults within their lifespan. With summer quickly approaching, many of us will begin to spend more time in the sun. Skin cancer experts at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center and members of the Hawaii Skin Cancer Coalition (HSC more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the U.S. At least one out of every five adults may develop skin cancer within their lifespan. Every year, 10,000 individuals in Hawaii will be diagnosed with a skin cancer. The University of Hawaii Cancer Center and members of the Hawaii Skin Cancer Coalition (HSCC) educate the public on skin cancer and skin cancer prevention in hopes of lowerin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 (TNSRep) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii 10-campus system had a $3.6 billion impact on the state economy while supporting more than 22,500 jobs in fiscal year 2020, according to a May 2021 University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) report "The Economic Impact of the University of Hawaii System 2021 Update." According to the report, the state general fund appropriations of $507.6 million resulted i more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 (TNSRep) -- The University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy issued the following news release: Current and former astronomers from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) have wrapped up a massive collaborative study that set out to determine if most solar systems in the universe are similar to our own. The 30-year Hawaii-based planetary census sought to find where giant planets tend to reside relative to their host stars. In our solar system, the gia more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A two-year sustainability project for Maui has been initiated by the University of Hawaii Maui College and its partners. Thirty community leaders gathered at UH Maui College in May for the soft launch of Hulihia, which means "complete change." The pilot project aims for Maui County to have clean energy and transportation, food security, clean and sufficient water for the future, protected ecosystems more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 29 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Four dedicated women at the Women's Community Correctional Center (WCCC) were awarded Psycho-Social Development Academic Subject Certificates on May 25, after each completed 27 credit hours of college studies through the Pu'uhonua program at Windward Community College. The rigorous, demanding classes included psychology, sociology, community health worker and introduction to college. The certificat more PR