HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Under a settlement reached by a coalition of 11 states joined by Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has agreed to require the chemical industry to provide the agency with information about the use and importation of asbestos needed to protect the public from the serious health risks posed by exposure to highly toxic asbestos. Yesterday's  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 6 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Unemployed or underemployed Hawaii residents have an opportunity to get up to $2,000 in tuition assistance for short-term training at University of Hawaii Community Colleges that can lead to valuable industry credentials in healthcare, technology and skilled trades. WHAT: The training offered ranges from certified nurse assistant (CNA), pharmacy technician and medical reimbursement specialist in th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 8 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 7, 2021: Gov. David Ige set additional vaccination benchmarks for gatherings and restaurants. They are as follows: When the state achieves a 60% vaccination rate: * Social gatherings: 25 allowed indoors and 75 allowed outdoors * Restaurants: Up to 75% capacity (with maximum groups size of 25 indoors and 75 outdoors) **NOTE: Statewide vaccination goals will not affect the counties' COVID-19 polici more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 11 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The Judicial Selection Commission has submitted a list of six nominees for a vacancy on the Intermediate Court of Appeals. The judicial office has been vacant since the retirement of Associate Judge Derrick H. M. Chan in Oct. 2020. The nominees are: Lance D. Collins has been an attorney in private practice since 2005. Previously, he was an instructor for the Legal Clerk Certificate Program, Office of Con more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Eight abstracts for projects being conducted by researchers at University of Hawaii Cancer Center have been selected by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) to be shared at its annual conference. This year's conference will be held virtually on June 4-8. ASCO is a diverse network of oncology professionals, whose mission is to conquer cancer through research, education, and promot more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Jonathan K. Cho, MD, has joined the University of Hawaii Cancer Center as its Clinical Trials Office's (CTO) new medical director, responsible for overseeing the UH Cancer Center's clinical trials administered through the CTO. Cho has been a faculty member of the UH Cancer Center since 1991, and has served the people of Hawaii as a local oncologist for over 29 years. Cho is no stranger to cli more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 8 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Every night, the University of Hawaii Pan-STARRS telescopes on Hakeakala scan the sky for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs), asteroids or comets that may come close to or even hit Earth in the future. The search is funded by NASA's Near-Earth Object Observations Program. For a few days each month, the bright full Moon hinders the search by making the sky brighter, which makes it more difficult to see thes more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 (TNSPro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Beginning in fall 2021, Windward Community College will offer the first Business Core program, a series of eight-week online classes leading to an associate's degree. For business majors interested in a four-year degree, the two-year accelerated learning experience provides the opportunity for direct transfer to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business. "Windward CC is thrille more PR