HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to the University of Hawaii Maui College for a project called, "'AINA IS: Advancing Informal Native 'Aina-based Inspirations in STEM." The new project expands the work of Project STEMulate in partnership with community-based organizations. Project STEMulate is a STEM (science, engineering, mathematics and technology) problem-base more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: California community college leaders are hailing the adoption of a social justice policy by the commission that accredits two-year colleges in California, Hawaii and Pacific territories, calling it a historic step in helping to strengthen student equity and success. The policy adopted earlier this month states that the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colle more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 3 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 attorneys general from across the country, led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, in an amicus brief to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of North Dakota laws that regulate abusive behavior of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). These laws have been challenged by the PBM industry's national lobby more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 3 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on July 2, 2021: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the constitutionality of New York's anti-discrimination law. The brief was filed with the United States District Court for the Western District of New York in the case of Emilee Carpenter, LLC v. James. The case was brought by a photography business refusi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 30 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 29 attorneys general from around the nation and Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) Executive Director Stephen Levins to support the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its efforts to combat fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct. In a letter to congressional leaders, the coalition expresses its strong support for the Consum more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) this week submitted the state's plan for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III) to the U.S. Department of Education. The Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) approved HIDOE's state plan/application for ESSER III funds on June 17. HIDOE will present a detailed expenditure plan for the funds to the more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 3 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 1, 2021: Gov. David Ige today signed a third 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 da more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 3 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 2, 2021: Gov. David Ige today signed seven bills that will help the state achieve the long-term vision articulated in the newly updated Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan. "I applaud the Legislature's focus on sustainability issues this session. We are united in our commitment to statewide sustainability and climate adaptation. We take these actions today without compromising the ability of future gene more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 29 (TNSJou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a Rutgers University-led study. The study, which appears in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, included researchers from the University of Arizona, University of Hawaii at Hilo, CIRAD, Santa Clara University, Purdue University West Lafayette and University  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court uphold Hawaiians' Second Amendment rights to bear arms outside their homes. In a 2020 decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the State of Hawaii's refusal to allow its citizens the right to carry firearms outside of their homes. But the Second Amendment protects both the rights to keep and to more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 30 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: An assistant professor of geography at the University of Hawaii at Hilo is the co-author of a perspective in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that concerns coffee leaf rust (CLR), the most significant coffee plant disease in the world. Dr. Chris Knudson's research, titled "Epidemics and the future of coffee production," also addresses how Covid-19 can lead to a worsening global CLR epide more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 30 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo Master of Arts Program in Counseling Psychology (Specialization: Clinical Mental Health Counseling) recently received full re-accreditation by the Masters in Psychology and Counseling Accreditation Council (MPCAC) for the period of June 2021 through June 2029. The MPCAC accredits academic programs in psychology and counseling, which promote training in the scientifi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 29 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Manoa faculty have been awarded $60,000 for a project that will help implement a program using physical activity to aid in care for pediatric cancer patients. The grant was awarded by the Medical Research Program Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation and is a collaboration between the College of Education, the UH Cancer Center and the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women an more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: University of Hawaii at Manoa faculty have been awarded $60,000 for a project that will help implement a program using physical activity to aid in care for pediatric cancer patients. The grant was awarded by the Medical Research Program Fund of the Hawaii Community Foundation and is a collaboration between the College of Education (COE), the UH Cancer Center and the Kapi'olani Medical Center f more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 28 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Melioidosis (meh-lee-oi-do-sis) is one of the most misdiagnosed and deadliest diseases in the world, with a wide range of symptoms that can be mistaken for staph infections or diseases such as tuberculosis. University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Life Sciences researchers, led by Professor Tung Hoang, were awarded a $3-million contract from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency in the U.S. Department more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Wild pigs (Sus scrofa), one of the most widely distributed mammals on the planet, have gained notoriety in recent decades due to their devastating impacts to agricultural crops and threats to species of conservation concern. Recent findings of a team of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), and Royal Melbourne Institute of  more PR