HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige today formally notified the Hawaii State Legislature and Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald that he will not be issuing any further eviction moratoria once the current moratorium expires on Aug. 6. The eviction moratorium has been in place since April 17, 2020. "At that time, the COVID-19 pandemic caused travel around the world to come to a halt. Hundreds of thousands of Hawai'i residents wh more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 16 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: More than 92% of University of Hawaii students and 95% of UH employees of the 10-campus system have been vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus or plan to be, according to surveys administered in late June. The surveys administered by the UH Vaccination Team found that about 7% of students, and 4% of employees still have no plans to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, with some expressing concern over the lack  more PR

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 17 -- Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has earned 21 first, second and third place awards in the Best of the West journalism competition. The contest rewards journalistic excellence and promotes freedom of information. It is administered by First Amendment Funding Inc., an Arizona nonprofit corporation, and draws about 1,000 entries each year from journalists in the 14 states from the Rockies west to Alaska and Hawaii. The  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, July 16 (TNSOps) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release on July 15, 2021: RIT undergraduates Jewel Amrich and Courtney Casteen in the College of Health Sciences and Technology are on the frontline of a national clinical trial focused on preventing the risk of heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, and stroke through lifestyle management. Amrich, a third-year physician assistant major from Mililani, Hawaii, works as a student research assistant on t more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 12 (TNSMon) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: With generous support from King's Hawaiian and foundations in Hawaii, the UH Foundation has raised $1.1 million this fiscal year to support the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head (CIP). A significant gift from King's Hawaiian will provide funding for an executive director to lead the CIP's programs in advanced culinary arts education. Recruitment for this position is anticipated to  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 13 (TNSPer) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii Vanguard Center of High Performance Computing (VCHPC) on Maui has named Tiare K. Martin as its new executive director, effective July 1, 2021. The center is part of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at UH and supports the U.S. Air Force's Maui High Performance Computing Center, one of five Department of Defense Supercomputing Resource Centers nationwide. Martin was bor more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Jupiter's icy moon Europa is of particular scientific interest because its salty ocean, which lies beneath a thick layer of ice, may currently have conditions suitable for existing life, and the ocean water may even make its way into the icy crust and onto the moon's surface. New research and modeling, led by University of Hawaii at Manoa planetary sciences researcher Emily Costello, estimate how f more PR