HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to Texas' new unconstitutional six week ban on abortions. The brief specifically supports DOJ's motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction of the law, which went into effect earlier this month.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release on Sept. 17, 2021: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general urging Congress to respond to the climate crisis and advance environmental justice by funding critical programs in budget reconciliation legislation. In a letter to Democratic Congressional leaders, the coalition, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, calls on Congress to pa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) approved the restoration of Central Middle School to its former name honoring Princess Ruth Keanolani Kanahoahoa Keelikolani. The change is effective immediately. The late Princess Keelikolani, a high-ranking alii and a descendant of royal bloodlines on both sides of her family, played a major role in expanding access to education in Hawaii. The historic more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 15 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2021: Gov. David Ige today received five lists of judicial nominees from the state Judicial Selection Commission. From these lists, Gov. Ige will make his selections to fill judicial vacancies on the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (O'ahu), Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (Maui), and Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Hawaii - Kona). CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT (O'ahu): There  more PR

WESTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- Regis College issued the following news: "If we had a COVID surge, where would we get our nurses from?" This was the most pressing question on the mind of Laura Reichhardt, MS, AGPCNP, RN, Director of the Hawaii State Center for Nursing. Recognizing the unique geographic, economic and demographic challenges in her adopted state, the Arizona native developed the Governor's Emergency Proclamation, waiving licensure requirements for new AD, BS and NP-DNP more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: A new study on breast pain in Hawaii's breast cancer patients was recently published in the Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice. The study, which used a survey assessment, found that breast pain is a significant problem in Hawaii's breast cancer community and presents differently in the state's various racial/ethnic groups. The study was led by University of Hawaii's Canc more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 15 (TNSMon) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) within the University of Hawaii at Manoa is embarking upon a new five-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) through NOAA that helps hundreds of thousands of people each year. PacIOOS is receiving $3.08 million in competitive funding for the first year of this five-year award to collect, manage and serv more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 16 (TNSMon) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: To increase diversity in cutting-edge materials research, education and professions, collaborating University of Hawaii at Manoa and University of Washington (UW) researchers were awarded $800,000 from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This seed award from the NSF's Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) will support materials research partnerships between minority- more PR