HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 22 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold its precedent protecting a woman's right to decide before viability whether to carry a pregnancy to term. In an amicus brief filed with the Court, the coalition argues that Mississippi's pre-viability abortion ban is unconstitutional. In 1973, the Supreme Court r more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 22 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2021: Maemae Elementary, Manoa Elementary and Wheeler Middle schools have been named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the US Department of Education. The program honors public and private elementary, middle and high schools based on academic performance and progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. The three Hawaii schools were among 325 school winners nationwi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 24 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The public is invited to participate in the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (WRSLL) adoption survey. Feedback from the survey will inform standards implementation. The HIDOE is advancing to align the World Languages standards to the WRSLL and will be seeking the Hawai'i State Board of Education's approval in the school year 2021-22.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 23 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2021: Gov. David Ige today announced the release of $601,940,684 for Capital Improvement Projects (CIPs), including critical public infrastructure projects across the state. The funds were released in April, May, June, July, and August of 2021. "We are building on the efforts of previous years to enhance and rejuvenate a wide range of public infrastructure that is necessary for the well-bein more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the Hawaii Attorney General was fully authorized to issue a subpoena to obtain the bank records of the non-profit organization KAHEA: The Hawaiian-Environmental Alliance, to determine whether KAHEA's solicitation and use of funds to support direct actions to prevent construction on Mauna Kea violated laws and regulations gover more PR

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 21 (TNSMon) -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news release: Improved, practical crop breeding tools are essential to meet the increasing global demands for sustainable food production, made more urgent by the unpredictable stresses driven by a changing climate. To help meet this need, the National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) has awarded a $3.99 million award to resea more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living deep within the three-dimensional reef matrix. Although largely unseen, this diversity is essential to the survival and function of coral reef ecosystems, and many have worried that climate change will lead to dramatic loss of this  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: How the position and intensity of the North Atlantic jet stream has changed during the past 1,250 years is the focus of new research co-authored by a University of Hawaii at Manoa scientist. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that the position of the jet stream could migrate outside of the range of natural variability by as early as the year 206 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 21 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education (COE) Grow Our Own Teachers Initiative has been renewed and will be recruiting its fifth cohort for the spring 2022 semester. As with previous cohorts, scholarship stipends will be available for students admitted into the Master of Education in Teaching Secondary program for fall 2021 or who have applied to the Post Baccalaureate Certificate i more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 21 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: While the state of Hawaii mulls over the future of tourism in the islands, a new study finds cultural experiences, sustainable opportunities and locally sourced foods are important to visitors from the U.S. mainland, and those travelers are willing to pay more for those features. This could lead to the state reexamining its current tourism offerings and establishing a new approach to the U.S. dome more PR