HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 2 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Financial literacy, or financial capability as it is currently defined at the federal level, is the capacity, based on knowledge, skills and access, to manage financial resources effectively. To develop this capacity, individuals must have appropriate access to and understanding of financial products, services, and concepts. Financial literacy empowers individuals to make informed choices, avoid pi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 2 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige issued a fifth proclamation related to heavy rains that caused major flooding, landslides and fear of dam failure in March 2021. The proclamation extends the disaster emergency relief period and supports the state's efforts to provide quick and efficient relief of suffering, damage, and losses caused by the storm. This proclamation also gives the governor the authority to spend state funds more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 3 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Nov. 2, 2021: Gov. David Ige signed an Executive Order No. 21-08 today to address Statewide Limits for Social Gatherings, Restaurants, Bars, Social Establishments, and Gyms. The Executive Order specifies that indoor activity at restaurants, bars and social establishments must continue to require that patrons remain seated with their party, maintain six feet of distance between groups, do not mingle, and  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 4 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige says he is pleased the National Governors Association (NGA) has selected Hawaiifor the second phase of its Workforce Innovation Network (NGA WIN), in which states will deploy cross-agency teams to identify and implement strategies that advance digital skill development and more equitable economic participation. Hawaiiwill receive up to $100,000 to create a plan and policies for building adva more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The population of the endemic wekiu bug, which can only be found on pu'u (cinder cones) on the summit of Maunakea, remains healthy according to the insect captures recorded during the University of Hawaii at Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship's (CMS) annual arthropod monitoring surveys this year. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the wekiu from the candidate endangered species list in 201 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A direct ancestor to modern humans has been identified, providing clarity to an important chapter in human evolution. The announcement by an international team of researchers, including a University of Hawaii at Manoa professor, was published on October 28 in Evolutionary Anthropology. Homo bodoensis lived in Africa during the Middle Pleistocene (774,000-129,000 years ago). The new name is based on more PR