HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 2 (TNSPer) -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed two deputy directors to the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT). Patrick McCain will serve as the deputy director for Administration and Eduardo Manglallan as the deputy director for Harbors, effective Dec. 1. Patrick McCain's prior experience at federal, state, and city agencies uniquely positions him to serve as HDOT's first deputy director. He was most rece more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 30 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has signed the latest COVID-19 emergency proclamation, setting the stage for the next phase of state and county measures. "While we are moving forward with updated emergency measures, we must remain vigilant. The Omicron variant will likely be detected in the United States," said Gov. Ige. "Hawaii has a robust surveillance system. Our State Laboratories Division has the capacity to conduct  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 1 (TNSRep) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Opportunities and solutions for the nation's most critical water issues are proposed in a published report co-authored by two University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant) experts. The report, "Water Resources Research Act Program--Current Status, Development Opportunities, and Priorities for 2020-30," is the first vision document for the Water Resources Research Act (WRRA) Prog more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 30 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo has been selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to participate in the newly launched Transformation Accelerator Cohort (TAC). The program is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and designed to help institutions eliminate race, ethnicity, and income as predictors of student success. The inaugural TAC cohort, which w more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A study identifying new ways to detect skin cancer using artificial intelligence (AI) has been conducted by researchers from the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Investigators successfully created and trained an AI platform to classify different types of skin lesions. Their findings were published in the December issue of Melanoma Research. The study, "The Potential of Using Artificial Intellig more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 1 (TNSOps) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Hawaii Community College - Palamanui is gaining a neighboring 706-acre forest preserve that will be an important outdoor learning area for students and the community. The Palamanui Campus Preserve project has received the green light from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources, which authorized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the University of Hawaii and the state Division of For more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Researchers have recently discovered that certain enzymes binded to each other may help lessen the risk of developing mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdomen. The study from University of Hawaii Cancer Center's Flavia Novelli, Michele Carbone and Haining Yang was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the U.S. They reported that the interaction of B more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Remote ocean wilderness areas are located more than four hours from people and more than nine hours of travel distance from urban markets. A new study co-led by a University of Hawaii at Manoa expert discovered that these remote areas are sustaining fish populations up to three times better than some of the best marine reserves and managed fisheries. Alan Friedlander, a researcher at UH Manoa's Ha more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 1 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A key mystery about the origins of Earth's water may have been solved after an international team of scientists uncovered persuasive new evidence pointing to an unlikely culprit--the Sun. In a paper published in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers, including two from the University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), describe how analysis of dust grains  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 1 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: From laboratory experiments to observations of young star systems, University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers are on a quest to understand how rocky planets like Earth form. Planets form from disks of gas and dust that surround young stars. Previous research has shown that nearly all stars are born with such disks, and revealed hints of planet formation within them. Surveys for planets around other  more PR