HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada, along with a bipartisan nationwide coalition of 53 attorneys general, is urging Congress to pass The Public Safety Officer Support Act of 2022. The legislation addresses gaps in support for public safety officers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) associated with the high-risk nature of their jobs. In the letter, the attorneys ge more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 (TNStalk) -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following statement: * * * Deputy Director of Environmental Health Kathleen Ho released the following statement on the Navy's dismissal of its appeals of the Hawaii Department of Health Emergency Order on Red Hill: "The Navy dropping its appeals is a step forward in protecting the people of Hawaii and our environment. "While today's announcement is good news, the work continues. "DOH will continue to act ex more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Microbes may be small, but they are highly impactful to environmental and human health amid a changing climate. The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) issued a new report, Microbes and Climate Change: Science, People & Impacts, co-authored by David Karl, a University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographer, and more than 30 experts from diverse disciplines, illuminating how microbes can help us adap more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A record-setting rainstorm over Kauai in April 2018 resulted in severe flash flooding and estimated damage of nearly $180 million. The deluge damaged or destroyed 532 homes, and landslides left people along Kauai's north coast without access to their homes for months. In a published study, atmospheric scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa revealed that severe supercell thunderstorms were more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The extent of astronomy's economic impact on the state goes well beyond the standard economic measurements when "spillover" effects are included, according to the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) report on astronomy in Hawaii. UHERO estimates astronomy had a total economic impact (output of goods and services) of $221 million in 2019 while supporting the employment of 1 more PR