HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: The future of Hawaii's agriculture, which is vital to the state's local food supply and economic health, hinges on the next generation of farmers. To support beginning and small farmers, American AgCredit and CoBank increased their investment in the University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) farmer training program, GoFarm Hawaii. The  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 27 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 26, 2022: Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions and Brigham Young University-Hawaii today announced completion of a campuswide renewable energy system that includes rooftop solar, carport solar and battery energy storage. Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), designed and constructed the renewable energy system and the battery energy storage system cont more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Education dedicated its first research-grade space observatory Monday evening at Waipahu High School through the generous support of the McInerny Foundation. The foundation donated over $200,000 to purchase and install a 17-inch telescope and 12.5-foot dome housing on the Waipahu campus that will help encourage student interest in STEM-related careers. "With the rapi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige issued a second proclamation, establishing another emergency relief period for the axis deer crisis in Maui County. Despite ongoing efforts, the axis deer population has grown to approximately 60,000 or more, which cannot be sustained by the environment on Maui. The large number of deer has devastated pasture forage and vegetation that are already scarce because of continuing drought condi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 25 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige signed a second emergency proclamation to allow the continuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in line with the federal COVID emergency. SNAP is managed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is the largest food nutrition assistance program in the country. It benefits eligible low-income individuals and families through an Electronic Benefits Transfer card,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige signed HB1848 (Act 24) into law today, establishing freedom of speech and press protections to student journalists in Hawaii's public schools and at the University of Hawaii. Act 24 also supports student advisors from retaliation for refusing to censor student journalists. "One of my administration's goals has been to provide students with the tools they need to be successful in their chosen more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH)'s Food Safety Branch issued Golden Duck Restaurant a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all the critical food safety violations were corrected. Golden Duck Restaurant located at 1221 S. King St. in Honolulu, received a red placard on May 18 and was immediately closed. A follow up inspection conducted on May 19, found  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 27 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) released results of a health assessment survey conducted in January and February 2022 of individuals impacted by petroleum contamination in the Navy's Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drinking water system. Eighty-seven percent of over 2,000 survey part more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Cumulina makes her new home at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History * * * Nearly 24 years after her birth made international headlines, Cumulina, the first cloned mouse and the first cloned mammal in the United States recently made the trek to her new home in the renowned Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. The most celebrated mouse in sci more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 26 (TNSawa) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The founder of the University of Hawaii at Manoa's inaugural Hawaiian Theatre program has earned one of the greatest honors in theatre education. The Kennedy Center, a world-renowned performing arts facility in Washington, D.C. which serves the nation as a leader in arts education, awarded Tammy Haili'opua Baker a Medallion of Excellence for her trailblazing vision in Indigenous arts. She is the ver more PR