HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: An anonymous donor recently gifted the University of Hawaii at Hilo the largest scholarship endowment in the history of the school. The $3 million gift will provide three new scholarships for students at UH Hilo, including the first-ever endowed scholarship that specifically supports students in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The Kruschel LGBTQ+ Endowed Schol more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 21 (TNSper) -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Bruce Voss as chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Education. Voss has served on the BOE since July 1, 2016, and served as chair of the board's Finance and Infrastructure Committee. Voss is a partner with the law firm of Lung Rose Voss & Wagnild, specializing in business, real estate, media, and employment law and litigation. He is a former news reporter, having previou more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 23 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 22, 2022: Gov. David Ige signed into law HB2510 Relating to Income (Act 114) and SB514 Relating to the General Fund (Act 115) today. Act 114 increases the minimum wage for the first time since 2018, from $10.10 per hour to $12.00 per hour starting Oct. 1, 2022. The minimum wage will then rise by $2.00 increments according to the following schedule: $14.00 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2024 $16.00 per more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 18 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) joined child health advocates as Governor David Y. Ige signed HB 986 and HB 987, two bills to expand and improve keiki hearing and vision screening. "We know that early childhood development establishes the foundation for our keiki to succeed in school and in life," said Deputy Director of Health Resources Administration Danette Wong Tomiyasu. "Early diagnosis a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 24 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawaii Fall Prevention Consortium are launching a statewide campaign to reduce kupuna fall injuries. The campaign runs through July 17 and features new public service announcements, tai chi classes, a tai chi instructor workshop, medication reviews for seniors, "Fall Proof" workshops, and community presentations that focus on preventing falls among  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed, deadliest cancers for men in Hawaii. To increase public understanding of the causes of prostate cancer, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center will lead a $3.5 million research study to further our understanding of prostate cancer to improve prediction of future disease. Annually, an average of 855 men are diagnosed with invasive prostate canc more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: University of Hawaii Cancer Center Assistant Professor, Lang Wu, PhD, and nationwide collaborators secured a $3.5 million research grant to support a study on prostate cancer. Funded by the National Cancer Institute, the purpose of the study is to increase the understanding of the causes of prostate cancer in an effort to improve the prediction of future disease. The research will help to ide more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant adverse impacts across multiple dimensions in the state of Hawaii beyond the direct effects of the disease itself. According to a new series of Public Health Reports from the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO), almost 2 in 3 adults in the state reported negative effects on mental health, food security, job security, housing and pove more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii will be awarded up to $25 million by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop an engineered coral reef ecosystem to help protect coastlines from flooding, erosion and storm damage. The goal of the five-year project, inspired by natural reefs, is to create an engineered structure that dissipates wave energy while providing habitat for corals and other more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS) based at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is helping to enhance disaster and climate resilience in the Republic of Palau. Palau experiences frequent natural hazards, and the impact of climate change and sea-level rise has become a priority issue. Those extreme weather and climatic events often result in disruption of economic activity, and loss  more PR