HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Oak Foundation has donated $700,000 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education Center on Disability Studies to support students with learning differences to succeed in college. The award funds the development of innovative online modules to help faculty, staff and administrators improve their interactions with students with learning differences, as well as Indigenous students such a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year bipartisan investigation into the e-cigarette manufacturer's marketing and sales practices. In addition to the financial terms, the settlement would force JUUL to comply with a series of strict injunctive terms severe more PR

NEWPORT BEACH, California, Sept. 8 -- Clean Energy Fuels issued the following news: Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE), the largest provider of the cleanest fuel for the transportation market, supplied fuel for the first bunkering with liquified natural gas (LNG) of Pasha Hawaii's new container ship MV George III. This was the first LNG bunkering of a container ship on the U.S. West Coast. Clean Energy worked with World Fuel Services and West Coast Clean Fuels to supply the ship with over  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on Sept. 8, 2022: * * * Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaii state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaii State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard in the State of Hawaii immediately until sunset on the day of interment as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II. "The State of Hawaii joins the nation and the rest of the wor more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is continuing its statewide senior fall prevention awareness campaign in September with several interactive and educational opportunities for kupuna and their families. Kupuna and their families are encouraged to participate in tai chi classes, free medication reviews for kupuna, home safety workshops, and community presentations that focus on preventing falls am more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: Beginning today, DOH will primarily report new cases online at https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease_listing/monkeypox/. Cases will continue to be reported as new information is received. DOH is also releasing additional data on JYNNEOS vaccine administration in Hawaii. Vaccination data will be updated on Wednesdays at https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/hawaii-monkeypox-data/. The three newly reported more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 7 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2022: Gov. David Ige today announced that taxpayers will start receiving their state tax refunds next week. Currently, about 600,000 Hawaii taxpayers are scheduled to receive approximately $294 million in tax refunds. In the first round of refund distributions, 100,000 taxpayers will receive their refunds through either direct deposit or by mail on or about Sept. 12. The Department of Taxation  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 6 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Hawaii Dental Service (HDS) Foundation has provided a $133,447 grant to continue a public school dental sealant program that screened more than 650 children during the last school year, two thirds of whom received dental sealants at no-cost. The Hawaii Keiki-HDS Dental Sealant Program was developed in 2019, to coordinate dental screenings and provide on-site dental sealants at high-need Title I pu more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Tourists to Hawaii from the continental U.S. are willing to pay more for locally-sourced foods while on vacation in the islands to help the state become a more sustainable tourism destination, according to a new study in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, co-authored by University of Hawaii at Manoa experts. More than 78% of the survey's 454 respondents said they would be willing to  more PR