HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), and Kyoto University relied on state-of-the-art observational data and computer simulations to discover t more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2022: Gov. David Y. Ige has appointed District Judge James S. Kawashima to fill the vacancy on the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (O'ahu) created by the retirement of Judge Bert I. Ayabe in Oct. 2021. Gov. Ige selected Kawashima from a list of five nominees provided to him by the Judicial Selection Commission, Hawai'i State Judiciary. "Judge Kawashima brings a depth and breadth  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2022: Gov. David Ige issued a fourth 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 contin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2022: Gov. David Ige signed a fourth emergency proclamation to allow the continuation of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits in line with the federal COVID emergency. The disaster emergency relief period continues through November 18, 2022. "Food insecurity is just one of the lingering effects of the pandemic, and SNAP benefits provide Hawaii families more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A newly published University of Hawaii at Hilo study identifies the origins of the high levels of harmful bacteria that wash into Hilo Bay following heavy rainfall. The research team collected soil samples from urban, agriculture and native-forest land areas in the Hilo Bay watershed. Staphylococcus aureus (known informally as "staph"), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and fecal  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: To study the effect of fungal-bacterial interactions on nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen in soil, a three-year $3.4 million grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy to an interdisciplinary team headed by University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences Associate Professor Nhu Nguyen. A single teaspoon of soil contains billions of bacteria from thousands more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Using NASA's Mars Perseverance rover, a team of scientists including several from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, discovered that Jezero Crater is largely made up of igneous (formed by volcanic magma) rock, rather than sedimentary rock; and that water has altered minerals in the crater floor rock. This discovery will help determine when water existed on Mars, and ultimately, whether the red pla more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 24 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * HBO's Emmy(R)-winning series, THE WHITE LOTUS, from Mike White, returns for a second installment of seven episodes debuting on SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 (9:00-10:00pm ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. * The first installment, set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy(R) nominations across 13 categories and 10 wins, the most wins of any program this year, including Outstanding Limit more PR