HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 14 (TNSgov) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Oct. 13, 2022: Gov. David Ige has released $1.75 million for 39 new instructor positions to help address Hawaii's severe nursing faculty shortage and to support University of Hawaii nursing programs statewide. The initiative, which Ige included in his budget request to the state Legislature that lawmakers approved during the 2022 legislative session, will help UH graduate more nurses to meet the  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 (TNSpro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A popular exploratory dance course combining artistry forms such as drag, runway, vogue and pageantry is gaining momentum at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Department of Theatre and Dance recently unveiled a queer dance class, a three-credit elective course that offers students an opportunity to explore the communicative, physical and artistic aspects of dance as a medium of human expressio more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 13 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) today released its annual Strive HI Performance System results from the 2021-22 school year. The data -- reflecting the first full school year of in-person learning following the pandemic -- show gains in academic performance across core subject areas and improvements in student success indicators. "By prioritizing a return to in-p more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 (TNSconf) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: WHAT: The University of Hawaii will host "Water Resilience in Hawaii," a one-day in-person conference focused on solving challenges related to water, and will also spotlight how strategies from Hawaii's ancient water management systems can provide guidance on restorative practices today. UH will provide an opportunity for further collaboration between the university and its industry and community  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 13 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Oct. 12, 2022: Governor David Y. Ige today issued an Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services in Hawaii. "Abortion is legal in Hawaii," said Gov. Ige. "Reproductive rights are protected by state law and the state constitution. We will not cooperate with any other state that tries to prosecute women who receive abortions in Hawaii. And we will not cooperate with any other st more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: In January 2022, the largest underwater volcanic eruption of this century led to a dramatic phytoplankton bloom north of the island of Tongatapu, in the Kingdom of Tonga. A team of scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Oregon State University revealed in a recently published study that the bloom of microscopic marine life covered an area nearly 40 times the size of the island of O'a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Under a worst-case scenario, half of coral reef ecosystems worldwide will permanently face unsuitable conditions in just over a dozen years, if climate change continues unabated. That is one of the findings from new research published on October 11, in PLOS Biology by University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers. Unsuitable conditions will likely lead to the corals dying off and other marine life will more PR