HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada issued the following news release: Attorney General Holly T. Shikada joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general from across the country in an amicus brief to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals supporting Oklahoma's laws that regulate abusive behavior of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Oklahoma's laws are being challenged in the latest of a string of lawsuits by the PBM industry's national lobbying association, Ph more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 20 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Several students in the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy at Austin Peay State University experienced a stellar treat last month when they got the opportunity to use the world-renowned Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii to observe some massive stars. The students joined Dr. J. Allyn Smith, professor of astronomy, and a team of astrophysicists from Canada and the United States over  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) is partnering with Diagnostic Laboratory Services (DLS) and Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii (CLH) to encourage providers to "reflex" hepatitis C testing, which will help more people get diagnosed with and cured of hepatitis C. Currently, hepatitis C is screened through antibody testing, but requires an RNA test to confirm infection. Reflex testing assures that w more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 19 (TNSawa) -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Veteran Kalani High School math and computer science teacher Michael Ida was named the 2023 Hawai'i State Teacher of the Year Friday in recognition of his dedication to improving student learning and uplifting the teaching profession through advocacy and collaboration. Ida received the state's top teaching award from Gov. David Ige and Superintendent Keith Hayashi in a ceremony held at Washington more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2022: Governor David Ige declared "Imagine a Day Without Water." It's part of a national effort to raise awareness about the importance of water in our daily lives and to commit to ensuring a sustainable water future. The DLNR Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) and Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) are partnering with city, state, and county government agencies to bring atte more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige is appointing new leadership at the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) following Curt Otaguro's departure. "I thank Curt for his dedicated service and wish him well as he transitions to the Department of Education," said Gov. Ige. Audrey Hidano will be the state comptroller and head of the department effective Oct. 21, 2022. Hidano has served as the deputy director since  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 18 (TNSper) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Naoto T. Ueno, MD, PhD, has been selected to be the next director of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center. Ueno's appointment is pending the UH Board of Regents approval at the board's October 20 meeting. His appointment would be effective December 12, 2022. Ueno is currently the executive director of the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer C more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Faculty of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy were recently awarded a federal grant of $333,000 to develop a statewide infrastructure that identifies and works to correct existing medication use health disparities among Hawaii's indigenous populations. The grant is through the Minority Research Grant Program of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Jacks and barracuda in He'eia fishpond eat Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to O'ahu waters in the 1950s. This finding suggests that these native predatory fish may provide a form of biocontrol on populations of the invasive mullet species. The study was published in Aquaculture, Fish, and Fisheries by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of California at  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * New research shows that large marine protected areas can lead to recovery of migratory species * * * Carefully placed no-fishing zones can help to restore tunas and other large, iconic fish species, according to a study published in Science led by two University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers. It is well known that no-fishing zones can benefit sedentary marine life, such as corals or lobs more PR