HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Holly T. Shikada issued the following news release: Hawai'i Attorney General Holly T. Shikada announced that a settlement in principle was struck between Walmart and lead negotiators to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The proposed settlement would provide more than $3 billion nationally and require significant improveme more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 18 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2022: Gov. David Ige signed a fifth emergency proclamation today extending Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) emergency allotment benefits through January 16, 2023. The program is backed by federal COVID relief funding. "Food insecurity is just one of the lingering effects of the pandemic, and SNAP benefits provide Hawaii families with nutritious food," said Gov. Ige. "This emerge more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Two spinner dolphins died from toxoplasmosis after becoming infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Health and Stranding Lab. One dolphin was stranded on Hawaii Island in 2015 and the other on O'ahu in 2019. Invasive species such as pigs, mongoose, chickens and cats harbor the parasite, but it is unclear which genotypes are most  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * CTAHR develops an app to manage the twolined spittlebug * * * Hawaii's general public may not know the twolined spittlebug (TLSB), but scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have been intensely fighting the invasive insect since its discovery in Hawaii in 2016. Within a scant eight generations, TLSB has spread to infest more than 176,000 acres of rangeland on the Big Island. In hi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: With more than 80% of the world's oceans left unexplored, untouched and unseen by humans, researchers know more about the surface of Mars than the ocean. A University of Hawaii at Hilo professor is helping to fill that knowledge gap by leading a team of scientists to 3D map the planet's premier surf breaks to help better protect reefs around the world. Professors John H.R. Burns (UH Hilo), Haunan more PR

NEW YORK, Nov. 19 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: * HBO's Emmy(R)-winning anthology series THE WHITE LOTUS, from Mike White, will return for a third installment following a new group of guests at another White Lotus property. * The first installment, which premiered July 2021 and was set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy(R) nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year, including Outstanding Limited or Anth more PR