CAMDEN, New Jersey, Jan. 19 -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced today that applications are now being accepted for the 2023 Environmental Grant Program in the following state subsidiaries: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. "Am more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSper) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Hilo Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Kris Roney announces the selection of Dr. Michael Bitter as the permanent Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences following the UH Board of Regents meeting held January 19, 2023. Bitter begins his official duties January 20, 2023. He previously served as Interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Bitter came to UH Hilo as an more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 20 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, the first and only AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star Resort on Hawaii Island, announces a line-up of couples-driven programming and experiences. The Resort ushers in a timely, "Together at Hualalai" experience for two in addition to a line-up of romantic excursions and experiences for every type of traveller to be enjoyed all year long. Available th more PR

O'AHU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina debuts Manalo Lounge, the Resort's all-new lounge located alongside the water's edge. Meaning "sweet water" in Hawaiian, Manalo Lounge celebrates Hawaii's diverse mix of cultures that have influenced the area's cuisine. Inspired by Oahu's natural resources - where the fresh water of the mountains harmoniously merges with the salt water of the ocean,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D. issued a sixth emergency proclamation to provide additional relief to Maui County in its ongoing axis deer crisis, extending the emergency period through March 18, 2023. The axis deer population has ballooned to 60,000 or more, which the natural resources of Maui County cannot sustain. The deer have devastated pastoral forage land and vegetation already scarce due to ongoing dro more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has accepted an FY 2023 Compact Impact grant of $15,798,564 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs, Carmen G. Cantor. The federal funding will help defray the state's costs of providing services to citizens of the Freely Associated States who live in Hawai'i. "We welcome this generous assistance from the federal govern more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: Flanked by public, private and philanthropic providers, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke today unveiled the Ready Keiki initiative, the administration's multi-faceted plan to expand high-quality child care and preschool for 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032. The plan identifies sites for additional classrooms, increases provider subsidies to expand access to children from lower-income house more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer compared to other racial/ethnic populations in Hawaii IBC is unresponsive to conventional breast cancer treatments due in part to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), the ecosystem that surrounds a tum more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii Board of Regents voted unanimously to approve the renaming of the UH Manoa Life Sciences Building after the "First Lady of Limu," Isabella Aiona Abbott, at its meeting on January 19, 2023, following a groundswell of support from the campus community. The late UH Manoa ethnobotany professor emerita and Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) made an indelible mark in the scientific more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 20 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: The University of Hawaii Board of Regents approved a new four-year tuition schedule today, Thursday, January 19, that sets tuition rates through spring 2027. The new schedule freezes tuition for the next two academic years (AY), AY 2023-24 and AY 2024-25 at all campuses, followed by a 2% increase in resident tuition rates at UH Hilo, UH Manoa and UH West O'ahu in AY 2025-26 and AY 2026-27.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC), the most aggressive form of breast cancer, compared to other racial/ethnic populations in Hawaii. IBC is unresponsive to conventional breast cancer treatments due in part to an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), the ecosystem that surrounds a tumor more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: To increase and retain more well-prepared bilingual/multilingual teachers of color, the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education (COE) Department of Special Education (SPED) was awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program. Project Equal Access, under the direction of SPED Professor and Chair Jenny Wells, a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa's School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) in the Shidler College of Business received a $500,000 gift from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to support students who enrolled from Hawaii high schools. The gift establishes a new scholarship that will assist juniors and seniors who demonstrate financial need and leadership abilities, with a preference for students o more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: Colby Tofel-Grehl, associate professor in the School of Teacher Education and Leadership (TEAL), is partnering with a rural middle school in Hawaii to support classroom teachers in developing culturally responsive computing projects. This partnership creates meaningful opportunities for youth to engage in consequential learning as they advocate for the island's wahi pana, or sacred spaces. When people think about more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers have a new theory to explain some of the geochemistry of "hotspots" -- magma plumes from deep in the Earth that erupt at the surface. * * * Hawaii and Iceland are tourist hotspots -- and it turns out they're popular with geochemical travelers as well. A new Yale study suggests that throughout Earth's history, natural processes propelled measurable geochemical signals from deep insid more PR