MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business alumnus Wee Loke Tang has established the Tang Wee Loke Distinguished Professorship at the School of Travel Industry Management (TIM school) with a gift of $250,000 and matching funds from alumnus Jay H. Shidler. The gifts allow the college to advance research and academic activities, and increase the total number of faculty fell more PR

BURBANK, California, Jan. 24 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "I Came, I Buzzsaw, I Conquered" - Legendary Chaser and bow tie connoisseur Brad "The Buzzsaw" Rutter returns to face off with a writer from Los Angeles, a university student and a "recovering" attorney from Hawaii. Sara Haines (ABC's "The View") hosts an all-new episode of "The Chase," THURSDAY, FEB. 9 (10:00-11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. (TV-PG) Watch episodes on demand and on Hulu the day followin more PR

LANAI, Hawaii, Jan. 26 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Amir Nematipour has been named Food & Beverage Director of Four Seasons Resort Lanai, overseeing all food and beverage operations for the Forbes Five Star and AAA Five Diamond Hawaiian resort. Nematipour was recently promoted to the role from his position of Executive Chef at the oceanfront property. Prior to Lanai, he served in several kitchens in Los Angeles, including Beverly Wilshire, A Four Season more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign aimed at the beverage industry's marketing of sweetened fruit drinks to keiki. Pictures of fruit and words like juice, natural, and 100% vitamin C mislead parents into thinking these beverages are healthy. In reality, sweetened fruit drinks can contain as much sugar as soda and can lead to tooth decay, more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D. has amended the Emergency Proclamation on Homelessness signed earlier this week. The proclamation allows for exemptions from certain processes that typically delay projects in order to expedite construction of low-impact kauhale, or tiny home communities. "We amended our homelessness emergency proclamation to reflect guardrails that will ensure we don't have to choose between ou more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D. today cleared a path toward expedited resolution of Hawai'i's homelessness crisis that threatens the health, safety, security and well-being of our community, by signing an emergency proclamation to work collaboratively with federal and county agencies on measures to provide relief. "As long as we are in a housing crisis, we will treat it like an emergency," sai more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-10) on Oct. 5, 2022, entitled "Audit of the Office of Language Access." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY ACCORDING TO THE 2020 State of Hawaii Data Book, more than 158,000 individuals residing in Hawai'i are limited English proficient. For this population, interpreters, translators, and other language access-related services may be needed to help navigate government activities such as cou more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 23, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health, Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Health, Drinking Water Treatment R more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 24, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Rev more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 20, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Transportation, Administration Division." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Administration Division, as of a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 25, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Transportation, Airport Division." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division, as of and for the fi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 27, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii": Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Employees' Retirement System of the State of Hawaii, as of and for the fiscal year ende more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 26, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements of the Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, as of and for the fiscal year ended  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-16) on Dec. 27, 2022, entitled "Proposed Mandatory Health Insurance Coverage for Fertility Preservation Procedures for Cancer Patients." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 241, SENATE DRAFT 1, of the 2022 Legislature, requests the Auditor to assess the social and financial effects of mandating health insurance coverage for "standard fertility preservation se more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 23-01) on Jan. 17, 2023, entitled "Sunset Evaluation - Regulation of Appraisal Management Companies." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Although registration of appraisal management companies does not comply with the State's policy for professional and vocational regulation, public interest likely justifies continued regulation. REGULATION OF APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (AMCs) is set to " more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-12) on Oct. 26, 2022, entitled "Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Human Resources Development." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY One fund did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of the one special fund and two trust funds of the Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD) found the special fund did not meet criteria and should be more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 23-02) on Jan. 18, 2023, entitled "Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Public Safety." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Three Special Funds and two trust accounts did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of five special funds, three revolving funds, five trust funds, and four trust accounts of the Department of Public Safety (PSD) found thr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSrep) -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 22-14) on Nov. 17, 2022, entitled "Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Taxation." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY One Special Fund, one trust fund, and one trust account did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of four special funds, two trust funds, and seven trust accounts of the Department of Taxation (DoTAX) found one special fund, one more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: * * * JOURNAL: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2217840120 * * * A University of Hawai'i Cancer Center research team may have discovered a key to increasing the survival rate of Mesothelioma, one of the deadliest cancers, that could also ultimately be used to treat other types of cancer. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the membranes cover more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Exploring how whales can influence the amount of carbon in our air and waters and potentially contribute to the overall reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide is the focus of new research. The team, including University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanographer Craig Smith, published their findings in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, advocating for the importance of understanding the potential of more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A novel virus, potentially fatal to whales and dolphins, has been discovered by researchers at the University of Hawaii Health and Stranding Lab. Prior to its discovery in 10 whale and dolphin host species across the Pacific, the virus was found in only a single marine mammal worldwide, a Longman's beaked whale stranded on Maui in 2010. The findings were published in Frontiers in Marine Science. T more PR