HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) received the first set of test results from soil samples it collected outside of Adit 6 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, where roughly 1,100 gallons of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) were released on November 29, 2022. The laboratory test results are available on the DOH's Red Hill Water Information website at: https://health.hawaii.gov/abo more PR

HAWAII, Feb. 2 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: This Valentine's, celebrate love and friendship at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina. Whether celebrating love as a couple, with a group of friends, or treating oneself to much needed self-care, Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina has curated a collection of unforgettable experiences at Naupaka Spa & Wellness Centre to relax, reset and reflect. Between special couples treatments that evoke romance or an ene more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 2 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is celebrating 83 of its teachers statewide who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification - a recognition for meeting the highest standards for teaching. A ceremony was held Wednesday evening at the Hawai'i State Capitol with special guests including Gov. Josh Green, Superintendent Keith Hayashi,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 3 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The first phase of the State of Hawaii Public Education 2023-2029 Strategic Plan was unanimously approved by the Hawaii State Board of Education (Board) at its February 2 meeting. The first phase of the strategic plan includes the mission, vision, core values, priorities, goals, and the desired outcomes for Hawaii's K-12 public education system. "The first phase of the strategic plan establishes g more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: At a school assembly in front of cheering students, teachers, and staff members, Esther Kwon, assistant principal at Daniel K. Inouye Elementary School, has become the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award. Regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching," the award honors outstanding excellence in education and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Kwon was presented the awar more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 3 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Feb. 2, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Hawai'i Housing Finance and Development Corp." 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 Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, as of and for the fiscal year more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 31, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the State of Hawaii." 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 State of Hawaii's financial statements, as presented in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 2 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Feb. 1, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Hawaii Community Development Authority." 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 Hawaii Community Development Authority, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The audit w more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 31 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Jan. 30, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust 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 Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, as of and for the fiscal year ended June more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 4 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on Feb. 3, 2023, entitled "Financial Audit of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority." 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 Hawaii Public Housing Authority as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022. The audit was conducted by more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 31 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law has hired its inaugural Innovator in Residence as part of the Dean's Innovation Fund, which will allow Dean Camille Nelson to bring the type of innovative approach that drives business into legal education. The Dean's Innovation Fund was created in fall 2022, with a $1 million gift from UH alumnus Jay H. Shidler, to a more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 2 (TNSacc) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: After an exhaustive two-year application and evaluation process, the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Bachelor of Science program in Global Environmental Science (GES) recently became the world's first environmental science program to be awarded accreditation by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). "Our  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 3 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Being someone who truly understands the daunting role of being the first in a family to attend college, Sheila Kan Chuang, a University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business alumna, has established the Kan-Chuang Hope Endowed Scholarship with a gift of $250,000 to support undergraduate students pursuing a degree at the Shidler college. The scholarship will help students who may b more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought is the focus of a study published in Science Advances by an international team of scientists, including University of Hawaii at Manoa oceanography professor David Karl. "Knowing how marine algae will respond to global warming and to associated decline of nutrients in upper oce more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: For decades, cosmologists have mapped the distribution of mass in the universe, both visible material and the mysterious dark matter, in an effort to improve our understanding of these fundamental building blocks. Astronomer Eric Baxter from the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy co-authored new research that traces the mass distribution in the universe in three dimensions. The updated ana more PR