HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 17 (TNSres) -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) recently released a report that found higher rates of hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer mortality in Hawai'i, compared to the United States. The Hawai'i Hepatitis B Mortality and Liver Cancer report analyzed mortality data from 2000 to 2020 in order to guide local efforts to improve liver health and reduce preventable deaths. This novel repo more PR

HAWAII, Feb. 17 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, the first and only AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five-Star Resort on Hawaii Island, introduces its robust line-up of family-focused programming and packages for 2023, in advance of Spring Break. Recognized for its world-class experience for families, the award-winning Resort offers robust educational and interactive activities for families year-round, with distinct offerings in cele more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D. has appointed two well-known public servants to fill the State House of Representatives seats left vacant due to earlier cabinet-level nominations. Luke Evslin will serve House District 16 (Wailua, Hanama'ulu, Kapaia, Lihu'e, Puhi, portion of 'Oma'o) on Kaua'i and Trish LaChica will serve House District 37 (Mililani Mauka, Mililani Town, Koa Ridge and Waipi'o Gentry), o more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D. transmitted additional budget requests to the Legislature today. These requests support the Governor's priorities for affordable housing and infrastructure, reducing homelessness, protecting natural resources and climate, education, improving access to healthcare including mental health services, government efficiency, and reducing the cost of living. "The stat more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Hawaii Pacific Foundation gave a total of $1.395 million to more than a half dozen programs at the University of Hawaii in 2022. Hawaii Pacific Foundation is a Native Hawaiian organization whose mission is to empower Native Hawaiian communities through programs that create opportunities for success. The gifts support programs and scholarships at UH Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Hacking a safety app netted a Louisiana Tech University Computer Science graduate student a publishing credit, a trip to Hawaii, and the opportunity to present the research at an international conference. Louisiana Tech Cyber Engineering alumnus and current MS Computer Science and CyberCorps (R): Scholarship for Service student Jonah Fitzgerald ('22), along with fellow Cyber Engineering program alumni T more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 16 (TNSper) -- Marian University issued the following news: Congratulations to Kirk Cabana as Marian University Ancilla College (MUAC) has named him as Interim Athletic Director. Cabana will oversee the college's eight men's and nine women's NJCAA and MCCAA sports programs. He replaces Brian Pearison, who left for an assistant athletic director position at Honolulu's Hawaii Pacific University. Prior to being named Interim Athletic Director, Cabana served as Ancilla  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 17 (TNSpp) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A leading voice for science-based policy reform in support of a healthy global ocean continues the University of Hawaii at Hilo Rose and Raymond Tseng Distinguished Lecture Series on Monday, February 27, 7 p.m., in the Performing Arts Center. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Julie Packard, the founding executive director of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Ca more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Two faculty members, a postdoctoral associate and a graduate student from the University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy are part of a team of researchers working to isolate compounds from roots of a native Hawaiian plant and evaluate their medicinal properties. Roots of 'Uhaloa, (Waltheria indica) have long been used in the Hawaiian culture as a treatment for inflammatory c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: University of Hawaii at Manoa PhD candidate Lambert Leong has discovered a novel way to detect cancer and cancer risk using non-invasive medical techniques. The molecular bioscience and bioengineering major is leveraging medical imaging techniques with advanced machine learning and AI to investigate biomarkers of cancer, specifically for breast cancer, the leading cause of mortality against w more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, a team of researchers led by scientists at University of Hawaii at Manoa has uncovered the first evidence of "cosmological coupling" -a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein's theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe. UH Manoa Astrophysicists Duncan Farrah and Kevin Croker le more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Irreversible loss of the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, and a corresponding rapid acceleration of sea-level rise, may be imminent if global temperature change cannot be stabilized below 1.8 C, compared to preindustrial levels. That finding was published in Nature Communications by an international team of scientists, including Fabian Schloesser, researcher at the University of Hawaii at M more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 15 (TNSawa) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: One of the highest honors in social work has been awarded to University of Hawaii at Manoa and UH West O'ahu faculty member and community leader Lynette Kahekili Kaopuiki Paglinawan, MSW. The National Association of Social Works Foundation recognized Paglinawan for her work over decades-long work to integrate the Native Hawaiian practice of ho'oponopono (healing ritual of reconciliation and forgive more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Acclaimed political and cultural historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat will be in residency at the University of Hawaii at Manoa this spring semester as the Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals. Drawing upon decades of scholarship, Ben-Ghiat is a history and Italian studies professor at New York University, a Guggenheim fellow and advisor to Protect Democracy. She is also an MSNBC col more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The war in Ukraine and the international isolation of Russia has harmed biodiversity conservation according to a new study, published in Frontiers in Conservation Science. The international publication was co-authored by a University of Hawaii at Manoa researcher. Conservationists who monitor migratory species, such as the kohala (humpback whale) and kolea (Pacific golden plover), must rely on a w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2023: Searching through existing data spanning 9 billion years, a University of Michigan physicist and colleagues have uncovered the first evidence of "cosmological coupling"--a newly predicted phenomenon in Einstein's theory of gravity, possible only when black holes are placed inside an evolving universe. Gregory Tarle, U-M professor of physics, and researchers from the Universit more PR