HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 14 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: To support and retain faculty at the only law school in Hawaii, a gift of $500,000 was given to the University of Hawaii at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law from the Cades Foundation, a charitable affiliate of Hawaii law firm Cades Schutte. The gift establishes the Cades Foundation Term Professorships over 10 years. This is one of the largest gifts to UH from the Cades Foundation, which more PR

WAILUKU, Hawaii, March 17 (TNSper) -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D. has selected Michelle L. Drewyer to serve as Circuit Court Judge for the Second Circuit, to fill the vacancy created by now-Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen Jr. "Judge Drewyer has an impeccable record of service to the law and to the community and understands her broader Maui Nui kuleana," said Gov. Green. "Her experience across District, Family, Circuit and Federal Cou more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 17 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on March 15, 2023: * * * Today marks day 100 of Governor Josh Green, M.D.'s administration. Gov. Green became Hawai'i's ninth governor on December 5, 2022 and has since managed to fully staff his office and cabinet. "My team and I are very proud of what we've managed to accomplish in our first 100 days," said Gov. Green. "When we took office, we promised to take bold action. Today we share some of these ac more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 23-05) on March 10, 2023, entitled "Analyses of Proposed Special and Revolving Funds 2023." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Eighty-four funds proposed in 2023 did not meet criteria We reviewed 96 Senate and House bills introduced during the 2023 legislative session proposing 84 special and revolving funds of which none met criteria. ONLY ABOUT HALF OF THE MONEY the State spends each year comes fr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 23-04) on March 13, 2023, entitled "Audit of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS (OHA) considers land to be of utmost importance to Native Hawaiians and core to the Hawaiian worldview. The significance of land to OHA is stated in many of its documents, including the Board of Trustees Executive Policy Manual as well as OHA's current strateg more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz astronomers organized the survey, which has discovered thousands of cosmic explosions and other transient events of interest to astronomers and astrophysicists * * * The Young Supernova Experiment (YSE) began surveying the night sky in 2019, using the Pan-STARSS1 telescope in Hawaii to detect cosmic explosions and other transient astrophysical events shor more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, March 17 (TNSper) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Clementina D. Ceria-Ulep has been appointed permanent dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing (NAWSON), effective April 1, 2023. Notification of her appointment will be included in a personnel attachment to the March 23 Board of Regents meeting agenda. Ceria-Ulep has served as acting dean from August 1 to October 31, 2021, and as interim dean sin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 16 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: In an effort to assist low-income and first-generation students in obtaining accessible and affordable college experiences, the Stupski Foundation has provided a total of $1.8 million to support the University of Hawaii, particularly students attending one of the seven UH Community Colleges. The gifts will cover costs over five academic years through spring 2027, and will be used to fund a diver more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Celestial phenomena that change with time such as exploding stars, mysterious objects that suddenly brighten and variable stars are a new frontier in astronomical research, with telescopes that can rapidly survey the sky revealing thousands of these objects. The largest data release of relatively nearby supernovae (colossal explosions of stars), containing three years of data from the University  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 15 (TNSpro) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A new stipend program will assist eligible students enrolled in Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs across three University of Hawaii four-year campuses (UH Manoa, UH West O'ahu, UH Hilo) and four UH Community Colleges (Hawaii CC, Honolulu CC, Kauai CC, UH Maui College). The Hawaii Early Childhood Educator Tuition Stipend Program was created by the UH Manoa College of Education (COE) and Stat more PR