HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 23 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D. today announced that students will be allowed to physically attend Kulanihako'i High School and access its state-of-the-art facilities after construction is completed and the Department of Education sets an opening date. The State and Maui County have entered into a Memorandum of Agreement in which the Department of Education will receive a temporary certifica more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 23 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 22, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D. today signed into law, bills to resolutely codify conditions under which felony prosecutions can be initiated within the State of Hawai'i, and to explicitly provide stronger, clearer protections for reproductive health care services, and increasing access to those services. Senate Bill 36 (SB36) amends state law to allow county prosecutors to initiate felony c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 24 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall of various Asian sauces distributed in Hawai'i. Mutual Trading Co. Inc., of El Monte, CA, is recalling 60 fl. oz. containers of "Kagome Worcester Sauce," 10 fl. oz of "Kagome Chuno Sauce," and 8 g. of "Kagome Take Out Tonkatsu Sauce," because the package labels do not declare the presence of  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 23 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: Hawai'i has joined the rest of the nation in implementing sweeping changes that enable residents with disabilities and older adults to live and participate fully in their communities. As of March 17, 2023, all states were required to be compliant with the "Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services" settings regulation. The changes are expected to impact more than one million people receiving Medica more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 25 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on March 24, 2023, entitled "Single Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2022 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, was to comply with the Code of Federal Regulation more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: An independent assessment of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department relating to student-athlete welfare, communications and concerns has been completed and is on the UH Board of Regents (BOR) March 23 meeting agenda for discussion and possible action. The report was commissioned by the BOR in August 2022. College Sports Solutions (CSS), a Georgia-based consulting firm that special more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 24 -- Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on March 23, 2023: * * * During the press conference of the signing of Senate Bill 1, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke made the following remarks: "Today is about courage. It's about courage of legislators, about doctors, about women's advocacy groups who stood up and said, 'No, we are going to continue to protect women's right to choose and we are going to continue to protect reproductive freedom.'  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 25 (TNSper) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: University of Hawaii Cancer Center researcher Stephanie Si Lim was selected as a member of the Association of American Cancer Institutes Physician Clinical Leadership Initiative Steering Committee. The committee, consisting of cancer center researchers across the nation, seeks to identify roadblocks in cancer care, ensure quality of services, provide faculty career development and enhance ways of more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Scientists, researchers and state leaders say Hawaii's vulnerable coastal communities must plan for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of sea-level rise, groundwater inundation and coastal erosion due to climate change. In an effort to begin tackling that monumental task, the state legislature, via the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, awarded the University of Hawaii Community  more PR