WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The College of William and Mary issued the following news story on April 13, 2023: * * * Dip in visitation benefits reef fish in a high-use marine protected area * * * During August 2019, more than 40,000 tourists visited Hawaii's Molokini island to snorkel or dive. In March 2020, the worldwide COVID lockdown dropped that number to zero. The sudden and prolonged drop in visitors to one of the world's most popular snorkeling spots provided scienti more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 13, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health." 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, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, and to comply with Title 2,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 11 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 23-06) on April 10, 2023, entitled "Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Two Special Funds, one revolving fund, and two trust accounts did not meet criteria OUR REVIEW of six special funds, two revolving funds, four trust funds, and six trust accounts of the Department of Labo more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business' School of Travel Industry Management (TIM) held its 21st annual Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism gala on April 13, at the 'Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. The event is the largest fundraiser in support of the TIM School, with proceeds benefiting student scholarships. This year's event raised more than $420,000, thanks to the g more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A potential link between intestinal bacteria and the disproportionately higher rates of certain chronic disease and mental health risks among Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (NHPIs) has been discovered by an interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The new findings were published in a series of articles in Frontiers, the world's third most-cited re more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: During August 2019, more than 40,000 tourists visited Hawaii's Molokini island--off of Maui's southwestern coast--to snorkel or dive. In March 2020 the COVID-19 pandemic dropped that number to zero. The sudden and prolonged drop in visitors to one of the world's most popular snorkeling spots provided scientists with a novel opportunity to study how underwater tourism impacts marine fishes. The res more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The longest comparison of U.S. Army and civilian suicides suggests societal factors are driving both military and civilian suicides, challenging assumptions that military suicides are primarily driven by combat trauma or other war-related causes. The University of Hawaii at Hilo study, "A Historical Comparison of U.S. Army & U.S. Civilian Suicide Rates, 1900-2020" was published in Psychiatry Resea more PR