WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSgov) -- Georgetown University Law Center issued the following news: Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), L'78, who presented Georgetown Law's 2023 Graduating Class Lecture on April 25, returned to this life lesson repeatedly during her on-stage conversation with Dean William M. Treanor. The first woman elected to the Senate from Hawaii and the first Asian-American woman to serve in the Senate, Hirono has been making a difference throughout her career. But Hirono said that th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on April 27, 2023: Hawai'i's public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract providing pay raises of approximately 14.5%, as well as other cost and non-cost improvements. "We have a deep appreciation for Hawaii's teachers and and this contract was meant to demonstrate that. By raising starting salaries to $50,000, we hope more of Hawai'i's young men and women will asp more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The White House and U.S. Department of the Treasury conducted a joint news conference with Governor Josh Green, M.D., to announce the release of $115.5 million in American Rescue Plan's Capital Project Funds to improve broadband in the State of Hawai'i. "The pandemic showed that there are access disparities in Hawai'i, to affordable and reliable internet service," said Governor Josh Green, M.D. "I thank more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Hawai'i's public school teachers have overwhelmingly approved a new four-year contract providing pay raises of approximately 14.5%, as well as other cost and non-cost improvements. "We have a deep appreciation for Hawaii's teachers and this contract was meant to demonstrate that. By raising starting salaries to $50,000, we hope more of Hawaii's young men and women will aspire to become teachers," said G more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on April 25, 2023: The Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of measles in an O'ahu resident who was exposed to the previously confirmed case in an international traveler reported on April 10, 2023. DOH has identified and is reaching out to persons who may have been exposed to this second case. In a Medical Advisory issued today, the DOH asks healthcare providers to identify, isolate, and r more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 -- Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: A bill to expand access to preschool passed unanimously on Wednesday by House and Senate conferees. HB961 increases early learning opportunities and financial assistance through the Preschool Open Doors (POD) program and the state's Executive Office on Early Learning (EOEL). The measure is a key component to the Ready Keiki initiative led by Lt. Governor Sylvia Luke to expand access to preschool for more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 25, 2023, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands." 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 Hawaiian Home Lands, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2022, an more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Three student pharmacists at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy are conducting research with an extract from a locally grown plant as a tool to combat antimicrobial resistance, which in recent years has become a global threat to public health. Alyssa Kam, Yang Xu and Chae Min Lee have been working under the supervision of Professors Leng Chee Chang, Ph.D. and Su more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A coral reef restoration project off iconic Waikiki Beach has been recommended for a $9 million grant by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Habitat Conservation. The REEFrame project is a partnership by the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Conservation International, the Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources, the ocean technology firm Natrx, the ocean e more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in Hawaii, where 155 women die annually because of breast cancer. The latest breast cancer research from scientists around the world will be highlighted at the 10th International Breast Density & Cancer Risk Assessment Workshop June 7-9, 2023 at the Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. Topics will cover more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A new paper provides insights on one of the most important factors in the Southern Oceanic carbon cycle, the "biological pump," where carbon is utilized by organisms at the surface and transferred to ocean depths, away from contact with the atmosphere. The study, authored by scientists from NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and the University of Hawaii at Manoa, was published in PNAS. more PR