HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 3 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news on Aug. 2, 2023: The Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT), Office of Civil Rights, is hosting a virtual Airport Rental Car Supplier Diversity Outreach event and webinar on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The intent of this event is to inform small businesses of contracting opportunities with car rental companies located at Hawai'i's airports: Daniel K. Inouye International  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 2 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Aug. 1, 2023: Waiakea High School science teacher Whitney Aragaki was named among the first cohort of 100 emerging changemakers selected to participate in the Obama Foundation's Leaders USA program today. The Obama Leaders program is a six-month virtual program that supports and connects emerging leaders in the United States, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe through a values-based leadership fra more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Aug. 2, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced the appointment of Trista Speer to serve as the 2nd Deputy Director for the Hawai'i Department of Human Services, where she joins Director Cathy Betts, and Deputy Director Joseph Campos II in their respective leadership roles. "Trista brings a breadth of experience across multiple disciplines that will co more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 3 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: University of Hawaii at Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin today announced the appointment of Dr. Keiki Kawai'ae'a as interim vice chancellor for academic affairs following the posting of her appointment on the July 20, 2023 UH Board of Regents agenda. Kawai'ae'a's appointment will begin August 14, 2023. She replaces Dr. Kris Roney, who resigned. Kawai'ae'a is currently the Director of Ka Haka 'Ula O Ke more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: An asteroid discovery algorithm -- designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky -- has identified its first "potentially hazardous" asteroid, a term for space rocks in Earth's vicinity that scientists like to keep an eye on. The roughly 600-foot-long asteroid, designated 2022 SF289, was discovered during a test drive of  more PR