MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 10 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Twenty-four students from the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) earned their master's in education this summer through the PACMED (Pacific Master in Education) program in the College of Education at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The new graduates are the third cohort from the RMI since 2017. PACMED supports Pacific Island educators in solving problems by providing a place-based, culturally r more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news: Delta will contribute $250,000 to the American Red Cross to aid in the disaster response and relief efforts in Maui and other areas of Hawaii coping with the destruction caused by recent wildfires brought on by strong winds as a result of Hurricane Dora, a Category 4 hurricane which passed 300 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands. Most of the fires on Maui are still burning, forcing thousands of residents and tourists to eva more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2023: Mass evacuation efforts for residents and visitors continued today in Hawaii after a fast-burning wildfire raced across the island of Maui, killing 36 people. According to The New York Times, the fires have largely been contained but are still generating smoke and ash. Faculty experts at the George Washington University are available to offer insight, analysis and commentary on a number of more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: On July 3, 2023, Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed the following 35 bills into law: Click the hyperlinks to see the full details of the Acts. RELATING TO TIME SHARING PLANS: HB11 HD2 SD1 CD1 (https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=11&year=2023) enacted as Act 176, SLH 2023 RELATING TO HOME RENOVATIONS: HB217 HD1 SD2 CD1 (https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/ more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 5 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently achieved re-accreditation through the Commission on the Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA(R)) in July 2023. In 2019, DPS was the first college campus security agency to receive CALEA accreditation in the state, and just the second in the nation. Currently, DPS is also one of six nationwide agencies to more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Kama'ehuakanaloa (formerly Lo'ihi Seamount, which was renamed in July 2021 by the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names), a submarine Hawaiian volcano located about 20 miles off the south coast of Hawaii Island, has erupted at least five times in the last 150 years, according to new research led by Earth scientists at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. For the first time, scientists were able to estimat more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 10 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A biogeographical boundary--a transition zone that divides soft-bodied and shelled creatures--was discovered at the bottom of the North Pacific Ocean, according to a study co-authored by Craig Smith, oceanographer at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. This limit separates two distinct biological areas across the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast abyssal plain region extending more than 3,000 miles more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: From aiding in recovery for patients with neurologic damage to analyzing the long-term brain effects of COVID-19, the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Brain and Behavior Lab is at the forefront of deepening our understanding of the brain and how it impacts our behaviors. The lab features state-of-the-art equipment, including an 72-channel electroencephalograph that measures electrical acti more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: "The once-mighty Pac-12, a conference many Hawaii fans followed, is now down to four members as of the 2024-25 academic year. For the last several years and today, UH has stood and stands firmly with our partners in very stable conferences. This is completely unlike the prevailing conditions that resulted in prior realignments in both 1999 and 2010, when UH was caught on the outsid more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 12 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * What you need to know: * Verizon is donating $100,000 to the Hawai`i Community Foundation in support of the Maui Strong Fund * * * In response to the devastating wildfires that have ravaged the island of Maui, Verizon is contributing $100,000 to the Hawai`i Community Foundation. Verizon's donation will support the Maui Strong Fund, which was created to provide co more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 10 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * * Verizon is waiving call/text/data usage incurred for prepaid and postpaid consumer and small business customers in Maui following the recent wildfires * Customers whose bill cycle has already closed will have overages automatically credited back * * * In response to the devastating wildfires raging across the island of Maui, Verizon is waiving prepaid and postp more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 11 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * What you need to know: * Emergency network assets, including mobile cell sites, are being shipped in from Honolulu to bring network coverage to hardest hit areas * Verizon-owned prepaid brands are offering customers with Maui zip codes whose month-end of service is in the next four days, Aug 10-13, another week of service * Verizon customers can  more PR