HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) has reached an agreement with Kap'iolani Medical Center for Women & Children (KMCWC) to ensure mifepristone remains available to women. Mifepristone is used for medical abortions and can end a pregnancy that is less than 10 weeks along. "Access to reproductive healthcare is critical for maternal health outcomes," said State Director of Health Dr. Kenneth Fink.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continue to advise and provide technical assistance to the Maui Department of Water Supply (Maui DWS). On Wednesday, August 23, the Maui DWS released test results from the first 27 samples collected from the Lahaina and Upper Kula drinking water systems. The county water purveyor is responsible to communi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 22 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Hawai'i Department of Transportation (HDOT) shares that it will use the $3 million dollars in quick release Emergency Relief (ER) funding from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for necessary work to maintain safe access to West Maui via Honoapi'ilani Highway (Route 30) and the Lahaina Bypass (Route 3000). "We're grateful for the continued support from our partners at FHWA and the speedy  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced several appointees to state boards and commissions. Walt Kaneakua and Sanoe Marfil have been appointed to the Hawaiian Homes Commission. Walt Kaneakua is a director for the Hawaii Pacific Foundation (HPF), a nonprofit, Native Hawaiian organization based in Honolulu. He is a member of the foundation's Strategic Planning Committee and oversees part of the HPF portf more PR

LAHAINA, Hawaii, Aug. 23 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Aug. 22, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D., and First Lady Jaime Kanani Green accompanied President Joseph Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Hawai'i Congressional Delegation members, Federal Emergency Management Agency Deanne Criswell and others, on an assessment of the wildfire damage in Lahaina, Maui today. President Biden pledged to Maui the ongoing support of the nation. "For as more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: In the waters off the Hawaiian Islands, rates of calcification (build up of calcium) were measured in the deepest coral colonies and reported in a study published in Coral Reefs led by a University of Hawai'i at Manoa oceanographer. Reef building corals require light for photosynthesis to build the reef structure through calcification, but available light declines quickly with increasin more PR