HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 27 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: After weeks of comprehensive air, drinking water and soil quality testing at the three Lahaina campuses affected by the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires, the Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is set to bring students back to the Princess Nahi'ena'ena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate and Lahainaluna High campuses as part of a phased reopening plan starting Oct. 16. Gov. Josh G more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Josh Green, M.D., is announcing a transition for the approximately 7,800 people displaced by the wildfires on Maui who are currently housed in hotels. In total, nearly 8,000 people - roughly 80% of the population affected by the disaster - have been receiving non-congregate shelter and support services in 40 hotels and other lodging since the disaster. The State of Hawaii rema more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: In response to the Red Hill (Kapukaki) water contamination crisis on O'ahu, the University of Hawai'i Red Hill Task Force has created the Red Hill Information Hub to keep the public up to date on the latest information and resources involving the Red Hill water crisis. The hub is a one-stop-shop of the latest information, data and tools that can also be used for education, communication  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Using an innovative new approach to sampling corals, researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa are now able to create maps of coral biochemistry that reveal with unprecedented detail the distribution of compounds that are integral to the healthy functioning of reefs. The study was published in Communications Biology. "This work is a major step in understanding the coral holobion more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham, Assistant Professor Justin Tyndall, and Data Scientist and Research Economist Daniela Bond-Smith will be available to answer questions and demo the dashboard at a virtual press conference on Tuesday, September 26 at noon. Contact Marc Arakaki at marcra@hawaii.edu or 808-829-0750 for the Zoom link to participate. * * * The high cost of housin more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The climate event La Nina that can cause devastating weather, impacting communities and industries from agriculture to tourism, is happening more frequently and lasting longer, according to new public impact research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. Atmospheric scientist Bin Wang from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) found that five out of six La Ni more PR