HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: The Department of the Army presented the prestigious 2023 Army Community Partnership Award to the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Pacific Field Office, in partnership with the Department of the Attorney General's Criminal Justice Division - Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, the Honolulu Police Department and the Susannah Wesley Community Center. The award recogn more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 3 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release dated May 31, 2024: * * * Appoints DHRD Deputy And Names Individuals To Open Positions On State Boards And Commissions * * * Governor Josh Green, M.D., has appointed four individuals to First Circuit Court vacancies on O'ahu, a new deputy director for the Department of Human Resources Development, and appointed several individuals to various open positions in state boards and commissions. The judicial a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 4 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed two major pieces of legislation, House Bill (HB) 2404 and Senate Bill (SB) 1035, into law. HB 2404 provides significant tax relief to Hawaii's working families. The largest income tax cut for working families in the state's history, HB 2404 makes the tax code more progressive. SB 1035, exempts medical services reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid, and TRI more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 4 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., and the Department of Human Services (DHS) Med-QUEST Division are pleased to announce that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved a new State Plan Amendment (SPA) to cover community palliative care services through Medicaid, making Hawaii the first state in the nation to do so. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious il more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 29 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: With the dry, summer months ahead, Hawaiian Electric is expanding its Wildfire Safety Strategy by launching a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program. Starting July 1, Hawaiian Electric may preemptively shut off power in areas that appear at high risk of wildfire during periods of forecast high winds and dry conditions to help reduce the risk of wildfires. "Wildfires have been recognized as a top hazard facing  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 5 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Beginning in January 2025, the University of Hawaiʻi Cybersecurity Clinics will offer a free online course in introductory cybersecurity topics to 500 UH students over five years. It will provide information and access to internships and career opportunities in cybersecurity. UH faculty will work with the students and provide mentoring and guidance through the process. UH was selected to receive more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa is among the world's best for academic, faculty, research and sustainability excellence, according to the 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by global higher educational analyst Quacquarelli Symonds released June 4. UH Manoa ranked No. 73 among U.S. institutions (out of more than 2,600 4-year institutions) and No. 488 in the world (out of mo more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Beginning in January 2025, the University of Hawai'i Cybersecurity Clinics will offer a free online course in introductory cybersecurity topics to 500 UH students over five years. It will provide information and access to internships and career opportunities in cybersecurity. UH faculty will work with the students and provide mentoring and guidance through the process. UH was selected to receive $1 million more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A team of four Maui High School students, under the guidance of University of Hawaii professors, created an experiment to measure how plastic degrades and releases greenhouse gasses that was selected by the program Cubes in Space, in partnership with NASA, to fly on a high-altitude balloon. The goal is to determine ways to reduce the impacts plastics have on the environment. The flight is  more PR