MANOA, Hawaii, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: As Earth's climate changes, current scientific models predict that by 2050, coral reef fishes could shrink by 14-39% due to elevated temperatures. However, a team of researchers have uncovered surprising survival tactics by coral reef fish who inhabit the Arabian Gulf, the warmest waters on Earth. Led by Jacob Johansen, an associate research professor at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 2 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch (EMSIPSB), has awarded the contracts for ground ambulance services on Kauai and Maui to International Life Support, Inc., which is widely recognized as American Medical Response (AMR). The initial notice of award to AMR was issued on May 23, 2024. Falck Northwest Corporation (Falck), an applican more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 4 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General and the Hawaii Department of Human Services today announced the results of a multiagency child recovery operation conducted over the past weekend, known as Operation Shine the Light. The state agencies worked jointly with the Honolulu Police Department, as well as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigat more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 2 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., today signed 16 key bills to enhance the protection and care of Hawaii's keiki and kupuna and to ensure safety in Hawaii's schools. "These legislative measures represent a significant step forward in safeguarding our most vulnerable populations -- our keiki and kupuna," said Governor Green. "Our schools need to be safe environments for learning and our kupuna nee more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 3 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., today announced that Maui residents displaced by the catastrophic wildfires of August 8, 2023, may now apply for the state of Hawaii Interim Housing Program (HIHP). The wildfires, among the most destructive in Hawaii's history, caused extensive damage, displaced thousands of residents, and destroyed homes, businesses, and essential infrastructure. HIHP is managed  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 2 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: Hawaiian Electric customers can now use a new online search feature to determine if their address is within the high-risk wildfire areas within the company's Public Safety Power Shutoff program (PSPS.) The new search feature can be found on the company's website at: hawaiianelectric.com/pspsmaps. In a PSPS, to help keep the public safe, Hawaiian Electric will preemptively shut off power to high-ris more PR

KAHULUI, Hawaii, July 3 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Suspension of service disconnections for all Hawaiian Electric customers on Maui has been extended through at least Aug. 31, 2024, in accordance with the extension of Gov. Josh Green's emergency proclamation. Maui customers who are financially challenged by the devastating wildfires will not have to worry about potential disconnection of their electric service. This extends the disconnection moratorium which was pr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 5 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * New Funding Comes From Housing Grant Program Authored, Funded By Senator Schatz, Signed Into Law In 2022 * * * Governor Josh Green, M.D., alongside U.S. Senator Brian Schatz and HUD Regional Administrator Jason Pu, today announced that Hawaii has been awarded more than $6.6 million in new federal grant funding to help build more housing. The funding comes from a new grant program b more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic in India were more likely to have a lower birth weight (LBW) than those who were born before the pandemic. Newborns with LBW are at a higher risk of physical and cognitive deficits and behavioral abnormalities later in life. The new research from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Notre Dame shows that the prevalence of LBW was more PR