HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Kaua'i Community College has been awarded more than $4.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a groundbreaking Transfer Center, the first of its kind within the University of Hawai'i system. The center will offer comprehensive support services for students transferring from Kaua'i CC to four-year programs at UH Manoa, UH Hilo and UH West O'ahu, while also expanding program offerings a more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 19 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by KTM Services, Inc., of its Enjoy Premium Taro Cookie and Enjoy Premium Coconut Cookie products. The labels do not inform consumers that the recalled products may contain milk, which is an allergen, which prompted the recall. The recalled products were distributed throughout Hawai'i at retai more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 19 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red placard and immediately shut down King Kong Lunch Wagon, (License Plate: 754 TNX) located at 1818 Kanakanui St., due to operating without a valid permit. The food establishment, operated by Yung En Chen, received the red placard on Sept. 17, 2024 and must remain closed until the establishment submits a new food establishme more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2024: As Hawai'i's public schools continue to recover from the effects of pandemic-disrupted learning, students have shown improvements in science scores and attendance rates, while sustaining last year's academic gains in language arts and math. These findings are highlighted in the Hawai'i State Department of Education's 2023-24 Strive HI Performance System report, released today.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Report Acknowledges Actions of First Responders and Calls for Urgent Change by State and County Governments to Create a Safer Hawaii * * * Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today the results of the Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report, the second report of the three-part evidence-based investigation into how state and county governments responded more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 19 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Jamila Jarmon, Hawaiian Electric's manager of growth strategy for the electrification of transportation, is among 205 leaders selected globally to join the Obama Foundation Leaders program. The program engages participants around the world to develop their leadership skills and scale their work across public, private and nonprofit sectors. Jarmon will be one of just 35 leaders participating in the Foundation's L more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 15 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * HIDOE has received two grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will fund initiatives to enhance world language learning at schools in the 'Aiea-Moanalua-Radford and Kailua-Kalaheo Complex Areas. * * * The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received two grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership tha more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * The intent of the master plan is to map out the phased construction for replacement facilities for the school's wooden structures and to address the road and utility easement running through the campus. Feedback is being collected through Sept. 30. * * * HOLUALOA -- The Hawai'i State Department of Education released three design options under a long-term master plan tha more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 15 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * The Department will begin implementing the USDA's Harmonized Good Agricultural Practices Plus+ standards or the USDA GroupGAP Food Safety Program for all vendors providing raw or lightly processed produce. * * * The Hawai'i State Department of Education (Department) today announced an important update to its school meal program starting in the 2025-26 school year on Jul more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 20 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * ***VOSOT script below for consideration*** * * * This fall, the University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Theatre and Dance and Kennedy Theatre will premiere Puana, a hana keaka (Hawaiian Theatre) production that delves into the spiritual connections between Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiians) and their kupuna (ancestors) through the power of song. Performed primarily in 'olelo Hawaii (Haw more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 21 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * For the entire report and a UHERO Focus video with UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham, visit this link: https://uhero.hawaii.edu/uhero-forecast-for-the-state-of-hawai%ca%bbi-lagging-maui-recovery-slower-speed-limit-for-hawaii-growth/ * * * Hawaii's economic outlook continues to be a story of two economies: a Maui economy that will only gradually recover from its post-wildfire downturn; more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 18 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * Members of the community and leaders in healthcare have inquired if the state could intervene in the current labor negotiation between Hawai'i Pacific Health (HPH) and the Hawai'i Nurses Association. Governor Josh Green, M.D. and Hawai'i Attorney General Lopez have issued the following statements regarding the ongoing labor dispute between the Hawai'i Nurses Association and HPH par more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Link to video and sound: https://go.hawaii.edu/LKa * * * Over the past 15 years the University of Hawaii's Applied Research Laboratory (ARL at UH) has worked to locate and map thousands of munitions (bombs, bullets, etc.) the U.S. military disposed off of the coast of Hawaii after World War II. Since the mid 1940s, the munitions have been corroding on the ocean floor, often in s more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 19 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Fall 2024 enrollment at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa surpassed 20,000 students for the first time since 2013. The final enrollment numbers will not be official until the first week of October, but as of September 17, there are 20,012 students enrolled at UH Manoa, a 4% increase over 2023. "This milestone is the work of so many who over these past years have built a superb enrollment mana more PR