MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 29 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa's College of Social Sciences (CSS) received a gift of $470,000 from Fujitsu Ltd./Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS). The fund, administered by the UH Foundation, will support CSS's robust environment and continued engagement in the global community. The fund will be used for student scholarships as well as activities to enrich students and fac more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Nov. 2 -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040, altafiber invests in the unique operational efficiencies of the Calix Broadband Platform--migrating to a reliable, future-ready XGS-PON network that will reduce long-term power consumption 48 percent while opening opportunities to delight residential and business subscribers with value-based offerings * * * Today, C more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (TNSres) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico, Hawaii and New York are the least affordable states for center based infant care * * * Child care costs in the U.S. continue to rise and can significantly strain a family's budget. According to Bankrate's Cost of Infant Care Study, care for one infant takes at least 10% of a family's annual income in almost every state. To estimate child care affordability across the more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Oct. 29, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., is pleased to announce the appointment of V.R. Hinano Rodrigues to the Commission on Water Resource Management. Per the process outlined in state statute, Rodrigues will serve as interim until he is confirmed by the Hawaii State Senate. Rodrigues has more than two decades of dedicated service in cultural preservation and community engagement, and a wealth of kn more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following proclamation on Oct. 30, 2024: By the authority vested in me as Governor by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaii, in order to provide relief for damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, Josh Green, M.D., Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, designate, and proclaim as follows: WHEREAS, homelessness is a humanitarian crisis that threatens  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following proclamation on Oct. 30, 2024: By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaii, in order to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, JOSH GREEN, MD., Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, designate and proclaim as follows: WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), e more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following proclamation on Oct. 30, 2024: By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawaii, to provide relief for disaster damages, losses, and suffering, and to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the people, I, JOSH GREEN, M.D., Governor of the State of Hawaii, hereby determine, designate and proclaim as follows: WHEREAS, under chapter 127A, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), emergency power more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources has officially changed its name to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR), in a step that CTAHR Dean Parwinder Grewal said will better reflect the college's mission and vision (below). "This update embodies our college's commitment to fostering resilience across individuals, communitie more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: If carbon emissions are curbed and local stressors are addressed, coral reefs have the potential to persist and adapt over time. That's according to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). These findings suggest that coral conservation in a changing world is possibl more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Saturn's largest moon Titan is the only place other than Earth known to have an atmosphere and liquids in the form of rivers, lakes and seas on its surface. Because of the extremely cold temperature, the liquids on Titan are made of hydrocarbons such as methane and ethane, and the surface is made of solid water ice. A new study, led by planetary scientists at the University of Hawai'i at  more PR