MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 23 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Dye tracer study at Red Hill to provide insights into groundwater flow To gain valuable insight into the groundwater flow near Red Hill, O'ahu, researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa began a dye tracer study in February. Using a method that has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawai'i Department of Health, the team injected a fluorescent compound more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, March 1 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Federal cuts raise risk of Hawaii economic downturn, UHERO forecasts Hawaii's economic growth is threatened by federal disruptions. While tax cuts may provide some stimulus this year, the new administration's actions--including tariffs, mass deportations and spending cuts--will impose significant drag thereafter, according to the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization's (UHERO more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 1 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Feb. 28, 2025: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ CALLS ON COURT TO KEEP NATIONAL LABOR BOARD FUNCTIONING HONOLULU - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Wilcox v. Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia supporting Gwynne Wilcox, a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in her lawsuit ag more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 1 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ JOINS MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF COURT ORDER STOPPING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FEDERAL FUNDING FREEZE HONOLULU - Attorney General Anne Lopez today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in filing a second motion for enforcement in its ongoing lawsuit against the Trump administration's illegal and destructive freeze of federal funding. Despite multiple more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Gov. Green Considers Judicial Nominations HONOLULU -- Four nominees for Circuit Judge for the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit (Island of Hawaii) have been announced for consideration. Governor Josh Green, M.D., will nominate a successor to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Circuit Judge Robert D.S., Kim in July of 2024. The State Judicial Selection Commission transmit more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * Office of the Governor -- News Release -- State Leaders Announce Digitization of Plants and Animals Declaration Form Akamai Arrival' Pilot Program to Launch on March 1 on Select Domestic Flights HONOLULU - State leaders today announced the launch of Akamai Arrival,' a pilot program that will digitize Hawaii's Plants and Animals Declaration Form, streamlining the process for trave more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 26 -- Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2025: * * * State Leaders Announce Digitization of Plants and Animals Declaration Form Akamai Arrival' Pilot Program to Launch on March 1 on Select Domestic Flights HONOLULU - State leaders today announced the launch of Akamai Arrival,' a pilot program that will digitize Hawaii's Plants and Animals Declaration Form, streamlining the process for travelers arriving in the islands. The ini more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- Outrigger Hospitality Group issued the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa Debuts its Luxe Royal Huaka'i Suite & Exclusive Voyager 47 Club Lounge With 2,500 square feet of barefoot luxury, the new Royal Huaka'i Suite offers breathtaking ocean views and an elevated island escape at historic Keauhou Bay KONA, HAWAII - As part of its $60 million transformation, OUTRIGGER Kona Resort & Spa proudly debuts reimagined spaces across the 22-acre prop more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH Cancer Center, Queen's Health Systems partner on Hawai'i's first on-campus cancer clinical center Honolulu, Hawai'i -- Two of Hawai'i's leading cancer care organizations, the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center and The Queen's Health Systems, are teaming up to take cancer care for Hawai'i patients to a new level. The two organizations signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly dev more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH engineering team discovers ancient Hawaiian calendar system at historic heiau New research has uncovered evidence that an ancient Hawaiian heiau (place of worship, shrine) served as a sophisticated seasonal calendar and more, demonstrating the advanced scientific knowledge of Native Hawaiian culture. The research, published in Waka Kuaka, the journal of The Polynesian Society, examined  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 25 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH Manoa earns highest national research designation The University of Hawaii at Manoa has once again earned the highest research designation after spending more than $313 million on research and awarding 166 research doctorates in the most recent year measured. The updated 2025 Research Activity Designation was announced in February. The Carnegie Foundation and American Council on Educat more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 27 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * UH, Google offer free AI training to students, employees The University of Hawaii has partnered with Google to provide AI training to its students and employees across its 10-campus system at no cost. The initiative offers access to the Google Career Certificates program, which equips people with skills for in-demand fields including cybersecurity, data analytics and IT support. University of Hawaii more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, March 1 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Mighty marine fungi degrade plastic, can be trained to do it faster Plastic is the most prevalent marine pollutant, and plastic surfaces are the fastest growing habitat in the ocean. Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa recently discovered that many species of fungi from Hawaii's nearshore environment have the ability to degrade plastic, and some can be conditi more PR