HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 9 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric offers interest-free payment options to customers affected by federal government shutdown Hawaiian Electric customers experiencing financial hardship due to the ongoing federal government shutdown may be eligible for interest-free monthly installment plans. These options include payment arrangement plans or extensions on their monthly bills. To inquire about these options, customers can s more PR

SEATTLE, Oct. 9 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines Foundation to strengthen and support Alaska and Hawai'i communities Summary * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are coming together as legacy carriers to uplift the next generation and preserve heritage across the states of Alaska and Hawaii. * The Alaska Airlines | Hawaiian Airlines Foundation will begin accepting grant requests on Jan. 1, 20 more PR

PASADENA, California, Oct. 10 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Stem Cell Technique Could Preserve Endangered Bird Species * Birds are a critical part of the global ecosystem; they enable our food production through consumption of agricultural pests like aphids and rodents, and control the spread of diseases by eating insects like mosquitos and ticks. However, around 15 percent of all bird species now face risk of extinction--in Hawaii alone, 33 of th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 11 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Hawaiian surfers who exposed bias in science In 'Capturing Kahanamoku,' UChicago historian Michael Rossi explores how a 1920s anthropological obsession reshaped ideas about culture and science By Sarah Steimer In a time when the world was changing fast for indigenous Hawaiians, Duke Kahanamoku was already becoming a legend. Best known today as the father of modern surf culture, Kahanamoku entered the  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Introduced animals change how island plants spread, new global study finds On islands, many plants rely on animals such as birds, bats and reptiles to disperse their seeds and help them grow in new places. When native animals go extinct, this naturally reduces seed dispersal. However, a new global study, published October 7 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, has di more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Plastic pollution disrupts recovery of threatened coral reefs A University of Hawaii at Manoa graduate's new research reveals that plastic pollution poses a significant, unseen threat to endangered coral reefs. The study found that chemicals leaching from plastics disrupt the two most critical processes for reef survival: the reproduction of adult corals and the settling of their larvae. T more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Protecting Hawaii's beaches: $550K NSF grant to better predict water quality risks Improving our ability to predict and manage water quality risks in Hawaii's coastal zones is the focus of a University of Hawaii at Manoa project that was awarded a three-year, $549,960 grant from the National Science Foundation. Coastal beaches are vital for recreation, tourism and ecosystem health; however more PR