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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2026-10-24 ( 8 items )  
BMJ Group: U.S. Cannabis Legalisation Linked to Rise in Cardiovascular Hospital Admissions (10)
LONDON, England, Oct. 24 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * US cannabis legalisation linked to rise in cardiovascular hospital admissions Those for atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and heart attack all rose faster after law enacted - Legalisation of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Admissions for atrial f more PR

IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

PACAF CodeFest 2026: Airmen Code the Future of Joint Operations (10)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * PACAF CodeFest 2026: Airmen Code the Future of Joint Operations * Pacific Air Forces recently concluded a first-of-its-kind, three-week rapid software development event called CodeFest 2026 at Headquarters PACAF, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2026. Designed to build custom digital solutions for urgent operational challenges across the Pacific theater, the event assembled 26 active-duty military and civilian dev more PR

PACIFIC RUGGED ANVIL: 433rd CES has the BEEF (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * PACIFIC RUGGED ANVIL: 433rd CES has the BEEF * More than 100 Airmen from the 433rd Airlift Wing participated in PACIFIC RUGGED ANVIL, a 96-hour contingency training exercise led by the 433rd Civil Engineer Squadron, Sept. 11-14, 2026, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas, during the unit's training assembly. The exercise took place at PACER FORGE, the Air Force's basic military capstone f more PR

Piece by piece: Turning employee talent into HCBE learning opportunities (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 23 -- Kamehameha Schools posted the following news: * * * Piece by piece: Turning employee talent into HCBE learning opportunities * A puzzle may seem like a simple classroom activity. But in the hands of a preschooler, each piece can become an opportunity to solve a problem, discover a mo`olelo and deepen a connection to culture, identity and place. At Kamehameha Schools Preschools, those puzzle pieces are also telling another story -- one about innovation, employee growth and the power of looking within our own `oh more PR

Tennessee Attorney General Fights to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Fights to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that he is involved in a multistate effort, including a coalition of other state attorneys general, to protect children and consumers as Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI, moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy pr more PR

Trump SBA Approves HUBZone Expansion Petitions in 18 States (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * Trump SBA Approves HUBZone Expansion Petitions in 18 States Approvals Cover 252 Governor-Designated Areas and Expand Access to HUBZone Certification for Rural Small Businesses October 22, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has approved 18 governors' petitions since January 2025 to create new Governor-Designated Covered Areas under the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Progr more PR

U.S., ROK Advance Future of Military Medicine (10)
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * U.S., ROK Advance Future of Military Medicine * Medical personnel from the Pacific Air Forces Office of the Command Surgeon, 15th Medical Group, and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron hosted cadets and leadership from the Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy for a patient movement capability brief and demonstration at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Oct. 16, 2026. Conducted as part of the KAFNA Cadets' Overseas Security Site Visit more PR