HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 31 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige appointed former prisons director Ted Sakai to the new Hawai'i Correctional System Oversight Commission. He joins three other commissioners -- retired judge Ronald Ibarra (appointed by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald), Mark Patterson (appointed by Office of Hawaiian Affairs chair Colette Machado), and Michael Town (appointed by Sen. President Ronald Kouchi). One more seat must still be filled more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 28 [TNSgrants-NIEHS] -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers, Michele Carbone, MD, PhD, and Haining Yang, MD, PhD, were awarded a $2M grant over a three-year period from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to study the influence of genetics on an individuals susceptibility to environmental toxins and carcinogens. The study is in collaboration with Joe Grzimek, PhD, of the Des more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 31 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - With Nonstop Service to Link Hawaii And San Diego Now On-Sale, Purchase Today One-Way For As Low As $129 * * * Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today extended its flight schedule through early June 2020, putting two destinations in Hawaii within quicker reach for the carrier's San Diego Customers. Aloha, Soon Diego! Once daily service between San Diego and Kahului on Maui begins April 14, 2020 Once d more PR