HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 8 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general, led by California and New Jersey, in filing a comment letter opposing a Trump Administration proposal that would significantly hinder the ability of asylum-seekers to access work permits. Currently, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has 30 days to review asylum-seekers' work permit applicat more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) has come to Hawaii Island, on the heels of early successes on Oahu and Maui. The pilot project, which received $650,000 in Ohana Zone funding from the State, launched Thursday in Kona. The Big Island Substance Abuse Council (BISAC) will operate the pilot project along with several key partners, including HOPE Services Hawaii, Going Home Hawaii and Bridge House. Th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 14 [TNSbiologyresearch-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: New research conducted by an international team of scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and elsewhere shows that many larval fish species from different ocean habitats are ingesting plastics in their preferred nursery habitat. Many of the world's marine fish spend their fi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 16 [TNSbiologyresearch-Nature Scientific Reports journal, Biological Invasions journal] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: In Hawai'i, feral pigs have cultural importance as well as serve as wild game for subsistence and recreational hunting. Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Departments of Natural Resources and Environmental Management and Tropical Plants and Soil Sciences c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 13 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: A collaboration between researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), Hawai'i Pacific University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed for the first time growth rates of deep-sea coral communities and the pattern of colonization by various species. The scientific team used the UH Manoa Hawai'i Undersea Research more PR