JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, December 7, 2019, marks the 78th anniversary of the surprise attack on the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii; and WHEREAS, on this day in 1941, a military assault took place on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, claiming the lives of over 2,400 soldiers and citizens, and injuring over a thousand people. The destruction was immense - in addition to the loss of infrastructure on the base, 20 more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 7 [TNSmedicalresearch-Nature Partner Journals Breast Cancer] -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Breast cancers may become more responsive to immunotherapy if the tumor microenvironment is altered according to studies reviewed by Jami Fukui, MD, University of Hawai'i Cancer Center associate researcher, and collaborators. "Historically, breast cancer tumors have been considered devoid of immune cell activity. However, there are immune cell more PR

OAHU, Hawaii, Dec. 5 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Wa'a (to sail the open sea) is deeply engrained in Hawaiian culture. Dating back thousands of years, ancient Polynesians undertook epic voyages into the open sea by sailing canoe, eventually discovering Hawai'i. These voyagers were the world's very first watermen. Using ocean navigation known as "wayfinding," based on sea and sky observations, the Polynesians crossed the vast Pacific long before western s more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro in opposing a proposal by the U.S. Department of Labor to change the method employers use to calculate overtime, which would force employees to work longer shifts while reducing their weekly earnings. In a letter issued today more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 2 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Jovanie Domingo dela Cruz as executive director of the Office of Community Services (OCS) at the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR). The appointment is effective Dec. 2. Mr. dela Cruz has served at OCS since 2013 as a program specialist, program administrator and most recently as a program and evaluation administrator. Previously, he was a lecturer at the Depa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 4 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed Craig Hirai as the director of the Department of Budget and Finance, effective Dec. 16, 2019. Hirai has served as executive director of the Hawai'i Housing Finance & Development Corporation (HHFDC), State of Hawai'i since 2013. He is also the sole member of Craig K. Hirai, CPA, LLC. Previously, Hirai was a consultant (shareholder/director) at Bowen Hunsaker Hirai Consulting, In more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 6 -- The University of Hawaii Cancer Center issued the following news: Carl-Wilhelm Vogel, MD, PhD, professor at the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center, has been named a National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellow. The status of NAI Fellow is given to those who have created or facilitated exceptional inventions which have had a significant impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. In 2019, the NAI elected 168 outstanding academic innova more PR