LANAI, Hawaii, Dec. 12 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Conde Nast Traveler today announced the winners of its 2020 Gold List, and Four Seasons Resort Lanai has been recognised as one of the selected winners. The annual list is the ultimate collection of the very best hotels, resorts and cruise lines around the world - those that exemplify the gold standard of service and hospitality. The 2020 list was curated by Conde Nast Traveler editors in New York and more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined in a bipartisan coalition of all 56 attorneys general in calling for Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs. Schedule I drugs are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. In the letter, the Attorneys General urge Congress to pass S. 2701, the Federa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 10 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors announced that Kimberly Tsumoto Guidry became the new Solicitor General for the State of Hawaii. The Solicitor General has oversight authority over most state and federal appeals in the Attorney General's office, including briefs filed on behalf of the State of Hawaii in the United States Supreme Court. Guidry is a 17-year veteran of the Department of the  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige is traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada this week to attend the Western Governors' Association's (WGA) Winter Meeting. The governor's active participation in the WGA allows issues of importance to Hawai'i to be discussed and elevated on the national level. The governor will take part in key sessions on cutting edge energy innovations with a preview of future technology that will help Hawai'i ach more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige announced that Fitch Ratings upgraded the state's general obligation (G.O.) bond rating (credit rating), from AA to AA+ -- based on the state's resilient economy and continued strong performance. The upgrade, along with current ratings from Moody's Investors Service (Aa1) and Standard & Poor (AA+) raises Hawai'i's G.O. bond credit ratings to the highest levels ever achieved in state history. more PR

LIHUE, Hawaii, Dec. 13 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - The innovative, collaborative and promising pilot project deals with substance abuse, homelessness and low-level crime * * * Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) has arrived on Kauai, the latest island to launch the nationally recognized arrest diversion program. The pilot project, which received $650,000 in Ohana Zone funding from the State, launched recently in Lihue. The Kauai-based nonpro more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 13 [TNSmedicalresearch-PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases journal] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Nine thousand miles from Hawai'i, on the West African coast, the University of Hawai'i and the University of Liberia (UL) have begun a partnership with a global aim--to improve the world's response to a future deadly infectious disease outbreak, whatever the contagion may be, or perhaps to quell an outbreak altogether. The Centers for Disease Co more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 12 [TNSenvironmentresearch-Scientific Reports journal] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Environmental scientists are always in search of new tools that can better characterize the Earth's surface. In a new study published in Scientific Reports, a team of researchers in the U.S. and Japan, led by a University of Hawai'i at Manoa professor, reported a new-generation geostationary satellite was able to capture the seasonal changes of vegetation  more PR