HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 17 -- The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Office of Administrative Hearings issued the following news release: The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of December 2019 taken on individuals and entities with professional and vocational licenses in Hawaii. These disciplinary actions include dispositions based upon either the results of c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 15 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has approved and signed the administrative rules for land managed by the University of Hawai'i on Mauna Kea. The rules were filed with the lieutenant governor's office and will take effect 10 days after filing - on Jan. 23, 2020. The UH Board of Regents adopted the rules on Nov. 6, 2019 after a special 11-hour meeting at UH Hilo, where 99 people testified. During the meeting, regents amende more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 18 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: * * * - In Hawaii, Kaiser Permanente makes headway on renewable energy and recycling. * * * With the addition of Moanalua Medical Center's 460 kilowatt photovoltaic system to the grid in 2019, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii completed its largest of 7 solar installations at facilities on Oahu and Hawaii Island. Altogether, the 7 PV systems -- at Moanalua Medical Center, Honolulu Medical Office, Koolau Medical Office, more PR

SAN JOSE, California, Jan. 18 -- Mineta San Jose International Airport issued the following news release: * * * - Carrier Now Offers Flights to Four Main Hawaiian Islands * * * Southwest Airlines launches nonstop flights to Lihue, Kauai (LIH) and Kona (KOA), on the Island of Hawaii, from Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) on January 19 and January 21, respectively. With the addition of these two destinations, Southwest now offers nonstop service from San Jose to all four main island more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 15 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Startling data fresh off an eight-year tiger shark study in French Polynesia shows severe impacts the creatures of the sea face long after they are cut loose from fishing lines. Many sharks are swimming around with stainless steel hooks lodged into their jaws. New research revealed sharks can retain those hooks for at least seven years and possibly an entire lifetime. "That can have p more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 16 [TNSbiologyresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i has joined dozens of academic centers around the country to form the Microbiome Centers Consortium (MCC) to advance microbiome science--the study of assemblages of microbes in the environment and in symbiosis with humans, animals and plants. This field of research stands at the forefront of a renaissance in biology, as microbiomes are increasingly recognized as more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 18 [TNSenvironmentresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Warming of the subtropics will accelerate future climate change in the tropics, according to a study published this week in Nature Climate Change. In response to future fossil fuel burning, climate computer models simulate a pronounced warming in the tropical oceans. This warming can influence the El Nino phenomenon and shift weather and rainfall patterns across the globe. Despite bei more PR