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State Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2020-02-02 ( 9 items )  
Algona High School Student-Teacher Team to Study World War II in Hawaii (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs issued the following news release: Isabelle Gibbs of Algona High School and her teacher, Brian Connick, are one of only 16 student-teacher teams in the United States to be selected for the second annual Sacrifice for Freedom(R): World War II in the Pacific Student & Teacher Institute. The institute brings together student-teacher teams from Hawaii, American Samoa and the U.S. mainland to study and reflect upon World War II. D more PR

Hawaii Attorney General Joins a Multistate Brief Challenging Restrictive Abortion Laws (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a multistate coalition led by California and Illinois in filing an amicus brief in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in Reproductive Health Services v. Planned Parenthood of St. Louis challenging the constitutionality of several recently enacted abortion bans in Missouri. Planned Parenthood of St. Louis, the only remaining abortion clinic in  more PR

Hawaii Attorney General Joins Coalition in Fight Against Trump Administration Rule That Increases Risk of Erroneous Deportation (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors announced joining a coalition of 22 attorneys general in an amicus brief opposing the Trump Administration's legally flawed attempts to immediately expand the use of expedited removal. Expedited removal is a fast-tracked process that generally does not allow for access to legal representation, witnesses, or a meaningful opportunity to present evidence more PR

Hawaii Attorney General Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Stop Elimination of Food Assistance for Nearly 700,000 Struggling Americans (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 1 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors joined a group of 20 Attorneys General and New York City in a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from eliminating food assistance for nearly 700,000 Americans. The lawsuit, filed in D.C., challenges a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rule that would limit states' ability to extend benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance  more PR

Hawaii Gov. Ige Orders Flags to Fly at Half-staff in Honor of Honolulu Police Officer Tiffany Enriquez (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: As a mark of respect for the late Honolulu Police Officer Tiffany-Victoria Enriquez, Gov. David Ige has ordered that the flags of the United States and State of Hawai'i shall be flown at half-staff at all state offices and agencies, as well as the Hawai'i National Guard on Jan. 30, 2020 -- the day of Enriquez's memorial service. Flags shall be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset. Enriquez was a se more PR

Kaiser Permanente: 3 Physicians Welcomed on Oahu, Maui (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 30 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: * * * - Kaiser Permanente adds to its award-winning staff of more than 600 health care providers in Hawaii's largest medical practice. * * * Three physicians have joined Kaiser Permanente Hawaii facilities on Maui and Oahu. They add to Kaiser Permanente's award-winning staff of more than 600 health care providers in Hawaii's largest medical practice, the Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, which serves more than  more PR

Kaiser Permanente: Annual Day of Service Draws 1,000-Plus Volunteers in Hawaii (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- Kaiser Permanente issued the following news release: * * * - Physicians, staff, and family members honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by gathering for a day of service and outreach; a "day on, not a day off". * * * More than 1,000 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii physicians, staff, and family members volunteered with 10 nonprofits on Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Island, and Kauai, taking part in a companywide Martin Luther King Jr. Day tradition known as the Kaiser Pe more PR

University of Hawaii: Asteroids, Not Volcanoes to Blame for Dinosaurs' Demise (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 29 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Volcanic activity did not play a direct role in the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs, according to a recently published study by an international team of 36 scientists, including Greg Ravizza of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Earth Sciences. In a break from a number of other recent studies, the team, led by Yale assistant professor Pincelli Hull, arg more PR

University of Hawaii: New Method Helps Parents Improve Toddler's Verbal Skills (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 28 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) in the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) broke new ground this year by introducing a program that helps parents of very young children assume a large role in helping lead their keiki to verbal success. CSD has helped children and adults to hear, understand and speak better for more than 50 years. Parents exc more PR