HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 20: Gov. David Y. Ige; Scott Murakami, Director, State Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR); and Jane Sawyer, District Director, Small Business Administration (SBA); , announced several measures to address the economic impact of COVID-19 in Hawaii. ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS AVAILABLE FOR HAWAII SMALL BUSINESSES SUFFERING LOSSES DUE TO COVID-19 Hawai'i small businesses sufferi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 18 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 17: Gov. David Y. Ige announced state actions to slow the spread of COVID-19. "The actions I'm announcing today may seem extreme to some of you, and we know that it will have negative effects to our economy. But we are confident that taking aggressive actions now will allow us to have a quicker recovery when this crisis is over," said Gov. Ige. Gov. Ige strongly encouraged our visitors to postpo more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 16 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige has appointed long-time Hilo attorney Peter Kubota to fill the vacancy left on the Third Circuit Court by the retirement of Circuit Judge Greg K. Nakamura. Nakamura retired in November 2019. Kubota has practiced law for 30 years, specializing in estate planning, real property advice and litigation, and business law. He began his solo law practice in Hilo 24 years ago. Last year, Kubota wa more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Y. Ige expressed his support of the efforts by Hawaii's four county mayors to implement tailored actions that are suited for their counties. "I want to thank mayors Caldwell, Kawakami, Kim and Victorino for their swift actions in implementing the directives. These are hard decisions. We all understand the dire nature of the challenges facing our state due to the COVID-19 pandemic and are movin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 17 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Y. Ige signed a supplemental emergency proclamation adding provisions to protect the health and safety of the people of Hawaii as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. "Across the globe and here in Hawaii, we're seeing disruptions to every aspect of our lives. As more cases are confirmed, events cancelled, and social distancing measures taken, it's understandable that people are anxious. This suppl more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement: "I commend and fully support the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE) for furthering the state's efforts to implement social distancing. These are challenging decisions being made every day across the state but are essential to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. "Educating Hawaii's students remain our top priority. And we know that in addition to providing a positive learning environment, schools also pr more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 16: * * * - The average power of waves hitting a coastline can predict how fast that coast will erode. * * * Over millions of years, Hawaiian volcanoes have formed a chain of volcanic islands stretching across the Northern Pacific, where ocean waves from every direction, stirred up by distant storms or carried in on tradewinds, have battered and shaped th more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 21 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i Cancer Center was awarded a five-year $2.8-million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities of the National Institutes of Health, to study smoking-related lung cancer disparities across different racial and ethnic populations. Leading the study are UH Cancer Center associate researchers and co-principal investigators S. Lani Park and more PR