HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 16 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) announces a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Comprehensive Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for 911 Ground Ambulance Transport for Kauai and Maui Counties. The RFPs, from DOH's the Emergency Medical Services and Injury Prevention System Branch (EMSIPSB), replace the RFPs that were canceled on Oct. 23, 2023 after concerns were raised. "While it was never the in more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Lopez today joined a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases, the attorneys general arg more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 18 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 17, 2024: Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today Phase One of the three-part investigation into how state and county governments responded during the Maui wildfires. The Phase One report and Timeline will inform the Phase Two analysis and Phase Three recommendations for improved safety in Hawaii. "Responsible governance requires we look at what happened, and using an objec more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Maui High School Foundation will receive a $10 million endowment from an alumni, the largest single monetary donation in the school's history, the school announced. "This is a monumental moment for our school and we are so grateful. When I told my foundation staff about it, they were very emotional," Maui High School principal Jamie Yap said in a news release, adding that the donor wished to more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 11, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Health, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, and to comply with Title 2,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 11, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Human Services." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Human Services, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, and to compl more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 16 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 15, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the O'ahu Metropolitan Planning Organization." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the O'ahu Metropolitan Planning Organization, as of and for the fiscal year ended Jun more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 12, 2024, entitled "Single Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the Department of Transportation, Airports Division, Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, was to comply with the requirements of Title 2, U more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 14 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 12, 2024, entitled "Single Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, was to comply with the requirements of Title 2, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 19 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 17, 2024, entitled "State of Hawaii Single Audit Report." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Single Audit of Federal Financial Assistance Programs of the State of Hawaii Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the State Single Audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, was to comply with Title 2, U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Part 200, Uniform Adminis more PR

HILO, Hawaii, April 16 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: Hawaiian Electric may initiate rolling outages in parts of Hawaii Island this morning, and possibly this evening, due to a generation shortfall and lower than normal wind and solar resources. The brief emergency outages may be initiated around the island starting as early as 6 a.m. to prevent loss of power to an even greater number of customers. The impacted areas and the timing of the outages are based on the amoun more PR

HILO, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Hawaiian Electric urges all customers on Hawaii Island to continue to reduce their electricity use to prevent the need for brief rolling outages tonight. Conservation efforts - primarily by large business and government customers - reduced demand by about 5 megawatts and, combined with increased wind and solar battery storage, prevented the need for rolling outages yesterday. "We're grateful for o more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 18 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A University of Hawaii at Manoa senior majoring in political science and sociology was named a Truman Scholar-the premier graduate scholarship for aspiring public service leaders in the United States--and is the only recipient from Hawaii this year. Daniel Arakawa, a graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapalama (KS Kapalama) and native of Kane'ohe, hopes to become an assistant United States attorney  more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, April 17 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) has signed an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii to offer a discounted tuition to chamber employees and their families, and to extend the discount to chamber members, their employees and their families to complete college courses or specialized training. The agreement provides an opportunity not only for individuals associated with the chambe more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Indigenous aquaculture systems in Hawaii, known as loko i'a or fishponds, can increase the amount of fish and fisheries harvested both inside and outside of the pond. This is the focus of a study published by a team of researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB). Today, aquaculture supplies less than 1% of Hawaii's 70 million pounds of local more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: University of Hawaii Cancer Center researchers have conducted a phase II clinical trial investigating the potential of pembrolizumab maintenance therapy, a type of immunotherapy, in aggressive forms of breast cancer. The trial was led by Naoto T. Ueno, UH Cancer Center director, and Toshiaki Iwase, assistant professor and medical director, and was conducted at their former institution, T more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: As sea levels rise, coastal groundwater is lifted closer to the surface while also becoming saltier and more corrosive. A new study showed that cities with complex networks of buried and partially buried infrastructure have increased danger of corrosion and failure of critical systems such as sewer lines, roadways and building foundations due to interaction with this shallower and saltie more PR