MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Antarctica to Manoa: UH Manoa student joins global effort to protect a fragile continent A University of Hawaii at Manoa sophomore has returned from Antarctica after serving as the only participant from Hawaii and the United States on a global expedition focused on protecting the continent beyond 2041. Eric Pomaikai Gee, an international business and finance major in the Shidler College o more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 18 -- OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach Resort, a part of the Outrigger Hotels and Resorts, issued the following news release: * * * Bula Season Is Back: OUTRIGGER Delivers Over 30% Savings on Award-Winning Fiji Resorts Bula Season has officially begun with the return of OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels' annual 'Bula Sales,' launching Sunday, December 26, 2025. This year's offers deliver OUTRIGGER's strongest value to date, with savings of over 30 percent on stays at OUTRIGGER Fiji Beach  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 17 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaii gives $300K to Boost the 'Bows NIL fund The University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department has received a $300,000 gift from the Downtown Athletic Club of Hawaii (DACH) to support the Rainbow Warrior football program through the team's Boost the 'Bows Fund, which is set up to support UH Manoa Athletics' ability to recruit and retain elite student-athletes. The c more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Hawaii life expectancy declined less than national average during COVID-19 HONOLULU -- While life expectancy across the United States declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and the Hawaii State Department of Health found that Hawaii experienced a smaller decline  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 19 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Hawaiian Electric to begin construction of first standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system on Maui KAHULUI, Dec. 17, 2025 - As part of its transition to using more renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions to power Maui, Hawaiian Electric will begin construction in January of the island's first large standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system (BESS). The Waena BESS will enable  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH study reveals how ocean's most abundant bacteria diversify A groundbreaking study led by the University of Hawaii at Manoa's Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has revealed critical new details about one of the ocean's most abundant life forms, SAR11 marine bacteria. Understanding these microbes is vital because they are one of the main drivers of the global ocean's life more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 19 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Football-field-sized balloon takes flight over Antarctica in quest for dark matter answers A groundbreaking scientific experiment aimed at detecting dark matter in space launched from Antarctica on December 15, with significant contributions from University of Hawaii at Manoa. The General AntiParticle Spectrometer (GAPS) experiment is suspended from a football-field-sized balloon approxim more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Turf wars: Sharks vs. seabirds cause habitat shifts Seasonal seabird nesting in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands triggers shark turf wars and habitat shifts among different shark species, according to a new study led by scientists from the University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Shark Lab. The research, published in Ecosphere, found that the annual more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 16 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * $2M Moore Foundation grant aims to help next gen scientists tackle urgent issues, more Eleven emerging scientists will soon take on some of Hawaii's most urgent environmental and scientific challenges through a new University of Hawaii systemwide postdoctoral fellowship program, funded by a $2 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. From safeguarding coral reefs to exploring the or more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Dec. 19 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Helmsley awards more than $2.2M to advance UH medical training, research The University of Hawaii has secured two major grants from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust, each exceeding $1 million, which will support distinct but complementary health-oriented initiatives. The grants--one to the UH Cancer Center and the other to the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM)--reinforce H more PR