HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez announced today she has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies and patients harmed by the recen  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 27 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., today approved the use of $33 million in state funds for the state match plan for the Broadband Equity Access and Development (BEAD) grant program. Eight programs will be funded with this grant which will have a statewide impact on ensuring Hawaii's goal toward universal broadband access. Total funding for the BEAD program is expected to be a $205,091,121 wit  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 23 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., is marking Earth Day 2024, by announcing the appointment of Charles "Chip" Fletcher, Ph.D., as Special Advisor for Climate and Resilience and David Karl, Ph.D., as Chair of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Marine Affairs. These appointments signify the Governor's commitment to addressing critical environmental challenges and advancing initiatives for sustainable development  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 24 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced a new partnership with HomeAid Hawaii to build Ka Lai Ola, a project that will create 450 units for wildfire survivors on Maui who were not eligible for FEMA assistance. Ka Lai Ola is the largest interim housing development announced for Maui wildfire survivors to date. Groundbreaking will soon be announced. "We have been working on this with some amazing partner  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 25 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has announced that the state of Hawaii and the Hawaii/Pacific Basin Area Health Education Center (AHEC) are receiving a tremendous response to the aggressive and far-reaching loan repayment program that addresses the state's growing shortage of physicians and other healthcare professionals. The Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP) provides educat  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 24 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report (No. 24-05) on April 22, 2024, entitled "Audit of the Department of Human Services' Child Welfare Services Branch." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (DHS) is charged with providing services "for the protection and care of abused or neglected children and children in danger of becoming delinquent to make paramount the safety and health of children who are harmed or are in   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highways Administration has awarded $5.25 million to the Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) to reduce emissions and improve operational efficiency at Sand Island Terminal at Honolulu Harbor. "We appreciate the ongoing support of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Sen. Brian Schatz and our entire congressional delegation as we continue to mod  more

HILO, Hawaii, April 25 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Hawaiian Electric has lifted its call for energy conservation on Hawaii Island. Customers may resume their normal use of electricity. The company's Keahole CT-5 unit is online ahead of schedule following a major maintenance overhaul. In addition, the company's Puna Steam unit and Kanoelehua CT-1 unit have been repaired and are online. Combined, these units have up to 53 megawatts of generating capa  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 27 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: The Hawai'i State Department of Education launched a pilot program this month to introduce cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) training to students and personnel across the state. According to the Hawai'i Heart Foundation, 75% of cardiac arrests occur at home. On O'ahu there are over 1,000 cardiac arrests per year, with current survival rates averaging   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 22 -- Brown University issued the following news: For the first time in more than 20 years, the student organization brought its traditional lu'au back to Brown for a night of community dance, music, storytelling and games. Brown senior Kalikoonamaukupuna Kalahiki and first-year student Skyler Recel-Chang perform a seven-song ukulele and guitar jam session in Sayles Hall during Hawaii@Brown's Spring Lu'au. All photos courtesy of Hawaii@Brown. Dressed in all whi  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: With more than two months to go before the close of fiscal year 2024 (FY2024), the University of Hawaii has already exceeded last year's record $515.9 million extramural funding haul with a total of $516.6 million, as of April 22. This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in extramural funding and is on track to establish a new record total estimated  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: With more than two months to go before the close of fiscal year 2024 (FY2024), the University of Hawai'i has already exceeded last year's record $515.9 million extramural funding haul with a total of $516.6 million, as of April 22. This marks the third consecutive year that UH has topped half a billion dollars in extramural funding and is on track to establish a new record total estimated at $550   more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 27 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo recently recognized recipients of various UH Hilo and UH System awards at its 2024 End of Year Awards Celebration April 24 on campus. The event also recognized retired employees and faculty and staff for various years of service. Award recipients include: * Kerri Inglis, Professor of History, UH System Board of Regents Excellence in Teaching Award * Jennifer Tu  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 23 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Close to 300 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together on April 22 to meet and connect at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Scholarship Celebration, which returned to the Stan Sheriff Center. The annual event presents an opportunity for students to personally express their gratitude to the people invested in their college education. It also gives donors the c  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 26 -- The University of Massachusetts School of Law issued the following news release: After working with Visiting Assistant Professor Garrett Halydier, Esq. at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on two of his articles about cannabis regulation, editors at UMass Law Review decided to bring him to campus as the keynote speaker in this year's symposium, "Social Equity in the Cannabis Industry" held at UMass Law last week. "After a year and a half of being on law r  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 27 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: In an effort to advance a sustainable blue economy in Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Climate Resilient Aquaculture Innovation Megahub (CliRAIM) and Hatch Blue, the world's first aquaculture accelerator, hosted the AquaHack workshop in Kona, Hawaii on April 18. The blue economy refers to coastal- and ocean-based industries such as aquaculture, biotechnology or blue carbon, in which carbon dioxid  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 23 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: In response to Gov. Josh Green proclaiming April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant) partnered with organizations across the state to promote tsunami preparedness by creating a new 2024 Hawaii Tsunami Preparedness video. This year marks 78 years since the deadly 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake that generated tsunami waves   more

NEW YORK, April 27 -- WarnerMedia, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release: HGTV has ordered a new 10-episode season of its popular Hawaii-based series, Renovation Aloha, starring married home renovators Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama. The series, which attracted more than 13.9 million viewers to its freshman run, will once again follow the Kalamas and their large extended family as they transform the most dilapidated properties on the island of O'ahu into beautiful fam  more