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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday September 17, 2023 ( 5 items )  

CAIR Welcomes Senate Letter Warning That Admitting Israel Into Visa Waiver Program Would Violate US Law
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest American Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a letter sent by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), along with 13 of their colleagues, to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressing their concerns about Israel's non-compliance with key Visa Waiver  more

Fred Hutch to Serve as National Coordinating Center for New Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health Studies
SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 13 -- The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center issued the following news release: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will serve as the national coordinating center for a new epidemiological cohort study among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AsA-NHPI). Fred Hutch was awarded a seven-year, $38.7 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to coordinate the effort to gather important health information on these populations, which are underrepr  more

Rand Issues Commentary: It's Time to Take Societal Resilience Seriously
SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 15, 2023: * * * It's Time to Take Societal Resilience Seriously By Rebecca Lucas The devastating floods in Libya, the earthquake in Morocco, alongside catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii and Greece this summer, have once again raised questions about how societies respond to moments of national crisis. A new focus on societal resilience could improve response and mitigation efforts when future disasters   more

Sportfishing Community Reacts to NOAA's Announcement on Data Program Failure
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The Center for Sportfishing Policy (formerly the Center for Coastal Conservation) issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, the nation's leading recreational fishing and marine conservation organizations released a white paper on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) findings that its Marine Recreational Information Program - Fishing Effort Survey (MRIP-FES) may be overestimating recreational catch and effort data by 30 -  more

Tribal, Conservation Leaders, Congressional Champions Recognized During Celebration of Endangered Species Act's 50th Anniversary
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: A group of 30 local, regional and national conservation organizations today recognized the Nez Perce Tribe, the Yurok Tribe, Bat Conservation International, Hawaii's Plant Extinction Prevention Program, Jane Goodall, the Sea Turtle Conservancy and members of Congress for their major contributions to protecting and supporting the Endangered Species Act and their work to conserve and recover threatened and endangered spe  more