HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- First Insurance Co. of Hawaii issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2023: National statistics from LexisNexis show auto claim severity is up dramatically over pre-pandemic rates, with speeding partially to blame. According to local data, traffic fatalities in Hawaii have also increased coming out of the pandemic. Considering these trends, First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) is encouraging motorists to slow down, eliminate distractions, be courteous an  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 27 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Farrington and Waipahu High schools will be the first schools to offer the new course, where the current student populations are greater than 50% Filipino. * * * Public high schools statewide will be the first in the nation to offer a social studies course dedicated to Filipino Studies starting next fall. Creating the course, CHR 2300 Filipino History Culture, was a two-year long effort  more

KIHEI, Hawaii, Oct. 27 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Design plans for a pedestrian overpass across Pi'ilani Highway to serve students of Kulanihako'i High School were unveiled to South Maui community members at a public meeting Wednesday evening at the school. The designs -- which are 30% completed -- feature an open-air design to minimize visual obstructions while providing safety for pedestrians. Community input collected last fal  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: When Lahaina Intermediate health teacher Nate Kahaiali'i signed up to run in the 2023 Chicago Marathon for the Red Cross ten months ago, he didn't realize that the race would later come with added significance. On Aug. 8, Kahaiali'i evacuated his Lahaina home with no more than a pair of running shoes, some clothes and a few personal belongings before it was eventually consumed by the wildfire. T  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 28 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * HIDOE has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership to fund STEM initatives at public schools with high populations of military-dependent students. * * * The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) has received three grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that will fund initiatives to enhance ma  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Liver cancer is the fourth deadliest cancer in Hawai'i, particularly affecting Native Hawaiian, Filipino and Japanese men. Patients can develop liver failure when tumors metastasize or spread to the healthy portions of the liver which results in a rapid decline of health and even death. Currently, immunotherapy is the standard of care for patients with liver cancer. However, while newer   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: University of Hawai'i Cancer Center researchers were awarded a $5.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to address cancer health disparities among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. UH Cancer Center researchers Loic Le Marchand and Jeffrey Berenberg will lead the development of the first Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Hawai'i  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 24 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Two-year and four-year scholarships to the University of Hawai'i are now available to Lahainaluna High School (LHS) seniors, thanks to a generous philanthropist. UH President David Lassner told the LHS seniors at a September 18 class assembly that UH would provide a full scholarship for one year to any of the 10 UH campuses. Those scholarships, covering tuition, fees and supplies, would be for the 2024-25 a  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 28 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa Shidler College of Business hosted its 30th annual Hall of Honor Awards on October 26, at the Sheraton Waikiki. The evening celebrated the outstanding achievements of five distinguished alumni and raised more than $370,000 in support of Shidler college. These funds support the Shidler College of Business Advancement Fund, furthering its mission to bolster student  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Improved regulation paired with additional economic incentives to reduce fire risk on unmanaged grasslands are critical to reduce fire risk across the state, according to a new blog by the University of Hawai'i Economic Research Organization (UHERO). UHERO researchers said that such measures are also a cost-effective and economically efficient way to support local agriculture and food pro  more