MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have agreed to a new partnership that will allow students and faculty to participate in research and educational opportunities between the two institutions. UH President David Lassner and OIST President and CEO Karin Markides signed a memorandum of understanding on November 19, in Honolulu, that  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), County of Maui, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is installing an emergency stormwater capture system in Lahaina to reduce the environmental impact from silt, ash, and other disaster debris potentially entering storm drainage systems. The $40 million project, which includes design, construction management and continued management of the sy  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 21 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * HIDOE's Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design is seeking feedback on the draft industry standards within all Career and Technical Education programs of study, most notably from industry members and teachers. * * * The Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design (OCID) is seeking feedback on the draft industry standards within all Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs of  more

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Nov. 23 -- The Arkansas National Guard issued the following news release: By Airman 1st Class Roann Gatdula, 154th Wing Public Affairs - Hawaii Air National Guard Joint Forces from across the United States and the Pacific participated in a large-scale joint training exercise Nov. 1-10 that included the largest airdrop in Hawaii history. The Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation is a large-scale training exercise that enables coll  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Increasing contemporary applications of ancestral innovation and resource management sciences is the focus of a University of Hawai'i conference. Advancing a Circular Economy in Hawai'i, is the second annual Pi'o Summit to be held at the Hawai'i Convention Center on December 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will help create sustainable and just solutions for healthy communities in Hawai'i and around the world  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 22 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Increasing contemporary applications of ancestral innovation and resource management sciences is the focus of a University of Hawai'i conference. Advancing a Circular Economy in Hawai'i, is the second annual Pi'o Summit to be held at the Hawai'i Convention Center on December 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will help create sustainable and just solutions for healthy communities in Hawai'i and around  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Algae living within the soft tissue of coral supply much of the energy needed by their hosts, and some symbiotic algae help coral withstand warmer water better than others. In a published study led by the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, researchers found that there was a tradeoff for corals dominated by the thermally sensitive algae--they have higher growth, but only in cooler water. "A  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Collecting, identifying, describing and naming new species of seaweed that live in deeper waters off Hawai'i is the focus of a new University of Hawai'i at Manoa research project that received a $892,290 grant from the National Science Foundation. The target area is called the mesophotic (pronounced: mee-so-pho-tic) zone, which is an extremely low-light environment. In Hawai'i, the mesop  more