HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- First Insurance Co. of Hawaii issued the following news release: First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) has promoted Cathy Migita to Assistant Vice President effective January 1, 2024. Migita started with FICOH in 2009 as a Personal Lines Underwriter before being promoted to Supervisor in 2013 and Manager in 2018. She currently oversees FICOH's Personal Lines Underwriting and Customer Service units. She worked at Atlas Insurance Agency prior to FICOH. Born and   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 10 -- The Hawaii Department of Transportation issued the following news: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is seeking applications for federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) Set-aside funding (FY 2024) for specific activities that enhance the intermodal transportation system. The funded transportation projects will prioritize safety, comfort, equity, and connectivity to destinations for non-motorized users of our transportation networks, including pedestri  more

MARSHALL, Missouri, Jan. 9 -- Missouri Valley College issued the following news: Missouri Valley College welcomed Elizabeth Gonzalez this week as a new admissions representative in the college's Welcome Center. Gonzalez, who holds a bachelor's degree from San Jose State, came to Marshall, Mo. via Hawaii after her parents and her sister all moved to town. She is originally from California. "In Hawaii I worked at Starbuck's and did some substitute teaching," she said. "I felt a sense of communi  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: "Where are all our island people in the ocean sciences?" That is the question that researchers are asking since Pacific Islanders throughout the region are tied to the ocean. "As descendants of the ocean, the dearth of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) in ocean science seems inconsonant," writes a team of authors--including University of Hawai'i at Manoa faculty, students and alumni--in   more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: "Where are all our island people in the ocean sciences?" That is the question that researchers are asking since Pacific Islanders throughout the region are tied to the ocean. "As descendants of the ocean, the dearth of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) in ocean science seems inconsonant," writes a team of authors--including University of Hawaii at Manoa faculty, students and al  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i is in the initial stages of establishing a space engineering and instrument development center at the UH Institute for Astronomy's facilities on the UH Hilo campus, thanks to general fund support from the Hawai'i State Legislature and Hawai'i Gov. Josh Green. The Space Sciences Initiative is expected to attract millions of dollars in funding, expand Hawai'i's technology sec  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii is in the initial stages of establishing a space engineering and instrument development center at the UH Institute for Astronomy's facilities on the UH Hilo campus, thanks to general fund support from the Hawaii State Legislature and Hawaii Gov. Josh Green. The Space Sciences Initiative is expected to attract millions of dollars in funding, expand Hawaii's technology sector  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A groundbreaking new 30-meter Maui Forest Height Map reveals that trees on the Valley Isle are taller than previously thought, challenging past assumptions about the island's forest elevation. The map developed by a University of Hawaii at Manoa geography professor in the College of Social Sciences has implications that extend beyond cartography that could impact future environmental resou  more