MIAMI, Florida, April 12 (TNSres) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news on April 11, 2024: Today, Logan Jenner is a healthy, happy 8-year-old who jumps tirelessly on his trampoline, dreams of visiting Hawaii and plans to tackle every sport imaginable -- from basketball and soccer to surfing and snowboarding. Once, he was Patient 13: a case of relapsed acute myeloid leukemia. Logan was part of a small, diverse gro  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR), as represented by the Department of the Attorney General, prevailed on appeal in a case regarding the continuation of revocable permits for the diversion of water from streams in East Maui to Central and Upcountry Maui. During a November 2020 public meeting, while the BLNR was considering the continuation of revoc  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Kawananakoa Middle School educator Jade Pham became the latest recipient of the prestigious Milken Educator Award on Monday. Regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching," the award recognizes exceptional teachers and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Pham was presented the award by Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation, Gov. Josh Green,   more

HILO, Hawaii, April 10 -- The Hawaii Department of Education issued the following news release: Waiakea High School mathematics teacher Rory Inouye was recognized with the prestigious Milken Educator Award in a surprise school assembly to the cheers and applause of students, teachers and staff members. Regarded as the "Oscar Award of Teaching," the award celebrates exceptional teachers and comes with an unrestricted $25,000 cash prize. Inouye was honored by Lowell Milken, chairman and co-found  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Governor Josh Green, M.D., has signed legislation designating an official state kahuli, or snail, for each of the main Hawaiian islands, as well as the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. In a ceremony today at Washington Place, Governor Green signed into law House Bill 1899, which recognizes nine native snail species as state snails. "Land snails are among the most threatened creatures in the world, with mo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 12 (TNSres) -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) reviewed test results from multiple monitoring activities conducted by state agencies and community partners to confirm that the coastal waters around Lahaina are safe for ocean recreation. DOH has reviewed the University of Hawaii (UH) efforts that spanned five sampling events since October 2023, the Surfrider Foundation's (Surfrider) brown water samp  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 11 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Hawaii Convention Center - June 30, 2023 Special Purpose Financial Statements." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the special-purpose audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Hawaii C  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 5, 2024, entitled "Financial Audit of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the State of Hawaii." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the State of Hawaii's financial statements, as presented in the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) fo  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 5, 2024, entitled "Financial Audit of the Hawaii Public Housing Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Hawaii Public Housing Authority as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The audit was conducted   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 11 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of the Attorney General - June 30, 2023 Financial Statements." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of the Attorney General, as of and for   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 11 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 10, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, an  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 5, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health, Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Loan Fund." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Health, Drinking Water Treatment Revolving   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 5, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Department of Health, Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund, a  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- Hawaii State Auditor issued the following report on April 5, 2024, entitled "Financial and Compliance Audit of the Hawaii Tourism Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * AUDITOR'S SUMMARY Financial Statements, Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2023 THE PRIMARY PURPOSE of the audit was to form an opinion on the fairness of the presentation of the financial statements for the Hawaii Tourism Authority, as of and for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023, and to comply with the  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, April 13 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Staff in Tennessee Tech University's Center for Energy Systems Research (CESR) recently returned from a trip to The Aloha State - but not for a vacation. Leaders from the interdisciplinary center on Tech's campus were invited to present at the National Council of University Research Administrators' 2024 Financial Research Administration Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shanae Tyree  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii was awarded just over $58 million in federal biomedical research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023), generating $158 million in economic activity in the state and supporting 819 local jobs. This is according to the United for Medical Research 2024 annual report (https://www.unitedformedicalr  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 13 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Twelve students and alumni of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) were recently matched to postgraduate residency programs around the country in a competitive national program. Organized through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the annual event known as Match Day, is a coordinated process for helping qualified students obtain positions i  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 12 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa placed in the nation's top 20 in eight subjects, the best performance by UH's flagship institution in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject. Released April 10, QS's 2024 version of the rankings listed UH Manoa among the nation's best in the following categories: * Linguistics: No. 10 U.S., No. 22 world * Hospitality and leisure man  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 10 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Two graduate programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are in the nation's top 25 and an additional 11 programs are in the top 100, according to the 2024 U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings, released on April 9. The highest ranked programs are in the William S. Richardson School of Law ranking No. 23 for both best part-time law programs and best environmental law prog  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i was awarded just over $58 million in federal biomedical research grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023), generating $158 million in economic activity in the state and supporting 819 local jobs. This is according to the United for Medical Research 2024 annual report that assesses the economic impact of NI  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 13 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Twelve students and alumni of the University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) were recently matched to postgraduate residency programs around the country in a competitive national program. Organized through the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the annual event known as Match Day, is a coordinated process for helping qualified students obtain positions in either   more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 12 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Manoa Shidler College of Business' School of Travel Industry Management (TIM school) held its 22nd annual Celebrate a Legacy in Tourism gala on April 10, at the Sheraton Waikiki. Also marking the college's 75th anniversary, this year's fundraiser raised a record-breaking $517,000 thanks to the generous support of the hospitality and Hawaii business community. "We're p  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: The University of Hawaii at Hilo will begin the removal of the Hoku Ke'a Observatory on the summit of Maunakea the week of April 15. The decommissioning process that includes the restoration of the site is expected to be completed by August. The public is advised to check the UH Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship (CMS) website (https://hilo.hawaii.edu/maunakea/) before traveling up the mauna as   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 9 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The University of Hawai'i at Hilo will begin the removal of the Hoku Ke'a Observatory on the summit of Maunakea the week of April 15. The decommissioning process that includes the restoration of the site is expected to be completed by August. The public is advised to check the UH Hilo Center for Maunakea Stewardship (CMS) website before traveling up the mauna as the Maunakea Access Road will be closed occas  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 8 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A team of undergraduate students from the University of Hawaii at Manoa is one step closer to a potential deployment of its robotic rover to explore Mars. "Team Robotic Space Exploration" (Team RoSE) is headed to Utah in late May to compete in the University Rover Challenge--the world's premier robotics competition for college students. "The team was in awe of the results, but is greatly motivat  more