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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday March 09, 2025 ( 3 items )  

CAIR Supports Hawaii Legislation to Expand Hate Crime Data Reporting
WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Supports Hawaii Legislation to Expand Hate Crime Data Reporting The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed support for proposed legislation in Hawaii that would redefine a hate crime as any report of an alleged crime that might be motivated by bias or prejudice. SEE:   more

Court: Trump Administration Must Explain Agency's Refusal to Protect Imperiled Corals From Climate Change
WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Court: Trump Administration Must Explain Agency's Refusal to Protect Imperiled Corals From Climate Change HONOLULU-- A federal court today struck down the U.S. government's refusal to grant critical protection to threatened coral species. The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii held that the government improperly denied these 20 coral species protections from clim  more

Heart & stroke risks vary among Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander adults
DALLAS, Texas, March 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Heart & stroke risks vary among Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander adults Research Highlights : * The prevalence of cardiovascular disease risk factors varies greatly among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (AANHPI) populations, according to an analysis of electronic health records for more than 700,000 adults in California and H  more