SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release: * * * - Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Nevada join lawsuit, growing coalition to 14 attorneys general * * * California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today welcomed four additional states to the lawsuit challenging the merger of telecommunications companies T-Mobile and Sprint. The companies - two of only four national wireless providers - offer wireless phone services t  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 19 -- The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs' Office of Administrative Hearings issued the following news release: The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of May 2019 taken on individuals and entities with professional and vocational licenses in Hawaii. These disciplinary actions include dispositions based upon either the results of contes  more

READING, Pennsylvania, June 19 -- Fortna, a provider of supply chain services, issued the following news release: Fortna(R), The Distribution Experts(R), continues to focus on altruism as an important part of the company's culture. Since 2017, Fortna has donated, on behalf of its associates, to multiple North American and global disaster relief and humanitarian efforts carried out by charitable organizations including, but not limited to, The American Red Cross, The British Red Cross, The Canad  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 18 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: To express "significant concern regarding the persistent threats to our election systems," Attorney General Clare E. Connors today joined a total 22 attorneys general from around the country to ask Congress to take action to protect the integrity of America's elections. In a letter led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and addressed to key U.S. Senators, Attorney General Connors a  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 18 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release, dated June 14: Attorney General Clare E. Connors, joined a coalition of 23 cities, states, and municipalities, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, in a motion filed today to seek a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump Administration's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from adopting a Final Rule that would expand the ability of businesses and individuals to refuse   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 21 -- Hawaii Attorney General Clare E. Connors issued the following news release: Attorney General Clare E. Connors announced today that Hawaii has joined 13 other states in filing a multi-state lawsuit to halt the proposed merger of telecom giants T-Mobile and Sprint. The complaint, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was originally filed on June 11 with 10 Attorneys Generals. This morning, however, an amended ver  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige issued a third supplementary emergency proclamation for the Pali Highway today, extending the disaster emergency relief period until August. Heavy rains caused extensive damage to the slopes and areas adjacent to the Pali Highway in February. The conditions on the Pali and surrounding areas require the emergency declaration to continue The proclamation authorizes the expenditure of state m  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 20 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Gov. David Ige announced that the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) issued a notice to proceed (NTP) to the University of Hawaii at Hilo for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) project on Mauna Kea on Hawaii Island. The permit was issued after DLNR confirmed the completion of the pre-construction conditions and mitigation measures required of the project in the Conservation District Use Pe  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 21 -- Gov. David Ige, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The State of Hawaii Career Fair is returning to the Hawaii State Capitol on Saturday, June 29 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Representatives from all executive branch agencies will be available to explain departmental operations and provide information on job vacancies and career opportunities. Human resource managers will screen candidates and conduct interviews for entry level and high-managerial position  more

MANOA, Hawaii, June 18 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has increased support of the University of Hawai'i Cancer Center under the Cancer Center Support Grant from $5.7 million to $8.4 million, and has extended the term of the current NCI designation by an additional year to July 2022. The funding supports core research infrastructure at the UH Cancer Center that is essential for researchers to conduct studies targeted at reducin  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Nevada has joined 13 other states in filing a multi-state lawsuit to halt the proposed merger of telecom giants T-Mobile and Sprint. The complaint, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was originally filed on June 11 with 10 Attorneys Generals. This morning, however, an amend  more

NEW YORK, June 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * - Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Nevada join suit to block anticompetitive merger * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that four additional states have joined the multistate lawsuit to block the merger of telecommunications giants T-Mobile and Sprint. In an amended complaint filed in New York federal court this morning, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Ne  more

MANOA, Hawaii, June 18 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Trichoplax, one of the simplest animals on Earth, is not as simple as it looks, according to researchers from the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany and North Carolina State University. Trichoplax, together with sponges and jellyfish, belongs to one of the most   more

MANOA, Hawaii, June 18 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: The vast subtropical "gyres" - large systems of rotating currents in the middle of the oceans - cover 40 percent of the Earth's surface and have long been considered biological deserts with stratified waters that contain very little nutrients to sustain life. These regions also are thought to be remarkably stable, yet scientists have observed the region's chemistry changes periodically, es  more