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Honolulu morgue aims to start giving families answers faster with new deputy
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office hopes the arrival of its first new deputy in five years will help it winnow down the time it takes to finalize reports, which has mounted due to increasing caseloads and staff shortages. Sasha Breland, who assumed her new role on Oct. 1, said one of her main goals is to help families with loved ones who died find closure, as well as to learn from the deaths. “We are servicing people and families in one of the most trying times of their life,” she said. “And so if we can be there to not only tell the story of their loved one and help them close that chapter, but then influence their lives after that, we can make a difference.” Chief Medical Examiner Masahiko Kobayashi said Breland’s appointment will help the office cut in half its turnaround time for final reports and ease each employee’s caseload by more than 100.
UH President Finalist Denies Allegations Of Bias By Black Law Professor
A finalist for the top job at the University of Hawaii on Wednesday says she is being wrongly accused of engaging in bias against a Black law professor while provost of Georgia State University. Wendy Hensel, now provost of the City University of New York and one of two finalists...
Wahine look to extend win streak at UC San Diego
Holding sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference, the University of Hawai’i women’s soccer team heads back on the road for a key match against UC San Diego on Thursday. The Rainbow Wahine, 4-0 in conference play, are riding a six-game winning streak, matching the program’s longest streak in 21 years. A […]
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