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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today issued an executive order to furlough, effective July 1, 2009, all state employees in the State Executive Branch under her jurisdiction (not including, for example Department of Education and University of Hawai‘i employees) to help close the unprecedented $2.7 billion revenue shortfall projected between now and June 30, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Governor Linda Lingle today announced details of the Administration’s plan to furlough all state employees in the Executive Branch to help close the unprecedented $2.7 billion revenue shortfall projected between now and June 30, 2011. The furlough plan represents the first time labor costs are being impacted to address the state’s budget gap. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle and Lt. Gov. James ‘Duke’ Aiona will take a pay cut under a new law that takes effect July 1, as part of a broader effort by the state’s top officials to lead by example during the ongoing fiscal crisis stemming from the global economic downturn. The new state-mandated pay […]

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Hawaii County mayor Billy Kenoi presents his revised budget to the media.

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