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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle issued the following statement today regarding the Council on Revenues’ reduced revenue forecast. “The Council on Revenues’ lower revenue projection is in line with what our Administration has been anticipating. That is why we have been taking steps to reduce government expenses and streamline operations. “The fact that […]

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MEDIA RELEASE “My Cabinet and I have been receiving regular updates, including one today during a Cabinet meeting, from State Civil Defense and the National Weather Service’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center on Hurricane Felicia and Tropical Storm Enrique. At this time, there is no cause for alarm, but it is important for residents and businesses […]

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MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle announced that the State today will begin delivering written layoff notices to the approximately 1,100 State employees who were previously notified their positions could be eliminated. The notices state the positions of the affected employees will be eliminated as of November 13, 2009. Some of the employees may […]

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MEDIA RELEASE BY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK BENNETT “Governor Linda Lingle and I have reviewed the final judgment of Judge Karl Sakamoto in the case brought by the Hawai‘i Government Employees Association (HGEA) against the State, seeking an injunction against Governor Lingle’s decision to implement three furlough days per month for state employees. The State […]

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MEDIA RELEASE County of Hawai’i Mayor Billy Kenoi today questioned the plan by Gov. Linda Lingle’s administration to lay off the entire staff of Kulani Correctional Facility and close the prison without first discussing that decision with the communities that will be affected. “The plans announced by prison officials to the Kulani staff this week […]

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