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MEDIA RELEASE The State of Hawaii concluded fiscal year 2014 with a $664.8 million ending balance, according to the preliminary close of 2014 accounts by the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS). The Department of Budget and Finance is providing this release as an annual update to the budgetary ending balance concluding fiscal year […]

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MEDIA RELEASE This year, the Legislature passed an $11.2 billion supplemental budget for the state, House Bill 2012. Following three years of budget cuts totaling more than $1 billion each year, this year’s budget provided the Senate with a refreshing opportunity to reinforce the safety net where needed, reinstitute core services that have been decimated […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii House of Representatives took action Thursday on its final bills of the session. One of the major bills discussed and approved was the supplemental state budget, which addresses the state’s most basic needs, particularly in human services, education, and agriculture. “This session, as we come out of the Great Recession, the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii is slated to receive funds for new capital improvement projects based on the state budget which passed out of conference committee in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 28. The budget bill now goes to the full House and Senate for final vote, and, if passed, will be sent to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE During the 2012 State Budget Conference Committee meeting this morning, Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair David Y. Ige outlined the priority measures in the Senate 2012 Economic Accelerator package, which include: * Advancing $400 million in R&M to create jobs and to provide needed investments in aging facilities. * Refocus and enhance […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On Tuesday, April 17, the Senate and House opened conference on the Hawaii State Supplemental Budget with comments from Senate Committee on Ways and Means Committee Chair David Y. Ige. House Finance Chair Marcus Oshiro also offered remarks. With a notable 438 out of 620 budget worksheets already agreed upon by both sides […]

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Governor Linda Lingle will address the people of Hawai‘i, via a live webcast, to provide an update on the State budget, public employee union labor negotiations and binding arbitration with the Hawai‘i Government Employees Association (HGEA) and United Public Workers (UPW). Thursday, September 3, 2009 3:00 – 3:30 p.m. The Web address will be carried […]

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MEDIA RELEASE House Budget Supports Hawaii County Capital Improvement Projects and School Repair & Maintenance.  The State Budget Bill, HB200, HD1, passed the House of Representatives last week at the midway point of the 2009 legislative session. Hawaii County Representatives announced the House Draft includes more than $200 million in FY2010 and more than $179 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has submitted to the state Legislature the Administration’s plan to meet a projected $650 million revenue shortfall for the remainder of the current fiscal year (FY09) and biennium budget fiscal years 2010 through 2011.  The Administration’s plan balances the budget without raising taxes, without any layoffs or furloughs of state […]

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