We were sitting here over a few cups of coffee digesting the morning news when Meda suddenly sputtered and shook the copy of the Advertiser at me.
She pointed to a long sentence in Derrick DePledge’s story on Department of Education furloughs.
“This makes no sense,” she said, and read the [...]
The administrator of the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund, or EUTF, has warned legislative leaders and both state and county personnel officers that vacancies, furloughs, and other issues have created a massive backlog that could leave thousands of public employees unable to access the health care they are paying [...]
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In case you missed it, Hawaii’s school furloughs made it into the big time as the focus of a New York Times editorial on Friday.
Back home, I was searching for a particular computer cable yesterday and finally looked in the bag I carry on [...]
The following op-ed by Senator Norman Sakamoto ran in yesterday’s Star Bulletin:
by Senator Sakamoto, District 15
December 29, 2009
With “Furlough Fridays” a reality, efforts toward a long-term solution are overdue. The time that some are now devoting to finger-pointing and affixing blame are [...]
Sen. Colleen Hanabusa
(Media release) — A Special Committee of the Hawai‘i State Senate will convene at 12:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 to consider the options available to address the question of teacher furloughs.
“I am proud that my colleagues are stepping up with a battery [...]
Bank of Hawaii officials told financial analysts that Hawaii’s economy and its own business is holding pretty stead, but they expressed concern about the potential impact of state furloughs.
The comments came during a presentation of the bank’s presentation of its latest quarterly earnings to a group of financial analysts.
There [...]
Parents against furlough Fridays Rally at the Hawai‘i State Capitol, October 23, 2009.
Senate President Colleen Hanabusa today announced that a Special Committee of the Hawai‘i State Senate will convene to consider the options available to address the question of teacher furloughs.
“I am [...]
Larry Geller (www.DisappearedNews.com) has been doing some excellent analysis of the DOE furloughs and potential blow back, including whether the shortened school year might threaten accreditation and, as a result, college admissions.
There’s also a huge question of priorities in the background of struggles to balance state and municipal [...]
(Media release) — $99 Bucks! Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa announced last week that kamaaina can enjoy the world-class resort on the south Kona coast for just $99 on Friday evenings for the entire month of November.
“Fridays have become synonymous with furloughs and negativity [...]
