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Rail Funding Bill Continues to Advance
The state House committees on Transportation and Finance on Wednesday passed a rail funding bill that continues to advance during a special legislative session.
Special Session on Honolulu Rail Funding Begins
A special session takes place to discuss funding for Oʻahu’s Honolulu Rail Transit Project. City leaders say they need more funds that what has been suggested.
Governor Vetoes 7 Bills, Including Maui Hospital Legislation
Governor David Ige announced the veto of seven bills on Monday, a day ahead of Tuesday’s July 12th deadline. The bills included Senate Bill 2077 relating to the separation of benefits for Maui hospital workers facing the abolishment of their positions or workforce restructuring in the Maui Region due to the transition from a state […]
Legislature Holds Special Session to Amend Maui Hospital Workers Bill
The recess will allow time to negotiate a possible settlement with the UPW in its lawsuit objecting to the transition. A final vote is expected on July 20.
House will not call for special veto override session
State House Speaker Calvin Say announced today that he would not call for a special session to override Governor Linda Lingle’s vetoes. On June 21, 2010, the Governor released to the Legislature a list of 39 bills that were intended for veto. The list included bills on public safety, civil unions, homelessness, and education. The […]
Tavares on TAT: “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel”
By Wendy Osher The state legislature did not vote before Friday’s deadline on a proposal to take the county’s share of the Transient accommodation tax or TAT. Now it’s a wait and see situation as county mayors across the state monitor the latest developments. “We’re not out of the woods quite yet,” said Maui Mayor […]
Furlough Fix Floated by Governor
Governor Linda Lingle announced a plan over the weekend to restore classroom days lost to furlough Fridays. The plan calls for the restoration of 27 days over a one and a half year period beginning on Jan. 1, 2010. The plan calls for the use of $50 million in rainy day funds, and the use […]
Save Our Schools Pushes For Special Legislative Session To Lift Furlough Fridays
A group of concerned citizens will hold another rally on Maui this Thursday to drum up support for a special legislative session aimed at repealing the state’s furlough Fridays at public schools. The Save Our Schools campaign will be circulating a petition calling for the special session. Event organizer Liza DeLaRosa Walker called the furloughs […]