Hawaii on Monday June 29, 2009

HI: Hawaii's DLNR shifts its enforcement focus
By Christie Wilson, The Honolulu Advertiser
The Department of Land and Natural Resources is undertaking a major restructuring of its law enforcement arm to refocus on protecting the state's natural, cultural and historic resources.
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HI: School contracts under scrutiny
By Gary T. Kubota, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The state attorney general's criminal division is investigating procurement practices at the state Department of Education.
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Tracking the recession: Budget deadline looms
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
Unlike the federal government, states have to balance their budgets. But several states still have not completed spending plans for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
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HI: Karamatsu considers joining lieutenant governor's race
By Staff Writers, The Honolulu Advertiser
State Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu is considering running for lieutenant governor next year.
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HI: Drop in Hawaii tourism hasn't slowed growth of street
By Robbie Dingeman, The Honolulu Advertiser
While Hawai'i tourism has slowed, the number of street performers, artists and other sidewalk entrepreneurs appears to be growing along Waikiki's Kalakaua Avenue.
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US: National sex offender registry delayed a year
By The Associated Press, Argus Leader (Sioux Falls)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. has given states and American Indian tribes another year to feed a national Internet database set up to protect children by showing where possible predators live and work.
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