Hawaii on Wednesday July 01, 2009

HI: Lawmakers assess vetoes for overrides
By Richard Borreca, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
The state Legislature's Democrats meet today to decide which of the 65 possible vetoes that Gov. Linda Lingle revealed yesterday they would override.
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HI: Hawaii state workers rally at Capitol to protest furloughs
By Derrick DePledge, The Honolulu Advertiser
State workers flooded the Capitol yesterday afternoon for a rally protesting Gov. Linda Lingle's furlough plans, accusing the governor of trying to wipe out the state's budget deficit at their expense.
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HI: GOP chairman supports governor's fiscal strategy
By Michael Tsai, The Honolulu Advertiser
Jonah Ka'auwai says he understands the fear and confusion facing thousands of state workers on this first day of Gov. Linda Lingle's controversial furlough plan for state workers.
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HI: Hawaii adults less obese, but not isle youth
By Helen Altonn, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Hawaii adults continue to be among the most physically active and leanest in the nation, according to a national report released today.
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Financial crisis torments states
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
(Updated 11:29 a.m. EDT, July 1, 2009)

California may begin issuing IOUs this week because of the state’s unresolved budget crisis. But government disruptions were averted at least temporarily in five other states that missed a July 1 deadline for closing billion-dollar budget gaps.
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HI: Hospital's 667 dead to be remembered
By Staff Writers, The Honolulu Advertiser
The ninth remembrance service for 667 patients who died at the Hawai'i State Hospital and were forgotten from 1930 to 1960 will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kane'ohe.
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HI: Lingle discloses potential vetoes
By Derrick DePledge, The Honolulu Advertiser
Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday gave state lawmakers a list of bills she may veto, including proposals to restructure public hospitals, raise a tax on petroleum products to fund food and energy security programs, and tighten high-technology investment tax credits.
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HI: Furloughs or pay cuts are on UH docket
By Craig Gima, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
University of Hawaii President David McClain says salary reductions -- whether through furloughs or pay cuts -- will have to be part of the university's response to cutting about $155 million from its budget over the next two years.
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HI: University of Hawaii wants to cut faculty pay, may add furloughs
By Loren Moreno, The Honolulu Advertiser
University of Hawai'i President David McClain says he will seek pay cuts for faculty and administrators as part of a developing plan to address about $155 million in budget cuts over the next two years.
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US: Colorado the least obese state
By Lauren Neergaard, The Associated Press, The Denver Post
WASHINGTON—Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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