Hawaii on Tuesday October 27, 2009

HI: Hawaii's short school year is within rules
By Mark Niesse, The Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser
Hawaii's public schools won't fall below minimum accrediting standards even after chopping the number of instructional days to the fewest in the nation.
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HI: Spending by international students hits $160M
By The Associated Press, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
International students and their dependents spent $160 million in Hawaii during the last academic year.
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HI: Hawaiian pilots ask for impasse, move closer to possible strike
By Staff Reports, The Honolulu Advertiser
Unionized Hawaiian Airlines pilots said today they believe their contract negotiations with the airline are at an impasse and asked the federal government to release them from mediation, a process that could start the clock for a future pilots' strike.
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HI: Feral cats dog residents
By Rob Shikina, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Al Alicea still visits Kakaako Waterfront Park for walks with his wife, but stopped holding family barbecues there because he's bothered by the feral cats.
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CA: Western lawmakers focus on regional collaboration
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The San Diego Union-Tribune
JACKSON, Wyo. — Lawmakers from many western states agreed Monday that they should consider collaborating on developing technology to capture and store the carbon gas that's generated from burning fossil fuels.
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WY: Wyo. governor talks energy with Western lawmakers
By Ben Neary, The Associated Press, The Idaho Statesman (Boise)
JACKSON, Wyo. -- Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Monday warned western state lawmakers that despite easy platitudes about working together, competition among the states often blocks interstate cooperation.
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