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Ige's New Budget Proposal Would Wipe Out The Jobs Of 149 State Workers

Ige s New Budget Proposal Would Wipe Out The Jobs Of 149 State Workers - Honolulu Civil Beat The proposed spending cuts may result in the first state government layoffs in more than a decade. Reading time: 7 minutes. Gov. David Ige’s new two-year budget proposal would eliminate the jobs of 149 state employees who are scattered in departments across state government, and may also involve some as-yet unspecified tax increases. But Ige expressed hope Monday that the new pandemic relief bill working its way through the U.S. Congress will provide money to help with the state budget crisis, and may allow for a delay in the state public worker furloughs that are scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.

Scaled-back state budget includes funds for hospital, jail | News, Sports, Jobs

cuechi@mauinews.com Gov. Ige’s proposed budget includes $12 million — $6 million each fiscal year — for lump sum facility improvements and renovations to Maui Health facilities on Maui and Lanai. The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo Funding for hospital and harbor improvements and medium-security housing at Maui’s only jail made the cut in the governor’s latest budget proposal, which calls for sharp reductions amid a struggling state economy. Gov. David Ige released his fiscal budget 2021-23 on Monday after scaling back both the operating and capital improvements program budgets to make up for the $1.4 billion shortfall expected in each of the next two years.

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Pedestrian bridge connecting Wahiawa and Whitmore Village sparks controversy

Pedestrian bridge connecting Wahiawa and Whitmore Village sparks controversy Pedestrian bridge connecting Wahiawa and Whitmore Village sparks controversy By Jolanie Martinez | December 12, 2020 at 7:56 PM HST - Updated December 14 at 4:09 AM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - While a pedestrian bridge in Central Oahu offers another way for people to get to and from Wahiawa and Whitmore Village, the project has been a divisive issue. State Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz, who represents Central Oahu, said residents have been asking for a secondary access point for several years now. “The Wahiawa Transit Center is in the middle of Wahiawa, the satellite city hall, a lot of the retail and medical services are all in Wahiawa,” said Dela Cruz. “And so that’s where the community association at the time asked for access.”