A financial crisis has developed in the [stolen] State of Hawaii. To meet the budget crisis, in July 2009, Gov. Linda Lingle issued an Executive Order #09-04 which ordered all state employees to take two furlough days per month. To "set the example" the Gov announced that she and her Executive officials (Lt. Gov, Dept. Heads, their Asst and Deputies) were taking a 5% cut in pay and were the first to take their furlough in August. So given the benefit of the doubt, they took 6 furlough days (Aug-Oct) then......Oct. 22, 2009, the day before the teachers and most other state workers began their furloughs, Gov. Lingle CANCELLED the furloughs for her Exec. Officers from Nov 2009 - June- 2010 with a new Exec. Order #09-06. The new Order states that they will begin taking ONE furlough day per month from July 2010 - June 2011. THE GOVERNOR'S TERM IS OVER IN DEC 2010 WHO IS SHE TRYING TO FOOL? According to the new Order they only have 6 more furlough days left (July-2010-Dec 2010) which is a TOTAL OF 12 FURLOUGH DAYS FOR THE GOV AND HER STAFF while the rest of the state workers are ordered to take 42 furlough days. The loss of income for the average state worker because of the furloughs is between 8% - 11% and even 19% for some. Auwe! SHAME ON YOU GOVERNOR LINGLE!Governor Lingle stated many times that she operates with the spirit of ohana. Bull kukai. In a true ohana everyone pulls their weight equally. They don't dump on each other, they help one another. They do what is best for the entire ohana, not just a chosen few.If the State were run as an ohana, the Gov's role would be that of the makuahine (mother). In a true ohana, the Mother is the last to eat, the last to sleep, the last to "take" because she is the caretaker and nurturer of her children.Gov. Lingle set herself (and her staff) up so that while they have the largest salaries, they have the least amount of income loss. The "children of Hawaii" aka average state workers are ordered to take 42 furloughs compared to 12 by our Executive Branch leaders, almost four times the amount than "Mother Lingle". She's a "Mother" alright, but not the makuahine kind.STATE WORKERS ARE YOU GOING TO STAND BY AND ALLOW THIS TO CONTINUE? In all fairness, the Governor and her staff should immediately be taking two furlough days per month JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!STATE WORKERS TAKE ACTION!! STAGE A SICK-OUT!!! I don't know how it is done but all State workers should unite and call in sick until the Governor rescinds Exec. Order 09-06. GOV. LINGLE AND HER STAFF MUST BE ORDERED TO TAKE THE SAME AMOUNT OF FURLOUGHS DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD AS THE REST OF THE WORK FORCE---NO SPECIAL TREATMENT -- THEY ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS TOO!!!
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Its Po'alima tomarrow and time to shake, rattle and roll. Spend the day doing something productive. Take your 'ohana to Ala Moana and have fun. Join the rest of the po'e and walk for unity! Share and educate with others rather than watch kiwi!Its time to get out of you hale and FREE HAWAII from its imperialistic na lima. Celebrate life for a change on August 21, 2009.
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Aloha;Here are my thoughts on bringing our minds together....that is exactly what we need to do, but more importantly along with that we also need to bring our hearts and aloha to the tables.I have been working on what I beleive is the next step we should be taking to get our country back.Over and over we hear our kupuna and even international lawyers advises us we must come together as a people. We must first unite as a people and use the skills and values that we are so proud of to get there.It is not impossible. If we but follow what we have been taught and what we innately know as the original people of Hawai.I have designed a blog not really launched yet, but it expresses what I am thinking. I am very anxious to hear what other Hawaiians have to say about it. Please view it and comment. http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/You know lokahi, kokua, kukakuka, mihi, aloha all these things are part of us and the are the tools we shoud be using to get tot he next step. Understanding and practicing lokahi will bring unity. Unity will bring strength Strength will bring respect and respect will bring recognition and that will give us our freedom. If you like what you see on http://kanaka-maoli.blogspot.com/please let me know and elts start to bring ourselves together so we can be taken seriously.We can no longer sit back and wait for someone to do it for us we must do it. It is actually very easy to design a governemnt, lets see we have how many examples? The hard part is populating the govenrment. So maybe we have been going about this backwards? Perhaps we need to bring all the people together who understand, believe and agree we should be a free country. Just people with beliefs in freedom for our people. People who have such strong belief in that concept that they are willing to work toward it together, with aloha and understanding.Think about it... A hui hou Lanakila
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Aloha Kākou,On Tuesday, April 15, 2008 charter schools organized at the State Capitol to make a stand for the future of Hawaii by asking the legislature to prioritize education in our state. As usual, charter schools are fighting for funding and for the right to be on equal footing funding wise with regular D.O.E. schools. With charter school enrollment expected to increase across the state next year, the state currently has budgeted money for charter schools that would lower the instructional money alloted per student. This could mean a threat to programs, staff members, and other valuable components of charter school curriculum.Our Hawaiian charter schools have provided an opportunity for the community to choose an education that supports Hawaiian identity and perpetuation of ʻike Hawaiʻi. Please help support our keiki and lāhui by contacting the Senate Ways and Means Committee, the House Finance Committee, or the Governors Office and help them understand that funding is the best way to show that they truly believe the education of our keiki at charter schools is valuable.I have included web addresses to two letters that were published in the local newpapers written by my E.A. and one of my students at Hakipuʻu Learning Center . They really explain our experiences at the Capitol and what we are fighting for. Mahalo!http://starbulletin.com/2008/04/19/editorial/letters.htmlhttp://honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080419/OPINION02/804190309/1108#pluckcommentsCheck it out!
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