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Budget cuts may be amplifying recession in Hawaii (Honolulu Advertiser)
State spending cuts significantly have worsened the effects of the global economic downturn in the Islands, according to several Hawai'i economists who spoke to more than 150 advocates, lawmakers and others at the state Capitol yesterday.No more cuts, aid workers plead (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
As a Child Welfare Services specialist on the Big Island, Patrice Bell has seen spending restrictions and budget cuts reduce her office size by about one-third. Many have retired, while others have resigned rather than be at an office where lack of personnel puts the welfare of children at risk, she said.Tsunami threat cost Hawaii County $274,067; 873 workers were mobilized (Honolulu Advertiser)
Hawaii County's cost to prepare for the recent tsunami threat: $274,067. Surviving the scare without injury or property loss: priceless. That's the response by Mayor Billy Kenoi's administration, which Tuesday released an expense report for having mobilized about a third of the county's work force to help with the anticipated Feb. 27 natural disaster.Community calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
PHILIPPINE STUDIES COLLOQUIUM SERIES: "Converging Texts," talk by Dr. Pia Arboleda, assistant professor, Filipino Language and Philippine Literature Program, 2 to 3:30 p.m., University of Hawai'i-Mānoa, Moore Hall 319, Tokioka Room; free. 956-6086.Community calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
ST. LOUIS HEIGHTS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION monthly meeting 7 p.m. at Hokulani Elementary School. 737-5654.