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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Feds: Humpback whale no longer endangered, parents take matters into their own hands, dustup at Kauai Charter Commission


The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.

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Parents at some public schools are looking into the possibility of renting their schools and paying teachers directly to keep their children learning on "furlough Fridays."

The city has spent more than $5.6 million on a public information campaign for Honolulu's planned rail project since August 2005.

Gaylord Kubota, the founding director of the Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum, retires this week after more than 26 years of service.

For the second time in as many months, the county Charter Review Commission is losing one of its members amid concerns over conflicts of interest and the Ethics Board’s ongoing debate over Charter Section 20.02D.

Picking up where her late husband left off, Carol Ann Davis-Briant championed the county manager system of government for Kaua‘i. But on Monday she said her attempts have been stymied, announcing her resignation to shocked colleagues on the Charter Review Commission
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Nancy Cook Lauer has 30-plus years experience as a journalist, winning national and state awards for newspapers in Florida and Hawaii. She publishes a daily state government news aggregate and commentary blog, All Hawaii News. Vice President of the Hawaii SPJ chapter as well as Secretary of the Big Island Press Club, Lauer has a Master of Science degree in Library and Information Studies from Florida State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology, summa cum laude, from Old Dominion University. She earned her reporting chops covering the 2000 Bush v. Gore presidential election at Florida's ground zero and was recently honored with a Torch of Light award and a Hawaii state Senate commendation for uncovering questionable spending practices in local government.
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