Hawaii Public Schools May Cut School Year

By The Associated Press
Honolulu

Hawaii's public school year could be reduced by about 13 days because of impending funding cuts, according to Board of Education chairman Garrett Toguchi.

The reduction in school days would be the result of a $278 million budget cut that Gov. Linda Lingle has vowed to impose, he said Thursday.

In order to deal with plummeting state revenues, Lingle has decided to implement furloughs three Fridays each month starting in July, covering the 15,600 state employees...

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