Thousands of public employees rally at state Capital against Hawaii furlough plan

HONOLULU — Thousands of state employees rallied at the state Capitol Tuesday afternoon to denounce Gov. Linda Lingle’s plans to force them and their co-workers to take three unpaid days off each month.

Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle sets 3-day-a-month furloughs for state workers; equals 14 percent cut

HONOLULU — Describing a “fiscal emergency,” Gov. Linda Lingle has ordered three days of unpaid furloughs each month for 14,500 state employees to help erase a $729 million budget shortfall.