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Cochran to push to save Hana’s library
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With more than 300 East Maui residents supporting her, Board of Education member Mary Cochran said she plans to ask fellow board members Thursday to remove the Hana Public and School Library from a list of proposed library closures.
Cochran spoke Tuesday from her home in Paia following a morning meeting attended by about 335 people who crowded into the library at Hana High and Elementary School.
Animal welfare groups see more demand
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Even after he lost his job and couldn't pay rent, a Paia man tried to keep providing for four orphaned kittens he had rescued.
The kittens were living with the man in his car. Then they needed medical care he couldn't afford.
Not wanting to see the sickly animals put to sleep, he turned them over to the East Maui Animal Refuge, said Wendy Fisher, a volunteer at the nonprofit organization.
MAUI WIPEOUT: Global recession hits home
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Thrift and consignment store operators say their shops are busier than ever - a situation they believe is linked to island residents' financial hardships.
"We are so busy. . . . It's kind of sad because people are leaving this island in droves. They are bringing in all of their household possessions and then taking off," said Rainbow Attic owner Jamie Campis.
County, state workers could get different contract deals
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WAILUKU - State and county workers could end up with different contract agreements on pay, furloughs, medical costs or other major issues, Mayor Charmaine Tavares said Tuesday.
Gov. Linda Lingle and the four county mayors are expected to meet again this week to discuss proposals for a "master contract" covering employees in both the state and counties.