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7 Jul 2010, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle yesterday vetoed House Bill 444 that would have given partners in both same-sex and opposite-sex civil unions the same benefits and responsibilities that are enjoyed by married couples. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 11:48 pm by Ryan Sanada
Earlier today, Governor Linda Lingle vetoed two bills that would have affected Hawaii employers in a negative way. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 10:04 pm by charley foster
ACLU, Lambda Legal Are Ready With Lawsuit Challenging Lingle’s Veto- The Hawaii ACLU and the Hawaii chapter of Lambda Legal have already prepared the lawsuit challenging the veto decision of Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 7:24 pm by Dale Carpenter
(Dale Carpenter) The veto by Linda Lingle, a Republican, came after the bill had passed the state house, 31–20, and the state senate, 18–7. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 6:19 pm by John Culhane
I’m sitting here looking at the seal of Hawaii, soon to be occluded by the Governor, Linda Lingle, who’s set to make her announcement. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 1:46 pm by John Culhane
Linda Lingle must decide today whether to sign the civil unions bill enacted by the legislature at the end of April. [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 2:07 pm by Nonprofit Blogger
Hawaii: Governor Linda Lingle vetoed a tax bill on Thursday, July 1, 2010 that would... [read post]
18 Jun 2010, 12:50 am
Quietly and despite Governor Linda Lingle's veto, the Hawaii legislature has brought back the Hawaii estate tax effective for deaths occurring between May 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010. [read post]
13 Jun 2010, 12:35 pm by Howard Friedman
AP reported yesterday that Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, who is Jewish and is a Republican, has recently met with two rabbis as she is considering whether to sign or veto HB 444, a bill passed by the Hawaii legislature that allows civil unions for same-sex as well as opposite-sex couples. [read post]
31 May 2010, 12:48 pm by Simon Lester
Linda Lingle signed into law a bill that will halt the import of shark fins, which are valued as the primary ingredient in soup sold mostly in Asian communities and markets. [read post]
14 May 2010, 7:19 am by Mike "No Man" Navarre
  In an interview about the bill permitting Hawaiian government offices to ignore duplicate requests for government records, the Republican Hawaiian Governor, Linda Lingle, had this to say (CNN coverage here and YouTube audio of interview here): [The birth certificate issue] is simply a distraction from the more critical issues that are facing the country. . . . [read post]
13 May 2010, 3:04 pm by Ashby Jones
Linda Lingle (pictured) signed into law the so-called "birther" bill intended to limit the number of requests for Obama's birth certificate. [read post]
4 May 2010, 11:20 am by Family Law
Now all speculation turns toward whether Republican governor Linda Lingle will veto the bill. [read post]
30 Apr 2010, 1:14 pm by Marc Poirier
  That’s especially worth saying because a civil union bill has just reached the desk of Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle, who has 45 days to sign or veto it. [read post]
12 Apr 2010, 6:06 pm by Dwight Sullivan
Chiyome Fukino, Hawaii’s Director of Health under Republican Governor Linda Lingle, has issued statements saying that she has seen President Obama’s “original birth certificate on record” and that the Hawaii Registrar of Vital Statistics has seen President Obama’s “original birth certificate on record. [read post]
8 Apr 2010, 7:16 pm by Dwight Sullivan
Chiyome Fukino, the Director of Health under the Republican Governor Linda Lingle, stated:  ”I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. [read post]
18 Mar 2010, 8:59 am by Michael Markarian
The Hawaii House should pass the measure and send it to Governor Linda Lingle for her signature—sending a message that sharks in the world’s oceans deserve protection from the brutal trade in their fins. [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 7:57 pm by Ryan Sanada
Today, on the same day that the Honolulu Advertiser reported that 1 in 6 Hawaii workers were either unemployed or underemployed in 2009, Governor Linda Lingle signed House Bill 2169, which will lower Hawaii employers’ unemployment insurance taxes for 2010 and 2011. [read post]