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Fed workforce cuts loom

By ANDREW GOMES Honolulu Star-Advertiser Fear and uncertainty loom large over how much smaller the federal workforce in Hawaii will become under an unfolding multipronged effort by President Donald Trump, though the impact may be less, relative to other states. The number of civilians employed by the federal government in Hawaii is close to midway among states. But See CUTS Page A4 The U.S. government employs thousands of civilian workers at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. The Virginia-…Read more

Federal job losses could be local gains

By ANDREW GOMES Honolulu Star-Advertiser Vast federal job cuts being driven by President Donald Trump could benefit Hawaii state and county workforces burdened by high vacancies. About 5,000 state civil service jobs, excluding public school teacher positions, were vacant as of Feb. 11, according to the state Department of Human Resources Development. Elena Murayama, aDHRD spokesperson, said the state could use personnel separated from the federal workforce in Hawaii to fill vacancies and…Read more

What wet season? All of Hawaii is in a drought

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald It’s technically the rainy season for most of Hawaii, but the entire state is in drought, according to the National Weather Service. The situation worsened for the entire Big Island in the span of a week in January. Itwent from “abnormally dry” conditions to “moderate drought” for most of the island, with a small, triangular area of “severe drought” in the northwest corner. “Ranchers on the Big Island have beenreporting worsening pasture…Read more

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