The Maui Newshttp://www.mauinews.comTop Headlinesen-usSat, 7 Nov 2009 04:48:57 EDTSat, 7 Nov 2009 04:48:57 EDThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssNegotiations over teacher furloughs prove pointlesshttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525535.htmlHONOLULU - Twin lawsuits filed by parents seeking to halt Hawaii's teacher furloughs face a pivotal federal court hearing after settlement negotiations foundered this week. One of the lawyers representing the parents, Eric Seitz, said Monday's hearing could be raucous.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:37:18 EDTLegislators: Need plan to end crisis, furloughshttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525536.htmlWAILUKU - Parents angry about school days lost to Furlough Fridays are pressuring state lawmakers to convene a special session to look for another way to close the state's forecasted two-year budget shortfall of more than $900 million.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:45:42 EDTHana Highway openhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525529.htmlHana Highway has been reopened in Hana near Pua Kaa Park at Mile Post 23. The road was temporarily closed around 4:30 after a tree fell blocking both lanes, the county said.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 21:49:37 EDTDLNR explains fee hikes; proposed payers upsethttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525508.htmlMAALAEA - Small boat Capt. Vincent Finazzo said Wednesday he was unhappy with a proposed state Department of Land and Natural Resources plan to upgrade parks and harbors, in part, by upping his daily mooring fee from $18.50 to $70 a day. But it's not just about the money, he said during a DLNR public hearing on the state's new Recreational Renaissance Plan B.Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:27:12 EDTScenic views take work out of exercisehttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525509.htmlFri, 6 Nov 2009 13:31:36 EDT