HILO, Hawaii — Administrators at the University of Hawaii-Hilo are considering cutting $4 million from its $50 million annual budget in order to comply with Gov. Linda Lingle’s plan to furlough state workers.

The governor wants 14,500 state employees to take three unpaid days off each month, starting in July. She also says she will cut funds to the UH system, the Department of Education and the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation in hopes they will furlough their 32,000 workers.
But UH could avoid furloughs by cutting spending by an amount equal to that saved by sending workers home.
UH-Hilo’s Gerald De Mello says a team is looking at class sizes and courses, library and campus center hours, and janitorial service levels.
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Information from: Hawaii Tribune-Herald, www.hilohawaiitribune.com