The Maui Newshttp://www.mauinews.comTop Headlinesen-usSat, 7 Nov 2009 09:04:39 EDTSat, 7 Nov 2009 09:04:39 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 EDTLahaina seeks to reclaim Halloweenhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525537.htmlLAHAINA - The LahainaTown Action Committee will once again seek permits to hold Halloween events in Lahaina - an event that attracted up to 20,000 revelers in past years.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:49:03 EDTMan guilty of lesser charges in assault casehttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525538.htmlWAILUKU - A 45-year-old man was found guilty of lesser charges of restraining and assaulting his girlfriend as well as charges that he threatened and abused the woman in her Kahana apartment earlier this yea.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:51:08 EDTPermit to use baseball stadium approvedhttp://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/525539.htmlWAILUKU - The Maui County Council on Friday approved a special permit for the Golden Baseball League to operate a professional team at Maehara Stadium next year. In lieu of a fee, the Golden League would pay for $15,000 in improvements to the stadium for the first year, with an option to renew the terms for a second year, under the permit agreement.Sat, 7 Nov 2009 04:51:46 EDT