Hawaii_NP1 dimmed_VVD by_II education_NN1 ,_, election_NN1 ,_, health_NN1 cuts_VVZ Hawaii_NP1 is_VBZ far_RG21 from_RG22 alone_JJ in_II cutting_VVG the_AT size_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 during_II the_AT global_JJ financial_JJ downturn_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Hawaii_NP1 stands_VVZ apart_RL in_II how_RRQ its_APPGE government_NN1 shrinkage_NN1 has_VHZ ripped_VVN into_II what_DDQ are_VBR generally_RR considered_VVN core_NN1 functions_NN2 :_: education_NN1 ,_, public_JJ health_NN1 ,_, elections_NN2 and_CC services_NN2 for_IF the_AT disadvantaged_JJ ._. 
HONOLULU_NP1 --_NN1 Hawaii_NP1 public_JJ schools_NN2 are_VBR closed_VVN most_DAT Fridays_NPD2 ,_, rats_NN2 scurry_VV0 across_II bananas_NN2 in_II uninspected_JJ stores_NN2 and_CC there_EX may_VM not_XX be_VBI enough_DD money_NN1 to_TO run_VVI the_AT next_MD election_NN1 ._. 
About_II the_AT only_JJ parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT state_NN1 untouched_JJ by_II the_AT foul_JJ economy_NN1 are_VBR its_APPGE sparkling_JJ beaches_NN2 and_CC world-class_JJ surfing_NN1 ._. 
Hawaii_NP1 's_GE money_NN1 troubles_NN2 are_VBR creating_VVG a_AT1 society_NN1 more_RRR befitting_VVG a_AT1 tropical_JJ backwater_NN1 than_CSN a_AT1 state_NN1 celebrating_VVG its_APPGE 50th_MD anniversary_NN1 and_CC preparing_VVG to_TO welcome_VVI President_NNB Obama_NP1 for_IF Christmas_NNT1 this_DD1 week_NNT1 ._. 
"_" There_EX is_VBZ community_NN1 energy_NN1 and_CC outrage_NN1 building_VVG up_RP ,_, "_" said_VVD James_NP1 Koshiba_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 co-founder_NN1 of_IO the_AT activist_NN1 organization_NN1 and_CC Web_NN1 site_NN1 Kanu_NP1 Hawaii_NP1 ,_, speaking_VVG about_II the_AT cuts_NN2 to_II education_NN1 ._. 
"_" The_AT people_NN have_VH0 to_TO play_VVI a_AT1 bigger_JJR role_NN1 ._. 
Folks_NN2 wo_VM n't_XX forget_VVI how_RRQ this_DD1 unfolds_VVZ come_VV0 election_NN1 time_NNT1 ._. "_" 
Consider_VV0 :_: Hawaii_NP1 has_VHZ the_AT shortest_JJT school_NN1 year_NNT1 in_II the_AT nation_NN1 after_II the_AT state_NN1 and_CC teachers_NN2 union_NN1 agreed_VVD to_TO shutter_VVI schools_NN2 for_IF 17_MC days_NNT2 a_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, leaving_VVG 171,000_MC students_NN2 without_IW class_NN1 most_DAT Fridays_NPD2 ._. 
Negotiations_NN2 to_TO reopen_VVI them_PPHO2 collapsed_VVD recently_RR ._. 
Food_NN1 establishments_NN2 often_RR go_VV0 uninspected_JJ ,_, a_AT1 fact_NN1 highlighted_VVN by_II an_AT1 Internet_NN1 video_NN1 showing_VVG rats_NN2 roaming_VVG freely_RR across_RL produce_VV0 in_II a_AT1 Honolulu_NP1 Chinatown_NP1 market_NN1 ._. 
The_AT state_NN1 has_VHZ nine_MC health_NN1 inspectors_NN2 on_II Oahu_NP1 to_TO handle_VVI nearly_RR 6,000_MC markets_NN2 and_CC restaurants_NN2 ._. 
The_AT state_NN1 Elections_NN2 Office_NN1 said_VVD it_PPH1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI able_JK to_TO afford_VVI a_AT1 pending_JJ special_JJ election_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ would_VM leave_VVI half_DB of_IO the_AT state_NN1 's_GE population_NN1 without_IW representation_NN1 in_II the_AT U.S._NP1 House_NN1 until_CS next_MD September_NPM1 ._. 
Homelessness_NN1 is_VBZ on_II the_AT rise_NN1 as_CSA mental-health_JJ ,_, welfare_NN1 and_CC day-care_JJ programs_NN2 run_VV0 short_JJ on_II cash_NN1 ._. 
Next_MD year_NNT1 may_VM be_VBI worse_JJR because_CS tax_NN1 revenues_NN2 continue_VV0 to_TO plunge_VVI with_IW the_AT economy_NN1 ._. 
Hawaii_NP1 is_VBZ far_RG21 from_RG22 alone_JJ in_II cutting_VVG the_AT size_NN1 of_IO government_NN1 during_II the_AT global_JJ financial_JJ downturn_NN1 ,_, with_IW nearly_RR every_AT1 state_NN1 resorting_VVG to_II across-the-board_JJ cuts_NN2 ,_, furloughs_NN2 or_CC layoffs_VVZ to_TO make_VVI ends_NN2 meet_VVI ._. 
This_DD1 state_NN1 of_IO 1.3_MC million_NNO residents_NN2 faces_VVZ a_AT1 projected_JJ $1_NNU billion_NNO budget_NN1 deficit_NN1 through_II June_NPM1 2011_MC ._. 
But_CCB Hawaii_NP1 stands_VVZ apart_RL in_II how_RRQ its_APPGE government_NN1 shrinkage_NN1 has_VHZ ripped_VVN into_II what_DDQ are_VBR generally_RR considered_VVN core_NN1 functions_NN2 :_: education_NN1 ,_, public_JJ health_NN1 ,_, elections_NN2 and_CC services_NN2 for_IF the_AT disadvantaged_JJ ._. 
Gov_NN1 ._. 
Linda_NP1 Lingle_NP1 warned_VVD that_DD1 government_NN1 would_VM not_XX look_VVI the_AT same_DA after_CS she_PPHS1 ordered_VVD most_DAT departments_NN2 to_TO slash_VVI their_APPGE budgets_NN2 by_II about_RG 14_MC percent_NNU ._. 
"_" Government_NN1 is_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI able_JK to_TO provide_VVI the_AT array_NN1 of_IO services_NN2 at_II the_AT level_NN1 that_CST we_PPIS2 used_VVD to_TO because_CS we_PPIS2 have_VH0 billions_NNO2 of_IO dollars_NNU2 less_RRR ,_, "_" the_AT Republican_NN1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI creative_JJ and_CC we_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO be_VBI realistic_JJ ._. "_" 
Honolulu_NP1 's_GE shortage_NN1 of_IO health_NN1 inspectors_NN2 is_VBZ n't_XX new_JJ ,_, but_CCB the_AT cuts_NN2 now_RT call_VV0 for_IF the_AT elimination_NN1 of_IO the_AT Health_NN1 Department_NN1 's_GE vector-control_JJ unit_NN1 ,_, which_DDQ helps_VVZ homeowners_NN2 and_CC businesses_NN2 eradicate_VV0 rodent_NN1 ,_, mosquito_NN1 ,_, fly_NN1 and_CC other_JJ pest_NN1 problems_NN2 ._. 
As_II21 for_II22 the_AT pending_JJ election_NN1 ,_, Hawaii_NP1 's_GE elections_NN2 chief_NN1 said_VVD his_APPGE office_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX have_VHI enough_DD money_NN1 to_TO run_VVI either_RR a_AT1 regular_JJ or_CC all-mail_JJ vote_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 special_JJ election_NN1 will_VM be_VBI needed_VVN because_CS U.S._NP1 Rep._NNB Neil_NP1 Abercrombie_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Democrat_NN1 ,_, plans_VVZ to_TO resign_VVI in_II the_AT next_MD few_DA2 weeks_NNT2 to_TO run_VVI for_IF governor_NN1 ,_, leaving_VVG a_AT1 vacancy_NN1 in_II Congress_NN1 ._. 
If_CS money_NN1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI found_VVN ,_, that_DD1 spot_NN1 may_VM not_XX be_VBI filled_VVN until_CS the_AT regularly_RR scheduled_JJ primary_NN1 ._. 
