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The Honolulu Advertiser - Local News Local News articles for Thursday, April 23, 2009

Local News
•	Litany of fee hikes looming
•	State AG stays on Pflueger dam case
•	Legislators need pay cuts, not retirees
•	Hawaii Legislature passes tax hikes to ease budget gap
•	McKinley, Roosevelt High to use drug-sniffing dogs on campus
•	Honolulu City Council passes ban on drivers' cell phones
•	Tourist tax increase likely to backfire, industry warns
•	UH Sustainability Festival shows it's easy to be green
•	J. Barrett, Bowfin Park co-founder, 89
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
•	National parks to get $15.74M in stimulus funds
MILITARY AFFAIRS
•	Senate confirms Duckworth for VA
EDUCATION
•	Hawaii Baptist Academy takes top newspaper award
HEALTH
•	1st dialysis center dedicated in Hana
BIG ISLAND
•	Missing restaurateur may have been killed by boat
MAUI
•	Bail increased for 2 accused of beating Maui policeman
•	1st dialysis center dedicated in Hana
MY COMMUNITIES
•	Students, public welcome at Career, College & Job Fair
•	'Garage Sale' benefits Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii
•	Ballots for City Council special election due today
•	Swimmer hospitalized after being pulled out of water
•	Wai'anae woman killed after car plunges off cliff
OTHER NEWS
•	U.S. cybersecurity called a joint effort
HAWAI'I BRIEFS
•	Suspect in attack on police arrested
•	Obituaries
LEE CATALUNA
•	Legislators need pay cuts, not retirees