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51-434: The gas cap had a baseline price that is the same throughout Hawaii, but the total wholesale price varied depending on seven zones, reflecting the differing costs of delivery to various locations throughout the state. On May 5, 2006, Gov. Linda Lingle (in office, 2002–2010) signed a bill suspending the gas cap law. The bill allows Hawaii's governor to reinstate the gas cap law at any time. Having been in force for less than

102-497: A campaign platform developed to promote Republican leadership and highlight their criticisms of the previous 40 years of Democratic administration of the state. It also cited differences between Lingle's message and the previous, more conservative platforms which Hawaii Republicans had advocated. Focusing less on her mayoral accomplishments and more on the message of reform, Lingle won the election alongside former state judge Duke Aiona , who became Lingle's lieutenant governor. Lingle

153-794: A college senior preparing for a career in state or local government finance. Recently, GFOA founded a 1-year Research Fellow program for recent graduates from the University of Chicago with an interest in public finance and small government. GFOA’s Annual Conference attracts approximately 5,000 government finance professionals and provides a forum to discuss innovative practices, learn from best practice examples, network with peers, and interact with exhibitors. GFOA provides professional development training opportunities to state, provincial, and local level government officials and other finance practitioners each year. Training courses are presented as basic, intermediate, advanced, update, or overview. As part of

204-731: A commitment to professional development, the GFOA offers a Certified Public Finance Officer (CPFO) certification program. To earn the CPFO, candidates must pass seven examinations covering: Accounting and Financial Reporting, Compensation and Benefits, Debt Management, Planning and Budgeting, Treasury and Investment Management, Procurement, and Risk Assessment. Once earned, the CPFO designation requires 30 hours of continuing professional education each year. GFOA consultants are regular trainers at these events. Additionally, GFOA's training curriculum has helped thousands of Government finance workers receive CPE credit in

255-519: A delegation to Israel , paid for by the Israeli Government . She enjoyed high approval ratings, usually around 70 percent. Lingle spent much of 2004 campaigning for Republican candidates, both in the presidential election and the Hawaii state legislature. She supported President George W. Bush 's Iraq policies, and campaigned for Bush in the contiguous United States . When some polling late in

306-739: A detailed index; and a comprehensive glossary. GFOA also offers publications on budgeting, internal controls, debt management, treasury management, and other financial management topics. Government Finance Review (GFR): Government Finance Review is the Government Finance Officers Association's bimonthly membership magazine. It publishes articles in the forefront of the public finance profession, touching on topics such as fiscal first aid, performance measurement and management, new accounting and auditing standards, strategic budgeting, groundbreaking technology for government finance, innovations in public investing and debt management, and

357-932: A full-time standards-setting body. In 1984, the GFOA, NASACT, and others signed an agreement with the Financial Accounting Foundation that gave them a voice and appointments in the creation of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The name Government Finance Officers Association was adopted in April 1984. [1] The Research and Consulting Center also is nationally recognized for its objective and practitioner focused consulting services for state and local governments. GFOA consulting services focus on business process improvement, organizational assessments, long‐term financial planning, budgeting, and planning and procurement assistance for technology projects. GFOA's technology consulting practice

408-587: A massive police and Coast Guard response. She told Kauai protesters that they would be charged under Hawaii's anti-terrorism laws if they continued to interfere with the Superferry's operation. Lingle sought a legislative exemption from environmental law on behalf of the Superferry (known as Act Two). Several Maui groups, including the Sierra Club , Maui Tomorrow and the Kahului Harbor Coalition challenged

459-740: A member of Hawaii Pacific University 's board of trustees in June 2017 and served through 2020. In December 2018, Lingle was the last speaker in a year-long Leadership Series for the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center . In her comments, Lingle described her leadership path and said that people aren't born leaders, but become them through handling failures and taking advantage of opportunities for success when others do not. Lingle supported 2020 candidate Rick Blangiardi , who won election to become mayor of Honolulu in January 2021. In 2022, Lingle led

510-435: A more youthful appearance and had reinvented itself informally as the new GOP Hawaiʻi. Lingle is a member of The Wish List , America's largest fundraising and campaign political action committee for Pro-choice Republican Women and The Republican Majority for Choice. Barred from seeking a third term, Cayetano announced his retirement from political service in 2002. Having become even more popular among Hawaii residents, Lingle

561-523: A new "Women's Prison Project" seeking to reform women's processing through Hawaii's criminal justice system; in 2023, the project helped open housing for women leaving prison. Also in 2022, Lingle and others established a Hawaii Pacific University scholarship in her name for students showing a potential for exceptional leadership. Lingle was married and divorced twice. She married her first husband, Charles Lingle, while in college, in 1972. Upon leaving California for Hawaii, she divorced him in 1975 but kept

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612-610: A preliminary injunction against the implementation of the substituted health care plan. Subsequent Governor Neil Abercrombie indicated that he may continue the State's appeal of the injunction to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit . On April 13, 2010, two student protesters who were occupying her office were arrested and criminal trespassing citations were issued to eight others. The demonstrators were part of

663-497: A primetime address on the third night of the 2008 Republican National Convention praising John McCain 's choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running-mate. Lingle and Palin, both Republican women governors of non- contiguous states , are friends who grew acquainted through the Republican Governors Association . (Palin also attended college at two different institutions in Hawaii in

714-684: A public information officer for the Teamsters and Hotel Workers Union. Later, she moved to Molokai , where she started the Molokai Free Press , a community newspaper. In 1980, Lingle was elected to the Maui County Council, where she served five two-year terms. Lingle served three of those terms representing Molokai and two terms as an at-large member. Upon the 1990 retirement of Hannibal Tavares as mayor of Maui County , Lingle decided to challenge former Maui mayor and Hawai'i State Speaker of

765-585: A single percentage point forcing a recount. Lingle was defeated in the closest election in Hawaiʻi history. The state Democratic Party was accused of launching a whisper campaign alleging that Lingle was a lesbian, and that she would abolish Christmas as a state holiday. After being defeated, Lingle was elected chair of the Hawaiʻi Republican Party . She served from 1999 to 2002. During her tenure as party chair, Lingle overhauled party policies and gave

816-440: A sit-in to protest a school furlough policy implemented due to budget shortages. The following day, April 14, two more protesters were arrested and citations were issued to five other protesters. Lingle on July 6, 2010, vetoed Hawaii House Bill 444 , which would have allowed for civil unions for couples in Hawaii , arguing the issue should be decided by referendum. The bill had passed the state house with three votes less than

867-402: A year, the cap was seen by some as artificially raising prices for consumers in Hawaii. As of 2019, the law has not been reinstated. This Hawaiʻi -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Linda Lingle Linda Lingle ( née   Cutter ; June 4, 1953) is an American politician who served as the sixth governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010. She

918-737: Is a professional association of approximately 19,000 state, provincial, and local government finance officers in the United States and Canada . GFOA is headquartered in downtown Chicago . The original predecessor of GFOA was the National Association of Comptrollers and Accounting Officers which was formed in February 1906. Its name was changed in December 1931 to the International Association of Municipal Finance Officers. In June 1932,

969-550: Is best known for its "Blue Book", titled Governmental Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Reporting (GAAFR). The GAAFR incorporates all of the guidance of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). It offers all of the references necessary to ensure easy access to the underlying authoritative standards. Features include: a practical chapter in brief summary for each chapter; a set of exercises for each chapter (with an explanation of correct responses);

1020-412: The 2016 Republican National Convention about Jewish support for the party and for Donald Trump as its presidential nominee. In January 2017, Lingle announced at a Republican gathering that she planned to move back to Hawaii in April 2017. In May 2017, she was one of four former governors brought together by Harvard University to discuss issues related to the nation's opioid crisis . Lingle became

1071-662: The Republican Jewish Coalition , serving as a speaker at events and otherwise using her role as the only Jewish Republican US governor. President George W. Bush appointed her to serve on the Honorary Delegation to accompany him to Jerusalem for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel in May 2008. Government Finance Officers Association The Government Finance Officers Association (or GFOA )

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1122-649: The University of the City of Manila , presented by Manila mayor Lito Atienza while Lingle was on an official visit to the Philippines. In education, she attempted to divide the State Board of Education into seven local school boards, but failed. One of the more controversial issues Lingle championed is the practice of sending prisoners to the mainland, as opposed to building a new prison in Hawaii. In 2006, Lingle announced her candidacy for re-election as Governor of Hawaiʻi. In

1173-609: The 1980s, including Hawaii Pacific College, now Hawaii Pacific University , where Lingle took on a trustee position in 2017.) Lingle's speech filled the role of the traditional address formally nominating the vice-presidential candidate, though Palin was not officially nominated until the next night. In July 2009, the Lingle Administration ended the Hawaiʻi Immigrant Health Initiative, a state program providing medical coverage for legal immigrants present in

1224-481: The Democratic Party, many people were speculated to run, but many of them declined, including State Senator Colleen Hanabusa , then Senate President Bobby Bunda , former Congressman Ed Case (who ran for U.S. Senate), U.S. Congressman Neil Abercrombie , and Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim . Despite the difficulty of finding an opponent for Lingle, former state senator Randy Iwase decided to run for governor. In

1275-656: The Governor's Council and Energy Security Council for the Bipartisan Policy Center . In January 2015, Lingle was appointed as a senior adviser to Illinois governor Bruce Rauner . She was to join a trio of outsiders in May/June 2015 to work on problems such as the state's retirement system and low credit ratings. Lingle left the chief operating officer position in July 2016. Weeks later, she delivered an opening-day speech at

1326-585: The Hawaii Supreme Court invalidated a Lingle appointee's exemption of the Hawaii Superferry from having to undertake an environmental assessment before operating in Hawaii waters. The Superferry was an $ 80 million high-speed ferry. Despite the Court's ruling, the ferry sailed to Kauai without an environmental assessment. It was met by protesters on surfboards who turned the ferry back to Oahu. Lingle summoned

1377-509: The House of Representatives Elmer Cravalho for the seat. Despite polls showing Lingle trailing far behind her Democratic opponent, Lingle proved victorious. The Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspapers declared the election one of the biggest upsets in Hawai'i political history. She became the youngest person elected to the office of Maui County Mayor, at the age of 37, as well as

1428-562: The Lingle name. During her term as mayor of Maui County, Lingle divorced her second husband, Maui attorney William Crockett, to whom she was married from 1986 to 1997. Lingle is currently single and does not have any children. Her uncle founded the Cutter Ford car dealerships in Hawaiʻi . Lingle is a California State University, Northridge 2004 distinguished alumni honoree. Lingle is active in

1479-629: The United States for fewer than five years. This move included the elimination of all residents present in Hawaiʻi under the Compact of Free Association from QUEST, the state's Medicaid coverage plan that assists the low income population in Hawaiʻi with their health care needs. Noting that such a policy likely constituted unlawful discrimination in violation of the Equal Protection Clause, federal district court judge John Michael Seabright issued

1530-546: The absence of permanent chair Dennis Hastert from the convention floor. In 2012 , she was the Republican nominee for the United States Senate, vying unsuccessfully for an open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka . She is the only woman to have served as Hawaii's governor, and alongside her lieutenant governor Duke Aiona is the last Republican to hold statewide office in Hawaii. In January 2015, Lingle

1581-533: The daughter of Mildred and Richard Cutter. Lingle moved with her parents to Southern California when she was 12. She graduated from Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, California (at that time, part of Van Nuys ), then received her bachelor's degree in journalism cum laude from California State University, Northridge , in 1975. Soon after that, she followed her father to Hawaii, working first in Honolulu as

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1632-430: The election showed Bush tied or narrowly leading Democrat John Kerry , Lingle attempted to help Republicans carry her state for the first time since 1984. Vice President Dick Cheney also campaigned in the state. The state legislature had a Democratic supermajority and she wanted to have enough members to block them from overriding her vetoes. Ultimately, not only did Kerry win the state, but Republicans lost five seats in

1683-401: The expanding role of the government finance officer in areas such as economic development and financial sustainability. With each issue, the magazine explores best practices in the realm of government finance, suggests solutions to questions facing public finance officers, reports the latest news in governmental accounting, examines intergovernmental affairs, and provides the latest information in

1734-573: The field. The GFOA sponsors award programs designed to encourage sound financial reporting for financial documents including the Comprehensive annual financial report , or CAFR, and the annual budget. The group also awards an award for Excellence in government finance. Governments in both the US and Canada are encouraged to enter. GFOA also sponsors the Frank L. Greathouse Government Scholarship each year for use by

1785-615: The first woman. She was sworn into office as Mayor of Maui on January 2, 1991. In 1994, Lingle easily won re-election over her Democratic opponent, Maui County councilman Goro Hokama . Under Lingle's leadership, Maui County implemented performance-based budgeting. Its successful passage and execution earned for Lingle the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for four years. Mayor Lingle

1836-488: The law as unconstitutional, citing a violation of separation of powers , and favoritism towards a single company. The ferry suspended all Hawaii service in March 2009, days after the Hawaii Supreme Court struck down Act Two as unconstitutional. As she had four years before, Lingle campaigned for the Republican ticket, describing herself as "of the same breed as McCain and Palin." She received national exposure when she delivered

1887-726: The market leader in assisting local governments through the process of assessing current systems, understanding the vendor marketplace, facilitating procurement of new systems, and providing detailed analysis and contract negotiation assistance to protect the best interests of governments with the purpose of reducing implementation risk. GFOA has assisted over 450 cities, counties, school districts, and special district governments with system selection, contract negotiation, and implementation readiness for ERP and other administrative systems. GFOA maintains an extensive inventory of books, e-books, manuals, guides, and CDs on government finance topics that are available for purchase, with member discounts. GFOA

1938-694: The name became the Municipal Finance Officers Association (MFOA). In 1973, the GFOA (then MFOA) was instrumental in the creation of the National Council on Governmental Accounting (NCGA). By the late 1970s, it was apparent that the NCGA couldn't fully do its job, due to part-time members and limited resources. Several public interest groups, including the GFOA and the National Association of State Auditors Comptrollers and Treasurers (NASACT), held public hearings to build consensus to create and fund

1989-456: The open seat vacated by retiring U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI). She won the Republican primary election on August 11, 2012, against nominal opposition and faced Hirono in the general election – a repeat of the 2002 gubernatorial race. Lingle was the first reasonably well-funded Republican to run for the Senate in Hawaii since Pat Saiki ran in the 1990 special election against Akaka, and

2040-510: The party a lift she believed was needed to make the party competitive in a historically Democratic Party -dominated state. Internal reforms proved successful and Lingle succeeded in electing more Republicans to seats in both houses of the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. At the peak of Republican success, the party held 19 of the 51 seats in the state House of Representatives. Party membership grew as younger people joined. Republicans gained

2091-474: The primary election he easily defeated Waianae Harbormaster William Aila Jr. , and ended up with former Big Island State Senator Malama Solomon as his running mate. Over the course of the campaign, Iwase was considered an underdog who had only spent $ 340,000, compared to Lingle's $ 6 million; in his ads, he attacked Lingle over her relationship with President Bush. Governor Lingle won by the largest margin in state history, 63 percent to 35 percent. In August 2007,

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2142-459: The state legislature, reducing their presence to near single-digits and causing the Democrats to consider Lingle more vulnerable than they initially expected. The 2004 presidential election in Hawaii was the closest Republicans have come to reclaiming the state since 1984 , when Ronald Reagan last won the state. In January 2006, Lingle received an honorary doctorate degree in public management from

2193-449: The strongest Republican candidate for a full term in the Senate from the state in memory. Although a poll in the summer of 2012 showed the race as close as five points, ultimately Hirono defeated Lingle with 63 percent of the vote to Lingle's 37 percent. After her failed Senate bid, Lingle taught a public policy seminar at California State University, Northridge , from which she had graduated in 1975. She also gave lectures and worked with

2244-508: The two-thirds vote threshold necessary to override the veto, although the bill met that threshold in the state senate. Ineligible to run for a third term, Governor Lingle was succeeded by Democrat Neil Abercrombie and left office on December 6, 2010. The second Republican governor in state history after William F. Quinn (1959–1962), Lingle remains the only GOP candidate to be re-elected governor of Hawaii by popular vote. In October 2011, Lingle said on KSSK radio show that she would run for

2295-517: Was also credited for attracting tourism and job growth to Maui County during a period when the state tourism industry was struggling. Lingle would once again attempt an upset victory, this time in pursuit of the governor's office in 1998. Barred from seeking a third term as mayor of Maui, Lingle was nominated by the Hawaiʻi Republican Party to run against incumbent governor Benjamin J. Cayetano . Republican party members believed that Lingle

2346-585: Was appointed as a senior adviser to Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner , and left the position in July 2016. She also served on the Governors' Council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Lingle moved back to Hawaii in the second quarter of 2017 and became a member of Hawaii Pacific University 's board of trustees in June 2017. Lingle was born Linda Cutter to a Jewish family in St. Louis, Missouri in 1953,

2397-438: Was formed in 1998 to respond to GFOA members need for objective, independent guidance on procurement and implementation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in advance of Y2K. As a non-profit membership organization, GFOA has no affiliation with any software or hardware vendors, and serves as an independent source of information for local governments. Over the past 15 years, GFOA's technology consulting practice has become

2448-497: Was once again selected as the Republican nominee for the office of Governor of Hawaii . Her campaign was substantially aided when the popular favorite, Democratic mayor of the City and County of Honolulu Jeremy Harris withdrew after allegations of campaign finance irregularities. Hawaii Democrats then nominated incumbent lieutenant governor Mazie Hirono ; it was one of the few gubernatorial races in which both major candidates were women. Lingle ran on her "Agenda for New Beginnings",

2499-497: Was the best shot at the office and that 1998 would probably be the only chance the party would have of ever winning. Lingle capitalized on the anger of Hawaiʻi residents over the stagnant economy and their dissatisfaction with the strategies employed by the Democrats in attempt to solve the problem. Cayetano trailed in the media polls heading into the November election but on the evening of the election, Cayetano and Lingle were separated by

2550-522: Was the first Republican elected governor of Hawaii since 1959 , and was the state's first female and first Jewish governor. Prior to serving as governor, Lingle served as mayor of Maui County from 1991 to 1999 and as chair of the Hawaii Republican Party from 1999 to 2002. During the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York City, Lingle served as chair of the convention during

2601-706: Was the first state Governor-elect not to be inaugurated at the Coronation Pavilion on the grounds of Iolani Palace . She was inaugurated in the rotunda of the Hawaii State Capitol . She took the oath of office upon a Tanakh . Lingle signed into law the Three Strikes Law and Sex Offender Registry Website Law . She vetoed a bill that would have required all hospitals in Hawaii to provide emergency contraception to rape victims, concerned that Catholic hospitals would challenge it. In May 2004 Lingle led

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