Maui workers pleased, want back pay soon
Maui federal workers expressed relief Friday, but still were uneasy about the future following President Donald Trump’s agreement to reopen the government until Feb. 15 while negotiating with Congress over his border wall. On Friday, the 35th day of the partial shutdown, the longest in history, Trump signed legislation funding shuttered agencies for three weeks. Some 800,000 federal workers have missed two paychecks since the shutdown began. “It’s definitely a lot of stress lifted off of our shoulders,” said Ekahi Lee, officer in charge at U.