State's contract with the Hawaii State Teachers Association expires.
Teachers keep working without contract.
State and HSTA resume negotiations on new contract. Gov. Ben Cayetano said the 9 percent pay raise offer to the HSTA is all the state an afford. HSTA informs Hawaii Labor Relations Board that its contract talks with the state are at an impasse. The state gives a copy of its budget to the HSTA for it to analyze the numbers. Labor board appoints federal mediator.