From the Honolulu Advertiser:

Gov. Linda Lingle yesterday issued the last of a record number of vetoes for the year, and state House and Senate leaders could only muster enough votes to override a fraction of those during a one-day special session.

The veto overrides — which mean the bills become law over the governor’s objections — involved bills that create an Early Learning Council to develop an early childhood education system, allow voters to permanently register for absentee ballots, and expand a cargo fee to help pay for inspections for invasive species.

Lawmakers also overrode a veto of a bill, passed after the closure of Aloha Airlines, that would permit state regulation of the interisland airline industry if the U.S. Congress grants the state an exemption from federal deregulation law.

The governor’s vetoes will stand on bills that would have established a commission to determine whether to close or consolidate public schools, created a task force to study the cultivation of medical marijuana, and allowed homeowners to use clotheslines to dry their laundry despite restrictions by homeowners’ associations.

Lingle yesterday also removed several bills that had been on her potential veto list and allowed them to become law without her signature, including a bill that would develop student loan repayments for doctors and dentists who agree to practice in rural or underserved areas.

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