GOVERNOR LINGLE ORDERS STATE FLAGS TO FLY AT HALF-STAFF IN HONOR OF CORETTA SCOTT KING

For Immediate Release:  February 6, 2006

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has ordered state flags at state and county buildings to be flown at half-staff on Tuesday, Feb. 7, from sunup to sundown in honor of Coretta Scott King on the day of her interment. 

The Governor’s order follows a proclamation issued today by President George W. Bush ordering the United States flag to be flown at half-staff in memory of Mrs. King. 

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For more information, contact:

Lenny Klompus          
Senior Advisor – Communications         
Phone:  586-7708

Russell Pang
Chief of Media Relations
Phone: 586-0043

Francis Lum
Chief of Protocol
Phone: 586-0034