The group Save Our Schools Hawaii says the two main Democrats likely to run for governor both support their “;People's Plan”; to restore 15 of 21 Furlough Fridays until March 15 of next year.

In a statement released yesterday, the group said Neil Abercrombie and Mufi Hannemann “;are both on board.”;

Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona issued his own statement yesterday saying he doesn't support the plan announced on Friday by SOS and another parent group, Hawaii Education Matters.

Aiona said he met with Hawaii Education Matters earlier last week and said he would support a tentative plan to spend $55 million to restore 15 furlough days next year, leaving four furlough days in place for the rest of this school year and two furlough days next year.

Echoing similar comments from Gov. Linda Lingle, Aiona said the plan announced by the parent's group “;would leave the furlough situation unresolved and incomplete.”;

Aiona's endorsement of the tentative plan differs from Lingle in that he apparently would support bringing back all workers and not just those deemed “;essential.”;