HONOLULU -- Gov. Linda Lingle said the state will announce within about 10 days how state departments and agencies will be affected by state employee furloughs.

The governor plans to furlough all state workers three days a month for the next two years, to make up a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall. Lingle said the state faces a deficit of $730 million by June 30, 2011.

State department heads and their managers are deciding how to carry out the furloughs while having the least effect on the public, she said.

"Some people believe, 'Well, let's just close one hour early a day,' and others say 'No,' because our customers come after their work. So, they tend to come late in the day, and so each department really is quite different," Lingle said.

While some state departments may close down large parts of their operations a couple of days a month, others cannot do that and will remain open with reduced staffing, she said.