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Updated at 3:53 p.m., Friday, September 12, 2008

Panel to discuss impact of slowing tourism on Maui economy

The challenges facing Hawai'i's visitor industry and the impact on Maui's economy will be the topic of the Governor's Maui Community Advisory Council at 5 p.m Wednesday at the Cameron Center Auditorium in Wailuku.

This month's meeting will feature state Tourism Liaison Marsha Wienert.

The Maui Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings to seek community input and advise the governor of important issues on Maui, public priorities and recommendations for state boards and commissions.

The members of the Governor's Maui Community Advisory Council are: Madge Schaefer (chair), Kalei Sombelon (vice chair), Kathryn Ghean, John Henry, Barbara-Ann Keller, Carl Lindquist, Lori Ululani Sablas, Shan Steinmark and Gail K. Takeuchi.

For more information on Neighbor Island community advisory councils on the Web, visit the www.hawaii.gov/gov.