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September 7, 1967:  The first lower division transfer courses are offered at Maui Community College, making it one of seven community colleges in the University of Hawai’i System and part of ten campus University of Hawai’i System. The College began as Maui Vocational School and was establish in 1931. In 1958, the school became the Maui Technical School, upgrading education from the vocational to the technical level. In 1964, the Hawai’i State Legislature enacted the Community College Act which established a statewide community college system under the University of Hawai’i. MCC became a a full member of the system in 1966.

 Superferry – “The argument that existing freight operations and cruise ships were not required to prepare environmental impact statements when their loads clearly have environmental and traffic impacts seems perversely resigned to a principle that once one error slides through, so should all the rest.” – Ed Tanji, The Maui News.  Read More …

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Population

• Percentage population growth of Maui, the last five measured years (1999-2004): 9.7%. 1
• Percentage population growth of fastest growing county, Hawaii: 10.9%. 1
• Percentage population growth of slowest growing county, Honolulu: 2.4%. 1
• Percentage Maui population which is Caucasian: 33.9%. 1
• Percentage Maui population which is Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 10.9%. 1
• Percentage growth in state employment which is based on Maui: 66%. 1

Crime

• Crime rate changes in Maui County in 2005, for index, property and violent crimes, respectively: +3.5%, +4.0%, -8.6%. 2
• Crime rate changes for Hawaii (Big island) County, 2005, for index, property and violent crimes, respectively: +28.7%, +27.3%, and +57%. 2
• Gun permits approved in 2006 in Maui County and Hawaii County,respectively: 790, 1,519. 3

Money

• Per capita personal income, Maui County, 2003: $27,310. 1
• Per capita personal income of highest county in state, Honolulu: $32,463. 1
• Per capita personal income of lowest county in state, Hawaii: $23,500. 1
• Per capita personal income of 50th ranked state, Mississippi: $23, 069. 4
• Average per capita income of US resident, 2003: $31,466. 4
• Rank of salespeople, waitpeople and maids, respectively, in Maui’s largest occupations, 2004: 1, 2, 3. 1

Education

• Number of students in 9th grade in Hawaii, in 2005-2006: 17,167. 6
• Number of students in 12th grade high school, in 2005-2006: 10,899. 6
• Average freshman graduation rate: 75%. 6

Visitors

• Number of tourists visiting Maui in 2006: 2,405,257. 7
• Average number of visitors per week: 48,854. 7
• Number of tourists visiting Oahu, 2006: 4,606,438. 9
• Approximate number of visitors to Disneyland, California, 2006: 13,000,000. 8

Transportation

• Average cost of an airline ticket from California to Maui, 2006: $545.00. 10
• Average cost of a domestic airline ticket, U.S.: $380.00. 10
• Rank of Hawaii as the travel destination with largest price decrease in 2006: #1. 10

Sources of Maui Index

1. Maui County Profile, 2006.
2. State of Hawaii, Attorney General, Crime in Hawaii 2005.
3. Firearms Registrations in Hawaii, 2006, Criminal Justice Data Brief
4. Bureau of Income and Economic Research, “Per Capita Personal income by State”
5. ounty Level Education Data, USDA
6. Hawaii.gov
7. Mauihighlights07.pdf@hawaii.gov
8. Mouseplanet.com
9. Oahuhighlights07.prd@hawaii.gov
10. Air Travel Price Index, U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 2006