Budget Constraints on Maui result in Holiday Pool closures

Citing budget constraints, the County of Maui, Department of Parks and Recreation announced today that it will implement the closure of all county pools on County-recognized holidays.  The holiday closures will begin on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, 2010.

File Image of Maui lifeguard tower. By Wendy Osher.

Additional Closures may be implemented pending details of upcoming county employee furloughs.

The County currently recognizes 13 holidays (14 in an election year): New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, King Kamehameha I Day, Independence Day, Statehood Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

For daily pool schedule information, call the Maui County Pools Information Line at 270-8208; the recorded message is updated by 9 a.m. daily.