POSTED: 02:47 a.m. HST, Jul 12, 2011
LAST UPDATED: 02:51 a.m. HST, Jul 12, 2011
Maui County officials are in South Korea working on establishing a sister-city relationship.
Mayor Alan Arakawa and Council Chairman Danny Mateo have met with the mayor of Seo-gu to formally extend the sister-city invitation.
Seo-gu's mayor has told the Maui officials he is receptive to the idea.
Arakawa says Seo-gu has four universities specializing in fields that are of interest to Maui County, including tourism and nursing.