Hurricane Flossie passed by Maui early Wednesday morning with no major harm done.  This hurricane which was a category four on Sunday, veered slightly west as it passed by the islands and diminished in size and stregnth. The Big Island closed their schools and many businesses and opened shelters.  On Tuesday night the hurricane was within eighty miles of South Point, the most southernmost point on the Big Isle, but when passing Maui County it was 160-200 miles to the west.  Maui real estate owners were keeping close tabs on the progress of this storm as many witnessed hurricane Iniki and Ewa in the past two decades.  Kahului winds were gusty to 35 mph on Tuesday with Kapalua reporting 40- 45 mph winds in the afternoon.  a few Kihei power poles were bent sideways, which may have been from the heavy winds.  Hawaii often gets several hurricane watches each year, luckily they usually pass us by with out harming Maui property.