21.   Deputy Director Craig Fugate will manage for the hurricane season while the state conducts a search.

22.   Economists said spending on services was boosted by changes in the way insurance costs are computed after the end of the hurricane season.

23.   During hurricane season, tropical systems usually pass south of Hawaii, generating swells that make waves on southern shores.

24.   Early outlooks for the hurricane season, which begins in June, call for a fifth straight year of above-normal activity.

25.   Even more welcome, they expect a mild hurricane season in the Atlantic-Caribbean region.

26.   Forecasters could not be certain whether the storm would inflict major damage or simply be an early rehearsal for the hurricane season, which runs from July through November.

27.   Friday, the tropical ocean south of Hawaii gave birth to the first tropical depression of the central Pacific hurricane season.

28.   Forklifts and backhoes dismantle the boardwalk and take it inland during hurricane season and winters.

29.   Gray will update his forecast Friday, and the NOAA plans to reassess the hurricane season next Monday.

30.   Hard on the heels of that statement came rambunctious Hurricane Erica, causing still another look at the hurricane season.