J: SOME MAY CALL HER “EMBATTLED THE UH PRES. M-R-C GREENWOOD,” BUT THIS WEEK IN SEPARATE MEETINGS ON MAUI, SHE DEMONSTRATED THAT PERHAPS SHE IS NOT A DISTRACTED PRESIDENT, BUT SOMEONE WHO CAN SEEM TO HANDLE A LOT OF THINGS  AT THE SAME TIME. AND WHILE THE HEARINGS CONTINUE TO DECIDE WHETHER NOT THERE WILL BE A PI’ILANI PROMENADE AND MAUI OUTLETS MALLS IN KIHEI, ABOUT A MILE AWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE’S A BRAND-NEW EMPTY RETAIL SPACE IN KIHEI.

(ON CAM) THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR TOP STORIES THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS. PLUS IT’S A LONG WEEKEND FOR A LOT OF FOLKS, BUT IF IT IS ANYTHING LIKE LAST YEAR IT  COULD BE A BUSY WEEKEND FOR FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND THE RED CROSS ACROSS THE STATE. WE’LL TELL YOU WHY AND HOW YOU CAN AVOID IT BEING  YOUR HOUSE THIS YEAR.

IN SPORTS, THIS WEEK IN DIVISION TWO LAHAINALUNA GOES FOR ALL THE MARBLES IN THE HAWAII STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS AGAINST IOLANI AT ALOHA STADIUM ON O’AHU. IN CURTAIN CALL, PAUL JANES-BROWN  GOES BACK TO SCHOOL -  TO BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL TO BE EXACT – TO SEE THE LATEST PRODUCT OF THEIR AWARD-WINNING DRAMA DEPARTMENT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JUNIOR. IN COMING ATTRACTIONS, FIRST LIGHT SHINES AT THE MACC AS MORE THAN 30 WORLD PREMIERE MOVIES ARE SHOWING BETWEEN NOW AND CHRISTMAS. AND IT’S ALMOST TIME FOR THE NUTCRACKER SWEETS. THAT’S ALL AHEAD THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS.

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J: ALOHA EVERYONE, HAU’OLI LA HO’OMAIKA’I…SURE THANKSGIVING DAY HAS PASSED…BUT RIGHT ALONG WITH THE LEFTOVERS, LET THE SPIRIT CARRY ON A LITTLE LONGER – WHADDYA SAY? THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MAUI TV NEWS -MAUI’S MOST-WATCHED WEEKLY TELEVISION NEWSCAST AND WE’RE ONLINE IN HIGH DEFINITION. I’M JEFF KING.
 
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J: THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS MAY  HAVE THE ABILITY TO LAUNCH THEIR OWN SATELLITE WITHIN TWO YEARS. BUT THEN THERE’S “WONDERFLUB,” AND SOME SCATHING REVIEWS COMING FROM SENATE COMMITTEES. FROM INFO METRICS TO  CONSEQUENCES, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PRESIDENT M-R-C GREENWOOD WHILE ON MAUI THIS WEEK, PROCEEDED LIKE IT WAS BUSINESS AS USUAL.

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(ON CAM TAG) EARLIER IN THE DAY, TUESDAY,PRESIDENT GREENWOOD HELD ONE OF HER LISTENING SESSIONS THAT SHE’S BEEN CONDUCTING AT UH CAMPUSES ACROSS THE STATE. DURING THAT TIME, SHE UNDERSCORED THAT UH COMMUNITY COLLEGES LIKE U-H MAUI COLLEGE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER BOTH TWO AND FOUR YEAR PROGRAMS BASED ON THE NEED OF THE COMMUNITIES.

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J: SMART GROWTH, SPRAWL, INSIDE DEVELOPMENT. THOSE ARE TERMS OF GETTING USED A LOT THESE DAYS AS A COUPLE OF MAJOR PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD – MAYBE.

(VO) TWO MORE DAYS OF TESTIMONY BEFORE THE STATE LAND USE COMMISSION ARE NOW IN THE BOOKS. MAUI COUNTY PLANNING DIRECTOR WILL SPENCE TESTIFIED THAT THE 1995 ORDER WAS VAGUE ENOUGH THAT THE DEVELOPERS OF THE PROPOSED MAUI OUTLETS AND THE PI’ILANI PROMENADE COULD NOT BE HELD TO A SPECIFIC USAGE AS DEFINED UNDER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING. BUT TESTIMONY FROM THE STATE OFFICE PLANNING AND A FORMER MAUI PLANNER SAID THAT THE IDEA OF PUTTING 250 HOUSING UNITS AND 700,000 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL ACROSS 80 TO 90 ACRES ON THE VERY NORTHERN FRINGE OF KIHEI FAR EXCEEDS THE DEFINITION OF LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING.

(ON CAM) THE PARTIES HAVE NOW BEEN DIRECTED TO PREPARE AND PRESENT PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW FOR THE COMMISSION’S CONSIDERATION. ONCE THE BACK AND FORTH OF THAT PROCESS IS COMPLETED, THE COMMISSION WILL REACH A DECISION SOMETIME IN LATE JANUARY 2013. MEANWHILE….IN A SMALL VILLAGE JUST ACROSS THE STREET.

(VO) ACTUALLY IT’S A LARGE VILLAGE BUT ONE THAT NO LONGER HAS A MOVIE THEATER. THE KUKUI THEATERS CLOSED LAST WEEK. THE FOURPLEX SERVED KIHEI FOR 20 YEARS AND WAS THE HOME TO THE MAUI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL. CONSOLIDATED THEATERS SAYS THAT THEIR EMPLOYEES WILL BE REASSIGNED TO THEATERS IN KAHULUI AND INSIDE SOURCES SAY THE RENT JUST GOT TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE.

(ON CAM) HOW LONG KIHEI RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THEIR NEXT MOVIE THEATER IS NOT CLEAR. THERE’S ONE PLANNED IN THE NEW DOWNTOWN KIHEI DEVELOPMENT SET TO BREAK GROUND SOON ALONG PI’IKEA BETWEEN LONGS AND SAFEWAY, BUT THAT’S GOING TO TAKE A WHILE. AND INSIDERS SAY THAT THE THEATER AT THE KUKUI MALL MIGHT SEE SOME UPGRADES AND REMODELING AFTER 20 YEARS OF USE -  AND POSSIBLY REOPENING. WE’LL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE.

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J: UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS,   THANKSGIVING  – TIME FOR FOOD, FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FIRE. MORE THAN A DOZEN THANKSGIVING WEEK FIRES LAST YEAR KEPT FIREFIGHTERS AND RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS BUSY ACROSS THE STATE. THEY HAVE SOME SUGGESTIONS TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING AT YOUR HOUSE THIS YEAR. AND IT’S CERTAINLY NOT PLEASANT READING BUT FACTUAL. THE NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT REPORT SHOWS WHAT KILLS MORE PEOPLE ACROSS THE ALOHA STATE THAN ANYTHING ELSE. WE’VE GOT SOME OF THE FINDINGS AND HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU. THOSE STORIES AND MORE WHEN MAUI TV  NEWS CONTINUES.
 
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J: THANKSGIVING IS ALL ABOUT FOOD AND FAMILY-TURKEY, STUFFING, PUMPKIN PIE AND FAMILY TIME. AND NOW-LEFTOVERS, HOWEVER, PREPARING HOLIDAY GOODIES CAN LEAD TO DISASTER-THE KITCHEN IS THE SETTING OF MORE FIRES THAN ANY OTHER ROOM IN THE HOUSE, AND COOKING IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF FIRES IN THE HOME. LAST YEAR, THE HAWAII RED CROSS RESPONDED TO 10 HOUSE FIRES IN 13 DAYS, BEGINNING ON THANKSGIVING DAY. OF COURSE NOW THAT THE BIG DAY HAS COME AND GONE, CREATIVE CHEFS ARE COMING UP WITH INTERESTING WAYS TO HANDLE LEFTOVERS.

(FF-CG-VO) AMONG TIPS ISSUED BY THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, COOKS SHOULD NOT WEAR LOOSE CLOTHING OR DANGLING SLEEVES WHILE COOKING. NEVER LEAVE COOKING FOOD UNATTENDED-STAY IN THE KITCHEN WHEN FRYING, GRILLING OR BROILING FOOD. IF SOMEONE MUST LEAVE THE KITCHEN FOR EVEN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, THEY SHOULD TURN OFF THE STOVE. CHECK FOOD REGULARLY WHILE COOKING AND REMAIN IN THE HOME WHILE COOKING. USE A TIMER AS A REMINDER THAT THE STOVE OR OVEN IS ON. KEEP THE KIDS AWAY FROM THE COOKING AREA. ENFORCE A “KID FREE ZONE” AND MAKE THEM STAY AT LEAST 3 FEET AWAY FROM THE STOVE. KEEP ANYTHING THAT CAN CATCH FIRE-POT HOLDERS, OVEN MITTS, WOODEN UTENSILS, PAPER OR PLASTIC BAGS, FOOD PACKAGING, AND TOWELS OR CURTAINS-AWAY FROM THE STOVE, OVEN OR ANY OTHER APPLIANCE IN THE KITCHEN THAT GENERATES HEAT. CLEAN COOKING SURFACES ON A REGULAR BASIS TO PREVENT GREASE BUILDUP. PURCHASE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO KEEP IN THE KITCHEN.
ALWAYS CHECK THE KITCHEN BEFORE GOING TO BED OR LEAVING THE HOME TO MAKE SURE ALL STOVES, OVENS, AND SMALL APPLIANCES ARE TURNED OFF. INSTALL A SMOKE ALARM NEAR THE KITCHEN, ON EACH LEVEL OF THE HOME, NEAR SLEEPING AREAS, AND INSIDE AND OUTSIDE BEDROOMS. USE THE TEST BUTTON TO CHECK IT EACH MONTH. REPLACE ALL BATTERIES AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR.

(ON-CAM)  ANOTHER HELPFUL STEP IS TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE RED CROSS FIRST AID APP WHICH PUTS EXPERT ADVICE FOR EVERYDAY EMERGENCIES IN SOMEONE’S HAND. AVAILABLE FOR IPHONE AND ANDROID DEVICES, THE OFFICIAL RED CROSS FIRST AID APP GIVES INSTANT ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO HANDLE THE MOST COMMON FIRST AID EMERGENCIES. HOUSE FIRES ARE THE WORST DISASTER THREAT TO FAMILIES IN THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW MORE OR TO LEARN HOW TO DOWNLOAD THOSE APPS, GO TO MAUI TV NEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK STORIES.

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J: IT’S BY NO MEANS LIGHTWEIGHT READING, IT’S HARDLY A PAGE-TURNER BUT A NEW BOOK,  IF YOU WILL, BEING PUBLISHED BY THE STATE SHOWCASES MAYHEM, INJURY  AND DEATH, AND IT EVEN HAS CHARTS AND GRAPHS.  IT’S NOT DESIGNED TO BE MORBID BUT TO PREVENT MORE MAYHEM, INJURY AND DEATH. FATAL INJURIES ARE A MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM IN HAWAII, CONSTITUTING THE FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH AMONG STATE RESIDENTS. INJURIES ARE BY FAR THE LEADING CAUSE OF MORTALITY AMONG RESIDENTS AGED 1 TO 40 YEARS, ACCOUNTING FOR MORE DEATHS IN THIS AGE GROUP THAN ALL OTHER DISEASES COMBINED. THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE MAGNITUDE OF FATAL INJURIES IN THE STATE, EXAMINES TRENDS OVER TIME, AND IDENTIFIES GEOGRAPHIC AREAS AND SEGMENTS OF THE POPULATION THAT ARE AT INCREASED RISK OF FATAL INJURIES. THIS DETAILED REPORT IS A FIRST STEP IN BRINGING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM OF FATAL INJURIES, AND PROVIDING INFORMATION TO DESIGN AND DIRECT INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

(FF-CG-VO) THE FIELD OF “INJURY” INCLUDES A DIVERSITY OF EVENTS, RANGING FROM UNINTENTIONAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES, DROWNINGS, FALLS, AND POISONINGS, TO ASSAULTS AND SUICIDES. SINCE THIS IS A CLINICAL REPORT AND NOT A NARRATIVE- IT REALLY DOESN’T LET UP FROM BAD NEWS. THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ANALYSIS OF INJURIES AND THE RESULTS OF THOSE INJURIES DONE IN THE STATE. EVER. PRETTY SPECIFIC WITH NUMBERS CHARTS AND GRAPHS COUNTY BY COUNTY, BY AGE GROUP, FOLLOWING THE TRENDS THE LAST FIVE YEARS IN HOPES OF CHANGING THINGS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

(ON-CAM) IN THE BIG FINISH AND I’M GOING TO SPOIL THE ENDING  -  BUT THERE’S NO REAL SURPRISE…HAWAII TRACKS PRETTY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE RATE OF INJURIES BY DEMOGRAPHIC WITH MUCH OF THE REST OF THE NATION. IF YOU’D LIKE TO READ IT FOR YOURSELF… YOU MAY BE ONE OF THE STATISTICS… THEN WE GOT THE LINK WHERE YOU CAN DOWNLOAD AND READ THE ENTIRE REPORT. TO READ ABOUT “INJURIES IN HAWAII 2007 THROUGH 2011,” GO TO MAUI TV NEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK STORIES.

(DHS-JOBS)(PIP-LABORER)

J: ON A MUCH MORE POSITIVE NOTE, LAST WEEK’S UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS RELEASED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII SHOWED THE LOWEST RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT SINCE 2008. IN FACT ON THE ISLAND OF LANAI THE DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT BROUGHT THEIR UNEMPLOYMENT AVERAGE FOR THE ISLAND TO 1.4% – REMINISCENT OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS. BUT IF YOU’RE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER AND YOU’RE LOOKING FOR SEASONAL LABOR THE JOB POOL FROM WHICH TO SELECT JUST HASN’T BEEN THAT DEEP. WELL JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS AS THEY SAY THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SAYS THERE’S A POOL OF LABOR IS AVAILABLE NOW ALMOST FOR FREE.

LAUNCHED IN 2005 AS A GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF HAWAII PROGRAM AND DHS COMMUNITY PARTNER, SEE HAWAII WORK ASSISTS BUSINESSES WITH RECRUITING NEEDS BY SENDING PRESCREENED APPLICANTS THAT MEET EMPLOYERS’ STATED SPECIFICATIONS. SEE HAWAII WORK GRADUATES COME FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS. THEY ARE LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS TRYING TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND IMMIGRANTS FROM THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION. TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE FROM PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND TO BREAK DOWN EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS, GOODWILL PROGRAM SPECIALISTS OFFER SEE CLIENTS VOCATIONAL AND SOCIAL SKILLS TRAINING, PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, JOB COACHING, AND PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE. IN ADDITION TO POSITIVELY CHANGING THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, BUSINESSES THAT HIRE SEE GRADUATES RECEIVE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES. EMPLOYERS ARE REIMBURSED THE CURRENT HAWAII STATE MINIMUM WAGE PLUS $.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL ONE DOLLAR PER HOUR PAID OVER THE MINIMUM WAGE, UP TO $12 PER HOUR. BUSINESSES ALSO ARE REIMBURSED AN ADDITIONAL 14% OF THE SUBSIDIZED WAGES TO COVER TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED EXPENSES, SUCH AS UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, WORKER’S COMPENSATION AND FICA.
ALI’ I KULA LAVENDER FARM ON MAUI HAS BEEN HIRING SEE GRADUATES AS JANITORS, FOOD SERVERS, TOUR GUIDES AND SALES CASHIERS FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. OTHER BUSINESSES THAT CONTINUE TO BREAK BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT INCLUDE: COOK KWEE’S MAUI COOKIES, FLAGSHIP FASTLUBE, CURVES, ERNEL’S CLEANING SERVICE, KAMA’ AINA KIDS, PACIFIC PAWS, SEATTLE’S BEST COFFEE, USA BABY HAWAII, WAI’ANAE COAST COALITION, AND WETZEL’S PRETZELS. IF YOU’D LIKE TO SEE IF THE PROGRAM CAN WORK FOR YOUR BUSINESS WE GOT THE INFORMATION FOR YOU GO TO MAUI TV NEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK STORIES. “SEE” BY THE WAY STANDS FOR SUPPORTING EMPLOYMENT EMPOWERMENT. “SEE” HAWAII WORK. PRETTY COOL.

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J: UP NEXT IN SPORTS, ALL YEAR LONG THEIR AVERAGE SCORE HAS BEEN 34 TO FOUR. WELL LAST WEEK LAHAINALUNA ONLY SCORED 28 POINTS BUT NANAKULI SCORED ZERO. NOW THE LUNAS ARE GOING FOR NUMBER ONE. THE STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DIVISION TWO WILL BE DECIDED THIS WEEKEND. IN CURTAIN CALL, PAUL JANES BROWN LOVES GOING BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL. WHY IS IT SO MUCH FUN AND THAT’S WHY THEY CALL THEM PLAYS HIS REVIEW OF BALDWIN DRAMA DEPARTMENTS BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JUNIOR UP NEXT… IN COMING ATTRACTIONS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT’S TIME FOR NUTCRACKER SWEETS. AND BEFORE THAT, MORE MOVIES THAN YOU CAN THROW A POPCORN BALL AT. FIRST LIGHT AT THE MACC. THAT’S ALL AHEAD WHEN MAUI TV NEWS COMES BACK.
 
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J: CHECKING SPORTS, IT’S BEEN A HUGE FOOTBALL YEAR FOR THE CREW FROM LAHAINALUNA. THE MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE DIVISION TWO CHAMPIONS WENT NINE AND ONE THIS YEAR THAT ONE LOSS BEING TO DIVISION I CHAMPION BALDWIN. LAST WEEK THE LUNAS TROUNCED NANAKULI 28 TO NOTHING IN FRONT OF A BOISTEROUS CROWD AT ALOHA STADIUM THAT INCLUDED A LOT OF FOLKS WHO MADE THE TREK FROM MAUI TO BACK THEIR LUNAS. NOW THE LUNAS ARE BACK ON OAHU FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH AGAINST IOLANI. WE’LL HAVE THE FINAL SCORE FOR YOU ON THE BREAKING NEWS PAGE MAUI TV NEWS.COM. IN THAT WIN LAST WEEK THE LUNAS HELD NANAKULI TO -7 YARDS RUSHING THANKS TO A PAIR OF LUNA DEFENSIVE ENDS SIMPLY NAMED SAMSON AND HERCULES. IMUA LUNAS.

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J: BALDWIN HIGH SCHOOL’S RENOWNED PERFORMING ARTS LEARNING CENTER AND THEATER GUILD HAS BEEN PRODUCING EXCELLENT HIGH SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS PAUL JANES BROWN SAW THEIR LATEST, DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST JR., AND HAS THIS REVIEW FOR CURTAIN CALL.

PJB: DISNEY HAS ALLOWED MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL TO LICENSE JUNIOR PRODUCTIONS OF MEGA HITS SUCH AS MULAN, LITTLE MERMAID, JUNGLE BOOK, 101 DALMATIANS, CINDERELLA, ALADDIN, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, SLEEPING BEAUTY, AND BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. THESE PRODUCTIONS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY, SHORTER THAN THEIR BROADWAY COUSINS IN FACT THEY ARE MORE LIKE A STAGE VERSION OF THE MOVIE RATHER THAN THE BROADWAY SHOW, BUT WHAT THEY LEAVE OUT FOR BREVITY, DOESN’T TAKE AWAY ONE IOTA FROM THE ENJOYMENT OF THE MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. 

YOU COULD TELL THESE “KID” VERSIONS OF THE DISNEY HITS WERE WHY THEY CALL THEM PLAYS, BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH FUN. THEY FREE THE YOUNG PEOPLE TO WRAP THEMSELVES IN THE SIMPLICITY OF THE WORDS AND THE MAGIC OF THE MUSIC.

BALDWIN IS KNOWN FOR THEIR BIG MUSICALS WITH A FULL ORCHESTRA IN THE PIT, BUT DISNEY JR SHOWS ARE MORE LIKE KAREOKE. THEY COME WITH A RECORDED SOUND TRACK AND THE SINGERS HAD A WONDERFUL TIME WITH THE ALAN MENKEN, TIM RICE AND HOWARD ASHMAN SONGS.

AS BELLE, THE BOOKISH GIRL WHO SWEEPS THE VILLAGE LOUT, GASTON, PLAYED BY MATINEE IDOL HANDSOME, AARON CANDELARIA OFF HIS FEET, ASHLEY RAMOS SANG BEAUTIFULLY. SHE HAS A MATURE SWEET SOUND, WHICH FILLED THE CAVERNOUS HENRY PERINE BALDWIN AUDITORIUM WITH GLORIOUS MUSIC. HER SCENES WITH JUSTYN HAYWOOD AS THE BEAST WERE AT FIRST APPROPRIATELY ARGUMENTATIVE, BUT THEN THEY GRADUALLY GREW TO REAL FONDNESS AND FINALLY BLOSSOMED INTO FULL BLOWN LOVE AT THE EXCITING CONCLUSION.  

CASTING A FEMALE AS LEFOU, WHICH IN FRENCH MEANS MAD MAN, ADDS ANOTHER TOUCH TO THE LOYAL SIDEKICK CHARACTER. JORDYN CLARKE BRINGS A HINT OF THE GREEN EYED MONSTER TO HER PLAYING OF LEFOU. SHE CLEARLY WOULD LIKE TO BE THE ONE GASTON WANTS AND SHE GETS TO SING ABOUT IT IN THE ANTHEM GASTON. IT’S A FINE NUANCED PERFORMANCE BY THIS VETERAN WHO HAS PARTICIPATED IN EVERY PLAY AT THE SCHOOL SINCE HER FRESHMAN YEAR.

THE SILLY SISTERS, AMANDA GALVAO, ERICA HIROSE AND DEMI ANN BOTUYAN ARE A TERRIFIC TRIO. I LOVED THEIR REPRISE OF BELLE AND THEIR FAWNING SCENES WITH GASTON.
AS GASTON, AARON CANDELARIA IS ALMOST PERFECT, HE COMBINED  HOLLYWOOD HANDSOME WITH BOUNDLESS EGO, THINK JAMES FRANCO MEETS THE DONALD.

IF YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE, YOU KNOW THAT THE BEAST IS HOLDING CAPTIVE A HOST OF UNFORTUNATES AND HAS TURNED THEM INTO A CANDELABRA, A TEA POT AND CUP OF TEA, A CLOCK, A DRESSER, AND A FEATHER DUSTER AS WELL AS ASSORTED TABLEWARE.

THE MOST WELL KNOWN SONG IN THE SHOW IS THE TITLE TUNE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. LANA CANTON AS THE TEA POT MRS POTTS DID A MARVELOUS JOB ON THIS CHESTNUT.

AS THE CLOCK, COGSWORTH, JAY AGASID CREATED AN ALMOST ED WYNN KIND OF CHARACTER, BUT I DOUBT HE’S EVER SEEN OR EVEN HEARD OF THE GREAT VAUDEVILLIAN.

BUT THE IMPLEMENT THAT NEARLY STEALS THE SHOW IS TJ IDEMOTO AS THE CANDELABRA, LUMIERE. CHANNELING MAURICE CHEVALIER, THE IRREPRESSIBLE IDEMOTO, TOOK COMMAND OF EVERY SCENE HE WAS IN.

AS THE BEAST, JUSTYN HAYWOOD FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE DILEMMA HE WAS IN WITH TIME RUNNING OUT AS THE LIT ROSE WILTED MORE AND MORE. HE NEEDED FOR BELLE TO LOVE HIM, BUT HE DIDN’T KNOW HOW. HE WAS A BEAST AFTER ALL WHO LACKED NORMAL SOCIAL GRACES. NEITHER PATIENCE NOR MANNERS WERE HIS STRONG SUITS, BUT IN THE END IT WAS HIS COURAGE THAT WON THE DAY AND BELLE’S HEART.

OTHERS IN THE CAST INCLUDED MAKANA GABIN AS BELLE’S BEFUDDLED INVENTOR DAD, MAURICE. JAZMINE HERNANDEZ AS THE CUP OF TEA, CHIP, LORENA ABREU AS THE SEXY FEATHER DUSTER BABETTE, NINA MAGNANI AS THE DRESSER MADAME DE LA GRAND BOUCHE AND FINALLY NOMI MACADANGDANG AS MONSIEUR D’ARQUE.

THE CHORUS ENSEMBLE OF 21 DID VERY NICE WORK AND ANDRE MORISSETTE’S CHOREOGRAPHY ADDED A GREAT DEAL TO THE SHOW. THERE WERE 36 CHARACTERS AND EACH ONE HAD MORE THAN ONE CHANGE SO THERE WERE AT LEAST 100 COSTUMES IN THIS SHOW AND THEY ALL LOOKED GREAT KUDOS TO TJ IDEMOTO WHO WAS THE COSTUME DESIGNER/COORDINATOR AND HIS ASSISTANTS ASHLEY RAMOS AND LANA CANTON. HOW CAN ONE HAVE A MAJOR ROLE IN THE SHOW AND STILL BE ON THE PRODUCTION STAFF? THAT IS REAL DEDICATION.

HAT’S OFF TO LINDA CARNEVALE FOR BRINGING YET ANOTHER QUALITY PRODUCTION TO THE BALDWIN STAGE. I LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR NEXT SHOW.

THAT’S CURTAIN CALL FOR THIS WEEK, I’M PAUL JANES-BROWN, A HUI HOU I’M OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD AT MAUI ON STAGE’S PRODUCTION OF THE WIZARD OF OZ. NEXT WEEK I’LL HAVE A REVIEW, UP NEXT, COMING ATTRACTIONS, RIGHT AFTER THESE MESSAGES.
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J: WELCOME BACK TO MAUI TV NEWS AND  A GETTING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE THE HOLIDAYS EDITION OF COMING ATTRACTIONS. THANKSGIVING WEEKEND BRINGS MORE THAN LEFTOVERS AND MEMORIES OF BLACK FRIDAY. HERE WE OFFER A FEW DIVERSIONS FROM THE SHOPPING FRENZY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

FIRST,  LIGHT!  THE MAUI FILM FESTIVAL’S 14TH ANNUAL FIRST LIGHT CELLULOID INDULGENCE IS IN FULL STRIDE NOW AT THE MAUI ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. THE RANGE OF MOVIES IS AMAZING…INCLUDING PRE-RELEASES, HEAVY STUFF AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. 15 MOVIE NIGHTS, 42 MOVIES TO FILL THEM – INCLUDING 30 PREMIERES. THIS WEEKEND’S OFFERINGS INCLUDE ANNA KARENINA, HITCHCOCK AND OPRAH’S FAVORITE NEW MOVIE, “BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD.” WE’VE GOT THE SCHEDULE AND MORE FOR YOU. JUST GO TO MAUITVNEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS.

DECEMBER 1 IS WORLD AIDS DAY. THE MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION HAS EVENTS ORGANIZED LEADING UP TO AND INCLUDING NEXT SATURDAY’S WORLD AIDS DAY OBSERVANCE. THIS COMING MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 26-28 THEY INVITE YOU TO DINE OUT FOR AIDS ACROSS MAUI. ALL DAY MONDAY AT LEODA’S KITCHEN AND PIE SHOP IN OLOWALU VILLAGE- HALFWAY TO LAHAINA- THEY’RE GOING TO BE DONATING 15% OF THE PROCEEDS OF EVERYTHING THEY MAKE BETWEEN 10 AND EIGHT TO THE MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION. TUESDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 29 SAME DEAL AT CASANOVA  IN MAKAWAO. FROM FIVE UNTIL NINE O’CLOCK, CASANOVA WILL ALSO BE DONATING 15% OF THE PROCEEDS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ORDER. AND THEN AT NINE O’CLOCK IT’S UNCLE WILLIE K. WEDNESDAY THE 28TH SAME DEAL IN  – DOWN IN KIHEI. OCEANS BEACH BAR AND GRILL IN THE KUKUI MALL BE DONATING 15% OF WHAT YOU ORDER THE PROCEEDS WOULD YOU ORDER TO THE MAUI AIDS FOUNDATION.

THE NEXT SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 1 AT GANNONS IN WAILEA,  IT’S A CELEBRATION OF LIFE  – TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO HAVE FOUGHT AGAINST HIV AND AIDS. EVENTS INCLUDE A COMMEMORATION, A REMEMBRANCE TREE, A TI LEAF CIRCLE AND LIVE PERFORMANCES BY MERIKA HUNTER, JESSICA RABBIT AND KANOA.  WORLD AIDS DAY WILL BE OBSERVED AT GANNONS IN WAILEA BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM NEXT SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1. THAT’S A LOT TO REMEMBER. WE’VE GOT ALL THE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE. GO TO MAUI TV NEWS.COM AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS.

IF YOU LOVE THE MUSIC OF KEALI’I REICHELL, AND WHO DOESN’T, AND DOESN’T IT SOUND EVEN BETTER WHEN HE’S RIGHT THERE? HE WILL BE RIGHT THERE. IT’S KEALI’I REICHELL – UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL – NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 AT 7:30 PM THE MCCOY STUDIO THEATER AT THE MACC. KEALI’I REICHELL IS HAWAII’S AWARD-WINNING KUMU-HULA, CHANTER AND WORLD RENOWNED RECORDING ARTIST. AUDIENCE INTERACTION AND IMPROMPTU MELE HAVE BECOME A SIGNATURE OF THIS VERY POPULAR PERFORMANCE. DON’T MISS IT. TICKETS ARE 35 DOLLARS, OR SPECIAL VIP SEATING FOR $65.

THE FIRST WEEKEND IN DECEMBER WHICH IS SATURDAY, DECEMBER FIRST AND SUNDAY THE SECOND, THE LAHAINA TOWN ACTION COMMITTEE WILL HOST THE 11TH ANNUAL LIGHTING OF THE BANYAN TREE. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS LANDMARK IN LAHAINA – THE BANYAN TREE WAS PLANTED IN 1873 BY THE SHERIFF TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST ARRIVAL THE MISSIONARIES. THIS PARTICULAR TREE WAS 8 FEET HIGH WHEN IT WAS PLANTED IMPORTED FROM INDIA – NOW SPREADS OVER MOST OF AN ACRE. THAT ENTIRE FIRST WEEKEND OF DECEMBER WILL FEATURE LIGHTING OF THE TREE BOTH NIGHTS AND INCLUDE COOKIE DECORATING FACE PAINTING AND LOTS NORTH POLE FUN. MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE.

PROARTS FINISHES UP THEIR FALL SEASON WITH “SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ.” THIS AWARD WINNING MUSICAL WILL BE PRESENTED FOR 10 PERFORMANCES AT THE PROARTS PLAYHOUSE IN KIHEI OPENING DECEMBER 7. FEATURING NEARLY 40 OF THE GREATEST SONGS EVER RECORDED, “SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ” ISN’T JUST GREAT POP MUSIC-IT’S COMPELLING MUSICAL THEATER. THE HITS INCLUDE “ON BROADWAY”, “LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE”, “JAILHOUSE ROCK”, “HOUND DOG” AND “STAND BY ME”. ALY CARDINALLI RETURNS TO MAUI TO DIRECT, CHOREOGRAPH AND PERFORM IN THIS PRODUCTION. OPENING NIGHT IS DECEMBER 7 AND THE SHOW PLAYS UNTIL DECEMBER 23; THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY EVENINGS AT 7:30 PM, AND SUNDAYS AT 3:00 PM. KAMA’ AINA NIGHTS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 12/8, 13 AND 20 WITH REDUCED RATES FOR HAWAII RESIDENTS. RESERVED SEAT TICKETS ARE $25 FOR ADULTS AND $22.50 FOR KAMA’ AINA NIGHTS.

WELL HALLOWEEN BLASTED BY – AND THERE WENT THANKSGIVING, SO THE MAUI ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS IS GEARING UP FOR THE NUTCRACKER SWEETS. THIS YEAR TWO PERFORMANCES ONLY  SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8  AT  2 P.M. AND 7 PM. MORE THAN 150 SINGERS DANCERS AND ACROBATS WILL FILL THE STAGE OF THE CASTLE THEATER OF THE MACC TO RENDER THEIR RENDITION OF THE TCHAIKOVSKY CLASSIC. TICKETS ARE $20 FOR ADULTS $17 FOR KEIKI.

MEANWHILE, RIGHT NEXT DOOR THAT SAME NIGHT, ONE OF MAUI’S MOST BELOVED HOLIDAY EVENTS, THE FESTIVAL OF HARPS RETURNS TO THE INTIMATE MCCOY STUDIO THEATER STAGE TO CELEBRATE THE MAGICAL SOUNDS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON. FEATURING HARPS FROM DIFFERENT AGES PLAYED BY MAUI’S FINEST HARPISTS AND THE FESTIVAL HARP ENSEMBLE, THIS YEAR’S PROGRAM CREATES THE SOUND OF WINTER HOLIDAYS IN A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE PRESENT. A BENEFIT FOR HOSPICE MAUI, TICKETS FOR THE FESTIVAL OF HARPS ARE $17 FOR ADULTS AND $12 FOR SENIORS AND STUDENTS WITH ID.

FAST-FORWARD A FEW DAYS TO TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11 AT HALE MAKUA IN KAHULUI, AND YOU’LL FIND YOURSELF CELEBRATING THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY ISRAELI FOLK DANCING HANUKKAH PARTY. IT STARTS WITH THE 2 PM DANCE PERFORMANCE AND A 3 PM CANDLE BLESSING FOLLOWED BY A TRADITIONAL HANUKKAH TREATS. WE HAVE MORE DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM.

AND THE STIRRING SOUNDS OF THE SEASON WILL FILL THE SOUTH MAUI AIR AS THE MAUI CHORAL ARTS ASSOCIATION IN STRATEGIC PARTNERS SHIP WITH MUSICAL VOICES MAUI HAS SET THE DATE FOR THEIR ANNUAL WINTER HOLIDAY CONCERT. AT 7:30 PM FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14 AND 7-30 ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15. ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL CONDUCTOR GARY SHIN LEVITT HAS ASSEMBLED AN AMAZING GAGGLE OF VOICES TO PERFORM SUCH CLASSICS AS MAGNIFICAT AND THE CHRISTMAS CANTATA ALONG WITH AS USUAL UNEXPECTED SURPRISES. OKAY WE’LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE HINT  – THE OLINDA CHORALE -  ONE OF MAUI’S SMALLER ENSEMBLE GROUPS CELEBRATED FOR THEIR HARMONY AND CRISP SOUNDS. THIS 60 VOICE CHOIR TAKES UP A VERY LARGE PART OF THE KIHEI BAPTIST CHAPEL ON SOUTH KIHEI ROAD BUT THERE’S STILL PLENTY OF SPACE FOR YOU… IF YOU HURRY. TICKETS ARE $25 FOR RESERVED SEATS $15 FOR GENERAL SEATING. FOR DETAILS,  TICKET ORDERING INFORMATION EVEN ONLINE RESERVATIONS, CLICK ON THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS AT MAUITVNEWS.COM.

FOR MORE DETAILS ON EVERYTHING WE’VE MENTIONED THIS WEEK, GO TO MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS. AND WE’LL BE BACK TO WRAP US THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF MAUI TV NEWS RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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