J: WHETHER YOU PRONOUNCE IT ELEVEN, ELEVEN, ELEVEN OR LEM-LEM-LEM…THIS FRIDAY IS A MAGICAL DAY TO NUMEROLOGISTS. AND HIGH WINDS ON THE SLOPES OF HALEAKALA WILL BE HARNESSED FOR ENERGY.

(ON-CAM) THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR TOP STORIES THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS PLUS, MORE THAN A FEW PRESIDENTS ARE IN THE ALOHA STATE THIS WEEK…WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT “APEC” AND HOW IT AFFECTS OUR PRECIOUS ISLAND.

IN SPORTS – SHE WAS A CHAMPION AT BALDWIN – NOW SHE’S THE NATION’S BEST. AN UPDATE ON CASSY ISAGAWA’S GAME IN OREGON.

IN CURTAIN CALL, PAUL JANES-BROWN REVIEWS “WHEN THE MOUNTAIN CALLS,” AFTER IT’S WORLD PREMIERE HERE ON MAUI. ALL THAT PLUS COMING ATTRACTIONS AND MORE THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS.

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J: ALOHA EVERYONE – THANK YOU TUNING INTO MAUI TV NEWS – THE HIGH DEFINITION BROADCAST AND WEBCAST OF SOME OF THE TOP STORIES AFFECTING MAUI COUNTY. I’M JEFF KING.

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J: IF YOU’RE A VETERAN OR RELATED TO ONE, MAY WE WISH YOU PEACE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON THIS VETERAN’S DAY. NOVEMBER 11TH, 20-11. IT’S 11-11-11, A DATE THAT HAPPENS ONLY ONCE EVERY HUNDRED YEARS. NUMEROLOGISTS SAY IT’LL BRING A LIFETIME OF GOOD FORTUNE TO BE BORN OR MARRIED ON 11-11-11. GAMBLERS ARE BETTING ON IT. FLIGHTS TO HAWAII’S NINTH ISLAND, LAS VEGAS HAVE BEEN PACKED THIS WEEK. AND IT’S NOT JUST AIRPLANES…LOVE IS IN THE AIR, TOO. AS OF TUESDAY EVENING THIS WEEK, AT LEAST 3,500 COUPLES HAD APPLIED FOR MARRIAGE LICENSES IN CLARK COUNTY…WITH CEREMONIES BOOKED SOLID AT MOST OF THE 100-PLUS WEDDING CHAPELS ON THE LAST VEGAS STRIP. AND ONE VEGAS WEDDING PLANNER SAYS THAT 11-11-11 LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT EVEN BE BIGGER THAN THE LAST WEDDING LUCKY DAY, 7-7-7.

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J: THE AUWAHI WIND FARM IS A STEP CLOSER TO REALITY THIS WEEK. ON TUESDAY THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO RECOMMEND THAT THE PROJECT MOVE FORWARD. BUILT ON PART OF ULUPALAKUA RANCH, THE EIGHT GIANT WIND TURBINES WILL NOT BE VISIBLE FROM MOST OF THE ISLAND.

(VO) AND THAT MEANS THIS VIEW, GUARANTEED FOREVER WHEN MOST OF ULUPALAKUA RANCH WAS DEEDED TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS LAND TRUST, WILL REMAIN UNSPOILED.

(ON-CAM) THE 140 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE 21 MEGAWATTS OF POWER – ENOUGH TO POWER UP TO 10,000 HOMES. IT’S NOT PART OF THE SO-CALLED “BG WIND” PROJECT THAT PLANS TO SHARE POWER FROM MAUI COUNTY TO O’AHU. AUWAHI WIND FARM WILL ONLY SUPPLY ENERGY TO THE ISLAND OF MAUI. STILL TO BE WORKED OUT ARE THE DETAILS OF HOW TO GET THE GIANT PARTS UP THE HILL TO THE RANCH. WAILEA RESIDENTS ARE CONCERNED THAT THE GIANT TRUCKS SPECIALLY FITTED TO HAUL PARTS WILL TEAR UP WAILEA ALANUI – NOT TO MENTION THE TRAFFIC, THE NOISE AND THE DUST. CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN NEXT SPRING.

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J: AND ON THE TOPIC OF MAUI POWER, THIS WEEK PACIFIC BIODIESEL WAS NAMED AS ONE OF SEVEN COMPANIES IN THE NATION TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A 20-11 GREEN JOBS AWARD RECIPIENT.

THE MAUI COMPANY, STARTED BY BOB AND KELLY KING SEVERAL YEARS AGO, HAS BUILT BIODIESEL PLANTS AROUND THE WORLD, AND HAS ADDED 10 NEW STAFF POSITIONS ON MAUI AND 85 CONSTRUCTION JOBS ON THE BIG ISLAND WITHIN THE LAST YEAR. AND IT’S BEEN A BUSY WEEK FOR THE KINGS. THE AWARD WAS PRESENTED THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10TH, IN NEW YORK – AND PACIFIC BIODIESEL IS ALSO A PARTICIPANT IN THE APEC MEETINGS AT THE HAWAI’I CONVENTION CENTER IN HONOLULU. O’AHU IS TEEMING WITH APEC ATTENDEES, THEIR STAFFS AND FAMILIES. TOURISM OFFICIALS HOPE THAT FLOOD OF FOLKS WILL SPILL TO THE OUTER ISLANDS AS WELL.

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J: UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS, THEY’RE BRINGING IN BUGS TO DESTROY AN INVADER. WE’LL EXPLAIN. AND THE MAUI DRAG STRIP IS SITTING ON TOP OF TOXIC POLLUTANTS, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. THOSE STORIES AND MORE WHEN MAUI TV NEWS CONTINUES.

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J: STRAWBERRY GUAVA – IT’S A PRETTY NAME FOR A NASTY NON-NATIVE PLANT THAT HAS ALREADY OVERTAKEN HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACRES ACROSS HAWAI’I. THIS WEEK THE STATE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH RELEASED THEIR FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR A BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE PLANT. THE SECRET? A BUG.

(FF-CG-VO) SPECIFICALLY, TECTO-COCCUS OVATUS, A SMALL-SCALE INSECT THAT HAPPENS TO LOVE STRAWBERRY GUAVA…AND DOES NOT POSE A THREAT, THEY SAY, TO OTHER ANIMALS, BUGS OR PLANTS. THEIR REPORT SAYS THE STRAWBERRY GUAVA WILL STILL BE ABLE TO GROW – BUT WILL NOT SPREAD AS QUICKLY AS IT HAS ALREADY. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES ISLAND MAPS SHOWING CURRENT AND POTENTIAL INFESTATIONS IF THE PLANT IS NOT CONTROLLED.

(ON-CAM) IF YOU’D LIKE TO SEE THE REPORT, WE’VE GOT IT FOR YOU ON OUR WEBSITE. GO TO MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK’S STORIES.

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J: FROM THE LATE 1930s THROUGH THE EARLY 1950s, THE U.S. ARMY AND NAVY USED THE AIRSTRIP IN PU’UNENE THAT IS NOW HOME TO THE MAUI RACEWAY. THERE WAS ALSO A LANDFILL ON THE SITE. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS THERE ARE TOXIC CHEMICALS ON THE SITE AND THEY NEED TO BE REMOVED. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR IDEAS AND HELD A PUBLIC MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK TO TAKE INPUT. THE AREA IS ABOUT SIX AND A HALF ACRES AND WHILE THE TOXIC MATERIALS NEED TO BE REMOVED, A CORPS SPOKESMAN SAYS THEY ARE NOT A THREAT TO GROUNDWATER.

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J: IT’S TIME TO QUIT. NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU’VE TRIED BEFORE – MAKE THIS THE YEAR IT STICKS. THAT’S THE GOAL OF THE COALITION FOR A TOBACCO-FREE MAUI, AND THEY’RE HERE TO HELP YOU KICK BUTT, SO TO SPEAK.

IT’S THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY’S 36TH ANNUAL GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT AND THE DAY MARKED ON THIS YEAR’S CALENDAR IS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH. BUT, FEEL FREE TO QUIT SOONER, IF YOU’D LIKE. ON MAUI NEXT SATURDAY, NOVEMVBER 19TH AT THE MAUI MALL IN KAHULUI, THERE WILL BE DISPLAYS, FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT FROM 9 A.M. UNTIL 12-30 THROUGHOUT THE MALL – INCLUDING THE WINNING ENTRIES IN THE COALITION’S COLORING CONTEST FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TOOLS TO HELP YOU QUIT SMOKING – AND THEY’RE FREE – INCLUDING NICOTINE GUM AND PATCHES. FOR THEIR TOLL-FREE NUMBER, WEBSITE ADDRESS, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER DETAILS ON THE COALITION FOR A TOBACCO-FREE MAUI, GO TO MAUI TV NEWS DOT COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK’S STORIES.

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J: UP NEXT IN SPORTS, SHE WAS A PHENOM ON THE GOLF COURSES OF MAUI – AND NOW SHE’S HITTING ‘EM LONG FOR THE DUCKS. AND PAUL JANES-BROWN SAYS “WHEN THE MOUNTAIN CALLS,” SHOW UP. HIS REVIEW WHEN MAUI TV NEWS COMES BACK.

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J: CHECKING SPORTS, IT DOESN’T GET QUITE THE PUBLICITY OF OTHER SPORTS, BUT GOLF IS A BIG DEAL IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS. AND LATELY, THE BIGGEST DEAL ON THE GOLF COURSE IS CASSY ISAGAWA. AFTER SETTING RECORDS AT BALDWIN HIGH FOR FOUR YEARS, ISAGAWA HAS JUST BEEN NAMED THE TOP-RANKED FEMALE FRESHMAN GOLFER IN THE N-C-A-A. GOLFWEEK-DOT-COM RANKS THE FORMER BALDWIN BEAR 13TH ON THE NATIONAL RANKINGS – AFTER ONLY FOUR TOURNAMENTS INTO HER FIRST SEASON AS A UNIVERSITY OF OREGON DUCK.

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J: EMMY AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER TOM VENDETTI ALONG WITH ROBERT STONE, FLUTIST PAUL HORN, SINGER/ACTRESS ANN MORTIFEE, AND SCREENWRITER RICK CHATENEVER HOSTED THE WORLD PREMIERE OF THEIR LATEST FILM WHEN THE MOUNTAIN CALLS; NEPAL TIBET, BHUTAN AT THE MAUI ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER LAST SATURDAY. PAUL JANES-BROWN WAS THERE AND HAS THIS REVIEW FOR CURTAIN CALL.

PJB: FOR ALMOST THIRTY YEARS TOM VENDETTI HAS BEEN ANSWERING THE CALL OF THE MOUNTAINS. NOW HE HAS SYNTHESIZED THOSE EXPERIENCES INTO AN ASTONISHING FILM. IT COVERS VENDETTI’S MANY TRIPS OVER THE YEARS TO THE HIMALAYAS AND THE MYSTICAL COUNTRIES THEY BORDER NEPAL, TIBET AND BHUTAN.

VEDETTI FELT A CALLING IN 1983. HE WAS LIVING IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA WORKING IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD, THUS BEGAN HIS JOURNEY OF SELF DISCOVERY.

THE FILM CHRONICLES THE AMAZING WAYS THE UNIVERSE HAS CONSPIRED TO MAKE VENDETTI AN INSTRUMENT OF ALARM ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING. BOTH A MEMOIR AND AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENTARY. THE FILM TAKES THE VIEWER ON A REMARKABLE JOURNEY INTO A LAND FEW WESTERNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF ONE WHO IS AWAKENING TO THE TRUTH OF BEING.

ON HIS FIRST TRIP VENDETTI SITS BEHIND A LOCAL MAN ON THE PLANE TO NEPAL. THE MAN LEARNS VENDETTI IS GOING TO THE EVEREST BASE CAMP AND ASKS IF THEY COULD GO TOGETHER. AS THEY COME UPON NATIVES ON THE TRAIL, VENDETTI NOTICES THE REVERENCE PAID TO HIS FELLOW COMPANION AND DISCOVERS THAT THIS MAN IS TENZING NORGAY, THE MAN WHO ACCOMPANIED SIR EDMUND HILLARY ON THE FIRST CONQUEST OF EVEREST.

NOT ONLY IS HE WITH NORGAY, BUT NORGAY REVEALS TO VENDETTI THAT HE IS MEETING HILLARY TO CELEBRATE THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR EVEREST TRIUMPH. NORGAY INVITES VENDETTI TO COME ALONG TO MEET HILLARY.

THUS BEGINS A SERIES OF SEEMINGLY COINCIDENTAL MIRACLES THAT BRING VENDETTI TO GREATER SELF KNOWLEDGE AND TO AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HIMALYAN REGION. HE MEETS AND INTERVIEWS THE DALAI LAMA. HIS FILM ON THE GROSS NATIONAL HAPPINESS PROJECT OF BHUTAN WINS AN EMMY. HE COLLABORATES WITH FLUTIST PAUL HORN AND COMPOSER CHRISTOPHER HEDGE AND THE FILM SHOWS HORN PLAYING IN THE POTALA PALACE IN TIBET WHILE THE CHINESE GUARDS ARE AT LUNCH.
BARRIERS SEEM TO FALL BEFORE VENDETTI’S BEING. HIS MANTRA BECOMES IF THE MOUNTAIN CALLS…SHOW UP. WHEN HE IS DIAGNOSED WITH PROSTATE CANCER HE RETURNS TO THE REGION AND WHEN HE COMES BACK TO MAUI, HE IS HEALTHY. A MIRACLE, MAGIC? WHO KNOWS?

MY FEELING IS THAT EVERYTHING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO VENDETTI ALL THESE YEARS HAS BEEN PREPARING HIM FOR THIS FILM; HIS MOST IMPORTANT.

THIS FILM LULLS ONE INTO A ZEN STATE, THE BEAUTIFUL SCENIC PANORAMA OF THE HIMALYAS, THE UNBELIEVABLE SPARKLING SMILES OF THE PEOPLE, WHO SEEM TO KNOW SOMETHING WE DON’T, THE MAGIC OF VENDETTI AND CHATENEVER’S STORY TELLING. THEN WE HEAR ABOUT THE COMING CATASTROPHE. THE GLACIER THAT PROVIDES WATER FOR A BILLION PEOPLE HAS RETREATED AT AN ALARMING RATE. FARMS THAT WERE ONCE ABUNDANT ARE NOW NEARLY FALLOW, ONE PERSON SAYS THAT IT IS AS WARM IN THE WINTER AS IN THE SUMMER.

THIS FILM IS ONE EVERY DOUBTER OF GLOBAL WARMING MUST SEE. IT WILL CONVINCE THEM ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THIS PLANET AS A RESULT OF OUR MINDLESS PURSUIT OF MATERIALISM. IT’S AS IMPORTANT AS THE PROVERBIAL CANARY IN A COAL MINE. FAR FROM RELAXING ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, WE MUST BE MORE VIGILANT THAN EVER. THE PRESSURES ARE GREAT, BUT OUR SURVIVAL AS A SPECIES IS AT STAKE. THE FILM IS BEING SHOWN THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND YOU CAN BUY A DVD AT WHEN THE MOUNTAIN CALLS.COM. ALARM ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING.

THAT’S CURTAIN CALL FOR THIS WEEK, I’M PAUL JANES-BROWN, A HUI HOU, BE SURE TO SEE FIGHTING FOR MYSELF AT KING KEKAULIKE H.S. THIS WEEKEND. IT’S AN IMPORTANT PROJECT ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES AND PRESSURES OF BEING A YOUNG WOMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL. STAY TUNED FOR COMING ATTRACTIONS RIGHT AFTER THESE MESSAGES.

(COMING ATTRACTIONS)

J: WELCOME BACK TO MAUI TV NEWS AND A LOOK AHEAD AT JUST SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ON THE COMING ATTRACTIONS CALENDAR.

HERE’S YOUR CHANCE TO ANSWER THE MOUNTAIN’S CALL – FOR FREE. IT’S A FEE-FREE WEEKEND AT HALEAKALA. THROUGH THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH, YOU CAN COME AND GO AS YOU PLEASE THROUGH THE PASRK GATE FOR FREE. IT’S A FEE FREE WEEKEND IN HONOR OF VETERAN’S DAY.

CHAINSAWS, GLOVES, GOGGLES AND PINEAPPLE…IT CAN ONLY COME TOGETHER AT LAHAINA CANNERY MALL FOR THEIR ANNUAL ICE SCULPTING CONTEST. THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH IS AN EXHIBITION AMONG CARVERS FROM HAWAII AND JAPAN. THEN, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13TH – IT’S THE COMPETITION. EACH DAY THE NOISE STARTS AND THE ICE CHIPS FLY FROM 11 A.M. UNTIL 1 P.M.

WITH THE 100-YEAR STORM THIS WEEK IN ALASKA, AND THE FORECAST FOR A WET WINTER IN THE ISLANDS, A FORUM NEXT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH ASKS THE QUESTION: IS KIHEI READY FOR THE NEXT STORM SEASON?” FROM 5 UNTIL 7-30 NEXT FRIDAY AT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS HUMPBACK WHALE SANCTUARY HEADQUARTERS, ALL ARE INVITED TO JOIN IN THE DISCUSSION AND BECOME PART OF THE SOLUTION. THE KOKUA KAONOULU PROJECT AIMS TO MINIMIZE FLOODING IN THE FLOOD-PRONE AREAS OF SOUTH MAUI. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS.

NEXT SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH, JOIN KUMU HULA AND NA HOKU HANO HANO WINNER CODY PUEO PATA FOR A MORNING OF NAHENAHE HAWAIIAN MUSIC AS HE SERENADES YOU WITH SONGS ABOUT THE ALWAYS-INSPIRING NATIVE PLANTS OF HAWAI’I. THE MORNING CONCERT WILL BE FROM 10 UNTIL NOON, NEXT SATURDAY AT MAUI NUI BOTANICAL GARDENS ON KANALOA STREET IN WAILUKU. YOU NEED TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AND WE’VE GOT DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE ON JUST HOW TO DO THAT.

MARCIA BRADY IS COMING BACK TO MAUI TO EMCEE THE SECOND ANNUAL “LIFE IS SWEET” BENEFIT AT THE SHOPS AT WAILEA. MAUREEN MCCORMICK WILL BE THERE IN THE LOWER COURTYARD AT THE SHOPS, THE BENEFIT FOR BEST BUDDIES WILL FEATURE ALMOST MORE CHOCOLATE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE…AND THAT’S A LOT OF CHOCOLATE! TICKETS ARE JUST 50 DOLLARS APIECE, AND GETS YOU ALL THE DESSERT YOU WANT, ALONG WITH WINE SAMPLING AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT.

ARE YOU A SUP? THERE’S A LOT OF YOU OUT THERE AND SATURDAY, DECEMBER THIRD, IT’S A STAND-UP-PADDLER EVENT IN SOUTH MAUI. SUZY TRAINS MAUI AND NAISH PRESENT SUP FUN BEACH FITNESS AND PADDLE CHALLENGE. IT STARTS AT 7 A.M. FOR SIGN-UPS AT MAI POINA O EA’U BEACH PARK IN KIHEI. AND COMPETITION BEGINS AT NINE.

LOOKING DOWN THE ROAD – TO WRAP UP THE HOLIDAYS THIS YEAR, TREAT YOURSELF TO A TRIP TO WAIKIKI – AND WHILE YOU’RE THERE, TAKEN IN ONE OF THE ELTON JOHN CONCERTS. THE VERY SAME SIR ELTON – AND HIS BAND – THAT WOWED MAUI WHILE OPENING THE YOKOUCHI PAVILION THIS YEAR IS PLAYING TWO SHOWS IN JANUARY AT THE BLADESDELL ARENA IN HONOLULU.

FOR DATES, TIMES, LOCATIONS AND TICKET PRICES FOR EVERYTHING WE’VE MENTIONED THIS WEEK AND EVEN MORE, VISIT 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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(PiP-MTVN LOGO)

J: THAT’S IT FOR THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF MAUI TV NEWS – MAUI’S WEEKLY TELEVISION AND INTERNET NEWSCAST – IN HIGH DEFINITION – DEVOTING COVERAGE TO THE STORIES THAT MATTER TO MAUI COUNTY.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN, ALOHA.