Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - January 29, 2008

From the Visionary Radio News Center, I'm Jeff King with Maui TV News.

IF YOU THINK IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY, LOOKING UP AT THE MOUNTAIN TODAY MADE IT FEEL EVEN MORE FRIGID. ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON HALEAKALA SUMMIT OVERNIGHT. A FAST-MOVING VERY COLD COLD FRONT BROUGHTSUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE SUMMITS ON MAUI AND ON THE BIG ISLAND. THE ROAD FROM THE VISITOR'S CENTER UP IS STILL CLOSED - AND THERE'S A CHANCE FOR ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW THERE TONIGHT.

THAT SAME SYSTEM BROUGHT SPINKLES TO SOUTH AND WEST MAUI, AND SOME HEAVY RAINS ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE COUNTY, INCLUDING NEARLY AN INCH IN PUKALANI AND IN KA'ANAPALI. NEARLY A HALF-INCH OF RAIN FELL IN WAIEHU, SHUTTING DOWN THE WAIEHU GOLF COURSE JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY. GOLFERS WITH START TIMES FOR TOMORROW MORNING SHOULD CALL THE STARTER'S OFFICE TO CONFIRM.

FOR DETAILS ON THESE STORIES - INCLUDING PICTURES OF SNOWY HALEAKALA, VISIT MAUITVNEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO BREAKING NEWS. FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING.

From the Visionary Radio News Center, I'm Jeff King with Maui TV News.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHEST SUMMITS OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. SNOW AND ICE OVERNIGHT FORECED THE CLOSURE OF THE SUMMIT ROAD AND THE VISITOR CENTER. HOW MUCH SNOW? A PARK SPOKESMAN TOLD US (7 sec): "Well we don't have any way to measure that and from what I see it's slushy ice. It'c cold but it's slushy ice.")..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAYS ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW - OR SLUSHY ICE- COULD FALL OVERNIGHT.

HIGH WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS CAUSED THE CANCELLATION OF TODAY'S SUPERFERRY RUNS BETWEEN O'AHU AHD MAUI. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERFERRY WEBSITE, STATUS FOR TOMORROW'S VOYAGE IS...MARGINAL.

MEANWHILE, BACK IN TROPICAL MAUI - MOST SOUTH MAUI BEACH PARKS WILL STAY OPEN AN HOUR LATER, ALLOWING PLENTY OF TIME TO WATCH SUNSETS BEFORE PARKING LOT GATES CLOSE. FROM MAIPOINA OA IAO TO ONELOA, PARKS WILL REMIAN OPEN UNTIL 8 P.M.

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING.

From the Visionary Radio News Center, I'm Jeff King with Maui TV News.

MAINLAND VISITORS MAY WONDER WHAT THE FUSS IS...BUT LOCALS ARE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE FACT THAT A LITTLE SNOW FELL ON HALEAKALA OVERNIGHT. THE SUMMIT ROAD AND VISITOR CENTER WERE CLOSED ALL DAY . THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS FORECASTING ANOTHER ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW FOR THE HIGHEST PEAKS OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. MAUI'S SECOND-HIGEST PEAK, PU'U KUKUI RECEIVED MORE THAN THREE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN FROM THE SAME STORM - WHICH ALSO BROUGH ENOUGH RAIN TO FLOOD THE WAIEHU GOLF COURSE, CLOSING IT JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY.

THE AIR FARE WAR IS BACK … WITH THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY THAT GO AIRLINES IS AGAIN OFFERING THE $29 ONE WAY FARE. HAWAIIAN AND ALOHA BOTH QUICKLY MATCHED THE RATE. THE AIRLINES HAD RAISED THEIR FARES EARLIER THIS MONTH BECAUSE OF RISING FUEL COSTS.

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER - COOL AND BREEZY TONIGHT, LOWS IN THE 60S AND 50S. PARTLY SUNNY TOMORROW. HIGHS IN THE 70S.

FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING.

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