Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - January 30, 2008

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

WEATHER IS STILL THE BIG STORY AS A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND. WHILE MOST OF YESTERDAY'S SNOW IS GONE FROM THE SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA, ANOTHER TWO TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS SIX THOUSAND FEET. THE SUMMIT TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON - WITH THE WIND CHILL - WAS 31 DEGREES. THE SUMMIT REMAINS CLOSED TO ALL VISITORS AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

ACROSS MAUI, RAIN IS THE BIG NEWS - AND WE'RE TALKING BIG RAIN. MORE THAT SIX INCHES NEAR KEANAE AND MORE THREE INCHES OF RAIN AT THE PU'U KUKUI WATERSHED.

HWAII SUPERFERRY HAS SCOOTED RIGHT PAST "MARGINAL" TO CANCELLED FOR TOMORROW'S RUN. ACCORDING TO THE SUPERFERRY WEB SITE, THEY PLAN TO RESUME SERVICE ON FRIDAY.

FOR DETAILS ON THESE STORIES - INCLUDING SOME NEW 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.

JUDGE JOEL AUGUST SAYS THE OUTCOME OF THE LAWSUIT OVER BUILDING HEIGHTS COULD AFFECT MORE THAN JUST TWO SUBDIVISIONS AND ORDERED ALL LOT OWNERS BE GIVEN THE CHANCETO INTERVENE IN THE CASE. ABOUT TWO-DOZEN HOMEOWNERS ARE SUING THE COUNTY AND DEVELOPERS OVER BUILDING HEIGHTS IN THE SUBDIVISION, ALSO ASKING FOR DAMAGES FOR NOISE AND NUISANCE CAUSED BY THE TRUCKING IN AND PACKING HUGE AMOUNTS OF FILL DIRT.

ATTORNEYS SAY THE LAWSUIT OVER BUILDING HEIGHTS IN MAUI LANI HAS JEOPARDIZED THE SALE OF LOTS IN THE FAIRWAYS AND NEW SAND HILLS SUBDIVISIONS.

LAHAINALUNA HIGH SCHOOL IS EXPERIENCING MORE DRUG OFFENSES NOW THAT THERE IS NO DRUG-SNIFFING DOG ON CAMPUS. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT RON OKAMURA SAYS THERE HAVE BEEN 19 INCIDENTS THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO TWO AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. OKUMURA SAYS THE RANDOM DRUG SEARCHES WERE A DETERRENT TO DRUG TRAFICKING. AND NOW, NO DRUG DOG MEANS STUDENTS AREN'T AFRAID TO BRING DRUGS TO SCHOOL.

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.

UPCOUNTRY, IT'S COLD. (15 sec bite)

AT LOWER ELEVATIONS IT WAS RAIN! WITH MORE THAN SIX INCHES NEAR KEANAE AND FOUR INCHES AT PU'U KUKUI.

THE SUPERFERRY RUN FOR TOMORROW HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS WELL.

WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN TODAY WAS THE CLOSURE OF MOLOKINI. THE PLANNED DETONATION OF OLD WORLD WAR TWO ORDNANCE HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT THURSDAY, WEATHER PERMITTING.

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER - COOL AND BREEZY TONIGHT, SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT ELEVATIONS AS LOW AS SIX THOUSAND FEET. LOWS CLOSER TO SEA LEVEL WILL BE IN THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S. BREEZY AGAIN TOMORROW WITH THE CHANCE OF RAIN ACROSS MAUI COUNTY.

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

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