Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - January 31, 2008

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

THE SUN CAME OUT TODAY...LONG ENOUGH FOR THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AT HALEAKALA SUMMIT TO BE LIFTED THIS MORNING. THE PARK OPENED ON A LIMITED BASIS THIS MORNING TO FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES ONLY. BUT THEN, JUST AS QUICKLY, THE RAINS CAME BACK MID-MORNING, FLOODING THE SUMMIT ROAD AND SHUTTING DOWN THE PARK AT THREE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CLOSURE WILL REMIAN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNRISE TOMORROW - AT THE EARLIEST.

HIGH WINDS, HEAVY SEAS AND RUDDER REPAIRS THAT SIDELINED THE HAWAII SUPERFERRY FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK ARE ALSO IN THE PAST. TODAY HAWAII SUPERFERRY ANNOUNCED THEY WILL RUN TOMORROW - BUT ON AN ALTERED SCHEDULE. THE ALAKAI WILL LEAVE HONOLULU AT 9:30 AND IS EXPECTED AT KAHULUI HARBOR AROUND 1:15, DEPARTING AT 2:15 AND LANDING IN HONOLULU AROUND 5:15 TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

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.

IT WAS HEAVY RAIN THIS TIME - AND NOT SNOW AND ICE - THAT SHUT DOWN HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK. AFTER THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WAS LIFTED, THE PARK OPENED THIS MORNING ON A LIMITED BASIS - ALLOWING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES INTO THE PARK. THAT IS UNTIL FLOODING RAINS CLOSED THE SUMMT ROAD EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE PARK CLOSED AT 3 TODAY AND THEY'LL MAKE DECISION ON REOPENING EARLY TOMORROW MORNING.

THE OWNER OF AN EAST MOLOKAI RANCH HAS GIVEN CONTROL OF 2,800 ACRES TO THE MAUI COSTAL LAND TRUST TO KEEP THE AREA FOR CONSERVATION USE. THE RANCH WILL KEEP OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND BUT WILL KEEP IT DEDICATED TO OPEN SPACE AND AGRICULTURAL USE. THE LAND IS ESTIMATED TO BE WORTH SEVERAL MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

HAWAII SUPERFERRY PLANS TO RUN TOMORROW - BUT LATE - ARRIVING ON MAUI AROUND 1:15 AND DEPARTING AT 2:15.

FOR DETAILS ON THESE STORIES, 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.

THE HOUSE OF THE SUN - CLOSED EARLIER THIS WEEK BY SNOW AND ICE - OPENED TO A LITTLE BIT OF SUN THIS MORNING - ONLY TO BE CLOSED AGAIN BY FLOODING RAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THEY'LL DECIDE ON TOMORROW'S SCHEDULE SOME TIME BEFORE SUNRISE TOMORROW MORNING.

AND THE SUPERFERRY PLANS TO RUN AGAIN TOMORROW - BUT LATE. LOOK FOR THE ALAKAI TO ARRIVE IN KAHULUI HARBOR AT 1:15 TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND LEAVE AT 2:15.

A STATE WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST SAYS THERE IS A RESURGENCE OF ENDANGERED WEDGE-TAILED SHEARWATERS ON MOLOKA’I. THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ESTIMATES THERE ARE NOW 307 ACTIVE NESTS, COMPARED TO THREE LESS THAN 10 YEARS AGO. FERN DUVALL SAYS THERE IS HOPE THAT OTHER SEABIRDS WILL TAKE UP NESTING IN THE AREA.

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER - CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. LOWS 60 TO 70. BREEZY AGAIN TOMORROW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS 68 TO 75.

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

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