Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - February 12, 2008

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

A HALF-MILLION DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS ARE ON THE WAY FOR THE KALAUPAPA SETTLEMENT ON MOLOKA'I. TODAY GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE'S OFFICE ANNOUNCED THAT 510-THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A VARIETY OF IMPORVEMENTS TO THE 14-BED NURSING FACILITY. THERE ARE TWENTY-SEVEN HANSEN'S DISEASE PATIENTS THAT STILL RESIDE AT THE KALAUPAPA SETTLEMENT. DESIGN WORK IS SET TO BEGIN RIGHT AWAY AND CONSTRUCTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLETE BY OCTOBER NEXT YEAR. DON'T LOOK FOR FANCY MODERN ARCHITECTURE EITHER. KALAUPAPA WAS NAMED A NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK IN 1980.

THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL HEARD OBJECTIONS FROM THE DEVELOPERS MONDAY AFTERNOON ON SEVERAL OF THE 15 NEW CONDITIONS PROPOSED FOR THE HONUA'ULA HOUSING PROHJECT IN SOUTH MAUI. DEVELOPER REPRESENTATIVE CHARLIE JENCKS SAYS THAT ONE $50 MILLION CONDITION COULD MAKE THE PROJECT COST-PROHIBITIVE.

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.

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINES THAT THE PRIDE OF ALOHA WILL LEAVE HAWAII IN MAY IS BEING RECEIVED ON MAUI WITH MIXED OPINIONS. SOME ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARE SAYING THAT THE STATE SHOULD NOW RE-THINK PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS FOR KAHULUI HARBOR. BUT MAUI VISITORS BUREAU’S TERRYL VENCL SAYS LOCAL MERCHANTS ARE LIKELY TO SEE A DROP IN BUSINESS. THAT MEANS ONLY ONE HAWAII BASED CRUISE SHIP, THE PRIDE OF AMERICA, WILL CALL ON THE PORT AT KAHULUI.

RESIDENTS IN THE DIAMOND RESORT AREA OF SOUTH MAUI WILL BE WITHOUT WATER TOMORROW NIGHT. CONTRACTORS WILL BE WORKING ON A MAIN WATER LINE IN THAT PART OF WAILEA TOMORROW NIGHT BETWEEN 10 P.M. AND 5 A.M. THURSDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE CONDOMINIUM COMPLEXES IN THE AREA WILL BE WITHOUT WATER FOR UP TO SEVEN HOURS. ALSO, MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE WILL BE TRAFFIC CONTROLS AND SOME STREET CLOSURES AS WELL.

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.

NEWT GINGRICH IS COMING BACK TO MAUI. THE FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WILL BE AUTOGRAPHING COPIES OF HIS NEW BOOK FRIDAY EVENING AT 6 O'CLOCK AT BORDERS BOOKS AND MUSIC IN KAHULUI. GINGRICH SERVED AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE FROM 1995 UNTIL 1999. HIS NEW BOOK IS TITLED "REAL CHANGE: FROM THE WORLD THAT FAILS TO THE WORLD THAT WORKS."

MEANWHILE, ON THE SAME TOPIC, THE MAUI WRITERS CONFERENCE IS MOVING TO OAHU. THE CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS SAY THE MOVE IS MOSTLY BECAUSE OF LARGE DEMAND THAT MAY DOUBLE ATTENDANCE. FOUNDER JOHN TULLIUS SAYS TRAVEL WILL BE CHEAPER FOR MAINLAND PARTICIPANTS AND EXPECTS THE MOVE WILL ATTRACT MORE OAHU RESIDENTS.

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER - PRETTY CLOSE TO PERFECT. CLEAR AND COOL TONIGHT- LOWS IN THE 60S. MORE SUNSHINE TOMORROW WITH HIGHS AROUND 80.

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

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