Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - February 4, 2008

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

ENERGY FROM THE SEA. IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED ANNOUNCEMENT, TODAY GOVERNOR LINGLE OFFICIALLY DETAILED THE AMBITIOUS PLAN TO HARNESS ENERGY FROM OCEAN WAVES AS PART OF MAUI'S ENERGY FUTURE. IN A PRESS CONFERENCE FROM THE STATE CAPITOL, THE GOVERNOR EXPLAINED WHY NEW ENERGY GATHERING METHODS ARE WORTH THE RISK OF EXPERIMENTATION (Bite 14 sec).

THE AUSTRALIAN COMPANY OCEANLINX FIRST UNVEILED THEIR PLAN AT LAST YEAR'S MAUI ENERGY SUMMIT. THE DEVICE WOULD BE ANCHORED ABOUT A HALF-MILE OFF SHORE NEAR KAHKULOA.

THE SECOND TRAFFIC FATALITY OF THE NEW YEAR HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. ROSELLE KALALAU OF WAILUKU WAS KILLED WHEN HER PICKUP CRASHED EARLY SUNDAY TOWNBOUND ON THE HALEAKALA HIGHWAY.

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.

MAUI COUNTY'S SECOND TRAFFIC FATALITY OF 2008 HAPPENED OVER THE WEEKEND. ROSELLE KALALAU OF WAILUKU WAS KILLED WHEN HER PICKUP CRASHED EARLY SUNDAY TOWNBOUND ON THE HALEAKALA HIGHWAY, JUST BELOW HAILEMAILE ROAD. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. KALALAU WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT.

CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW HELIPAD AT MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER COULD BEGIN LATER THIS YEAR IF ALL GOES AS PLANNED. THE 20 FOOT HIGH 60 BY 60 FOOT STRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED ABOUT A HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM THE EMERGENCY ROOM. HOSPITAL C-E-O WESLEY LO SAYS THE PROJECT IS A VERY HIGH PRIORITY.

HAWAII SUPERFERRY SAILED AGAIN TODAY, ARRIVING THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A SEVEN DAY DELAY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER AND RUDDER REPAIRS. THE COMPANY PLANS TO RESUME ITS REGULAR SCHEDULE TOMORROW.

FOR DETAILS ON THESE STORIES, PLUS GOVERNOR LINGLE'S COMMENTS ON A NEW ENERGY SOURCE COMING TO MAUI, 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.

GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE SAYS IT'S RIGHT TO EXPERIMENT TO FIND NEW SOURCES OF ENERGY FOR HAWAII (sound bite 14-sec)

TODAY SHE OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY TO INSTALL A WAVE-ENERGY PROJECT THAT COULD POWER UP TO TWENTY-SEVEN HUNDRED HOMES ON MAUI.

THE STATE D-L-N-R PLANS ON CLOSING AHIHI-KINAU FOR TWO YEARS TO ALLOW PERSONNEL TO ESTABLISH AND MARK TRAILS, INSTALL EDUCATIONAL SIGNS AND PREPARE BASELINE MEASUREMENTS OF RESOURCES. D-L-N-R SAYS THE TEMPORARY CLOSURE WILL PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE TO RESOURCES IN THE AREA..

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER - MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS STILL POSSIBLE. LOWS 59 TO 65. HIGHS TOMORROW IN THE 70S.

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

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