Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - March 13, 2008

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

PAPER OR PLASTIC, THE DECISION IS...NOT YET. COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS LISTENED TO A PANEL OF EXPERTS YESTERDAY BUT DEFERRED ACTION ON A PROPOSED BAN ON PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS. THE PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE BUSINESSES WITH ANNUAL GROSS SALES OVER $250,000 TO PROVIDE COMPOSTABLE PLASTIC BAGS , PAPER BAGS OR REUSABLE BAGS TO CUSTOMERS. RETAILERS ARGUED THE BAN WOULD HURT RESIDENTS, BECAUSE THE COST OF ALTERNATIVE BAGS WOULD BE PASSED ONTO THE CUSTOMERS.

CUSTOMERS IN NORTH KIHEI WILL BE WITHOUT WATER TONIGHT. AN 18-INCH WATERLINE IS BEING MOVED AS PART OF THE MOKULELE WIDENING PROJECT. AN AREA BOUNDED BY SUGAR BEACH TO THE NORTH AND OHUKAI ROAD TO THE SOUTH WILL BE DRY BETWEEN 9 PM THURSDAY AND 5 AM FRIDAY. WATER PREESURE WILL ALSO BE A LITTLE LESS IN THE REST OF SOUTH MAUI.

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF BREAKING NEWS, VISIT MAUI TV NEWS DOT 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

IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE EXTRA MONTH LEFTOVER AT THE END OF YOUR PAYCHECK - YOU'RE NOT ALONE. SLOWER STATE REVENUE AND A DIP IN JOB GROWTH PROMPTED THE HAWAII STATE COUNCIL ON REVENUES TO SHAVE IT'S FORECAST OF ECONOMIC GROWTH FOR THE ALOHA STATE. THE COUNCIL ESTIMATED THAT STATE REVENUE GROWTH FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR WILL BE 3.9 PERCENT. THAT'S DOWN FROM THE ORIGINAL FORECAST OF 4.9 PERCENT MADE IN JANUARY. THE TOTAL AMOUNTS TO A DROP OF ABOUT 50 MILLION DOLLARS IN STATE REVENUES.

THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS APPROVED A NEW DIPLOMA FOR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO GET THROUGH HIGHER-LEVEL ENGLISH AND MATH CLASSES. THE SO-CALLED “SUPER-DIPLOMA”, OR THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READY DIPLOMA REPLACES THE BOARD’S “RECOGNITION DIPLOMA”.

MAUI COUNTY WEATHER …PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH A LOW AROUND 60. MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH A HIGH AROUND 80. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS.

LOOK FOR AN ALL-NEW EDITION OF MAUI TV NEWS LATER TONIGHT AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM. FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING.

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