Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - March 19, 2008

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

IF YOU'RE SITTING THERE LISTENING TO THIS REPORT THIS AFTERNOON - YOU'RE NOT ALONE. MOST PEOPLE IN HAWAI'I GET TOO LITTLE EXERCISE AND DON'T EAT RIGHT. THE 2008 HAWAII PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE REPORT NOTES THAT ONE IN FIVE PEOPLE IN HAWAII IS OBESE. IN 2005 - THE MOST RECENT COMPLETE YEAR FOR STATISTICS, 29-HUNDRED PEOPLE DIED OF HEART DISEASE. MOST MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DID NOT MEET DAILY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND MORE THAN 140-MILLION DOLLARS WAS SPENT FOR MEDICAL COSTS FROM HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND DIABETES.

AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT BUILDING ON LOWER MAIN STREET AND A 41-UNIT AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROJECT IN WAIEHU ARE SOME OF THE FIRST PROJECTS THAT COULD RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE COUNTY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. THE COUNTY’S PROPOSING $4.3 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR FOUR PROJECTS, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 99 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS.

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

IN A LENGTHY PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY, COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBERS HEARD MORE THAN SIX HOURS OF TESTIMONY CONCERNING THE HONUA’ULA DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING KIHEI RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROJECT’S IMPACT ON TRAFFIC, ENVIRONMENTALISTS WARNING IT WOULD DESTROY RARE NATIVE PLANTS AND UNION LEADRES SAYING HONUA’ULA WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL LONG-TERM JOBS. THE MEETING LASTED WELL INTO THE NIGHT. THE TESTIMONY CAME ON THE DAY OF THE SCHEDULED SCOND READING OF A BILL TO APPROVE THE HONUAULA DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH MAUI.

STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL MARK BENNETT SAID YESTERDAY THAT THE LINGLE ADMINISTRATION WAS DISAPPOINTED STATE LAWMAKERS HAD KILLED A PROPOSED $200 MILLION WITH THE OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS, AIMED TO RESOLVE A 30-YEAR DISPUTE OVER FORMER HAWAIIAN KINGDOM LAND REVENUES. NATIVE HAWAIIANS SAID THEY FELT THE SETTLEMENT DIDN’T GIVE ENOUGH PAYBACK, PERSUADING LAWMAKERS TO KILL THE SETTLEMENT DEAL.

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.

AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT BUILDING ON LOWER MAIN STREET AND A 41-UNIT AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROJECT IN WAIEHU ARE SOME OF THE FIRST PROJECTS THAT COULD RECEIVE GRANTS FROM THE COUNTY’S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. THE COUNTY’S PROPOSING $4.3 MILLION IN GRANTS TO FOUR PROJECTS, WHICH WOULD PROVIDE A TOTAL OF 99 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. ALL PROJECTS WOULD TARGET PEOPLE EARNING LESS THAN 80 PERCENT OF THE MEDIAN INCOME; THREE-QUARTERS OF THE UNITS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ONLY TO PEOPLE EARNING LESS THAN 50 PERCENT OF MEDIAN.

STATE OFFICIALS SAY ROUGHLY $140 MILLION IN HOSPITAL CHARGES FROM HEART DISEASE, STROKE AND DIABETES COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IN 2005 IF MORE ADULTS got REGULAR PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE FINDINGS ARE PART OF A NEW STATE REPORT RELEASED YESTERDAY ABOUT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG HAWAII RESIDENTS.

ISLAND WEATHER…..

TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, A LOW AROUND 68. MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

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

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