Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - March 20, 2008

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

APPROVED BY THE SLIMMEST MARGIN ALLOWED BY LAW. AFTER 20 YEARS OF STOPS AND STARTS AND A MARATHON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING THE CONTROVERSIAL HONUA’ULA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED BY A 5 TO 4 VOTE. CHAIRMAN RIKI HOKAMA TOLD THE COUNCIL IT WILL BE A BENCHMARK DAY FOR SOME. FOR OTHERS, IT WILL BE WATERLOO, ADDING “WE’LL FIND OUT IN NOVEMBER.” HONUA’ULA IS PLANNED 670 ACRES MAUKA OF PIILANI HIGHWAYAND SOUTH OF MAUI MEADOWS.

THE MAUI NEWS REPORTS THAT NOTICES ARE BEING SENT TO HUNDREDS OF MAUI LANI LOT OWNERS TO INFORM THEM THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS COULD BE AFFECTED BY A PENDING LAWSUIT. THE SUIT WAS BROUGHT BY TWO DOZEN HOMEOWNERS WHO LIVE NEAR THE FAIRWAYS AND NEW SAND HILLS DEVELOPMENTS SEEKING TO ENFORCE THE CURRENT COUNTY LAW THAT LIMITS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING HEIGHTS TO 30 FEET FROM THE NATURAL OR FINISHED GRADE-WHICHEVER IS LOWER.

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.

RETAILERS AROUND MAUI COUNTY WILL HOLD A PLASTIC RECYCLE DAY SATURDAY TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FLY-AWAY BAGS ENDING UP AT COUNTY LANDFILLS AND RECYCLING CENTERS. THE RETAILERS’ GROUP SAID THE ONE-DAY PROJECT WILL SHOW THERE ARE WAYS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT WITHOUT A BAN ON PLATIC BAGS AS HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL.

GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE, SPEAKING WEDNESDAY AT A GATHERING OF SALES AND MARKETING PROFFESIONALS ON O'AHU, SAID HAWAII IS IN BETTER SHAPE ECONOMICALLY THAN MANY OTHER STATES AND SHOULD NOT “HUNKER DOWN” AND MAKE DRASTIC CUTS IN SPENDING.

AND BY A SLIM 5 TO 4 VOTE YESTERDAY IN THE WEE HOURS, THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED THE PROPOSED HONUA'ULA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH MAUI. THE VOTE COMES AFTER 20 YEARS OF HEARINGS, DEBATES, TESTIMONY AND NEGOTIATIONS.

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.

ANOTHER CHAPTER ENDED - ANOTHER ABOUT TO BEGIN. AFTER 20 YEARS OF STOPS AND STARTS AND A MARATHON COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING THE CONTROVERSIAL HONUA’ULA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WAS APPROVED BY A 5 TO 4 VOTE. CHAIRMAN RIKI HOKAMA SAID TOTHE COUNCIL IT WILL BE A BENCHMARK DAY FOR SOME. FOR OTHERS, IT WILL BE WATERLOO, ADDING “WE’LL FIND OUT IN NOVEMBER.” HONUA’ULA IS PLANNED 670 ACRES MAUKA OF PIILANI HIGHWAY AND SOUTH OF MAUI MEADOWS.

AN EXPLOSION ON THE TOP OF ERUPTING KILAUEA VOLCANO WEDNESDAY RAINED GRAVEL-SIZED ROCKS ANTO A LOOKOUT, ROAD AND TRAIL, FORCING PARTS OF THE PARK TO CLOSE. NO ONE WAS INJURED BY THE EARLY-MORNING BLAST, DUE IN PART TO THE FACT THAT IT HAPPENED FIVE HOURS BEFORE HAWAII NATIONAL PARK OPENED.

ISLAND WEATHER…..

TONIGHT PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS, A LOW AROUND 68. BREEZY NORTH WINDS. MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. STRONG TRADES ARE EXPECTED.

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

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