Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - April 10, 2008

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

CALL IT A HARD LANDING. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM SAID HAWAII’S ECONOMIC GROWTH COULD FALL TO ZERO AND IT’S JOBLESS RATE COULD RISE TO NEARLY A PERCENTAGE POINT AS A RESULT OF ALOHA AIRLINES’ DECISION TO STOP FLYING. BESIDES THE 2,050 ALOHA EMPLOYEES LOSING THEIR JOBS, AN ADDITIONAL 3,500 PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR COMPANIES WHO DID BUSINESS WITH ALOHA COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS AS WELL.

MEANWHILE IT'S FULL SPEED AHEAD FOR HONUA'ULA. THE BUILDERS OF THE SOUTH MAUI HONUA’ULA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SAID THEY ARE MOVING AHEAD ON PLANNING AND ENGINEERING DETAILS. THIS WORD COMES A DAY AFTER MAYOR CHARMAINE TAVARES SIGNED THE BILLS GRANTING ZONING FOR THE PROJECT. HONUA’ULA PROPERTIES REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES JENCKS SAID HE HOPES TO HAVE PHASE TWO PLANS PREPARED TO SUBMIT TO THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

FOR DAILY UPDATES OF BREAKING NEWS, VISIT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINKS TO BREAKING NEWS. FROM THE VISIONARY RADIO NEWS CENTER FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I’M JEFF KING.

FROM THE VISIOINARY RADIO NEWS CENTER I’M JEFF KING WITH MAUI TV NEWS.

BOTTOM'S UP. BOTTOM FISHING, THAT IS. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCED A RENEWED FIVE-MONTH BAN ON BOTTOM-FISHING IN STATE WATERS AROUND THE MAIN HAWAIIAN ISLANDSBEGINNING MONDAY, PROTECTING SEVEN BOTTOM-FISH SPECIES. MAUI FISHERS SAID THEY’LL OBSERVE THE BAN BUT QUESTIONED THE NEED FOR IT. A BOTTOM-FISH BAN WAS IN EFFECT LAST YEAR FROM MAY 15 TO SEPTEMBER 31.

CALL IT A HARD LANDING. THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM SAID HAWAII’S ECONOMIC GROWTH COULD FALL TO ZERO AND IT’S JOBLESS RATE COULD RISE TO NEARLY A PERCENTAGE POINT AS A RESULT OF ALOHA AIRLINES’ DECISION TO STOP FLYING. BESIDES THE 2,050 ALOHA EMPLOYEES LOSING THEIR JOBS, AN ADDITIONAL 3,500 PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR COMPANIES WHO DID BUSINESS WITH ALOHA COULD LOSE THEIR JOBS AS WELL.

ISLAND WEATHER - SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGH TONIGHT, SOME LOCALLY HEAVY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. PARTLY CLOUDY TOMORROY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

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

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