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

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

IT'S GOING TO GET MORE EXPENSIVE. AS THE FORMER EMPLOYEES OF ALOHA AND ATA AIRLINES COPE WITH THE COST OF LIVING - BETWEEN JOBS, LOCALS AND VISITORS WILL LIKELY SEE A STADY RISE IN AIRFARES. tHE hAWAII TOURISM AUTRHORITY ESTIMATES THAT AIRFARES TO THE MAINLAND WILL LIKELY GO UP BY ABOUT 100 DOLLARS EACH WAY.

THE COMBINED LOSS OF SEATS TO AND FROM HAWAII AMOUNTS TO ABOUT ONE MILLION - OR SEVEN PER CENT OF THE MARKET. THE HTA REPORT SAYS AS MANY AS 500,000 FEWER VISITORS WILL COME TO THE ISLANDS THIS YEAR.

MAUI VISITORS BUREAU CEO TERRYL VENCYL FOUND HERSELF IN AIRLINE CUSTOMER SERVICE MODE - STEPPING IN TO HELP ANSWER QUESTIONS OF PASSENGERS STRANDED BY ATA AIRLINES ABRUPT DISAPPEARING ACT YESTERDAY MORNING. IRONICALLY, ONE BUSINESS EXPERT HAD PREDICTED ATA AS ONE OF THE AIRLINES THAT MIGHT INCREASE IT'S PRESENCE HERE AFTER ALOHA BID ALOHA.

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

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

SUPERFERRY TO THE RESCUE? HAWAII SUPERFERRY IS PUSHING IT’S RESUMPTION OF SERVICE. THEY ANNOUNCED THURSDAY IT WILL RESUME SERVICE FROM OAHU TO MAUI ON MONDAY, OFFERING SPECIAL ONE-WAY PASSENGER FARE OF $39 AND PASSENGER VEHICLE FARE OF $55. THE ALAKAI HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE SINCE FEBRUARY 13 AFTER SUFFERING DAMAGE TO IT’S AUXILIARY RUDDERS, PLUS MORE DAMAGE DURING THE DRYDOCKING PROCESS.

THE CAUSE OF A NEARLY ISLANDWIDE POWER OUTAGE WEDNESDAY WAS IDENTIFIED AS A FLASHOVER AT THE KIHEI SUBSTATION. MAUI ELECTRIC SPOKESPERSON KAU’I AWAI-DICKSON SAID THE HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE AT THE KIHEI SUBSTATION CAUSED THE 69,000-VOLT TRANSMISSION LINES TO TRIP OFFLINE, LEADING TO TWO OF FOUR POWER-GENERATING UNITS AT THE KAHULUI POWER PLANT, THAT ALSO SHUT DOWN.

ISLAND WEATHER - STRONG NORTHEAST TRADES HAVE PROMPTED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR EAST FACING SHORES OF ALL THE ISLANDS. ON SORE: BREEZY, TOO, AND A FEW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. LOWS AROUND 70, HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.

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

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