Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - April 9, 2008

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

IT'S A BIG MONEY DAY FOR MAUI. THIS MORNING GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE RELEASED MORE THAN 1.6 MILLION DOLLARS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO KULA HOSPITAL AND TO MAUI MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER. THE NEAR 50-50 SPLIT WILL PRIMARILY GO TOWARD INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS INCLUDING PLUMBING AND EMERGENCY POWER.

YESTERDAY MAYOR CHARMAINE TAVARES SIGNED THE BILLS APPROVING THE CONTROVERSIAL HONUA'ULA HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH MAUI. HALF OF THE HOMES ARE TO BE SOLD IN THE AFFORDABLE RANGE. AND YESTERDAY, LOKAHI PACIFIC RECEIVED A 600 THOUSAND DOLLAR DONATION FROM PAPA'ANUI LLC TOWARD A SEVEN-UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN KIHEI.

IT WAS DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN IN PARTS A KIHEI TODAY WHEN THE POWER WENT AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME IT DIDLAST WEEK. MAUI ELECTRIC SPOKESWOMAN KAUI AWAI-DICKSON SAID A 12 KILOVOLT TRANSFORMER WAS KNOCKED OUT FOR ABOUT 90 MINUTES. NO WORD ON THE CAUSE.

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

THUNDER FROM ABOVE. CLAPS OF THUNDER ARE ROLLING THROUGH THE VALLEYS ACROSS HAWAII TODAY AS A DEEP POCKET OF MOISTURE IS PRODUCING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOES NOT ANTICIPATE MAJOR RAINFALL FROM THE LATE SEASON KONA LOW, A FLASH FLOOD ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THE ENTIRE STATE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

AND YOU SHOULD DRIVE CAREFULLY ANYWAY - BUT BE DOUBLY CONSCIOUS OF YOUR SPEED. POLICE ARE ADVISING DRIVERS OF A MAJOR SPEEDING CRACKDOWN COMING, WITH SPEED SUSPECTED IN MORE THAN HALF OF THE SEVEN DEADLY CRASHES IN MAUI COUNTY THIS YEAR. LT. BOBBY HILL, COMMANDER OF THE POLICE TRAFFIC SECTION, SAID SPEED ENFORCEMENT IS ALREADY ON THE RISE TO TRY TO SLOW DRIVERS WHO SEEM TO ROUTINELY EXCEED THE SPEED LIMIT BY 20 MPH OR MORE ON MAUI’S MAJOR HIGHWAYS.

ISLAND WEATHER - THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO BE A POSSIBILITY THROUGH TONIGHT. LOWS AROUND 72. 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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