Radio Script for Maui TV News on KAOI Radio - November 3, 2009

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

ANOTHER SAD DAY IN THE HISTORY OF MAUI'S OLD LINE BUSINESSES. ON THE CENTENNIAL OF THE ORIGINAL COMPANY AND AFTER 97 YEARS OF GROWING AND HARVESTING PINEAPPLE, TODAY MAUI LAND AND PINEAPPLE ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL CEASE PLANTING PINEAPPLE IMMEDIATELY - AND CLOSE PINEAPPLE PRODUCTION FOREVER BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. IN ADDITION, SERIOUS REORGANIZATION WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN THE COMPANY'S KAPALUA LAND COMPANY AND THE COMPANY WILL ALSO SEEK PARTNERS TO CONTINUE OPERATIONS AT KAPALUA RESORT, THEIR ZIPLINE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

IN A STATEMENT TODAY, ML&P CEO WARREN HARUKI NOTED THAT THE COMPANY HAS LOST 115 MILLION DOLLARS IN AGRICULTURE ALONE OVER THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. MANY OF THE COMPANY'S 624 WORKERS WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER POSITIONS - BUT IT'S ESTIMATED THAT AS MANY AS 285 WILL LOST THEIR LOBS.

ISLAND WEATHER, STILL BEAUTIFUL. TONIGHT EXPECT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY AND BREEZY WITH HIGHS AROUND 90.

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

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