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J: HAWAII’S SENIOR SENATOR MAKES TWO STOPS ON MAUI TO LEND HIS ENDORSEMENT TO TWO MAJOR PROJECTS - THAT COULD BOTH SIGNIFICANTLY BENEFIT THE LOCAL ECONOMY. AND, THE FUTURE OF AGRONOMY ECONOMY IS LOOKING STRONG IF SATURDAY'S AG FEST WAS ANY INDICATOR.

(ON-CAM) THOSE ARE TWO OF OUR TOP STORIES THIS WEEK PLUS - SPEAKING OF INDICATORS - RAINFALL REPORTS FOR LAST MONTH SHOW THAT MAUI WAS COUNTY WAS THE CLOSEST TO "NORMAL" THAT WE’VE BEEN IN A LONG TIME.

IN SPORTS, IT’S SMASH, SPALSH, STRIKE, FORE, GOAL! - AND MORE IN THE MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE AND IN COMING ATTRACTIONS, HAPA, TAXES, A TEA PARTY AND THE TIN WOODSMAN - WE'VE GOT 'EM ALL AND PLENTY MORE THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS.

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J: ALOHA EVERYONE. AND WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S EDITION OF MAUI TV NEWS - MAUI'S ONLY ONLINE AND TELEVISION NEWSCAST. I'M JEFF KING. THE ECONOMY HERE - AND PRETTY EVERYWHERE - STILL PRETTY MUCH STINKS.

(TURN TO CAM) SO, IS NOW THE TIME TO BUILD A FANCY NEW VISITORS CENTER FOR BIRD-WATCHING? ONE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT PUBLIC FIGURE ANSWERS WITH AN EMPHATIC..."YES!"

(TAKE KEALIA PKG) WHEN HE WAS INTRODUCED TO SPEAK AT WEDNESDAY'S GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY FOR THE NEW VISITORS CENTER THAT WILL BE BUILT AT KEALIA POND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, U.S. SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE TALKED ABOUT THE BIRDS. IF IT WEREN'T FOR BIRDS AND THEIR VERY EFFICIENT METHOD OF DIGESTION AND SEED DELIVERY AND REDISTRIBUTION SO MANY ELEMENTS OF LIFE MIGHT NOT BE SPREAD FROM ISLAND TO ISLAND AND CONTINENT TO CONTINENT. WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE DIVERSITY OF FLOWERS, TREES AND PLANTS THAT WE HAVE. AND, IN OUR REMOTE LITLE PATCH OF LAND IN THE PACIFIC, WE ALSO WOULDN'T HAVE THE DIVERSITY OF SUCH RARE AND BEAUTIFUL BIRDS THAT CALL HAWAI'I HOME.

BUT SENATOR INOUYE WASN'T THERE TO GIVE A LECTURE ON ORNITHOLOGY HE WAS THERE TO DIG IN - TO PUT HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON A PROJECT THAT SEVRES A DUAL PURPOSE. ONE: STAFF AND RESOURCES TO MAINTAIN THE WETLANDS AND DRY PATCHES SET ASIDE TO PROTECT THE UNSPOILED HABITAT OF BIRDS - BOTH RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY. AND THE OTHER PART OF THE DEAL:

Daniel Inouye, U.S. senator, (D)-HI

DI01: "This is a double-barrel deal. It not only does that, it also provides jobs - a lot of jobs. And I think in this case it provides something like 60 jobs. And of course, for a county like Maui that's a lot of jobs."

(ON-CAM TAG) NOW THAT GROUND HAS BROKEN, CONSTRUCTION BEGINS SOON - AND THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED QUICKLY AS ONE OF THOSE SO-CALLED "SHOVEL-READY" PROJECTS UNDER THE AMERICAN INVESTMENT AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2009. TO SEE THE PLANS FOR THE NEW CENTER, GO TO MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK'S STORIES.

(HC&S)(PiP-SMOKE STACKS)

J: AND THEN THERE WAS ONE. WITH THE SAD TRENDS IN HAWAII'S AGRICULTURAL ICONS DROPPING - ONE-BY-ONE OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, ONLY ONE MAJOR SUGAR OPERATION REMAINS IN THE STATE. SO, WHEN THEY ANNOUNCE A PRESS CONFERENCE FEATURING SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE, AND A CABINET LEVEL MEMBER OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE - IT'S WORTH PAYING ATTENTION, SO MAUI TV NEWS WAS THERE.

(TAKE HC&S PKG) TO PUT IT SIMPLY, THE D-O-E, THE U-H -C-T-A-H-R, THE O-N-R AND THE U-S-D-A EACH HAVE AN MOU WITH HC AND S. AND ALL THAT COULD ADD UP TO A BRIGHT AND PROFITABLE FUTURE FOR HAWAI'I'S LAST BIG SUGAR COMPANY.

THIS WEEK HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL AND SUGAR GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS BENJAMIN HAS BEEN ENSCOCED IN MEETINGS WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, AND THE OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH. AS AN EXECUTIVE, BENJAMIN HAS BEEN CONSIDERING ALTERNATIVES FOR THE FUTURE OF HC&S IF SUGAR IS NO LONGER LOCALLY VIABLE. SUDDENLY HE FINDS HIMSELF WITH A COUPLE MILLION REASONS WHY HE SHOULD CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE CROPS.

Christopher Benjamin, GM, Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar

CB01: "What I didn't know until our meetings this week was just how enthusiastic these organizations are about doing this research because they view HC&S as a proving ground or laboratory for developing biofuel energy mmodels that can be used across the country and really benefit people far beyond Maui."

di02: "The feds are all for it - they're gung-ho about it. The Navy is behind it because, after all they use a lot of energy. And if they can come up with something that is inexpensive, available and - at the same time not dangerous to the environment, then that's what we want.

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WILL SPEND TWO MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR THROUGH 20-15 LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. AND ONE OF THE QUESTIONS IS - WILL WE SEE SOMETHING OTHER THAN SUGAR CANE WAFTING IN THE AFTERNOON WINDS IN CENTRAL MAUI?

CB02. "We don't know. Most likely we will be growing sugar cane because it is a very energy-positive crop. It is a great crop for energy production but we are going to evaluate other crops. We're going to look at sweet sorghum. We're going to look at other forms of sugar cane - what's called energy cane, which is a higher-fiber, lower sugar cane - which may be appropriate if we transition to a biofuel model. Most likely sugar cane will be the crop that we grow but we're very open to looking at other crops."

WHEN THE LAST SUGAR MILL SHUT DOWN ON KAUAI LAST YEAR, MANY FELT IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BEFORE HC&S WOULD, - ITSELF - BECOME A VICTIM OF CHEAP OVERSEAS LABOR. NOW, BENJAMIN SAYS, NOT ONLY ARE THEY A LOT LESS WORRIED ABOUT GOING OUT OF BUSINESS, THEY'RE EXCITED ASBOUT THE FACT THAT HAWAII'S LAST SUGAR PLANTATION MIGHT JUST BE POSITIONED PERFECTLY TO HELP POWER A SWEETER FUTURE FOR MAUI AND BEYOND.

CB03: I'm excited because of the fact that we're finally starting to see outside validation of what we've believed all along which is that HC&S is the perfect place to develop these renewable energy capabilities and this model that will - again - not only benefit Maui, but will benefit Hawai'i and potentially even other parts of the country."

(ON-CAM TAG) FOR DETAILS ON THE GROUND-BREAKING, SO TO SPEAK, RENEWABLE ENERGY PLANS FOR HAWAIIAN COMMERCIAL AND SUGAR, GO TO MAUI TV NEWS-DOT-COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO THIS WEEK'S STORIES.

(WAILEA SMART GRID)(PiP-WAILEA - BEAUTY)

J: THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS IN PLACE AND A BIG-TIME TEST IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. A FOUR-SQUARE MILE PATCH OF LAND IN THE LUXURY RESORT COMMUNITY OF WAILEA IS ABOUT TO TESTED AS A NEW KIND OF POWER GRID - ONE THAT SAVES ENERGY BY TURNING OFF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES WHEN ELECTRICITY IS EXPENSIVE AND MAKES BETTER USE OF WIND AND SOLAR POWER.

GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT WOULD TEST THE SMART-GRID PLAN SOON - WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING PEAK ELECTRICITY ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY 15 PERCENT WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

HERE'S WHAT'S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS TEST. RATHER THAN SOME MASS-SCALE SYSTEM THAT JUST SENDS YOU A BIGGER BILL AT THE END OF THE MONTH BECAUSE YOU'VE USED TOO MUCH ELECTRICITY AT PEAK LOAD TIMES OF DAY, THE SMART GRID SYSTEM GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE USER-LEVEL, ALLOWING CONSUMERS TO SEE HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY IS BEING USED AT THE TIE TIMES OF DAY WHEN IT COSTS THE MOST - AND TAKES THE MOST ENERGY TO RUN. IN OTHER WORDS- SHOWING YOU WHERE THE HIT ON YOUR POCKET BOOK COULD BE REDUCED. THAT'S INCENTIVE TO TURN THINGS OFF – OR RUN THEM LATER.

THERE ARE 70 SMART GRID SYSTEMS BEING TESTED ACROSS THE U.S. RIGHT NOW - INCLUDING PLACES LIKE SEATTLE, HOUSTON AND BOULDER, COLORADO. BUT WHAT MAKES THIS PROJECT UNIQUE - AND POSSIBLY WITH THE BEST CHANCE TO SUCCEED, IN THAT IT LETS CONSUMERS DECIDE WHEN TO RUN THE BLENDER AND THE CLOTHES DRYER TO SAVE THE MOST MONEY - INSTEAD OF PENALIZING THEM FOR JUST TURNING UP THE A/C WHEN IT'S THE HOTTEST AND THEN GETTING A HUGE BILL AT THE END OF THE MONTH.

(A-TOSS-B)

J: UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS, THE THIRD MAUI COUNTY AG FEST BROUGHT OUT THE BEST - IN WEATHER - SUSTAINABLE FRESH FOOD IDEAS - AND CROWDS. WE'LL TAKE YOU THERE. AND, CULTURE, TRADITION AND PHYSICAL STRENGTH… MEET RULES, REGULATIONS AND FEES. CANOE RACES WILL GET MORE EXPENSIVE SOON AND WE’VE GOT THE DETAILS ON WHY UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS.

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(AG FEST)(PiP-AG FEST LOGO)

J: LOCAVORE. IT SOUNDS LIKE A SPECIES OF PREHISTORIC CREATURE DOESN'T IT, MAYBE ONE THAT EATS CRAZY PEOPLE. BUT IT'S NOT LOCO-VORE, IT'S LOCALVORE. AND THE CONCEPT OF NUTRITIONALLY SUSTAINING A POPULATION WITH LOCALLY GROWN AND HARVESTED FOOD IS NOT SO MUCH A 21ST CENTURY THING AS IT IS AN ANCIENT HAWAIIAN THING.

(VO) WHEN THE EARLIEST SETTLERS ARRIVED FROM POLYNESIA THEY BROUGHT SEEDS AND FOOD STOCK AND SOME LIVESTOCK, THEN INVENTED AQUACULTURE AFTER THEY ARRIVED IN HAWAI'I. THERE WAS NO TAKE-OUT, OR WEEKLY SHIPMENTS FROM THE MAINLAND.

WELL, THE PUSH TO DO THAT AGAIN IS GAINING AMAZING MOMENTUM AND THIS YEAR THAT WAS PROVED AT THE THIRD ANNUAL MAUI COUNTY AG FEST. LAST SATURDAY A RECORD CROWD OF MORE THAN FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE TURNED OUT AT THE MAUI TROPICAL PLANTATION TO LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING VARIETY OF FRUITS, VEGETABLES, COFFEE AND MORE THAT ORIGINATE HERE THAT NOT ONLY COMPETE WITH WHAT COMES FROM ELSEWHERE AROUND THE WORLD - BUT FAR EXCEED THEM.

A HUGE CROWD OF VERY HAPPY PEOPLE GOT TO TAKE IN THE AG FEST IN ALL IT'S GLORY TO SAMPLE THE BEST IN FOODS - AND THE SMARTEST IN LANDSCAPING TECHNIQUES AND IDEAS THAT - ONCE AGAIN - WHERE LIKE THE ONES DEVISED BY KA PO’E KAHIKO - THE PEOPLE OF OLD. ADD TO THAT THE LOCAL CULTURE AND BEAUTY OF THE MUSIC AND YOU HAVE A FEAST FOR ALL THE SENSES. THIS WAS TRULY AN EVENT THAT PROVES MAUI NO KA OI.

(ON-CAM) MORE THAN 50 FARMERS, RANCHERS, ENTREPRENEURS, WORLD-CLASS CHEFS AND AGRICULTURAL MARKETERS HELPED PUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT TOGETHER AND THE RESULT WAS - IN THE WORDS OF ONE REPRESENTATIVE, NOT ONLY IS IT POSSIBLE TO SUSTAIN A LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD LIFESTYLE, IT TASTES BETTER, TOO.

(NEW PADDLING POLICIES)(PiP-CANOE RACING)

J: YOU CAN STILL PADDLE 40-PLUS MILES - IN 30-FOOT SEAS ON A WILDLY WINDY OCTOBER MORNING FROM MOLOKAI TO O’AHU - BUT NOW IT WILL COST YOU YOUR SHARE OF 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS.

ON TUESDAY THIS WEEK THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES RELEASED A JOINT SET OF GUIDELINES FOR BOAT RACES THAT INVOLVE OR OCCUPY MAJOR NAVIGABLE CHANNELS IN HAWAII. ON THE SURFACE THAT SOUNDS A LITTLE VAGUE, BUT A CLOSER LOOK SAYS THAT IT MEANS A LOT OF RULES WILL NOW TAKE OVER FOR THINGS LIKE THE STATE HIGH SCHOOL PADDLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN STATE HARBORS, AND WORLD-CLASS EVENTS LIKE NA WAHINE O KE KAI AND THE MOLOKAI HO'E.

STARTING IMMEDIATELY A CANOE RACE - OR ANY OCEAN VESSEL RACE THAT IMPACTS MAJOR STATE HARBORS - WILL BE SUBJECT TO NEW RULES - INCLUDING ONE THAT WILL BE EXPENSIVE. IN A JOINT PRESS RELEASE TUESDAY THE U.S. COAST GUARD AND THE DLNR EXPLAINED THE NEW GUIDELINES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS SAFETY FOR THE VESSELS INVOLVED IN ANY RACES AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF ANY OTHER VESSELS IN THE AREA DURING THOSE RACES. AND IT ALSO INVOLVES THE SAFETY OF ON-SHORE SPECTATORS AS WELL AS MITIGATING ROADWAY TRAFFIC IMPACT OF SPECTATORS WATCHING THOSE RACES.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WILL BE DIFFERENT WHEN THIS YEAR'S NA WAHINE O KE KAI LONG-DISTANCE OUTRIGGER CANOE RACE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN MOLOKA'I AND O'AHU

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1. A MARINE EVENT PERMIT FOR MOLOKA'I WATERS MUST BE APPLIED FOR AN APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF BOATING AND RECREATION OF MAUI COUNTY - WHICH HAS TO BE SIGNED OFF BY THE COAST GUARD.

2. A PERMIT ISSUED BY THE U.S. COAST GUARD WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT DIVISION, AND

3. ANOTHER MARINE EVENT PERMIT ISSUED BY DOBOR O'AHU FOR WHEN THE CANOES ARRIVE ON O'AHU.

(ON-CAM) CONDITIONS FOR USE OF THE OCEAN WATERS WILL BE STIPULATED BY THE MARINE EVENT PERMIT - WHICH WILL BE DUPLICATED FOR BOTH THE BEGINNING OF THE EVENT IN MOLOKA'I AND THE END ON O'AHU. AND HERE'S WHERE IT GETS PRICEY. D-L-N-R ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS WILL BE THE ONLY ONES AUTHORIZED TO PATROL AND MAKE DECISIONS ON THE USE OF HARBORS AS CANOES NEAR THE FINISH LINES - INCLUDING STOPPING OR REROUTING ALL OTHER VESSEL TRAFFIC. THE COST FOR THAT PERMIT IS 15 HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR EACH FOUR-HOUR PERIOD - WITH A FOUR-HOUR MINIMUM.

WHEN MAUI TV NEWS ASKED FOR CLARIFICATION OF A FEW SPECIFICS, DLNR OFFICIALS ADDED THAT THESE RULES ARE NOT JUST FOR CANOE RACES - BUT ALL VESSEL RACING THAT TAKES PLACE IN HAWAII'S MAJOR NAVIGATION CHANNELS AND O'AHU'S MAJOR HARBORS. THAT MEANS THE NEW RULES WILL ALSO APPLY TO LONG-DISTANCE STAND-UP AND PADDLEBOARD RACES, AS WELL AS IN-HARBOR RACES LIKE STATE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS IF THEY TAKE PLACE IN PLACES LIKE KE'EHI LAGOON, ALA WAI HABROR AND MAUNALUA BAY O O'AHU. THE NEW RULES DID NOT SPECIFY POLICES OR PROCEDURES FOR KAHULUI, HANA, NAWILIWILI OR HILO BAYS.

(RAINFALL) (PiP-rAINDROP)

J: WHERE SELDOM IS HEARD A CERTAIN WORD: "NORMAL" 'CUZ THE SKIES ARE NOT CLOUDY ALL DAY. SOUNDS LIKE A SONG DOESN'T IT? IT'S ACTUALLY THE MONTHLY HYDROLOGY REPORT SHOWING US HOW MUCH RAIN WE'RE STILL NOT GETTING IN MAUI COUNTY - OR GETTING WHERE WE DON'T NEED IT AS MUCH.

(FF-CG-VO) WINDWARD AREA REPORTED NORMAL TO ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS LAST MONTH AND - JUST LIKE IT'S BEEN FOR A WHILE, LEEWARD AREAS ARE WELL BELOW NORMAL. THE STATE'S USUALLY WETTEST PLACE, MOUNT WAIALEALE, WAS ECLIPSED BY MAUI'S ICONIC PU'U KUKUI. THE PEAK OF KAHALAWAI ON MAUI GOT MORE THAN 38 INCHES OF RAIN LAST MONTH -WHICH WAS STILL A SPLASH BELOW NORMAL - BUT INCLUDED THE COUNTY'S HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL OF RAINFALL OF MORE THAN SIX AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN ON ONE DAY.

ACROSS THE COUNTY, MOLOKA'I AIRPORT WAS CLOSE TO THE ANNUAL AVERAGE - AND THE RAINFALL FOCUS CENTER OF THE ALOHA STATE, ALSO KNOWN AS WEST WAILUAIKI, GOT 53 INCHES OF RAIN IN MARCH - JUST WHAT THE HISTORICAL AVERAGE HAS BEEN.

(ON-CAM) WEATHER EXPERTS ARE CONCERNED THAT THE WET SPOTS CAN HANDLE LITTLE OR NO MORE RAIN BECAUSE IT'S SIMPLY RUNNING OFF INTO THE OCEAN. HOWEVER, THE DRY LEEWARD SPOTS LIKE PARCHED KIHEI, CONTINUE TO RECEIVE WELL-BELOW-NORMAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS - WHICH WILL SERVE AS A DRAIN ON WATER PUMPED FROM THE IAO AQUIFER AND OTHER SOURCES. AND ON TOP OF THAT, WITH THE END OF WINTER IN MARCH - CAME THE END OF THE SO-CALLED "RAINY SEASON" SO DON'T LOOK FOR ANYTHING TO GET MUCH WETTER – OR BETTER - REAL SOON.

(B-TOSS-C)

J: COMING UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS - IF YOU'RE A GOOD SPORT, GOOD LUCK - THERE'S LOTS OF ACTION TO TRY TO KEEP UP WITH THIS WEEKEND. AND, IN COMING ATTRACTIONS, ART EDUCATION, ROCK AND ROLL AND THE TIN MAN - AND A GREAT DEAL MORE. WE'VE GOT THE RUNDOWN WHEN MAUI TV NEWS CONTINUES.

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J: CHECKING SPORTS - ONCE AGAIN THERE'S SIMPLY NOT ENOUGH TIME TO ADEQUATELY RUN DOWN THIS WEEKENDS’ SCHEDULE OF GAMES, MEETS, MATCHES AND SERVES, SO - ONCE AGAIN, WE INVITE YOU TO CHECK OUT THE SPORTS 2-DAY COLUMN OF THE FRIDAY MAUI NEWS FOR LOCATIONS AND START TIMES OF MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE ACTION THIS WEEKEND.

BUT IT'S NOT AS THOUGH THE LIST OF COMING ATTRACTIONS IS ANY EASIER TO RUN DOWN. WEEKEND USED TO BE THE TIME TO RELAX...NOT ANY MORE...NOT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND OUR COUNTY. THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IT'S THE FIRST-EVER REGIONAL CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO STEM, THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATCH CURRICULUM THAT IS SHAPING YOUNG MINDS FOR TOMORROW'S CHALLENGES AND NEEDS. IT TAKES PLACE AT THE MAKENA BEACH RESORT ON MAUI AND THE HIGHLIGHT WILL BE SATURDAY BETWEEN 8 A .M AND 1-30 P.M. WHEN STUDENT DISPLAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS WILL SHOW YOU THE AMAZING AND COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUES STUDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO TACKLE. FOR DETAILS, GO TO MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND CLICK ON THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS.

ALSO FRIDAY IT'S THE ANNUAL MAUI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC UPDATE AND SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS LUNCHEON. LOCAL WINNERS RISING SUN SOLAR AND ACE MARMAC HARDWARE WILL BE HONORED AT THE EVENT - AMONG OTHERS STARTING AT 11 A.M. IN THE NAHELE ROOM OF THE KAHILI GOLF COURSE. CLICK ON COMING ATTRACTIONS AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM FOR TICKET PRICES AND MORE INFORMATION.

THEN FRIDAY NIGHT, IT'S THE NORTH SHORE RED ROCKER IN CONCERT ON MAUI. SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS WILL PLAY ONE SHOW FRIDAY NIGHT AT 7-30 IN THE CASTLE THEATER AT THE MACC. TICKET PRICES RANGE FROM 45 TO 65 DOLLARS.

DO YOU LOVE YOUR PET? I MEAN REALLY LOVE YOU POPOKI, 'ILIO, MANU, I'A OR MO'O? THEN SATURDAY IS A CHANCE TO SHOW IT. "PAMPER YOUR PETS DAY WITH 5-A" IS A CHANCE TO BRING YOUR WINGED, FEATHERED, AND ALL PETS TO HONOKOWAI PARK IN LAHAINA. FIVE-A RENT A SPACE IS SPONSORING THE EVENT ALONG WITH THE MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY, WEST MAUI PET SUPPLY, BUBBLE MACHINE MOBILE PET SALON AND MANY OTHERS - INCLUDING THE MAUI MOBILE VET WHO WILL OFFER LOW-COST MICRO-CHIPPING TO KEEP YOUR PET IDENTIFIED IN CASE YOU GET SEPARATED. IT RUNS FROM 11 A.M. TO 2 P.M. ALL PETS THAT NEED TO BE ON LEASHES SHOULD BE. THERE'S NO ADMISSION CHARGE BUT ANY SALES AND DONATIONS WILL GO TO THE GOOD WORK AT THE MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY. CLICK ON COMING ATTRACTIONS AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM FOR ALL THE INFO.

CELEBRATING THE ARTIST IN ALL OF US IS AN ANNUAL EXHIBITION AT THE SCHAEFFER GALLERY AT THE MAUI ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER. FROM THIS SATURDAY THROUGH APRIL 24, THE WORK OF STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE WILL FOCUS ON THE THEME OF IMAGINARY NEIGHBORHOODS. TWO AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PIECES BY STUDENTS FROM ACROSS MAUI COUNTY WILL BE ASSEMBLED INTO A HUGE, RAMBLING IMAGINARY NEIGHBORHOOD. ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE GALLERY IS OPEN DAILY FROM 11 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

ALSO CELEBRATING KEIKI THIS SATURDAY IS THE VALLEY ISLE KEIKI FEST ON THE GREAT LAWN AT U-H MAUI COLLEGE. LAST YEAR MORE THAN 6,000 ATTENDED THE EVENT THAT FOCUSES ON ALL-THINGS GOOD TO HELP DEVELOPMENT YOUNG MINDS, BODIES AND SPIRITS. ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE EVENT RUNS FROM 11 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

SATURDAY IT'S THE MAUI COASTAL LAND TRUST'S ANNUAL BUY BACK THE BEACH BENEFIT LUAU. FOR THE NINTH YEAR IN A ROW, THE EVENT TAKES OVER THE OLD LAHAINA LUAU FOR AN EVENING OF AMAZING FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT, LIVE AND SILENT AUCTIONS, AND THE BEST LU'AU ON MAUI. THE FUN STARTS AT 5-30 NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT. WE'VE GOT DETAILS ON OUR WEBSITE AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM. CLICK ON COMING ATTRACTIONS.

SUNDAY ON THE GREAT LAWN AT THE COLLEGE - IT'S CULTURE AND ARTS DIVERSITY DAY. FROM 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. DANCING SINGING, WORKS OF ART, MUSIC, CULTURAL DISPLAYS AND EVEN MORE STUFF THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE - WILL ON BE ON DISPLAY. ADMISSION IS FREE AND EVERYONE IS INVITED TO THIS MULTI-CULTURAL EXPLOSION OF COLOR, MUSIC AND FUN. YOU'LL FIND EVEN MORE INFORMATION AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM. CLICK THE LINK TO COMING ATTRACTIONS.

AMBITIOUS - YES. WHIMSICAL? OH YEAH. THE CLASSIC TALE "THE WIZARD OF OZ" WILL TAKE OVER THE STAGE WHERE ULALENA USUALLY PERFORMS FOR ONE PERFORMANCE THIS SUNDAY. THE ALEXANDER ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS THE ALL-TIME FAVORITE STORY IN THE MAUI THEATER IN LAHAINA WHEN THE CURTAIN GOES UP AT 4 P.M. TICKETS RANGE FROM NINE TO 15 DOLLARS. YOU'LL FIND MORE DETAILS BY CLICKING THE COMING ATTRACTIONS LINK AT MAUI TV NEWS DOT COM.

BETWEEN THEN AND THURSDAY YOU'LL BE CRAMMING TO WRAP UP YOUR TAKES AS APRIL 15TH NEARS. THEN, AFTER YOU'VE FILED, FILE DOWN TO KAHULUI HARBOR. THE HALE NEAR HAWAIIAN CANOE CLUB WILL BE THE SITE FOR A TAX DAY TEA PARTY. THE HAWAII TEA PARTY WILL REENACT THE BOSTON TEA PARTY STARTING AT 2 P.M. SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - AND GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE - JAMES R. "DUKE" AIONA JUNIOR.

OR, FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, IN THE MACC THURSDAY NIGHT IT'S THE SOOTHING DULCET TONES OF JULIO IGLESIAS. FORTY-TWO YEARS, 26-HUNDRED GOLD AND PLATINUM RECORDS, 5,000 CONCERTS IN 600 CITIES AROUND THE WORLD - AND WHAT COULD BE ROMANTIC THAN CROONING ON TAX DAY. TICKETS TO SEE JULIO IGLESIAS ARE ON SALE NOW FROM 65 TO 125 DOLLARS. THE SHOW STARTS AT 7-30 P.M. IN THE CASTLE THEATER AT THE MACC.

OR FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT STILL - NEXT THURSDAY IF YOU FIND YOURSELF ON THE ISLAND OF LANA'I THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF STATEWIDE MEETINGS ON THE FUTURE OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLAND NATIONAL HUMPBACK WHALE MARINE SANCTUARY WILL BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. THE MEETING ON LANA'I STARTS AT 6 O'CLOCK IN THE LANA'I SENIOR CENTER. YOUR NEXT CHANCE AFTER THAT, BY THE WAY, TO PUT YOUR TWO CENTS WORTH ON THE 45-TON TOPIC WILL BE ON APRIL 27TH AT THE HUMPBACK WHALE SANCTUARY HEADQUARTERS IN KIHEI.

LOOKING TO NEXT WEEKEND AND BEYOND, ON SATURDAY APRIL 17TH, IT'S HO'OLAULE'A 2010, "E KULIA I KA NU'U," THE SIXTH ANNUAL CELEBRATION AT KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL IN UPCOUNTRY. ADMISSION AND PARKING ARE FREE AND THERE ARE GAMES OF FUN AND SKILL, CRAFTS AND ONO GRINES, PLUS A MULTITUDE OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL THINGS IN WHICH TO TAKE PARK - ALONG WITH THE HIGHLY DIGNIFIED DUNK TANK. THE EVENT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE AND STARTS AT 10 A.M. NEXT SATURDAY ON THE KAMEHAMEHA CAMPUS ON A'APUEO ROAD IN PUKALANI.

NEXT SATURDAY, ONE OF HAWAII’S MOST BELOVED MUSIC DUOS BRINGS THEIR SHOW TO THE CASTLE THEATER AT THE MACC. YOU CAN SUMMON UP ALL THE MEMORIES, EMOTIONS AND FEELING IN ONE WORD: HAPA. NATHAN AWEAU AND BARRY FLANIGAN TAKE TO THE CASTLE THEATER STAGE NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7-30 FOR ONE PERFORMANCE. TICKET PRICES RANGE FROM 12 TO 37 DOLLARS. IT'S PART OF THE MACC'S HO'ONANEA SERIES.

AND THAT'S A WRAP ON THIS WEEK'S BUSY LOOK AT COMING ATTRACTIONS. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR MORE MAUI TV NEWS - RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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(EASTER BONNETS)(PiP-EASTERHATS)

J: OUR KUPUNA HAVE ALWAYS SHOWED US THE WAY - THROUGH LIFE - ITS CHALLENGES - AND HOW TO SURVIVE. BUT THEY'VE ALSO SHOWN US HOW TO HAVE FUN.

(VO) ON EASTER SUNDAY AT KIHEI'S KALAMA HEIGHTS RETIREMENT COMMUNITY, OUR KUPUNA ALSO SHOWED US THAT - NO MATTER HOW MANY GENERATIONS YOU'VE BEEN AROUND, IT'S OK TO WEAR A SILLY HAT. WHILE HISTORIANS CAN'T PINPOINT WHEN BONNETS BECAME A SIGNIFICANT TRADITION ON EASTER, WHO CARES. IT'S JUST AN EXCUSE FOR GIRLS - AND GUYS - TO HAVE FUN AT ANY AGE. WE COMPLIMENTED KALAMA HEIGHTS MANAGER SUZANNE ANTONIUN ON HER OFFERING.

Suzanne Antoniun, Exec Dir., Kalama Heights

SA01: "Why thank you! It's a Marcia Williams original. Marcia is our enrichment coordinator here and she's been working with the residents for the last couple of weeks. She's been crafting quite a few hats for our residents to wear and be in the parade today."

KIHEI'S RETIREMENT HOME IS ABOUT 80 PERCENT FULL - ALTHOUGH THE DINING ROOM WAS PACKED FOR EASTER. THEIR MANAGER SPECULATES IT'S THE SOFT HOUSING MARKET THAT'S KEEPING THE RESIDENCE FROM BEING 100 PERCENT OCCUPIED THESE DAYS.

SA02: "Basically it's the economy and people are having difficulty in selling their homes and the home prices are a little bit lower - So people are waiting a little bit longer."///

BUT-ALL THE ECONOMIC RIGMAROLE ASIDE, SUNDAY WAS ABOUT DELICIOUS FOOD AND FOLKS HAVING FUN. PART OF THE DAY'S ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDED A HALAU OF BEAUTIFUL YOUNG LADIES WHO WILL BE FEATURED IN THE NEW MOVIE, XXX, STARRING JENNIFER ANNISTON, BEING SHOT IN WAILEA THIS SUMMER - AND THE WAIT STAFF - WHO SAID THEY FOUND IT HARD TO TAKE ORDERS FROM EACH OTHER WHILE KEEPING A STRAIGHT FACE AND WEARING DUCK FACES AND BUNNY EARS.

THIS IS THE KIND OF STUFF THAT MAKES LOCAL NEWS COVERAGE THE BEST - AND WHY WE LOVE BRINGING YOU THE PEOPLE, FACES, AND PLACES THAT MAKE MAUI COUNTY NO KA OI. IF IT SEEMS KINDA' CORNY AND "LOCAL," THANK YOU - THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE DO IT.

AND BEFORE WE GO - ONE MORE QUICK ITEM. LONG-TIME MAUI TELEVISION, COMMERCIAL, DOCUMENTARY AND MOVIE PRODUCER – AND CONTRIBUTOR TO MAUI TV NEWS, STEPHEN LUKSIC AND HIS WIFE, FUSAYO, JUST HAD A BABY BOY.

(FF-CG-VO) THE LUKSICS HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS TO PERPETUATE THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE FOR MANY YEARS - SO THEY SPENT A GREAT DEAL OF TIME SEEKING A PROPER NAME FOR THEIR BRAND NEW SON - BORN APRIL SECOND. IN RESPECT FOR THEIR LOVE OF THE HOST CULTURE, MEET KE OLA HOU KEA OLA'I - A NAME THAT MEANS THE NEW LIFE OF THE DAWN. E' HO'OMAIKA'I O KE NALU EKOLU.

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J: THANK YOU FOR WATCHING MAUI TV NEWS - AVAILABLE WHENEVER IT’S CONVENIENT FOR YOU TO WATCH - ANYTIME, ON DEMAND, AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM AND STATEWIDE ON NEWS ON DEMAND ON OCEANIC DIGITAL CHANNEL 953. AND DON'T MISS OUR WEEKLY REPORTS EVERY FRIDAY ON KHON-2'S "WAKE UP 2-DAY" PROGRAM BETWEEN 5 AND 8 A.M. FOR DAILY NEWS UPDATES, MAUI TV NEWS IS ON THE RADIO. EVERY AFTERNOON AT ONE MINUTE BEFORE THE HOURS OF 3, 4 5, AND 6 P.M. ON KAOI RADIO AT 11-10 ON THE AM DIAL.

AND WE DO ALL THAT ON TOP OF OUR REGULAR UPDATES OF BREAKING NEWS AND COMING ATTRACTIONS AT MAUITVNEWS-DOT-COM.

MAHALO FOR TUNING IN THIS WEEK. WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT WEEK. UNTIL THEN, A HUI HOU KAKOU.

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