Anchor Script for Maui TV News for the week Beginning May 12, 2007

A. (HEADLINE VO)
J: WHAT WILL LIFE BE LIKE ON MAUI IN THE YEAR 2050? FORWARD-THINKING FOLKS ACROSS MAUI COUNTY MEET WITH THEIR IDEAS ON WHAT IS NEEDED AND HOW TO CHART THE COURSE.

C: IN A VERY DIFFERENT WAY, RESOURCE-CONSCIOUS MAUI RESIDENTS TAKE THEIR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ABOUT HOW THEY THINK LIFE SHOULD BE BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS CENTURY.

J: GOVERNOR LINGLE VISITS MAUI TWICE IN RECENT DAYS IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION DESIGNED TO BENEFIT MAUI COUNTY FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.

C: IN SPORTS, THE WINNING WAYS OF THE BALDWIN BEARS CONTINUE AS THEY DOMINATE IN TRACK AND FIELD.

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J: AND IT’S NOT A WEATHER FORECAST, BUT IT’S GOING TO BE “HOT” AND “COOL” FOR THE EARTH, WIND AND FIRE. DETAILS ON THAT AND MORE THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS.

B. (INTRO) OPEN
J: ALOHA EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO MAUI TV NEWS. I'M JEFF KING.
C: AND I'M CYNDI MAYO DAVIS. “FOCUS MAUI NUI” SESSIONS ARE BEING HELD ACROSS MAUI COUNTY AS PRIVATE CITIZENS AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS ATTEMPT TO CHART A COURSE FOR LIFE IN OUR ISLANDS IN THE COMING DECADES.
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C: BUT JUST HOW FAR AHEAD CAN WE PLAN FOR? AND WHAT ABOUT THE PLANS ALREADY IN PLACE. MAUI TV NEWS REPORTER JEFF KING TAKES A LOOK AT “HAWAII TWENTY-FIFTY.”

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C: THE NEXT STEP FOR THE HAWAII TWENTY-FIFTY SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE IS TO REVIEW THE SUGGESTIONS FROM MAUI COUNTY AS WELL AS THE STATE’S OTHER COUNTIES AS PART OF THE MUCH-ANTICIPATED GENERAL PLAN UPDATE. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, AND TO REVIEW THE PROJECT FOR YOURSELF, VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO “FOCUS MAUI NUI.”

C. (ON CAM PIP-R) SUSTAIN FOLO VO-SOT
J: IF THE WORD “SUSTAINABILITY” IS ONE OF THOSE NEW BUZZ WORDS YOU SEEM TO HEAR A LOT, BUT MAYBE YOU’RE NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW IT APPLIES TO YOU, WELL, YOU’RE NOT ALONE.
(VO)
J: LOTS OF DEFINITIONS, EXAMPLES AND REFERENCES WERE HASHED OVER AT THE FOCUS MAUI NUI SESSIONS, BUT EVEN THOSE WHO SERVE ON THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE PANELS ADMIT THE TERM CAN GET A LITTLE FUZZY.

SOT: LUCIENNE DENAIE, (:60)
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J: AMONG THE MOST POPULAR SUGGESTIONS AT THE SESSIONS: EDUCATION, BE IT ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC OR JUST PLAN STREET SMARTS.

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J: THE BOTTOM LINE: YOUR INVOLVEMENT MATTERS, AND THE SOONER YOU GET INVOLVED, THE SOONER YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE FUTURE OF MAUI AND ALL OF HAWAII.

D. (ON CAM PIP-L) P-V VO-SOT

C: LOOKING AHEAD - GLOBALLY - BROUGHT ANOTHER GROUP OF CONCERNED MAUI RESIDENTS TOGETHER RECENTLY TO FOCUS ON ENERGY - AND TO SEND THEIR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS.
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C: THAT APRIL FOURTEENTH RALLY AT BALDWIN BEACH ON MAUI WAS ONE OF MORE THAN A THOUSAND GATHERINGS ACROSS THE US ON A "NATIONAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION."

SOT 1- (:30) (BRAD GILBERT, PRESIDENT, HI PV COALITION)
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C: THE CROWD OF ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FORMED A HUMAN CHAIN ON THE BEACH TO SEND THEIR MESSAGE TO CONGRESS. AND TO DOCUMENT THE MOMENT, A BLUE HAWAIIAN ECO-STAR HELICOPTER CAPTURED THE SCENE FROM THE AIR. THEIR MESSAGE: "STEP IT UP CONGRESS. CUT CARBON EIGHTY PER CENT BY TWENTY-FIFTY."

E. (TWO-SHOT B BLOCK TEASE)

J: COMING UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS, VALLEY ISLE LEGISLATORS RATE THIS YEAR’S LEGISLATIVE SESSION A SUCCESS - TO THE TUNE OF ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS IN BENEFITS COMING TO OUR COUNTY.

C: GOVERNOR LINGLE’S VISION FOR THE MAUI OF TOMORROW RANGES FROM HIGH TECH TO “HIGH ART.”

J: AND WHILE WE TAKE A BREAK, HERE'S A FEW MORE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS ON WHY MAUI TV NEWS IS AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

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(PIP-R) LEGISLATIVE WRAP-UP

J: “A BIG SUCCESS.” THAT’S HOW MAUI’S STATE REPRESENTATIVES ARE RATING THE JUST-CONCLUDED HAWAI’I STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WITH ALMOST ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS DEVOTED TO PROJECTS ACROSS MAUI, MOLOKA’I AND LANA’I, INCLUDING FUNDING FOR AT LEAST TWO NEW SCHOOLS, LAWMAKERS SAY GREAT PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. HERE’S A RUNDOWN OF JUST SOME OF THE MAJOR CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT FUND ALLOCATIONS FOR MAUI COUNTY:
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FORTY-ONE-POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WAILUKU. SIX-HUNDRED-FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS HAS BEEN SET ASIDE TO BEGIN PLANNING A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE WEST SIDE, WHILE A MILLION DOLLARS IS COMMITTED TO SOLVING THE SINKHOLE PROBLEMS AT KING KAMEHAMEHA THIRD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LAHAINA. ANOTHER SIX MILLION IS DEVOTED TO THE LAHAINALUNA SCHOOL CAFETERIA WHILE JUST OVER A MILLION WILL GO TO THE NEW MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER AT MAUI HIGH SCHOOL.
BEYOND EDUCATION, TWENTY-TWO MILLION WILL BE SPENT ON THE KAHULUI AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD, ANOTHER MILLION ON EXPANDING THE PARKING LOT, AND NINE MILLION ON UPGRADING THE TERMINAL. IMPROVEMENTS AT MOLOKAI AIRPORT WILL TOTAL JUST UNDER SEVEN MILLION AND LANAI’S AIRPORT WILL SEE ABOUT THREE-AND-A-HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN UPGRADES. COUNTY HARBORS AND BOAT RAMPS ARE ALSO INCLUDED IN THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT FUNDS AS ARE HIGHWAYS ACROSS THE COUNTY. FOR A COMPLETE LIST, LOOK FOR THE LINK FROM VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM.

G. (PIP-L) (IAO PRESERVATION)

C: THERE AREN'T MANY GUARANTEES IN LIFE...BUT ONE RECENT OFFICIAL ACTION ON MAUI GUARANTEES THAT THEATER GOERS WILL CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE BEST THERE WILL BE AT THE HISTORIC IAO THEATER. IN FACT, ALL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN HAWAII BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF ON OUR MOST RECENT FRIDAY THE 13TH.
(VO) GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE ADDRESSED A GATHERING IN FRONT OF THE HISTORIC IAO THEATER IN WAILUKU LAST MONTH, THEN SIGNED HOUSE BILL 1756 - LEGISLATION THAT REMOVES A 15-YEAR LIMIT ON COUNTY LEASES TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. MAUI COUNTY COUNCILMEMBER JOANNE JOHNSON SAYS THAT THE NEW BILL PROMOTES HOME RULE BY GRANTING EACH COUNTY COUNCIL GREATER AUTHORITY OVER THE USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY. OF COURSE THIS IS GREAT NEWS TO NON-PROFITS ACROSS THE STATE...AND THAT INCLUDES A LONG LIST ON MAUI.
SOT-JO ANNE JOHNSON, COUNCILMEMBER, MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL (21 SEC)
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C: HOUSE BILL SEVENTEEN-FIFTY-SIX WAS INITIATED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOHNSON AND INTRODUCED BY STATE REPRESENTATIVES JOE SOUKI AND ANGUS MCKELVY.
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C: THE MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSED THE BILL IN FEBRUARY, AND THE MEASURE RECEIVED UNANIMOUS SUPPORT IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

H. (PIP-R) LINGLE INNOVATION VO-SOT
J: FROM HONOLULU, GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE'S OFFICE IS HAILING THE JUST-COMPLETED 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION AS A SUCCESS - PARTICULARLY AS IT CONCERNS HER "INNOVATION INITIATIVE," A SERIES OF BILLS SHE SAYS WILL BRING A BROADER RANGE OF CAREERS TO HAWAII THROUGH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
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J: DURING A RECENT VISIT TO MAUI TO DRUM UP SUPPORT FOR HER IDEAS, GOVERNOR LINGLE SAYS THAT INVESTING IN TOMORROW'S LEADERS AND TOMORROW'S TECHNOLOGIES WILL HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON MAUI COUNTY TODAY. A POSITIVE IMPACT.
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J: EVEN ON MOLOKAI, WHERE LIFE IS DECIDEDLY "LOW TECH" BY CHOICE, THE GOVERNOR SAYS THERE'S ROOM TO GROW ON THE FRIENDLY ISLE.
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J: WHILE THE GOVERNOR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN TAPPING THE STATE'S EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM FUND FOR HER IDEAS, A LATE-SESSION COMPROMISE RESULTED IN MORE THAN SEVENTEEN MILLION DOLLARS BEING DEVOTED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS ACROSS THE STATE.

I. (PIP-L) MAUI S.T.E.M.
C: AMONG THE GOVERNOR’S “INNOVATION INITIATIVES” IS A FOCUS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH - OR “STEM.” ONE PROGRAM ON MAUI IS ALREADY IN THE WORKS TO MAKE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE TO SIXTH AND SEVENTH GRADERS. THE NEW KIHEI SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL CONCENTRATE ON DEVELOPING THE ABILITIES OF STUDENTS TO ANALYZE PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES BY OFFERING A CURRICULUM BASED ON ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE AND MATH.
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C: THE PILOT PROGRAM AT THE MAUI RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN KIHEI WILL OPEN IN JULY TO 48 STUDENTS. THE KIHEI “STEM” SCHOOL IS BEING OVERSEEN BY THE HIGHLY-SUCCESSFUL KIHEI CHARTER SCHOOL.
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APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE DURING INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS AT THE KIHEI CHARTER SCHOOL SITE ON OHUKAI ROAD, SUITE TWO-OH-NINE, AT THE DAYS AND TIMES LISTED ON YOUR SCREEN. MORE INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR WEB SITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM.

J. (TWO-SHOT C BLOCK TEASE)

J: COMING UP NEXT ON MAUI TV NEWS, RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES BY BALDWIN’S JUNE-ANN LUSK PROPEL THE LADY BEARS TO ANOTHER M-I-L CHAMPIONSHIP. KALAPANA IS UP NEXT WITH SPORTS ON MAUI TV NEWS.

C: AND SPEAKING OF “RECORDS” AND “PERFORMANCES,” JULIE Y HAS THE RUNDOWN ON WHAT’S HOT, COOL, FUNNY AND HIP IN “COMING ATTRACTIONS.”

J: AND WHILE WE TAKE A BREAK, HERE'S A FEW MORE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS ON WHY MAUI TV NEWS IS AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

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K. C BLOCK (SPORTS AND COMING ATTRACTIONS)

(PIP-R) SPORTS! (CG: KALAPANA)
K: THEY ARE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH - AND HAVE BEEN FOR NEARLY A DECADE! ALOHA EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO SPORTS! ON MAUI TV NEWS. I'M KALAPANA.
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K: FOR THE EIGHTH STRAIGHT YEAR, THE BALDWIN LADY BEARS HAVE WON THE MAUI INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE TRACK AND FIELD TITLE.  AND THIS PAST WEEKEND THEY DID IT AGAIN - DARE I SAY IT? - "RUNNING AWAY."

(VO) IN RECORD-SETTING FASHION SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE YAMAMOTO TRACK AND FIELD FACILITY IN WAILUKU, SENIOR JUNE-ANN LUSK MADE IT LOOK EASY AS SHE LED THE BALDWIN GIRLS WITH THREE MEET RECORDS OF HER OWN IN THE ONE-HUNDRED-METER HURDLES, THREE-HUNDRED METER HURDLES AND THE FOUR-BY-ONE HUNDRED METER RELAY.

A GOOD-SIZED CROWD WAS ON HAND AS KING KEKAULIKE'S  JESSE HENDERSON LED FROM START TO FINISH IN THE BOY'S FOUR HUNDRED METERS WITH A WINNING TIME OF FIFTY-POINT-SIX-TWO SECONDS.   WHILE THE BALDWIN GIRLS WERE IN THE SPOTLIGHT MOST OF THE NIGHT, IT WAS ALSO A GREAT EVENING FOR THE BALDWIN BOYS - ESPECIALLY JUNIOR JOEY AMASCUA WHO TOOK THE BOYS EIGHT HUNDRED IN JUST A FRACTION OVER TWO MINUTES, AND SET AN M-I-L RECORD IN THE BOYS' FIFTEEN HUNDRED METERS WITH A TIME OF FOUR MINUTES, THIRTEEN-POINT-SIX-NINE SECONDS. IN THE POLE VAULT, BALDWIN'S JOHN-MICHAEL DELIMA CLEARED THIRTEEN FEET, BUT WAS EDGED OUT ON ATTEMPTS BY BILLY PACHECO OF SAINT ANTHONY'S.

(FF-CG) THE NIGHT BELONGED TO BALDWIN AS THE BOYS RACKED UP AN IMPRESSIVE TWO-HUNDRED AND TWO POINTS, WITH KAMEHAMEHA MAUI IN SECOND AND LAHAINALUNA IN THIRD. FOR THE LADIES, JUNE-ANN LUSK'S RECORD-SETTING PERFORMANCES HELPED THE BALDWIN GIRLS OUTDISTANCE THE REST, LEADING THE MEET WITH ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT POINTS. KING KEKAULIKE CAME IN SECOND AND THE MAUI HIGH LADY SABRES CAME IN THIRD. UP NEXT: THE STATE COMES TO MAUI FOR THE HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH AT THE WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM.

L. (ON-CAM)
MEANWHILE, ACROSS THE ISLAND LAST WEEK, THE BALDWIN LADIES WERE COOL IN THE POOL, BUT IT WAS LAHAINALUNA THAT SPARKLED IN THE MOONLIGHT AS THE LUNAS CLAIMED THE M-I-L CHAMPIONSHIP IN LADIES WATER POLO.

(VO) KIHEI AQUATIC CENTER WAS THE SITE OF COMPETITION - WHICH WAS DOMINATED EARLY BY THE LADY LUNAS. EIGHT DIFFERENT ATHLETES SCORED FOR LAHAINALUNA, INCLUDING FOUR GOALS EACH FROM MARIAH GILL, MOANA TUIPULOTU AND HAILEY GILL. IN FACT, IN WASN'T UNTIL THE THIRD PERIOD THAT THE LADY BEARS SAW THEIR FIRST SCORE. THE LEAGUE WIN IS THE SECOND FOR THE LADY LUNAS AND CAPS THEIR SECOND UNDEFEATED SEASON. NEXT UP, THE STATE LADIES WATER POLO TOURNAMENT ON OAHU THIS WEEKEND. WE'LL HAVE RESULTS FOR YOU ON OUR NEXT EDITION OF SPORTS! ON MAUI TV NEWS.

M. LOOKING AHEAD, IF THE COMPETITIVE DRIVE STILL STIRS YOU, EVEN IF IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN HIGH SCHOOL, THERE ARE PLENTY OF EVENTS COMING UP. THE INAUGURAL JACARANDA TEN-K IS SET FOR SATURDAY MAY 19TH. KULA LODGE IS SPONSORING THE EVENT - WHICH IS PART OF THIS YEAR'S JACARANDA FESTIVAL. FOR SIGN-UP DETAILS, FOLLOW THE LINKS FROM OUR WEBSITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM.

THERE, YOU'LL ALSO FIND THE LINK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OVER-40 SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT COMING TO KIHEI'S KALAMA PARK MAY TWENTY-SIXTH AND TWENTY-SEVENTH. TEAMS FROM ACROSS MAUI AND THE STATE WILL COMPETE AGAINST TEAMS FROM AS FAR AWAY AS CALIFORNIA AND FLORIDA.

SUMMER LEAGUE SPORTS ARE ALSO GEARING UP ACROSS MAUI. THE ANNUAL MAUI BASKETBALL CAMP IS SET FOR JUNE THIRTEENTH THROUGH THE SIXTEENTH AT WAR MEMORIAL GYM. ALSO, THERE ARE STILL OPENINGS FOR TEAMS FOR THIS YEAR'S HAWAII CUP SOCCER TOURNAMENT, TO BE HELD AT VARIOUS FIELDS ACROSS CENTRAL MAUI THE SECOND WEEK IN JULY. AND, THE MAUI DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION WILL AGAIN BE RUNNING BEGINNING AND INTERMEDIATE CO-ED VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE COMPETITION THIS SUMMER. REGISTRATION IS OPEN UNTIL JULY FIFTEENTH. DETAILS ON THESE ACTIVITIES - AND MORE - CAN BE FOUND AT MAUITVNEWS.COM - SLASH - SPORTS.

AND THAT'S A LOOK AT SPORTS THIS WEEK ON MAUI TV NEWS. I'M KALAPANA. NOW, HERE'S JULIE "Y" WITH COMING ATTRACTIONS.

N. (LOCATION PIP-L)(CG: JULIE Y COMING ATTRACTIONS)

J: ALOHA EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO "COMING ATTRACTIONS" ON MAUI TV NEWS. I'M JULIE “Y” WITH THIS WEEK'S RUNDOWN OF COMING EVENTS FROM HERE ON LOCATION AT THE MAUI ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER, MAUI'S PREMIERE SHOWCASE PLACE. THERE'S PLENTY TO SEE AND DO ON MAUI - WHETHER YOU'RE A VISITOR OR KAMA'AINA.

IF YOU'RE A MUSIC FAN, WE'VE GOT IT HOT, COOL AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. AND SINCE WE'RE DESCRIBING THINGS IN "THREES," NOTHING SAYS IT BETTER THAN "EARTH, WIND AND FIRE." THE LEGENDARY R&B BAND TAKES TO THE OPEN AIR STAGE OF THE A & B AMPHITHEATER HERE AT THE MACC ON SUNDAY, MAY TWENTIETH FOR ONE SHOW AT 7 P.M. GATES OPEN AT 6 P.M. "SHINING STAR," "AFTER THE LOVE IS GONE," "GETAWAY"...THEY'RE ALL ON THE PLAYLIST FOR THIS SHOW. EARTH WIND AND FIRE CONTINUES TO DELIVER THE AMAZINGLY TIGHT PERFORMANCES AND LUSH ARRANGEMENTS THAT MADE THEM ONE OF THE MAJOR SUPERGOUPS OF THE 70S AND 80S. TICKETS ARE PRICED FROM 55 TO 85 DOLLARS. GET ALL THE DETAILS AT MAUITVNEWS.COM - SLASH - COMING ATTRACTIONS.

THAT TAKES CARE OF "HOT." FOR "COOL," IT'S FOUR-TIME GRAMMY WINNER RANDY BRECKER AND A TRULY-ALL-STAR BAND, FEATURING BASSIST TONY LEVIN, GUITARIST JOE CARO, STEVE FERRONE ON DRUMS AND ADA ROVATTI, THE RENOWNED ITALIAN TENOR SAXOPHONIST. RANDY BRECKER HAS BEEN AMONG THE DRIVING FORCES MAKING JAZZ FUSION A WIDESPREAD ART FORM. HIS SHOW, "RANDY BRECKER: A NEW YORK MINUTE," COMES TO THE CASTLE THEATER ON FRIDAY, MAY 11TH AT 7:30 P.M. TICKET PRICES, A SEATING CHART AND A LINK TO RANDY'S WEB SITE CAN BE FOUND THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM - SLASH - COMING ATTRACTIONS.

AND FOR THE "EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN" PART - THAT VERY SAME NIGHT HERE AT THE MACC, IT'S AN EVENING OF CELTIC RHYTHM AND DANCE, COMPLETE WITH THOSE DRIVING FIDDLE SOLOS THAT ADD TO THE UNMISTAKABLE SOUND. MAUI CELTIC PRESENTS ALASDAIR FRASER AND NATALIE HAAS IN THE CASTLE THEATER AT 7:30 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MAY ELEVENTH. ALASDAIR FRASER IS THE WORLD'S TOP SCOTTISH FIDDLER AND NATALIE HAAS A BRILLIANT JULLIARD-TRAINED CELLIST. TO ADD TO THE MOOD, "KILTS ON THE BEACH" AND "ISLE OF MAUI" PIPE BAND WILL PERFORM OUTSIDE IN THE COURTYARD BEFORE THE SHOW. TICKETS ARE 25 DOLLARS.

WHEN IT COMES TO ENTERTAINMENT, GREAT MUSIC, AND A CHANCE TO BE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY...THERE'S PROBABLY JUST ONE THOUGHT THAT CAN MAKE THE WHOLE THING BETTER...THAT'S IF IT'S ALL FREE! IN THIS CASE IT IS. THE ANNUAL MAUI WAENA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BAND CONCERT IS COMING TO THE CASTLE THEATER HERE AT THE MACC ON TUESDAY, MAY FIFTEENTH AT 6-30 P.M.

BUT - AS THEY SAY - WAIT! THERE'S MORE! ANOTHER FREE CONCERT WILL BE PUT ON WHEN THE ANNUAL KALAMA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BAND CONCERT TAKES TO THE STAGE AT THE CASTLE THEATER AT 6:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, MAY TWENTY-NINTH. THE SERIES CONTINUES TWO DAYS LATER WHEN THE ANNUAL IAO INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BAND CONCERT PERFORMS AT THE CASTLE THEATER AT 6:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MAY THIRTY-FIRST. SEATING IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

AFTER THE MUSIC, GET SET TO LAUGH. FRANK DE LIMA, ONE OF HAWAII'S MOST BELOVED COMEDIANS, BRINGS HIS ZANY PARODIES, PERSONALITIES AND CAST OF CHARACTERS TO THE MCCOY STUDIO THEATER AT 7-30 P.M. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MAY 18TH AND 19TH. TICKETS ARE 28 DOLLARS IN ADVANCE, 34 DOLLARS AT THE DOOR.

FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON THESE SHOWS AND MORE, VISIT MAUITVNEWS.COM AND FOLLOW THE LINK TO "COMING ATTRACTIONS." THERE YOU'LL ALSO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT ONE OF MAUI'S VERY FAVORITE ANNUAL EVENTS: “THE FESTIVAL OF CANOES." I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. FROM THE MAUI ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER, I'M JULIE YONEYAMA. STAY TUNED FOR MORE MAUI TV NEWS, RIGHT AFTER THIS.

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C: AND FINALLY THIS WEEK, AS WE WRAP PRODUCTION ON OUR VERY FIRST EPISODE OF MAUI TV NEWS, WE WANT YOU TO KNOW WHAT WE’RE ABOUT AND WHAT WE’D LIKE FROM YOU - OUR VIEWERS.

J: MAUI TV NEWS HAS BEEN YEARS IN THE MAKING. OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOUNDATION AND MAUI COMMUNITY COLLEGE LED US TO COVER SOME FASCINATING STORIES ABOUT AND AROUND MAUI COUNTY. WE’VE MADE SOME GREAT FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY, AND WE’VE BUILT A TEAM OF NEWS PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW THESE ISLANDS. AMONG OUR GOALS IS ACCURACY, FAIRNESS AND UNBIASED REPORTING OF THE EVENTS AND STORIES THAT MATTER TO MAUI COUNTY. AFTER THAT, IT’S OUR JOB TO LET YOU BE THE JUDGE AS TO WHAT THOSE STORIES MEAN TO YOU.

C: ALONG THE WAY, WHILE OUR NEWSCAST MAY APPEAR TO BE LIKE THOSE FROM HONOLULU’S BROADCASTERS, THE BIG DIFFERENCE IS THAT OURS IS ALL ABOUT MAUI COUNTY. WE STRIVE TO BE AS SENSITIVE AS WE CAN POSSIBLY BE TO THE PEOPLE, PLACES AND THE CULTURE OF MAUI. AND THAT CARRIES THROUGH TO HOW WE REPORT THE NEWS. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A STORY INVOLVES THE SHORELINES AROUND MAKENA, THE AREA KNOWN AS “BIG BEACH,” WE WILL REFER TO THE AREA BY ITS ORIGINAL HAWAIIAN NAME, “ONELOA,” A BEAUTIFUL - AND APPROPRIATE NAME - THAT MEANS LONG SANDS. THE SPECTACULAR, YET THREATENED SHORELINE REGION NOW KNOWN TO MANY AS LA PEROUSE WILL ALSO BE REFERRED TO BY ITS ORIGINAL NAME, KEONIOIO. AND EVEN THOUGH MOST PEOPLE THESE DAYS REFER TO THEM AS “THE WEST MAUI MOUNTAINS,” MAUI TV NEWS WILL MOST OFTEN REFER TO THE MOUNTAIN RANGE BY ITS ORIGINAL HAWAIIAN NAME, “KAHALAWAI.”

J: ONE HO’OPONO KUPUNA ADVISED US, SAYING “MAUI TV NEWS WILL ONLY SERVE THE PEOPLE PROPERLY...IF YOU ARE WORTHY.” THAT IS OUR GOAL. “TO BE WORTHY TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.” TO THAT END, WE ARE RELYING ON YOU, THE PEOPLE WATCHING THIS PROGRAM - EITHER ON TELEVISION ACROSS THE STATE OF HAWAII, OR ACROSS THE WORLD ON MAUITVNEWS.COM. TELL US WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU. TELL US IF YOU THINK WE’RE OBJECTIVELY REPORTING THE FACTS, OR IF YOU THINK WE’RE MISSING THE POINT OR LEAVING SOMETHING OUT. TELL US WHAT’S COMING UP ON YOUR ISLAND, IN YOUR AHA MOKU, ON YOUR BLOCK, AT YOUR SCHOOL. WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT MAUITVNEWS.COM. THERE ARE MANY LINKS THROUGH WHICH YOU CAN CONTACT US AND LET US KNOW WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND.

C: THAT’S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE FOR THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF MAUI TV NEWS. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING. WE’LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.

J: ALOHA.

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