Maui TV News 10-30-09

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TOMORROW, OF COURSE, IS HALLOWEEN, AND FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW THE SO-CALLED "MARDI GRAS OF THE PACIFIC" WON'T BE HAPPENING IN LAHAINA.
MONDAY NIGHT AT A TOWN HALL GATHERING IN LAHAINA HOSTED BY NEW MAUI POLICE CHIEF GARY YABUTA AND HIS CHIEF DEPUTIES - A SMALL CONTINGENT OF THE CROWD WERE LAHAINA BUSINESS OWNERS WHO CAME TO CONFRONT POLICE AND ASK THEM WHY THE NARROW FRONT STREET WILL REMAIN OPEN TO CARS AND TRUCKS - KEEPING REVELERS ON THE SIDEWALK. CHIEF YABUTA HAD A SIMPLE ANSWER.
"The Maui Police Department doesn't take sides on commerce. The reality is that nobody has submitted an application for a road closure permit. "
THE TOWN HALL MEETING IS JUST ONE IN A SERIES ACROSS MAUI COUNTY TO INTRODUCE THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR OFFICERS - WHO TOOK OVER ON JUNE FIRST.
AND THE GRAND WAILEA WILL GET EVEN GRANDER. ON TUESDAY THE MAUI PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED ALMOST UNANIMOUSLY TO ALLOW A FIVE YEAR, 250 MILLION DOLLAR EXPANSION THAT WILL ADD ANOTHER 310 UNITS ON THE RESORT'S...36 ACRES ON THE SOUTH MAUI SHORE. THE GRAND WAILEA ALREADY HAS ABOUT 800 ROOMS AND RENTAL UNITS ON THE GROUNDS.
THE EXPANSION WOULD MEAN HUNDREDS OF CONSTRUCTION AND HOTEL JOBS IN A TOUGH ECONOMY. AN APPEAL IS STILL EXPECTED AS OPPONENTS TO THE EXPANSION WANT TO BE SURE ANY BURIAL GROUNDS ON THE PROPERTY WOULD BE PROPERLY RESPECTED AND HANDLED.
AND 58 YEARS LATER, A MAUI SOLDIER EARNS THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS ANTHONY T. KAHO'OHANOHANO WAS AWARDED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR THIS WEEK FOR EXCEPTIONAL BRAVERY THAT COST HIM HIS LIFE ON SEPTEMBER FIRST, 1951 IN KOREA. KAHO'OHANOHANO IS THE SECOND HAWAI'I NATIVE NOW TO EARN THE NATION'S HIGHEST HONOR. THE OTHER IS SENATOR DANIEL INOUYE.
WE'VE GOT THE DETAILS ON THESE STORIES PLUS ONGOING UPDATES OF BREAKING NEWS, SPECIAL REPORTS AND EXTENDED COVERAGE OF MANY OF OUR STORIES.
THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S REPORT. FOR MAUI TV NEWS, I'M JEFF KING. I HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

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