Tune in Christmas morning! Lonesome Bob will host a holiday music & call in show from 8-11am. Featuring the KNKR ohana, your requests and dedications and a 9am sing-along encore of the 2019 performance by the North Kohala Seniors with carols on ukulele. Christmas Special Announcement
It's almost unbelievable that 35 dedicated volunteers have kept Kohala Radio on the air the entire year, day after day, in our small community during the virus threat.We are very proud of them: the ones who are on the air and others who maintain the station, with all of its complexities, from 8 am to 10 pm daily. It's great for entertainment, information and notices about issues affecting our community, […]
At 3 pm Saturday HPD advised motorists that Route 190 between Waikoloa Rd and Old Saddle Rd is CLOSED for the next several hours due to brush fire. Use Daniel K Inouye Hwy or Waikoloa Rd as alternate routes.
Landscape maintenance on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270): There will be a single lane closure in both directions between mile markers 24 and 27, Akana Place and Akoni Pule Highway, on Saturday, October 31, through Friday, November 6, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Traffic flow in both directions will be maintained through a contraflow. Utility work on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270): Expect a single lane closure in both directions […]
https://youtu.be/ruuzwJzGaMQ Via: Hawaii Tourism Authority It’s more than where you go. It’s how you stay. That’s the message behind a new video that’s being played to visitors before and after they arrive in Hawaii. It’s part of the Kuleana Campaign, which was launched last year through a partnership between the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau (HVCB). Kuleana means responsibility and it’s the personal and collective […]
Via: The Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) would like the public's input on how the state and counties can reset tourism in Hawaii through destination management, prioritizing community, cultural and environmental needs? Guided by its 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, one of HTA’s newest initiatives is the creation of a Destination Management Action Plan (DMAP) for each county in Hawaii through its Community-Based Tourism program. Goal: create four individual action plans that will […]
HPD is asking for the community's help in identifying a deceased caucasian male found in Pololū Valley last Friday.
DLNR issued new guidelines for State parks, beaches, trails and boating on September 23, 2020. Everyone recreating in parks, on beaches, on trails, must continue following mandatory safe practices, such as wearing face coverings and maintaining six feet of physical distancing from those not residing in the same household. These practices are intended to prevent another surge in COVID-19 cases and having to revert to more restrictive measures or closures […]
Congratulations to Samantha Aiona, a teacher at Kohala Elementary School in Kapaau! She has received a $2,000 grant as an Unsung Hero. Through the Unsung Heroes program, Voya Financial awards grants to K-12 educators nationwide to honor their innovative teaching methods, creative educational projects, and their ability to positively influence the children they teach. Aiona’s innovative teaching idea, “Coding with Ozobots,” focuses on a hands-on way of learning technology. The […]
