“The strong winds and dry weather over the past week has led to a rapid escalation of fire danger on Mauna Loa, and fire danger indexes have reached critical thresholds at the Mauna Loa weather station,” said Fire Management Officer Greg Funderburk.
HAWI — From panel discussions about agricultural sustainability to cultural demonstrations and the music that filled Kohala Village Hub, Saturday’s Aina Fest was a celebration of land and those who cultivate it.
Hawai‘i’s monthly test of the Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System, coordinated with the test of the Live Audio Broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018 at 11:45 a.m. The warning sirens are used to alert the public to emergencies. During this monthly test, all warning sirens will sound a one-minute Attention Alert Signal (Steady Tone). There will be no exercise or drill accompanying the […]
Hawaii is ranked first among fifty states in emerging technologies & innovation, second for work in support of collaboration in national survey.
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Two Hawaiian monk seal pups found malnourished on Laysan Island are recovering at an animal hospital on the Big Island. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration team surveying the endangered monk seal populations last month in the northwestern Hawaiian Islands found the male and female pups were undersized and underweight. The recently weaned pups named Akulikuli and Maiapilo were expected in mid-September at Ke Kai Ola, […]
Congratulations to Rebecca Bartholomy, KNKR's latest contest winner. Rebecca listens to the Pinay's Favorite Hits Thursdays from 11am- 2 pm!
Hawaiian Electric Companies’ software upgrade to affect phone, online and walk-in services Sept. 28 to Oct.1 Switch to new system. Expect delays. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaiʻi Electric Light will be upgrading their computer software at the end of the month, rom Friday, Sept. 28, to Monday, Oct. 1. During that period, customer service representatives will not have access to account information, which will limit their ability to service requests. […]
Introducing the Gold Star Listening Library... Thursday evenings 6-7 right here on Kohala's community station 96.1 FM, streaming at KNKR.org, your favorite stories presented by local and national Gold Star Readers of all ages. Join us again this week when we'll visit a town where food falls from the sky, meet a naughty duck named Ping and hear the thrilling conclusion of Rudyard Kipling's classic story about a brave little mongoose, Rikki Tikki […]
Tune in KNKR Thursday morning from 7 to 11am (HST) for The Cosmic Cowgirl show, we’ll have a full musical buffet, sugar on top. Not to mention love and monkeys ( oh, the monkeys! ) Serving up a heapin’ helpin’ of hits from Johnny Cash to The Flaming Lips and all points in between on the Big Island’s original home of Americana with a 50th state of mind... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxVx8fskMo
