KNKR, 96.1fm broadcast live, the past 2 weekends, Kohala Cowboys Football & Kohala Cowgirls Volleyball. Both broadcasts were fantastic, as the broadcast team, led by KNKR Sports Anchor Donovan Aiona, had his knowledgeable crew ready. They gave great play by play as well as color commentary on the games and the athletes. Donovan knew most of the players as did the other broadcasters, allowing them to tell personal stories about the players […]
Road closures at several places in Kona along with traffic lights flashing red The Hawaii Police Department is reporting a road closure at Highway 11 near the 103 mile marker in Honaunau due to heavy ponding. Hualalai road at the intersection of Guava lane is also closed due to heavy pounding and run offs in Kailua-Kona. The traffic lights at Kealakaa Street and Palani road is flashing red. Kuakini Hwy […]
KNKR will broadcast the Varsity game this Saturday, September 5, of Kohala Cowgirl's Volleyball, starting at 11am. Broadcasters will be Donovan Aiona & Ross Pagat. Immediately following the match, after a bit of music and editing, KNKR will broadcast the JV & Varsity games in their entirety. Mahalo
Kohala Cross Country sports: The Kohala Cross Country team did awesome this Saturday at the HPA meet. The Cowgirls were led by Senior Yuki Zbytovsky finishing 6th overall in the girl's race with a time of 24:33, and the Cowboys were led by Junior Chance Souze finishing 14th overall with a time of 20:34 in the boys race. Special shout out to Chris who completed the boy's course and never gave […]
Hurrricane Ignacio IGNACIO STEADILY WEAKENING WHILE PASSING SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND AND MAUI... SUMMARY OF 500 AM HST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...20.9N 150.8W ABOUT 460 MI...735 KM E OF HONOLULU HAWAII ABOUT 335 MI...540 KM E OF HANA HAWAII MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...966 MB...28.53 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES […]
Hurricane Ignacio surrenders as it moves further away from us and the Tropical Storm warning and watch has been cancelled. We are still under a high surf advisory and heavy rain is still expected. Mahalo Mauna Kea! Still, stay prepared and informed. Mahalo for tuning into KNKR and reading updates at knkr.org.
Looking more & more like Mauna Kea is doing her magic again as Ignacio is now expected to pass a bit further North & East and is weakening even faster than was thought! THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FOUND MAXIMUM FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 107 KNOTS...A MAXIMUM SFMR WIND OF 94 KT...AND A 961 MB SURFACE PRESSURE ON THE LAST PASS THROUGH THE EYE. THUS...HAVE LOWERED THE INTENSITY OF IGNACIO TO 100 […]
