Congratulations to the 2016 BIIF 8-Man Football Champs!!! Ka’u!!!
The Kohala Cowboys lost a 36-26 grinder in Pahala to the Ka'u Trojans. The Ka'u Trojans are the 2016 BIIF Football Champions! Congratulations to the Kohala Cowboys who endured the grind of this season with pride! Better luck next season! Thanks to all involved for making our KNKR live broadcasts a success!
Cowboys can repeat 8-Man Football Title this weekend at Ka’u!!!
The Kohala Cowboys coming off a crucial 38-20 home victory over the Pahoa Daggers on Saturday travel to Pahala to face Ka'u in what is slated to be the final battle for the BIIF 8-Man Football crown! Stay tune to KNKR on Saturday, October 29 for updates during the Deez Rootz Reggae Radio Show! Go Cowboys Go!!!
Whale Spotted
A humpback whale was spotted off Maui yesterday, the first official reported sighting of the season. It was a single adult off Lahaina, the Pacific Whale Foundation said.
Wind Advisory
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE ISLANDS WILL RESULT IN WINDY NORTHEAST TRADES THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ALOHA STATE. THE WINDIEST WEATHER ON THE BIG ISLAND WILL BE CONFINED TO THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS AND AREAS DOWNWIND OF THESE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR SOUTH POINT AND SOUTH OF VOLCANO. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CITY OF HILO. ON […]
Local History, 10 Years Ago, 10-15-2006 Earthquake
Millions of people worldwide will practice how to Drop, Cover, and Hold On at 10:20 a.m. on October 20* during Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills! http://www.shakeout.org/hawaii/ From Wikipedia, 2006 Hawaii earthquake Date October 15, 2006 Origin time 17:07:49 UTC [1] Magnitude 6.7 Mw [1] Depth 29 kilometers (18 mi) [1] Epicenter 19.89°N 156.07°WCoordinates: 19.89°N 156.07°W [1] Type Oblique-normal [2] Areas affected Hawaii, United States Max. intensity VIII (Severe) Tsunami Yes Aftershocks 6.1 Mw Oct […]
Scheduled Outage in North Kohala on Nov. 3-4
Scheduled Outage in North Kohala on Nov. 3-4 HILO, Oct. 19, 2016 – Hawai‘i Electric Light Company announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, to 5 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. This temporary outage is necessary to allow Hawai‘i Electric Light personnel to safely perform maintenance and upgrade equipment to improve system reliability. […]