A tropical storm watch has been issued for our Island as Hurricane Ignacio approaches. The path has moved more North and east of the Island but Ignacio will still be a hurricane as it passes and we should have some impact, although it should be less as we are on the west side of the storm. Ignacio is currently a cat 3 hurricane. We could feel the effects beginning Monday. […]
KNKR, 96.1FM will be making its first live play by play broadcast of Kohala High School Sports tomorrow, Saturday 8/29, starting around 12:30pm, with the broadcast of the Cowboys vs Kau 8 man football game. Enjoy all the action with broadcasters Donovan & Beldon. Included will be interviews with coaches and players. Pass the word and support your local Cowboys!
Hurricane Ignacio's track has moved again slightly North & East, 720 miles from Hilo. Kohala is till in the cone, but barely. Remember though, the path can change dramatically, so stay tuned and prepared. Hurricane Jimena is still far away but is now predicted to reach the highest category, a cat 5 hurricane (155mph winds); currently it is a cat 3!
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Hawaii Emergency Management Agency DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR August 28, 2015 EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION SIGNED BY GOVERNOR IGE IN PREPARATION FOR IGNACIO’S ARRIVAL TO HAWAII HONOLULU — This afternoon, Gov. David Ige signed an emergency proclamation in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Ignacio. National Weather Service (NWS) has advised that even though Ignacio’s track is still highly uncertain, the system has the ability to cause widespread […]
The tracking cone shows a very slight North turn, good news, and hopefully, continues to track further & further North & East of The Islands. The important thing to always remember is the path continues to change and even a very small change can be extremely significant. (Hurricane Jimena, an even more powerful hurricane is still far away with much uncertainty, although it's path has just been moved more westerly, […]
Hawaii Island is still in the tracking cone. ALTHOUGH ITS OVERALL APPEARANCE HAS BECOME A BIT RAGGED IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY ON THE WEST SIDE THIS AFTERNOON...DEEP CONVECTION NEAR THE CENTER OF IGNACIO CONTINUES TO PUSH TOPS ABOVE THE -80C LEVEL. THE EYE HAS REMAINED CLOUD-FILLED THROUGH THE DAY WITHIN A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST. A 2246 UTC GPM PASS SHOWED THE STRONGEST CORE CONVECTION SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES […]
As we all know by now, we have been extremely lucky as every storm headed here either dissolves, turns away, or is shattered so much that it is very weak when it impacts Kohala. Thankfully, we do have Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, and Haleakala to assist in our daily lives. Now there are 2 more storms headed in our direction, with the first one, Ignacio, having its current track hitting the […]
