Today is the last day members of the public can offer comments on whether 100-LP-FM Radio Stations should be granted permission to broadcast at 250-LP-FM. We are currently broadcasting at 100W and if this petition gets approved we'll be able to broadcast at a higher wattage, 250W, and might be able to reach a little bit further around the hills and valleys of Kohala where KNKR is currently not available. […]
FROM: WWW.QUEENS.ORG Based on the positive community response to this week’s walk-in clinic, Queen’s North Hawai’i Community Hospital (QNHCH) will offer vaccinations for those age 16 and older with no appointment necessary every Wednesday, from 4-6 pm, at the hospital’s COVID vaccination clinic on the south side of the hospital campus. Those under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. QNHCH offers the Pfizer vaccine. If anyone […]
FROM THE KOHALA MOUNTAIN NEWS Hamakua-Kohala Health, Kohala Hospital COVID Vaccination Clinics Open to Kohala Kupuna 65+ Hamakua-Kohala Health and Kohala Hospital have opened their COVID-19 vaccination clinics to Kohala community members who are 65+ years of age. Hamakua-Kohala Health Center’s vaccination clinic is administering the Moderna vaccine. Those who would like to be vaccinated must call in advance to schedule their visit. The scheduling number is 808-930-2751. Kohala Hospital […]
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 […]
