Jim Channon Story in Newspaper
By CAMERON MICULKA West Hawaii Today KAILUA-KONA — Jim Channon, a Hawi resident since 1989, was many things: an artist, a Vietnam veteran, author of the “First Earth Battalion Operations Manual” and the world’s first “corporate shaman,” consulting with blue chip companies to enable them to expand their visions. But for Brooke Channon Dee and Parker Channon, he was a father with an eager curiosity who involved his kids in […]
Plush Lounge Show Expands 6-10pm Fridays
P-Love and the famous Plush Lounge has expanded to a full 4 hours of listening pleasure, every Friday, 6-10PM. With a great selection of music and asking for your requests at 808-884-5657, P-Love will make your Friday evenings a joy. Have your radio or online listening ready and prepare for an extra hour of the Plush Lounge..available only on KNKR-LP, 96.1FM and online at knkr.org or on your Tune-In App. Also, […]
Kohala Cowgirls Volleyball
By MATT GERHART Hawaii Tribune-Herald Two years ago, Kohala’s girls volleyball team was stuck in the upper half of the BIIF’s two-tiered regular season, and it entered the playoffs 0-16. Life on the court is a lot more manageable for the Cowgirls since the BIIF went to three tiers in 2016. Kohala ended a long HHSAA tournament drought last season, and they are a year older and wiser this season. […]
Mexico 8.0 Mag Earthquake
UPDATE: NO TSUNAMI FOR HAWAII....... AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0649 PM HST 07 SEP 2017 LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS MEXICO MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MOMENT THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE PACIFIC LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. HOWEVER... TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII IS STILL UNDER EVALUATION. A massive 8-magnitude earthquake hit […]
Scheduled Outage in North Kohala on Sept. 21-22
UPDATE: Tune into KNKR during the power outage this Thursday night, as we will be on the air live, preparing also for any future emergency that comes up. Mahalo for all your support! Scheduled Outage in North Kohala on Sept. 21-22 HILO, Sept. 7, 2017 – Hawai‘i Electric Light announces a scheduled power outage that will affect customers in North Kohala. The outage will be from 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. […]
Highway 19 Fatality Information
A 21-year old Kamuela woman died following a 2-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon (September 2), in Honomū. Her name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of her family. Responding to a 1:57 p.m., call, police determined that a 2004 Honda sport-utility vehicle was traveling northbound on Highway 19, near the Honomū Transfer Station Road and crossed a center line and collided with a 2005 Peterbilt tanker truck that was […]