Guy Cruz died today, brother to the late Ernie Cruz Jr who died Tuesday afternoon in a drowning at Sandy Beach. Guy Cruz had been in hospice care for some time. He was 49 years old. From John Cruz's biography: John returned to Hawaii in 1995 to help his brother Ernie record his album. At the time, Ernie was in the immensely popular band, the Ka'au Crater Boys. He invited John to […]
AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 7.1 OCCURRED OFF THE EAST COAST OF NORTH ISLAND, NEW ZEALAND AT 1638 UTC ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1 2016. * BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT BECAUSE THE EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED TOO DEEP INSIDE THE EARTH.
Hurricane Warning cancelled for Big Island, Tropical Storm Warning issued! At 1100 AM HST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Madeline was located near latitude 18.6 North, longitude 154.2 West. Madeline is moving toward the west near 13 mph (20 km/h). This general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Maximum sustained winds are near 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. Steady weakening is forecast […]
Hawaii County Civil Defense reports emergency shelters will open at 5 p.m. Tuesday ahead of the anticipated arrival of Hurricane Madeline. Locally, shelter is at Kohala High and Elementary With Hurricane Madeline expected to maintain its strength as it approaches Hawaii, the state Department of Education will close public schools on Hawaii Island on Wednesday, Aug. 31, and Thursday, Sept. 1. The closures are being made in anticipation of severe weather.
A Hurricane Warning has just been issued, 10:24am, for The Big Island. Take precautions, get prepared, and stay tuned to KNKR and other media outlets.
.FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY... .ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS REGARDING THE TRACK OF HURRICANE MADELINE...DEEP MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT AT LEAST THE BIG ISLAND BY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BRINGING THE THREAT OF HEAVY FLOODING RAINFALL THROUGH LATE THURSDAY. ADDITIONAL ISLANDS MAY BE ADDED TO THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THE HURRICANE. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM […]
Candidates in this color XXXXXX will be in runoff election against each in November. 78 Votes were the difference in one election proving every vote counts. State Representative, Dist 7 - EVANS, Cindy 2,231 48.6% TARNAS, David 2,051 44.7% (R)COAKLEY, Jeffrey (Jeff) 688 77.5% Mayor, County of Hawaii KIM, Harry 20,634 50.4% WINNER OUTRIGHT, will be new Mayor of Hawai'i Island LAU, Wally 9,965 24.4% HOFFMANN, Peter S. (Pete) 4,235 10.3% […]
REGISTRATION AND TURNOUT **************************************** **************************************** PRIMARY TOTAL REGISTRATION 109,690 TOTAL TURNOUT 37,413 34.1%
Harry Kim currently leads without a high enough percentage to win the election outright, if results hold up. Mayor, County of Hawaii 42 of 43 KIM, Harry 18,869 50.4% LAU, Wally 9,195 24.6% HOFFMANN, Peter S. (Pete) 3,839 10.3% HAPAI, Marlene (Nachbar) 2,265 6.1% MCCANDLESS, Shannon K.K. 776 2.1% KA'EHU'AE'A, Wendell 356 1.0% WEINERT, Eric, Jr. (Drake) 265 0.7% AKINA, Alvin A., Jr. 230 0.6% TAMASHIRO, Gene 216 0.6% LUTA, […]
