Public Schools Closed Through Friday
All public schools, charter schools, and Department of Education Offices will be closed across the State Thursday & Friday.
Big Island Hurricane Update
Rain bands associated with Hurricane Lane have begun moving ashore along the Big Island’s southern coast as the Category 4 storm continues its march closer to the Hawaiian Islands. Widespread rain is expected to move over the island throughout today with Kailua-Kona likely to see effects starting in the late afternoon and evening, Chevy Chevalier, a forecaster with the Honolulu-based National Weather Service, said. Rain has already began to fall […]
11am Hurricane Lane Updates
Comparing the path from 8am to 11am, it has moved slightly East and closer to Kohala. Stay alert; be prepared. KNKR will be live on air with continuing updates. 1100 AM HST Wed Aug 22 2018 ...HAWAIIAN ISLANDS REMAIN VULNERABLE AS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE LANE PASSES SOUTH OF THE BIG ISLAND... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...15.5N 155.9W ABOUT 285 MI...455 KM S OF KAILUA-KONA HAWAII ABOUT 420 […]
5AM Hurricane Lane Update & Discussion
At 500 AM HST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Lane was located near latitude 15.1 North, longitude 155.3 West. Lane is moving toward the west-northwest near 9 mph (15 km/h) and this motion is expected to become northwest later today, followed by a turn to the north-northwest on Thursday. On the forecast track, the center of Lane will move very close to or over the main Hawaiian Islands from […]
Hurricane Warning Issued for Hawai’i Island
Hurricane Lane is holding its strength as a Category 4 storm as it continues to make its way toward the Hawaiian Islands. A hurricane warning is now in effect for Hawaii County, while Oahu and Maui County remain under a hurricane watch. Tropical storm conditions are possible beginning Wednesday night, with hurricane conditions possible on Thursday, forecasters with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said Tuesday. As of 5 […]
Schools closed Wednesday
All Kohala Public Schools will be closed tomorrow. Decision on Thursday is pending.
2:00PM Hurricane Lane Update
Hurricane Lane is passing to the south-southeast of the Big Island today and is expected to begin a turn northwest toward the islands tonight and Wednesday. The center of Lane will track dangerously close to, or over the islands Thursday through Saturday. Regardless of the exact track of the center, major impacts are likely in some areas as the hurricane makes its closest approach. It is important to remember, these […]
11am Hurricane Update
KAILUA-KONA — A hurricane watch remains in effect for Hawaii and Maui counties as Hurricane Lane nears the Hawaiian Islands. Tropical storm conditions are possible beginning Wednesday night, with hurricane conditions possible on Thursday, forecasters with the Central Pacific Hurricane Center in Honolulu said Tuesday. As of 11 a.m. Tuesday, Lane was a strong Category 4 hurricane circulating 155 mph winds some 395 miles south-southeast of Hilo and 360 miles […]