MUCHO MAHALO: Much mahalos to all who gave on Friday as KWXX, B976 and KPUA broadcast all day from 6am to 6pm, taking donations for disaster relief for Hurricane Katrina victims.

Your generosity resulted in approximately 29-thousand-200 dollars raised for the American Red Cross Katrina Relief Fund! Again, we’d like to thank KTA Superstores, Pacific Sound Company, Instant Sign Centers and the American Red Cross.

All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief.

(Photo above) At KTA Puainako in Hilo (from l to r) Kat and Keala of KWXX, Eddie O of Lava 105 and KOA Country, DC of B-97 and Sgt Darren Horio of the Hilo Police Department. He had just finished First Watch and stopped by to show his support.

Top 5 Men

1. 08:14:17 Al-Sultan, Faris(5th Fastest Time in Ironman History)

2. 08:19:36 Brown, Cameron

3. 08:20:04 Reid, Peter

4. 08:22:30 Beke, Rutger

5. 08:23:01 Widoff, Cameron

Top 5 Women

1. 09:09:30 Badmann, Natascha

2. 09:11:51 Jones, Michellie

3. 09:12:39 Major, Kate

4. 09:14:53 Lawn, Joanna

5. 09:22:08 Allen, Katherine

636.5-pound Pacific Blue Marlin caught Wednesday on the Tara II by HIBT Team Malindi Fishing Club of Kenya. 15 year old Brian Reece (Grandfather in his 33rd HIBT) took only 40min to bring home this Giant Pacific Blue.

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2005 Discovery Day

Oceanic time Warner Cable, Keahou Shopping Center and the Discovery Networks presented the 3rd Annual Discovery Day. It was a great day of activites, entertainment and more!

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The BIG DADDY Father's Day Giveaway

KWXX, B97, The Fairmont Orchid and the Lepika Sport Fishing Co. want to congratulate Karl Toubman this years BIG DADDY Father's Day WINNER! Karl won himself a HUGE prize package valued at over $3,000. Find out more about The Fairmont Orchid by CLICKING HERE!. For more info about Lepika Sport Fishing Co. CLICK HERE!. Keep listening to KWXX for your chance to WIN, only from the station with more winners more often.....KWXX FM!

The Lepika Crew and last years KWXX Father's Day Winner, Les Ito

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2005 BOMBASTIC

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Ho`olauna Hou

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2005 Merrie Monarch Royal Parade

The KWXX, Integrity Graphics, Ka Mea Kanu Ola Plants Gang getting ready for the Royal Parade.

KWXX would like to mahalo: Integrity Graphics, Ka Mea Kanu Ola Plants, Pacific Sound Company, HPM Building Supply, Floral Resources, Conen's Freight Service, Paradise Plants, and Subway for helping with this year's KWXX float.

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Country Music Superstar Stops By KWXX

Tracy Byrd and G. Cruz in the KWXX Kona Sales Office

National Country Music Recording Artist, TV Personality, Cook Book Author, and all around nice guy, Tracy Byrd, stopped by the KWXX Kona Studios. Tracy was on the Big Island for the Childrens Miracle Network and the Golf Channel. Even G. Cruz was star struck, "How often do you get a major country artist stop by!"

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Presenting the American Red Cross with a great donation.

Mahalo to ALL across the Big Island showing true ALOHA with over $33,000 raised for the victims in South East Asia affected by the tsunami. "It was 12 hours, but seeing all the people in this community giving made it all worth while!" - Kat. KWXX, B97, and KPUA staff broadcast from 4 KTA locations around the Big Island for 12 hours, from 6am - 6pm, to raise money for the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund. ALL MONEY raised will be donated to the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Fund.

SPECIAL MAHALO TO:

KTA Super Stores - Puainako, Waimea, Kailua-Kona, and Keauhou

Pacific Sound Company

Instant Sign Centers

If you still wish to give to the victims stop by the American Red Cross offices in Hilo and Kailua-Kona. Mahalo to all who gave!

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OVER A THOUSAND PENNIES TO SAVE SOUTH EAST ASIA!

Kat & Keala, along with 35 2nd grade students, teachers and kupuna from Keaukaha Elementary School.

KWXX, was proud to accept $135.00 for the American Red Cross, that was collected by the 2nd graders of Keaukaha School in pennies to send to the tsunami victims in South East Asia. The students were treated to a tour around the KWXX studios/offices and had a chance to sing and talk story on the air with Kat & Keala LIVE on the radio. MAHALO NUI LOA E NA KEIKI!

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Thousands of Dollars in Prizes

(l-r) J.E. Orozco, Kat, Leona (Gone Again Travel)Lori Montgomery, daughter and friend

CONGRATULATIONS to Lori Montgomery WINNER of the KWXX / Gone Again Travel Santa Christmas Chest Kona Giveaway! Lori took home over $6,000 in prizes.

CLICK HERE for more pictures of the Kona Giveaway!

(l-r)Yisa, DC Lurline Kahape`a the 2004 Christams Chest HILO Winner, Kat.

CONGRATULATIONS - Lurline Kahape`a the Hilo Santa Christmas Chest Winner!

CLICK HERE for more pictures of the Hilo Giveaway this past Wednesday 12/15/04.

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Happy Holidays!

The KWXX Gang in this years Kona Christmas Light Parade - with the BIGGEST light of all!

This year KWXX was proud to be a part of the Lehua Jaycees Christmas Parade, The Waimea Christmas Light Parade and the Kona Christmas Light Parade. Mahalo to everyone that came out to support this years events!

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Thousands Came to Celebrate Reggae!

Thousands came to "Celebrate Their Reggae" at the Kona Swing Zone. "Celebrate Your Reggae" featured an ALL-STAR line-up: Aswad, Barrington Levy, Yellowman, Natural Vibrations, and Marty Dread w/ Mixjah.

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U.S. Marine Corp turns 229

Cake cutting with Marine Corp. in the KWXX studio.

The Marine Corp came by to celebrate their 229th Birthday! Keala, helped cut the cake with the official sword of the Marines. They also stopped in the KPUA.

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Black & White Night with KWXX

Kat, J.E., Yisa, Debbie (L-R)

KWXX one of the many sponsors of Black & White Night in Downtown Hilo. A night filled with food, jazz, costumes & more!

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AND THE WINNER IS.....

Norman Stadler, 2004 Ironman Winner.

KWXX, Your Official Ironman World Championship Radio Station provided live coverage of this years triathlon in Kailua-Kona on 101.5 FM. This years winner Norman Stadler of Germany completed the grueling 3 section race in 8:33:29.

MAHALO TO:

Timex, Hard Rock Cafe, McKenna Motor Cars, Play It Again Sports, Los Habaneros, Kailua-Kona Auto Care Center, Big Island Running Company, Aloha Acupuncture, Jamba Juice, and O's Bistro.

Kat & Keala at this years Ironman Parade throwing out candy.

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54th Annual Hawaii County Fair

The KWXX / B97 Special Events Stage.

KWXX and B97 helped the Hilo Jaycees celebrate 54 years of the Hawaii County Fair at the Civic Fair Grounds. It was 4 fun filled days of rides, games, ono food, crazy contests and the best "island music"!

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THE BIGGEST ISLAND MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR!

MAHALO HILO!

CLICK HERE for MORE pictures of this years 11th KWXX Ho`olaule`a in Downtown Hilo presented by Kama`aina Motors!

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WIN WITH A STICKER, STICK WITH A WINNER!

The KWXX gang at the Old Kaiko`o Mall (Aupuni Center), after giving away hundreds of dollars in prizes!

KWXX, the station with more winners more often! Giving away thousands of dollars in prizes with 2 KWXX Bumper Sticker Parties. In Hilo, at the old Kaiko`o Mall and in Kailua-Kona, at the Big Kmart parking lot. Every vehicle qualified to win 1 of 2 flyaways to Las Vegas.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Our Las Vegas Flyaway Winners!
Roberta Sonoda & Willette Amantiad

Mahalo to:
Vacations Hawaii - The name you can trust to Vegas
and Gone Again Travel - in Kainaliu

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SOLD OUT!

KWXX and Steinlager welcomed Reggae Superstars UB40 to the Big Island as part of their "Homegrown 2004" tour. Performing to a SOLD OUT crowd, singin' some of their new songs and their very loved classics! Mahalo to Tom Moffatt for making this awsome concert event happen!

CLICK HERE for more pictures of the AWSOME concert!

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ONE OF MANY CLASSIC MOMENTS

Kalapana celebrating 30 years of music in Hilo at the Civic Auditorium.

30 years ago a bunch of young guys wrote some songs and recorded an album, 30 years later those songs are as popular as ever. "Great songs live forever!" Kalapana and Cecilio & Kapono took the stage and put on a awsome concert to almost 2000 people.

Cecilio and Kapono doing their thing.

Devoted C&K fans, "singin' with their eyes closed!"

______________________________________ RELAY FOR LIFE

With over $184,000.00 raised this year for the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life. It was a great night of music, dancing, stories and more! KWXX, KPUA, and B97 major sponsors since the events creation in Hilo about 10 years ago. G Cruz, DC (from B97), Kat, Keoni Johnson and Chris Leonard (General Manager) spent the night MCing and having a blast with some great weather for this years Relay for Life.

G Cruz and DC acting silly!

Mother (Kat) and son (AJ) taking a break from MC duty.

Picture of this years Luminary Ceremony, this years ceremony was put together by Gayle Cho and Steve Kiyonaga.

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Volleyball Superstar!

Ryan Tsuji (Rainbow Wahine Manager), Lily Kahumoku, G Cruz

UH Rainbow Wahine Superstar Lily Kahumoku stopped by the KWXX studios along with Hilo boy Ryan Tsuji the UH Rainbow Wahine Manager to promote their Mok-Tsu Volleyball Camp. Mahalo to Lily and Ryan along with the other UH Volleyball team members giving back to the community thru camps like these. Lily, a UH Senior graduates this December and is playing pro-volleyball.

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MAHALO LANIHAU CENTER!

Moon, John , and Jerome...."Chicken Skin kine talent!"

a BIG mahalo goes out to the Lanihau Center for putting together a great event that was free for all to attend. This years July 4th weekend celebration featured the Makaha Sons, Darlene Ahuna, Raiatea Helm, Crewcial Vibes, the KWXX / Baskin Robbins Ice Cream Eating Contest, and the Lanihau Amatuer Vocal / Instrumental Contest. Plus, some great giveaways like a ukulele autographed by the Makaha Sons and Raiatea Helm, Moore Party Bouncers and ono food.

Some of the crowd braving the KONA rain..... The very talented Raiatea Helm. And the winner of the autographed ukulele is......

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2004 Kona Car Show

VDUBS are BACK! A great showing of all kinds of vehicles at this years 2004 Kona Car Show

Raising money for the Kona Motorsports Park is what the 2004 Kona Car Show was all about. The KWXX gang had a blast checking out all of the beautiful vehicles and meeting some new friends.

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MAHALO!

Sudden Rush at the new Kamehameha Schools Kea`au campus for the "MAHALO FOR FOOD CONCERT."

MAHALO to the students at Kamehameha High School Kea`au campus for helping out the Hawaii Island Food Bank with over 4,00 pounds of food. KWXX challenged all Big Island high schools to collect food for the Hawaii Island Food Bank, and Kamehameha High School was the WINNER!

Mahalo to: Hawaii Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Clinic, Pacific Sound Company and Shawnz Muffler and Brakes

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KWXX Budweiser True Music Bombastic

Over 3,000 people packed the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium in Hilo on April 24, 2004 for the 3rd Annual KWXX Budweiser True Music Bombastic. Click here to see more photos.

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The Kamehameha Canoe Club Business Canoe Regatta Results!

CLICK HERE to see this years pictures of all the WINNERS!

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MAHALO Waiakea Intermediate School!!

Mahalo to Waiakea Intermediate School for doing such a great job collecting food for the Hawaii Island Food Bank! As a reward they got to throw pies at Kat & Keala, good thing the students got good aim!

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CLICK HERE For page 2 of EVENT / CONCERT Photo Album!