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As Hawai‘i Public Radio’s fall fund drive Celebration 2014 proceeds on its breakneck pace towards its $1.03 million goal, an O‘ahu tree snail colony asserts its own timeline. Recent storms knocked out HECO power lines to the radio station’s relay facility at the summit of Mount Ka‘ala in the Wai‘anae range, the island’s highest peak at 4,025 feet. At that facility, two boosters beam both HPR-1 and HPR-2 signals to the east and south sides of Kaua‘i, as well as to O‘ahu’s North Shore; a microwave relay also sends signals to KIPL 89.9 in Līhu‘e. Station generators carried the signal for several days, but ran out of fuel on September 30, the eve of the pledge drive. Normally, HECO would have been able to repair the electrical line with little delay, but in this instance the location where the repair is required has been identified as the habitat of an endangered tree snail species – and it’s mating season. Hawai‘i Public Radio waits patiently for the snails to finish their business, and asks listeners on Kaua‘i and the North Shore to find their favorite programs, plus updates on Celebration 2014 (anticipated close on Friday, October 10), via live streaming, its free mobile app, or cable broadcasts. youtu.be/stt7l_Zr09c
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 02:43:01 +0000

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