KNDI

KNDI
Currently silent
Broadcast area
Honolulu, Hawaii
Waianae, Hawaii
Frequency1270 kHz
Ownership
Owner
  • Geronimo and Nellie Malabed
  • (Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC)
History
First air date
July 7, 1960 (1960-07-07)[1]
Call sign meaning
Candy[1]
Technical information[2]
Licensing authority
FCC
37065
ClassB
Power5,000 watts
Transmitter coordinates
21°19′14.7″N 157°52′37″W / 21.320750°N 157.87694°W / 21.320750; -157.87694
Links
Public license information
Websitewww.kndi.com

KNDI (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, that is currently silent. The station is owned by Geronimo and Nellie Malabed, through licensee Geronimo Broadcasting, LLC, and last aired a multicultural format. Its on-air liners are "Voices from Around the World" and has been on the air since 1960. It was the first radio station in Hawaii to have an all-female airstaff, hence the KNDI call sign, which phonetically spells out "Candy." KNDI features programming in Philippine languages (Ilocano and Tagalog), Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Okinawan, Vietnamese, Lao, Spanish, Samoan, Tongan, Marshallese, Chuukese, Pohnpeian and English.

In 2025, the station began simulcasting on K284AL (104.7 FM).[3]

The station continued to broadcast on AM 1270 until March 10, 2026, when they had to vacate AM their transmitter tower, effective immediately. The order came from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, who owns the property the tower stands on. They cited undefined "safety concerns" as their reason.[4] The station opened a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a return to their AM frequency, with a stated goal of US $18,000.

  • KNDI host Flor Martinez in studio with Senator Mazie Hirono in 2014.
    KNDI host Flor Martinez in studio with Senator Mazie Hirono in 2014.

References

  1. ^ a b "All-Girl Station on Air Tonight". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. July 7, 1960. p. 13. Retrieved December 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Facility Technical Data for KNDI". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
  3. ^ KNDI 1270, 2025, "2025 EVENTS AND NEWS," http://www.kndi.com/p/2025-events-and-news.html
  4. ^ Hawaii News Now, March 10, 2026, "Beloved multilingual radio station drops off AM dial," https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/03/11/beloved-multilingual-radio-station-drops-off-am-dial/


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