I love their variety in music. One of my favorites. Just change stations if you're not into music breaks. I've enjoyed this station for years. read more

Why to the called it kssk and the posse? No one calls in anymore like before with updates on traffic, crime, lost pet etc. The morning show is just one long advertising gimmick, making you think you are listening to a conversation when they are selling businesses. So many commercials, sad use to be a reliable station, no longer. LALA storm coverage? Not till 11am after the storm passed. The only good thing is Mandy great addition, time for Perry to retire getting tired of listening to ad after ad after ad... read more

Im here for the morning news, but have to listen to MP bark his right wing propaganda news in his version. Why can't the news be unbiased and professional like it used to be? Nowadays I cringe to hear his voice if he's in studio and change stations right away, sigh of relief when he's not there with the fun upbeat broadcasting of JB and MS. Can't wait til he retires... read more

Love the music (I'm old), but cannot stand Mr. Perry. He spreads lies and misinformation.

i'm forced to listen to this trash at work...for months. i'd give this zero stars, if i could. why am i hearing the same songs every day?! oh please play "flowers" for the 7th time during my work shift. cuz apparently that skank miley cyrus has no other songs. read more

Michael Perry is such a turnoff. Literally. In today's political climate, KSSK needs to turn off his personal political opinion when on the air. We get enough of these type of FOX news, certainly don't need it when we're trying to just enjoy a nice drive to work or unwind from the hectic and depressing state our country is on currently. We need a break from political issues. It certainly is not the station they profess to be.. a feel good station. read more

Hawaii's radio station, KSSK's Live broadcast with Jim Brickman in Honolulu... My friend, Jules Y., won 4 tickets to see Karen Keawehawaii, Michael W. Perry, and Sweetie Pacarro interview Jim Brickman for their morning radio show! They were promoting the Jim Brickman concert on January 25, 2020 at The Blaisdell Center - in celebration of Jim's 25th Anniversary! We were excited to go to the Hawaiian Financial Music Hall on the 4th Floor of the Dole Cannery Office Building. It was a comfy livingroom atmosphere with light refreshments in an intimate setting. Parking: we were told that we would receive validated parking at the Dole Cannery structure. I didn't read the fine print that stated that only the first hour is free. Afterwards, it's $3 per half hour. We only caught on when an audience member returned with his parking receipt for $9. Wow - he said that he had never paid for parking before this. After some discussion with management, we all got our parking ticket problem resolved. Too bad that the parking policy had changed recently without informing returning audience members. Bottom line: park elsewhere Other than that, we had an enjoyable time meeting Jim Brickman and asking him direct questions. He's a talented singer/songwriter with a witty sense of humor! He sang a few songs for us, including "The Gift" and "My Valentine". Note: he can play the piano blindfolded! Anyway, thanks to KSSK and Jim Brickman for the autographed poster, photo session, and the happy memory! Thank you to Jules Y. for inviting us to go with you! read more

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I would give this station zero stars if it were possible. Once there was a balanced radio show with both sides of the political and personal opinion spectrum, but with the loss of Mr Price, this really has become the local version of Fox. I am extremely disappointed since I actually like the music on this station. I really hope the owners of this station consider revamping the station and bring back a more balanced viewpoint that isn't disparaging of more liberal opinions. I respect conservative opinions, but it's rather scary when people disregard science and push dangerous ideas. read more

One morning as I had tuned into this radio station, I heard an announcement for a contest. If you want to win a prize, in one minute, you must call the KSSK radio station! Ready set..! Oh no, right now is that next minute! :P I dialed my phone hoping for a win. I was met with a busy signal so, I tried again. The next thing, Perry of the Perry & Price Morning Show was letting me know that I was caller number 9! He asked for my name (which he had me repeat for effect heehee) and who my favorite radio station is (KSSK!!). Perry congratulated me again then transferred me over to the station staff person who took my information and gave me instructions how to find the building. Major excitement! I could hardly believe I just won something! YIPPEE!! :D WHERE TO PARK & PICK UP YOUR PRIZE: 1. Park on the Costco Iwilei side of the building that does not house the Dole Cannery Regal Theater. You will be parking back side of the Caste & Cooke Dole Cannery building (which has an obvious, colorful wrought iron non gated entry way). 2. Follow the path through between the two buildings all the way until the end of the open air path toward what looks like stairs and a landing that heads to the second floor. Before this stair, hang a right into the building and stick to the right. Keep walking all the way following the right side of the building. 3. When you see the street (the other side of the street will be the movie theater side), hang another right past another what'll seem like another building entrance. This is the Castle & Cooke building side of the Dole Cannery building. 4. Take the fourth floor up the elevator. On the correct floor, take a left through the door to iHeart Radio and many other Oahu radio stations such as KSSK. 5. Left side of the room will be the pick up desk that is surrounded by a dark wooden curved wall with a clear plexiglass. There probably won't be an attendant. Instead, follow the instructions found on sheet of paper taped to the plexiglass window which will be how to contact them using the phone sitting on the coffee table at the other side of the foyer. 6. Once you establish contact, a staff person will appear at that plexiglass window. Present your photo ID so they can verify you as the person who actually won. What did I win? I won two tickets to the Island Music Awards show held at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center (NBC) Arena! My Yelp friend Nadine C. came with me to experience this event. We both thought it neat to see this show. We don't know much about Reggae music but learned a bit about the Reggae music scene and got to see that the genre extends past Hawaii into New Zealand. The event was run very well. There was a live performance by an award nominee at the beginning and after each awards section of the program which made it feel very much like a concert since most sang four or five songs. What a treat for Reggae fans in the house! Near the end, we saw Anuhea perform live, the Boyz II Men group came to say hi, and Hawaii MLB baseball star Shane Victorino and Fiji got awards too! Ticket pick up was a breeze. I do have a comment about their new procedures for callers vying for prizes. The iHeart internet radio is usually 1 to even an infrequent 10 minutes behind. Usually when one of the radio ppl announce the contest, the time to call either has already passed (which makes it too late to call :/) or there's less than a 30 to a few seconds left to dial! :/ I would suggest that they give a couple minutes more in order for internet callers to have a heads up bc why shouldn't they have some heads up like regular radio callers? Well, that's what would keep contests fair for iHeart Radio listeners. Thank you for the tickets to the recent 6/10/2018 Island Music Awards show, Michael W. Perry, KSSK, 98.5 FM, and iHeart Radio! It was a fantastic show, full of talented musicians! Congratulations to all of the winners! What a great thing they have started with this event! Kudos on a professional, well done event, and good luck to many more! :D read more

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Love this radio station!!!! Been listening to the for many many years. Living in the Hawaii Kai area and now zkalama Valley, we find the reception terrible and have to wait till we drive out to listen to it. I wish the reception out here was better. read more

I recently moved back to Hawaii after a 4 year absence. I was really looking forward to Christmas music on KSSK. What a disappointment. Perry runs his mouth so much I have to TURN IT OFF! Today I tried again and about hurt myself laughing at Perry's unbelievable regurgitation of Fox news points. Hilarious when he is speaking into a microphone broadcasting to many people while expressing his opinion about the untrustworthy media. News flash Perry: You are part of the media. And not a good part. Sorry KSSK, I will not be listening to your station. read more

I grew up with KSSK on in the mornings. My parents had it on while we got ready for school. I have to be honest, I don't think I really paid much attention to the details of what was said but I know it was MWP and LP and I vividly remember the "knocking" sound that came on before the news. Fast forward and I'm commuting to town to drop off my daughter at school every morning and have 45 minutes in the car to listen to the radio. While KSSK is not a first choice for music in the morning, I THOUGHT it was good choice for news. I thought wrong. Like other reviewers have stated, Mike Perry is extreme in his views. He has continually spread personal and not factual information about covid. If it wasn't for the pandemic, I probably wouldn't care what he says. But his personal biased views can influence many listeners and is detrimental to the people of Hawaii. I'm not saying he isn't entitled to his opinion, but don't confuse opinion with facts when we are in the middle of a major global health crisis. From anti masking to disrespecting doctors & nurses and even saying children are not at risk, this guy is harmful to the good of Hawaii. His fellow colleagues also have their head in the sand and are in Covid denial. Sweetie went on air from Las Vegas at a time when travel was not advised and also flaunted her 2 thanksgiving parties because they have such a big family when gatherings were limited to 10 people. It is irresponsible that radio station management would allow this madness. It is irresponsible to use a platform like radio to spread false information instead of using such a powerful voice for good. read more

Listening to KSSK recently, I was shocked and disappointed to hear how fanatical Michael Perry has become. His political views lack any nuance and reeks of falling down an algorithmic fake news rabbit hole on Facebook. Growing up I listened to KSSK on my drive to school, and I'm not sure if I didn't identify it at the time or if Michael Perry has become more extreme since then, but it saddens me to hear him spew far-right unsubstantiated rhetoric as fact. I will no longer support a radio station that gives a platform to this type of biased, destructive, sloppy commentary. read more

I love this station. Anything that upsets the left is good in my book. You guys could coach Lady V to read the traffic a little better though. She stumbles through her words very often and makes understanding the traffic a chore. read more

I have been tuned in to KSSK for many years. I enjoy listening to your choice of music programming and occasional personal comments of local and national issues. I am concerned that Mr. Perry has been over stepping his position of being a disk jockey. It's good to present his opinions. However , NOT every time he covers the news. I want to hear the news. If he wants people to listen to his constant babbling about the past election. He should be given a separate commentary program. This will give many of your listeners a chance to hear something more soothing than negative comments. We don't need to tear our community apart with his childish comments. When ever he gives the news. I switch stations. Perhaps it is time for a change at KSSK. read more

Just listened this morning and could not believe the Fox News Propaganda machine via radio. If you are providing information, please provide factual information that affects people's health during the COVID pandemic. I do not want to hear Price's uninformed opinion about a preliminary study that indicates a certain touted COVID was not effective. Price misrepresented the study groups and discounted the study. Can he at least be factual instead of minimizing this preliminary study? That's a minimum in this day and age with this pandemic. read more

LoL. Yes, I actually listen to them. LoL. It's through this radio station that I find what's up in the morning... My source of news.... read more

Perry is very pessimistic with so many false information. This morning, he talked about California (usual talk about California is being manage by crazy people) not having enough water and that it doesn't make sense because there's an ocean next to California. That's not true, having an ocean doesn't automatically mean its instant potable water. If that was true, COFA nations would not have trouble getting drinking water. Other than Perry, the mix of music is awesome and appropriate. I feel that there will be an increase of listeners if Perry is off of the radio. Plus, KSSK is one of the few radio stations that can operate and broadcast info in an emergency and power outage. read more

Was here for a couple weeks for work, and a lack of stations had me just tune it to this station and leave it for the music in the afternoon. The commentary in the mornings is just insane with the bias. It's like I'm living in North Carolina again with the FOX-esque coverage of events. If the ALCU is involved with anything he's covering, the story is followed up with some smart-ass comment from this guy as if the organization isn't trying to regain some shred of civil rights in this crazy time. It's pretty jarring to be in a beautiful place such as Hawaii listening to this forced political dribble on every topic he covers. Is it so hard just to convey a story? His worst crime though? He's Monotone. read more

I stopped listening to Michael Perry show with my morning commute few years ago when Michael got too political. I still have Kssk on my speed dial on my car radio. Just so happen I was listening to his show this morning and Michael was making some political statements completely contradicting KssK news report few minutes after. It is just too much propaganda that I can handle. I was listening to his show over 12 years with my morning commute few years ago. You can't relax with his show anymore. read more

Interesting reading the negative reviews for MWP and his viewpoints. I find it quite refreshing and don't mind opposing sides. His news reports make me smile and think which is more than I can say about our politicians. But then again I'm not complacent and satisfied with our one party system that hasn't seen a single city, county or state project come in on time or on budget for fifty years. Looking forward to the new stadium. Terry HK read more

Too much political opinion. People don't tune in for Perry's opinion on race relations or politics especially courtesy of FOX news. I'm done. My wife clued me in and she's right. We just wanted to hear music. read more

I wanted to thank MWP for speaking the truth on the radio. We all need to have his courage or we will lose our country to totalitarianism. Pray for our country! read more

While I enjoy the music and Kathy with a K, Michael W. Perry is a waste of space.He says nothing positive and complains and blames everything on certain political or ethnic entities. Don't understand why he's still on air. read more

WTF has happened to KSSK and specifically Michael W. Perry?! I've been a loyal listener for the past couple decades and sorely miss Mr. Price as a local Bruddah-Bruddah with THE voice and viewpoints to temper the issues at hand and balance out things with MWP. Since Mr. Price left the morning broadcast and especially the past several months, I've sensed MWP turn into a divisive personality with an extremely misinformed view on such important issues as the pandemic, the economy, the BLM situation and the like. Most notably, no matter what our current President of the United States says (99% of the CoVid cases are mild...we are in a good place and the rest of the world looks to our country as a model for combating CoVid-19) or does (has a peaceful protest with hundreds of participants tear-gassed so he can hold a bible for a photo op...conduct election rallies despite the fact these gatherings will only spread the CoVid-19 infections) it appears MWP has lost all sense of humanity and sides with behaviors that is totally counter to what binds our community together: our sense of Aloha for one another. I firmly believe MWP has become as arrogant and narcissistic as our current President thus he (MWP) should be "impeached and removed" from our airwaves and replaced with new blood with a fresh, balanced outlook on things. Only then will I consider dialing back to KSSK and consider it as my go-to radio station. One word to describe MIchael W. Perry: outdated. read more

Ever since I came on this island 30 plus years ago I have listened to KSSK because the beautiful local Japanese woman I married did so. It was Perry and Price and we loved it. Even when we saw Larry with his really big belly downtown with a young chick. Even when I called them to tell them they were off air. It was OK. Perry and Price were a great combination. Haole and local. But when Larry left so did the magic. Not to take away from Mike. He has his own mojo. However the combination was special. It has not been replaced. It cannot be replaced. Someone new has to come along. A new haole and a new local is what we need in the new era with the new feelings and new sensitivity. Someone has to come forward, not Grace Lee, Billy V, or Stepheni Lum but someone with the spirit of the past and the future in their bones. Is there a Rap Replinger out there? read more

Michael W. Perry loves to go on the radio saying how Government spending is out of control by the awful Democrats, and how the fiscally responsible Republicans only want to rein in spending, like they are looking out for you. And he makes it sound so reasonable except for the things that he is not telling you, which makes me question what his true agenda is. First off, Michael W. Perry is not a Democrat. He is a Republican Trump supporter and always has been, so he is very critical of Biden, while being very silent to all the shenanigans Trump or the right wing are doing. The fact that the Republicans are refusing to raise the debt ceiling unless Biden gives into their demands is terrible. They have conveniently forgotten that they raised the debt ceiling three times under President Trump. It is no secret that the Republicans want to gut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. But with the elections coming up next year, and knowing that most Americans are against cuts to Social Security and Medicare, they are going whole hog on cuts to social programs this year while they can. Some examples of what these cuts would mean to the American people are cutting funding for medical care for veterans, slash funding for schools with low income students and students with disabilities. Eliminate preschool and childcare for hundreds of thousands of children. Cut nutrition assistance for families who rely on programs like WIC and SNAP, or seniors who rely on Meals On Wheels. They would also cut funding for housing vouchers for 630,000 households, including 190,000 households headed by seniors and 50,000 veterans, and scale back on rail safety inspections. These are just a few of the programs that would be cut, that Michael W. Perry doesn't mention. It is true that American debt is high and is a problem. But what Michael W. Perry doesn't mention is that Donald Trump increased the national debt by 7.4 trillion dollars while in office , meaning nearly one third of our debt was incurred under Donald Trump. This was because of the tax cuts he gave to the wealthy 1%. Because we received less revenue from the elite, the Government incurred more debt. So instead of reversing the tax cuts to the rich, which could fix the problem, the Republicans are demanding that the Democrats cut spending for programs that don't benefit them, like social programs, instead of paying their fair share of taxes. So I find it hypocritical that the Republicans are now pretending that they are so concerned about Americas out of control spending, which is a problem that their party exacerbated. But of course you will never hear any of this coming from Michael W. Perry, because he is just a mouthpiece for the right wing and the right wing ideologue. read more

I have grown up listening to K59 with my parents many many years ago listening to J. Akuhead Pupule. We as a family enjoyed listening to the music and comments. Now fast forward 2020 (after Larry Price left) I no longer can take a minute listening to MWP. He is so arrogant and opinionated and makes such crude unprofessional comments. I still listen to KSSK but never when MWP is on the air. He is so politically incorrect and makes the station look bad on his Trump based comments. Bring back the music less MWP. Maybe he needs to retire. read more

I use to be a loyal fan. Looked forward to my drive to work with Perry and Price. Over the last coupl of years, their comments and opinions appeared to be farther and farther caring for the community. Ignorant comments toward racial change in our country has finally made me decide KSSK is far from the culture of or island. Ignorance of how our country can change for the better. Time fornnew blood! These guys are stale and belong back in the past. Boycotting KSSK and their sponsors! read more

If I could give this zero stars, I would. I used to listen to the news on KSSK but cannot do it anymore. I thought that Michael W. Perry used to have interesting viewpoints--some I agreed with and others I did not agree with. I'm open-minded, so was willing to listen to various viewpoints and learn what others are thinking. Well, Perry started to become extremely biased--his info on climate change, COVID-19, the media, etc. . . are often completely wrong. He also criticizes certain political parties and views but never has a bad word for Trump. I could not listen to him anymore, so stopped last year. Price used to be a bit unintelligible when they were partners on the air--I am now thinking that he was the one who kept the balance. Without Price, Perry is off the rails and I refuse to listen to his rants anymore. read more

I really hate it when I have to listen to Mike talk about anything political. Its just ruins the morning when he badmouths people in general . You can hear the snark in his tone. I rather just have the morning news go straight to the point, not a 7-10 minute talk about this politician or that politician doing this type of thing. read more

Listen to KSSK as an Absolute last resort for the daily news on your morning commutes. I would give it 0 stars. Michael W Perry is washed up and dated, has ZERO credentials in politics and offers weak and extremely biased commentary. Yeah, yeah, we get it... you love Trump. It's a shame because there's not many FM radio stations reporting the daily news anymore. read more

Are Perry & Price STILL on the air? They really need to retire and give other people a chance to work. They're lame, out of date, boring and one of them is always incoherent. *YAWN* read more

From the first week I moved to Oahu, I listened to the Perry and Price Show, now Perry and the Posse. Michael W. Perry makes the morning better. Julia and Jimmy, as well as John and TC are the best team for morning news, weather, and commentary. Give them a listen if you want unbiased truth about the news of the day. read more

Ok Perry is easy to listen to and I can flow with him. Price is way past his sell by date on the bottle. I am sure he was ok in his prime and his history in the islands are pretty huge. Former pro football player, former coach at UH but he really should give up the radio gig. Reading bits, the news, or even breathing is a struggle now. Ever listen to them and hear the same ole same ole? seems like their bits are all the same after awhile esp. the Saturday radio show. I mean get creative and come up with new stuff! For news and happenings during disasters they are the best...........well Perry is the best. read more

Meh... I find Larry Price a little (I said little) easier to take now that his pigeon has been overtaken by more conventional pronunciations and grammar. I still hear it down there however. It's generational, the older set likes them. They should have something. Just change stations. News-wise, I miss having CNN Headline News simulcast on AM. There should really be something like that even if the broadcast rotates over and over. And they should have a local component too, maybe audio that is snatched from one of the morning TV shows. read more

I have grown up listening to KSSK for almost 50 yrs now. But I just can't do it any longer. Perry's proTrump opinions and condescending comments are just too much to stomach. God forbid Perry airing an opposing opinion to his pro Trump stance. Sick of listening to his rants. read more

Just report the news and not spew political agenda on us. I stopped listening to KSSK. I used to cringe listening to Price try to speak with a towel in his mouth. But now that he's gone I miss him as Perry has now full reign to try to influence us with his propaganda. read more

It's too bad I can't give this place no starts at all, because that's what I feel like it deserves. I won 4 movie tickets through KSSK for an advance screening of the movie Storks. I received an email on Friday at about 11:21am letting me know that I needed to pick them up on a weekday no later than Monday 9/19/16 from 12pm-3pm. I thought long & hard being that I would have to take off early to get the tickets on Friday & then also on Monday. I'm all about family time, so I thought it was worth it. I had to call & confirm with the girl who sent the email about the tickets to me & she said that Ward stated that they want everyone there 3 hrs before or exchange the tickets & that it was a first come first serve basis since it gets so crowded. Due to us only having one car & coming from NS we had to work out the car arrangements & make sure we were able to make it to the theaters by 4, since the movie started at 7. We got there at 4 only to have the girl at the window tell us that we couldn't get the tickets until 5pm! I let her know that I had an email & she smirked & said yeah it's at 5pm. I said thank you & left. Let my husband know & he was upset so he took the tickets & the email & went inside to speak with someone. They told him that they don't know why the radios station does that, because they don't give out tickets for this kind of thing until 5pm. He decided to call the girl who emailed me to let them know. She told him that her co-worker called the theaters & they told them that they were giving it away at 5pm. She told him to go to the box off & see if they would give it to us early, but he said that he already had went there. She wasn't much help. We killed time until 5pm & decided to get something to eat with the kids. I went to grab the tickets there & the guy first asked me how many tickets I wanted (it clearly was a 4 pack), so I said 4. He told me they were assigned seats & that we could come back at 6:30. I asked will there be someone assisting with the assigned seats, & he said yes. I let my husband know that they were assigned seats & he mentioned how he hopes we don't have front row. I look at the tickets & they say row A. I call the theaters & ask the girl where it's located & she tells me front row, I explain to her everything I've been through & how we should be able to sit where we want since its first come, first serve. I let her know that I understand that we won the tickets & it's free, but this is horrible & they should try accommodate us. I ask to speak to a Manager & she puts me on hold then hangs up on me! I decided to haul everyone & walk up there in person. I go on & ask to speak with a Manager (her name was Juli). I begin to tell her (yet someone else I have to explain to) what my concern is. She doesn't apologize, she just begins telling me that this is a rental & they are hosting it. She said that it's not their responsibility, but the people renting it. She goes on to say how they (the radio station) is the one who decided to tell people that we need to come 3 hours before & how it was their idea to have assigned seating. By the way, I'll be posting pictures of the email I received from the radio station about how it's the theater who wanted us to come 3 hours before & how they're responsible for seating. I told her that now of days people find out information through word of mouth & that I won't be putting out a good word for them. She told me that if I have anything else to say or anything else to question I can talk to the radio station. I told her that we wouldn't be staying for the movie & how disappointed my kids are because of it. I let them know that we wouldn't be staying because I knew that they didn't care about our situation & that they weren't going to be accommodating. I also let her know that I would be letting the radio station know & I do plan on doing so. It's sad how there was obviously no communication going on & how no one wanted to be responsible for anything that they were saying. I'm doing a double review for both here & Ward theaters. read more

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Julia reads it and Mike colors it with a reality sorely missing from the A.P. If Mike's wrong then you'd ignore it and move on. However if what he says is bothering your conscience, then maybe the question is why ? Mr. Perry has suggested many times where he is getting the stuff hes reading on the air. He doesn't make it up. If he makes you think...then he is doing what good journalism is suppose to do. Carry on with the refreshing morning show that does a tremendous favor to the public by refraining from going with the flow. I'd rather climb to new heights then wind up flowing downhill to the bottom. Thank you KSSK for standing at the top. read more