# Island Weather - KITV4

> Honolulu Hawaii Live Radar, Video Forecasts, 8-day Forecasts, Traffic Alerts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kitv.android.weather](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kitv.android.weather)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.kitv.android.weather`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Allen Media Broadcasting
- **Category:** WEATHER
- **Downloads:** 14,752
- **Rating:** 3.86 / 5 (78 ratings)
- **Version:** 6.2.512
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-27
- **First published:** 2014-10-06
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-25
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kitv.android.weather)
- **Website:** [http://www.kitv.com](http://www.kitv.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.kitv.com/site/privacy.html](https://www.kitv.com/site/privacy.html)

## Description

**Island Weather - KITV4** delivers instant, precise weather updates tailored for Honolulu, Hawaii. Experience live radar down to street level, up-to-date hurricane information, and real-time traffic alerts—all accessible right on your device. 

Key features include hourly and 8-day forecasts, interactive radar and traffic maps, high-resolution satellite cloud imagery, and personalized push alerts for severe weather. The app leverages integrated GPS technology to provide forecasts and radar tailored to your current location. Plus, it offers a dedicated traffic page with live flow and incident data, ensuring that users get comprehensive updates for both weather and travel conditions. Available for free, Island Weather - KITV4 is your essential tool for confident golfing, commuting, and daily planning in Honolulu.

## Rankings

- #489,845 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_BACKGROUND_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.kitv.android.weather.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users appreciate the app's radar tracking, user-friendly interface, and good graphics, making it useful for daily weather monitoring. However, multiple reviews criticize excessive and intrusive ads, app crashes post-update, and reduced detail in storm tracking after updates. Users also find the map visuals problematic due to a large green dot obstructing locations and express concerns about limited coverage beyond Honolulu. Overall, while functional, the app's recent changes and advertising practices have negatively impacted user experience.

### Pros

- Provides radar weather tracking and monitoring, which users find useful.
- User-friendly interface according to some users.
- Generally good graphics and weather visuals.
- Allows regular usage for checking weather (e.g., nearly twice daily).

### Cons

- Contains too many advertisements, including intrusive pop-up ads.
- Frequent crashes especially after updates, leading to app instability.
- The updated app lacks storm details important to users, making it less useful as a hurricane tracker.
- Presence of a large green dot on the weather map obstructs location visibility.
- Limited geographical coverage, with complaints about insufficient information for islands other than Honolulu, such as the Big Island.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.kitv.android.weather)