▁cable ▁line up ▁and ▁move ▁the ▁station ▁to ▁channel ▁ 9 . ▁After ▁Media ▁Central ▁ran ▁into ▁financial ▁troubles ▁and ▁file d ▁for ▁Chapter ▁ 1 1 ▁bank rupt cy , ▁K HA I ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁own ers ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁mult icult ural ▁station ▁K SC I ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁station ▁changed ▁its ▁call ▁letters ▁to ▁K IK U ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁station ' s ▁general ▁manager ▁Gre gg ▁Mu eller ▁left ▁K IK U ▁after ▁a ▁three - year ▁ten ure . ▁After ▁many ▁years , ▁acting ▁president ▁Jo anne ▁Nin omi ya ▁of ▁J N ▁Produ ctions ▁ended ▁her ▁company ' s ▁partners hip ▁with ▁K IK U ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁K IK U ▁began ▁a ▁secondary ▁affili ation ▁with ▁UP N . ▁The ▁station ▁became ▁the ▁fourth ▁and ▁final ▁television ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁Hon ol ulu ▁market ▁to ▁affili ate ▁with ▁UP N ; ▁K F VE ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁market ' s ▁original ▁UP N ▁affili ate ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁K H ON - TV ▁and ▁K G MB ▁shared ▁the ▁network ' s ▁programming ▁as ▁a ▁joint ▁secondary ▁affili ation ▁until ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁K IK U