96 is the only year where RS forks are used on pretty much all of the Kona bikes, but by 96 the Mag21 was well behind the competition performance wise, and Judy's were fitted accross the range.
A Marzocchi XC600 or XC700 would be a better option in my mind, and considering that Kona predominantly used Marzocchi forks for a long time its potentially more preferable from that perspective too