Hawaii Sports Radio Network: Recent Episodes
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Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht recap a busy weekend in Hawaiʻi sports, beginning with Pearl City's Senior League Baseball World Series championship and Kawaihau Community Little League's run through the West Regional. Then it's all high school football: Waipahu's dominant win over Campbell, ʻAiea's thriller against Damien, Caizel Jesus-Kapesi's 489-yard performance and a conversation with Fun Factory VIP Cason Brooke. Plus, a look at UH Athletics' new 'Bows Athletics Club giving program.
Hour two shifts to Hawaiʻi football and the recap of Saturday's scrimmage via Stephen Tsai with the latest buzz surrounding backup quarterback Bjorn Jurgensen, kicker Sean Olvera-Harle, and more. Later, UNLV Harrah College of Hospitality dean David Cardenas joins the show to discuss the school's new sport hospitality management degree before the crew closes with Michael Lasquero's updated Hawaiʻi high school football Top 25.
‘Aiea and Damien kicked off the 2026 high school football season with an offensive shootout at Pearl City High School. Sophomore quarterback Caizel Jesus-Kapesi led a high-powered Na Ali‘i attack, while King Kekaulike transfer Casen Brooke delivered a huge performance in his ‘Aiea debut. Damien answered throughout the night and remained within one possession in the fourth quarter, but ‘Aiea held on for a 39-31 win over the Monarchs. Click here for full recap.
Note: This recording joined the game in progress during the first quarter.
Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht react to the reported Mountain West-Pac-12 settlement before college football analyst Phil Steele joins the show to break down Hawaiʻi football, Micah Alejado, Timmy Chang's roster building and the Mountain West race. Plus, updates on Rainbow Wahine soccer and softball, and the debut of the Fantastic Sams A Cut Above Featured Student-Athlete with ʻAiea sophomore quarterback Caizel Jesus-Kapesi.
Hour two kicks off with reactions to a surprisingly entertaining NFL Hall of Fame Game before hearing from Cal Football associate head coach/quarterbacks Nick Rolovich on Bears' QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and the job Timmy Chang is doing at UH. Plus, it's officially high school football season: opening weekend matchups, an ʻAiea-Damien preview, Michael Lasquero's Top 150 Hawaii high school football players and the debut of the Aloha Friday Shout-Out.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht recap their first look at University of Hawaiʻi men's basketball practice, discussing the newcomers who stood out ahead of the team's Australia trip. Plus, Michael Lasquero catches up with Hawaii Football quarterbacks coach Chad Kapanui to talk about Micah Alejado, Bjorn Jurgensen and the Rainbow Warriors' new-look quarterback room.
In Hour 2 the conversation shifts to Hawaii high school football as we gear you up for opening weekend with Michael Lasquero's first Top 25 poll of the season. Then, we go back to the college level and hear what Cal quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele had to tell local reporters at Media Day.
Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht introduce Wake Up in The Den's new Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule before diving into Hawaiʻi football's first fall camp scrimmage. Paul gives his takeaways including Micah Alejado's leadership, Bjorn Jurgensen's strong showing, the Rainbow Warriors' special teams outlook, and more. Then, we hear what former UH kicker Kansei Matsuzawa at his first NFL training camp media availability.
Hour two shifts to the national stage as Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht react to MLB's trade deadline, discuss the possibility of another baseball lockout, break down U.S. Soccer's decision to keep Mauricio Pochettino through the 2030 World Cup, and wrap up with plenty of football and baseball conversation.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul wrap up the week with a look to Rainbow Wahine volleyball as the Joshua Walker officially got underway on Thursday afternoon. We hear from the 1st-year head coach ahead of his first practice leading UH & discuss the energy around the program ahead of the first season in the Mountain West.
We also hear from returning outside hitter Tali Hakas as she enters the regular season fully healthy following last season's disappointing early conclusion and shares the mindset entering a year under a brand-new coaching staff.
Hour 2 keeps the conversation on the UH campus after the Hawaii men's basketball team announced plans for an international tour to Australia in the second week of August. We hear head coach Eran Ganot discuss the impacts of the trip, the new-look roster and more before chatting about the biggest personalities on the team.
The week closes out with Paul pitching the question of the summer's top sports moments and memories, bringing back the Chace Numata Senior All-Star Classic, the World Cup and much more from a season filled with a slowed down sports news cycle.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! After some scheduling reminders and updates, Ku & Paul dive right into recapping the opening day of Hawaii football training camp as a season with big expectations finally started.
We hear head coach Timmy Chang's thoughts on the first practice of the fall and get an update regarding the health of star WR Pofele Ashlock, who he said was the lone player dealing with an injury and out to begin practices.
The first hour wraps up hearing QB1 Micah Alejado's takeaways from the opening of camp and Ku & Paul give their media availability notes before talking about the confidence that Alejado provides the UH fanbase.
Hour 2 opens with breaking news as the Hawaii men's basketball program reveals an international tour to Australia planned for the second week of August, providing an extra 10 practices and 2 exhibition matches for the new-look Rainbow Warriors.
We wrap up the day back on the gridiron, giving some of the big concerns and questions that the crew holds regarding UH football and what could hold them back from a dream season.
Happy Hawaii Football camp eve, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate like a holiday, spending the majority of the opening hour of the show previewing the 2026 Rainbow Warrior football team and some of the biggest battles we expect out of camp.
Paul gives a quick men's basketball recruiting report towards the end of the hour after Sydney Kings G Lueth Awan announced his commitment to the University of Hawaii earlier in the week.
Hour 2 gets into sports business headlines after BYU announced a jersey patch deal with a familiar sponsor, UEFA poked a hole in FIFA's private equity plan and more.
We also torch the NCAA's decision to suspend Tennessee LB Arion Carter for accepting a flight paid for by an agent that cost less than $500 and he had re-paid in full previously & delve deeper into the poor discretion of college sports' governing body.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day reacting to the hiring of Team USA U17 head coach Heather Olmstead as the associate head coach for Rainbow Wahine volleyball in 2026, bringing in a masterful mind of the game for new HC Joshua Walker's inaugural campaign.
We briefly discuss the latest UH Sports Circle of Honor class set to be inducted later this fall before wrapping up the hour firing off some Hawaii football questions ahead of camp opening up.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! It's finally football season as Hawaii kicks off training camp later this week, giving way for Ku & Paul to dive into some of the biggest storylines facing the Rainbow Warriors and the new-look Mountain West Conference.
The duo also dives into the news out of North Carolina as GM Michael Lombardi was placed on leave Monday morning, leading into a deeper discussion of the so-far failing Bill Belichick experiment.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens talking about UNLV HC Josh Pastner's comments about "owning" the Rebels' program and what that could look like in a new era of college athletics.
Ku & Paul move into a bigger conversation regarding the Rainbow Warriors and Rainbow Wahine as they move into new conferences and what fair expectations would be in Year 1 in the Mountain West Conference.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
LeBronʻs surprise move to Philly!! Plus, WNBA All Star Weekend and can Aaron Donald really be coming back? Rivals break it down!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the end of the week reacting to the breaking news of the morning after LeBron James announced that he would be signing with the Philadelphia 76ers to close out his historic career.
After talking about where the Sixers stand for chances at an NBA title next season, we return the conversation home to hear Michael Lasquero's chat with Waipahu football head coach Bryson Carvalho ahead of a potential big year for the Marauders on the gridiron.
Hour 2 leads off hearing from friend of the show & resident 76ers fan Zoar Nedd, getting an inside look at how fans in Philly could be feeling following the win of the LeBron James sweepstakes before adventuring off into NFL and NCAA men's basketball topics.
Paul pitches the question of which professional sports all-star weekends are the best/most entertaining with WNBA All-Star Weekend beginning and the Studbudz reuniting for another year of trouble, leading to a look back to the NFL's Pro Bowl taking residence in Hawai'i.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the morning reacting to breaking news in the Hawaii football program as Stephen Tsai of the Star-Advertiser reported that freshman QB Maika Eugenio is no longer with the team.
Paul details his worries with a lack of QB depth while Ku'ulei keeps calm with confidence in the two-man room with experience at the college level.
The first hour wraps with an extensive chat with Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine soccer head coach Michele "Bud" Nagamine ahead of the program's first campaign competing in the Mountain West.
Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul recapping the interview with Coach Nagamine and what the new conference could bring for challenges in the first year in post-Big West life.
We shift gears to the basketball court as the world continues to await LeBron James' latest free agency decision before wrapping up talking about another uptick in attendance and attention for the WNBA.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the morning celebrating two more former Hawai'i basketball players signing professional deals to continue their careers before diving into some OIA football scheduling previews ahead of the 2026 season.
We hear Michael Lasquero's chats with Aiea Na Ali'i football ahead of a season with big-time expectations.
Hour 2 continues the week of NFL prop previews, debating our favorites for the 2026-27 NFL MVP award and why the honors should have non-QBs considered more going forward.
We also have some fun with a World Cup look back after the Athletic released new & old fan suggestions for changing the game of soccer, giving our takes on if FIFA should implement any new looks or not.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul dip their toes into the NFL waters for the first time, looking ahead to the 2026-27 season through the lens of the Circa Sports odds as they predict their NFL Coach of the Year winner.
The first hour wraps up with a tangent from unscripted television and how people decide on their love language, leading to the duo discussing how they figured out their own.
Hour 2 looks ahead to fall sports officially starting after the Rainbow Wahine volleyball program announced an exhibition against inter-island foe UH-Hilo.
Ku & Paul dish why they think the Division II road exhibition is an underrated positive for first-year head coach Joshua Walker and what it could do for the foundation in his inaugural season at the helm.
The day wraps up keying in on new NCAA Division II eligibility rules, aligning the level with Division I rules as the incoming 5-for-5 change sets in.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku returns to studio from the continent and recaps the week that was at Mountain West Football Media Days before diving into the final weekend of the 2026 World Cup & the aftermath of Spain vs. Argentina.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with a text question to Ku & Paul regarding who they perceive as the greatest of all-time in soccer, leading to a conversation about what makes for a GOAT in each sport & the most pure GOAT conversation amongst all sports.
We wrap up the day talking some Rainbow Wahine volleyball as Joshua Walker made his first official addition to his coaching staff ahead of his inaugural season leading Hawai'i.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
University of Hawaiʻi football head coach Timmy Chang joined Ku'ulei and Kyle from Mountain West Media Days at the Palms in Las Vegas to preview the 2026 Rainbow Warriors season.
Chang reflects on Hawaiʻi’s breakthrough 2025 campaign and Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl comeback victory over Cal, while explaining how the program is handling increased expectations entering a new season. He also discusses Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Micah Alejado, the depth of UH’s receiving corps, the importance of the team’s culture and the Rainbow Warriors’ challenging start against Stanford and UNLV.
The conversation also includes Chang’s appreciation for his coaching staff, Hawaiʻi’s fans and community, along with a personal reflection on his family and coaching journey.
Happy Mountain West Football Media Days! Ku & Kyle join live from Las Vegas with a stacked first hour, talking with University of Hawaii athletics director Matt Elliott and quarterback Micah Alejado ahead of a highly-anticipated 2026 season.
Elliott chats about topics ranging from new head coaching hires, the new era for UH as a full member of the Mountain West and a special upgrade to Pregame Pa'ina for the upcoming year of home football games.
Alejado chats about being named the conference's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, other honors for his teammates and what the team's expectations are heading into 2026 after a dynamic run last year.
Ku & Kyle open Hour 2 recapping some of the most interesting parts of Commissioner Gloria Navarez's comments to begin Mountain West Football Media Days before hearing from Hawai'i senior RB Cam Barfield ahead of the 2026 campaign.
Friend of the show and college insider KC Smurthwaite joins for the final half hour, answering questions from the social media world while talking about what the future roadmap could look like for the Mountain West.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Kyle recap the weekend from Las Vegas & UFC 329 as Max Holloway won via TKO against Connor McGregor in the opening round.
The duo talks about the atmosphere inside the building, the walkouts for each fighter and the future for each of McGregor and Holloway before hearing the post-match media availability with "Blessed" Max Holloway.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with conversation between Ku & Kyle about Mountain West Football Media Days coming up later this week, leading to Kyle firing off his off-the-cuff prediction for the Rainbow Warriors' record in the first year of the new-look conference.
Paul Brecht chimes in from back in Honolulu to recap the MLB Draft from over the weekend, celebrating the seven players with ties to the islands getting a chance to continue their professional baseball dreams.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The USAʻs disappointing performance against Belgium does not diminish how GREAT this World Cup has been! Now, the top 4 teams in the world battle for the Cup! Plus, NBA Talk, Max Holloway/McGregor fizzles, and MLB All Star game and mid-season awards! Packed and fun!
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! The day kicks off with coverage from live in Las Vegas with Ku preparing for the weigh-in and media portion of UFC 329, featuring Hawai'i's own Max Holloway on the main card against Connor McGregor.
We discuss the week ahead, what Ku's looking forward to most with the fight and Paul sneaks one more World Cup fever question in before the quarterfinals begin on Thursday.
The first hour wraps up with Paul giving his top 5 list of most impactful trades from the NBA and NFL offseasons, touching on everything from Myles Garrett to the Rams to Giannis Antetokounmpo heading to Miami and how seismic of a change to the league each created.
Hour 2 opens with Ku'ulei's interview of Hana Hou magazine featured author Jarrett Van Meter and his deep dive into the history of a historic rival of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Hawaii 50th Staters.
They dive into stories of Ah Chew Goo, the inspiration for "Pistol" Pete Maravich's training and how a team made up of local guys from Hawai'i morphed into one of the Globetrotters' greatest rivals of the 1950s.
Paul wraps up the day talking about the Hawaii men's basketball roster after the signing of Swiss forward Alois Leyrolles on Tuesday and what he still believes they need heading into the first season of Mountain West play.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping the United States' disappointing Round of 16 loss against Belgium in the World Cup before debating what needs to change for the USA's men's team to compete at the elite level.
We discuss the pay-to-play model in youth soccer, talent identification and if the country simply doesn't have the same level of soccer athletes as some of the world powers.
Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul's take on the new-look PAC-12 announcing that it would not hold official media days ahead of the first season with the new teams before transitioning to our expectations for Mountain West football media days next week.
The end of the day is consumed by the discussion on legalizing sports gambling and other forms of gaming in Hawai'i, hearing a part of Michael Pollock's presentation to the Tourism & Gaming Working Group.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul recap a fun weekend at the 6th annual Chace Numata Senior All-Star Classic to open the show, talking about a third straight year with a dramatic finish.
We dive into the discourse surrounding Flo Balogun's red card suspension from FIFA, the dissenting views from European teams and the frustration about the lack of transparency from FIFA leaders about the process.
The first hour finishes up with Ku & Paul trading their favorite memes and tweets from the Balogun controversy along with other World Cup jokes.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the World Cup fever as Ku & Paul discuss the cinematic action from the weekend in the Azteca as England-Mexico provided one of the most memorable moments of the entire tournament.
We answer a text question asking about where the MLS ranks among soccer leagues from around the world & toss in a fun debate about waffles vs. pancakes that the duo ultimately came together over.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The rivals breakdown what has to be the best World Cup in recent memory! This week, US takes on Belgium for a trip to the Elite 8! Plus, wholly smokes, NBA Blockbusters and where does LeBron go next? What a week!!!
The Hawaiian Stars walked off the Aloha Stars, 12-11, in the 10th for another exciting finish to this annual game that features some of Hawaii's top senior prep baseball players.
What a World Cup so far as the US win their group and advance! How far can this team get? Rivals share their thoughts! Plus, we breakdown the NBA Draft, winners and losers and Monty shares his thoughts on how the WNBA continues to screw up the best thing that has ever happened to them! Letʻs get after it!
Hour 2 continues with the WNBA as Paul and Michael give their takes on the much-maligned 30th Anniversary poster that the league promoted on Wednesday, pointing out what they'd change and which reactions to the poster may be overreactions.
The conversation flips back to the college ranks to discuss the multiple changes likely coming to NCAA football next year, including tweaks to the calendar for practices, training camps and the transfer portal.
We wrap up the show quickly answering a text question about the way NIL works from a process standpoint and who is in charge of what for securing payments for players.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael spend the majority of the first hour breaking down the blockbuster trade between the Timberwolves & Hornets, sending LaMelo Ball to Minnesota to play alongside fellow 2020 NBA Draft pick Anthony Edwards.
The hour wraps up with a look to the WNBA after another injury to Caitlin Clark caused by a non-basketball play set social media ablaze, leading to a discussion over Indiana Fever Stephanie White's postgame comments from Wednesday night.
Hour 2 dives into the NBA as teams prepare to reshape their teams heading into the 2026-27 season, starting with the NBA Draft next week before free agency and the ability to make trades opens up the following week.
Michael & Paul prognosticate on the state of the Eastern Conference and what moves in-conference rivals would make before getting into an argument about which of the two conferences was better overall this past season when Paul says people overrated how great the West was.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael lead off the day previewing the big World Cup matchup between Team USA and Australia & get to comparing the teams in Group D to Mountain West football programs.
We move over to a bigger Mountain West conversation as Paul probes to find out which players that Michael is most excited to see in action this upcoming season for the Rainbow Warriors.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Paul opens the day talking to HPU men's basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi regarding the promotion of Kyle Ruiz to the associate HC role along with the multitude of players the Sharks brought in via the transfer portal.
Paul spends the second half of the opening hour talking about the NBA Draft, eventually making the case for Arkansas G Darius Acuff Jr. to be drafted higher than projections currently place him.
Hour 2 starts with Paul diving into the MLB collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the owners and MLBPA, talking about what an international draft would look like compared to the current system.
The chatter moves back locally after Campbell S Isaiah Chong made his commitment to Sacramento State, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with the Sabers' star defensive back about what stuck out about the Hornets.
Paul wraps the show up with a look ahead at the next few days of World Cup action and gives an update on Ku'ulei Agbayani's adventures.
In the most improbable series, the Knicks trail for nearly 75% of the time over 5 games, yet win the series 4-1 by dominating the 4th quarter! Jalen Brunsonʻs MVP performance surely has him at GOAT status for Knicks lore! Plus, the USAʻs dominant 1st match at the World Cup!! Letʻs goooooooooo!
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Paul celebrates his Knicks winning an NBA title for the first time in his lifetime while Michael pokes fun & rage baits him a few times throughout the opening hour.
The basketball conversation begins to move into offseason mode as Paul attempts to look at the crystal ball of NBA free agency and trade drama ahead of the Giannis sweepstakes kicking off.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 brings the show back locally as big baseball news broke over the weekend with former Hawai'i pitching coach Keith Zuniga accepting a Power 4 job at USC after spending three seasons in the islands.
We also discuss Hawai'i RHP Isaiah Magdaleno racking up another reward for his dominant 2026 campaign and the likelihood of the junior ace returning to college next year rather than going pro.
The day wraps up with updates from Michael Lasquero concerning a few high school football commitments from the top players in Hawai'i's 2027 high school class along with a tease of an upcoming commitment for a Campbell star.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Ku & Paul try to collect themselves after one of the greatest comebacks in NBA playoff history put the Knicks on the precipice of a championship, recapping New York's 29-point comeback in Game 4 at MSG from Wednesday.
We kick off the 2026 FIFA World Cup celebration as well, giving our picks on who we're rooting for to "bring it home" and if the United States has a chance to make noise in the sport for the first time on the men's side in a hot minute.
NEWS: Five prominent Hawaiʻi donors and organizations are making a transformative $5-million commitment to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Athletics Department via the UH Foundation to support name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for student-athletes and help ensure the long-term success and national relevance of UH Mānoa Athletics. READ MORE.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul spend the majority of Hour 1 recapping and discussing the events from Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals as Wemby & the Spurs got back into the series with a road win against the Knicks in MSG.
We talk about an uncharacteristic Knicks ball-control issue, problems with the refs and the overall vibe of the series heading into Game 4 before wrapping up the opening hour with a conversation about best friends after National Best Friends Day.
Hour 2 continues on the college football deep dive from Monday as Ku & Paul chat about Phil Steele’s outlook for Hawai’i heading into the 2026 season, keying in on the biggest differences from last year’s 9-win unit.
We shift to the pitch to preview the 2026 World Cup, quickly going over some of the betting favorites to bring home the title and where the USA ranks among the top clubs before sharing our favorite stories of visitors enjoying stateside for the first time.
2026 World Cup is here and the Rivals breakdown the field and who will eventually win the cup. Plus, the Knicks continue to shock the world, winning first 2 games in San Antonio!! Letʻs do this!!
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! After Hawaii News Now's official announcement of a four-year media rights deal with the University of Hawai'i, Ku & Paul break down the details and what they're still curious about in the new era of UH sports coverage.
We head east to talk about news of an extension for St. Louis alum and current Steelers pass rusher Nick Herbig, seeing the boy from Kaua'i sign a four-year, 100-million dollar contract extension with Pittsburgh.
Hour 2 leads off with Ku giving Paul the runway to celebrate his Knicks taking Game 1 of the NBA Finals after Jalen Brunson dropped 30 points to help New York steal home court.
The duo dissects what led the Knicks to the win, how the Spurs could play better and Paul lets out some frustration about the fan that ran onto the court to take a picture with Victor Wembenyama.
The day wraps up with updates about the new media rights deal between UH & Hawaii News Now along with the continued wait for the new women's volleyball coach.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day discussing nerves about the 2026 NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs before diving into an article that ranked the athletic departments in the new-look Mountain West & where Hawai'i fell amongst peers.
We hear from a few Campbell High School football standouts, including Hawai'i commit Shaison Kupukaa and uncommitted top recruit Isaiah Chong, ahead of the Sabers' quest to repeat as state champions.
Hour 2 kicks off with news about the 2026 edition of the Hawaii Bowl with a change in kickoff time & an additional game being played before it on Christmas Eve.
We trickle to the continent as the conversation cruises to Las Vegas, talking about the rapid rise from gambling hotbed to sports & entertainment capital of the world.
The day wraps up talking more Knicks as Ku & Paul discuss some of the celebrity fans that have made the orange & blue team a massive part of their personality along with some of the changes in James Dolan over the past half decade.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku finally welcomes Paul Brecht back to the show, hearing about his trip to the east coast before diving into final previews of Hawaii football's matchup against Utah State.
We hear Paul's conversation with USU play-by-play broadcaster Scott Garrard, hearing straight from the Aggies about some of the biggest keys to the weekend between two teams in a similar spot.
We close out the first hour with playoff talk, looking at the latest results in MLB's postseason before touching on Las Vegas taking a dominant 3-0 lead over Phoenix in the WNBA Finals.
Hour 2 leads off with the NFL, recapping Thursday night's win for the New York Giants over the struggling Eagles - which continued a brutal day for Philly sports fans. We hear Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin's thoughts on new Browns starting QB Dillon Gabriel & react to Shedeur Sanders being named the backup.
We return to the islands to review the first Big West win of the season for the Rainbow Wahine soccer team, a 1-0 victory over Cal Poly on Thursday night, before talking about the state of the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team with two tough opponents visiting UH this weekend.
It’s Football Thursday on Hawai‘i Sports Radio Network! We kick things off with comments from UH head coach Timmy Chang, who shares his thoughts ahead of the Warriors’ matchup against Utah State. Then, hear from Aggies head coach Bronco Mendenhall as he previews the trip to Hawai‘i and what his team needs to do to secure a win.
To wrap things up, we shift over to the pitch for a Rainbow Wahine Soccer update — head coach Michele Nagamine shares about her team’s emotional road stretch and how they’re preparing for an important three-game homestand.
This week on Sharks Weekly, host Bailey Furman sits down with new HPU Women’s Basketball head coach Brent Gibson and players Kyra Tanabe and Abbey Hadsell to talk about the program’s fresh start. They discuss team culture, leadership, community outreach, and what fans can expect from the Sharks as they enter a new era under Gibson’s guidance.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday! Joining Ku'ulei for the entire hour is Hawaii sports content creator Kai Kai Alama. Hear about her journey through the sports industry up this point, what inspired her to get into sports photography, her advice to fellow young women in this industry, and more.
Happy aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Michael start things off with some NFL trade news that essentially confirms Hawaii's Dillon Gabriel will be QB1 for the Cleveland Browns for the foreseeable future. LeBron James made his "Second Decision" today and as expected, it isn't that big of a deal...We close things out talking about the updated MLB Playoffs picture and the possibility of Ku not having any teams to root for in the Championship Series.
Happy Monday B-E-A-U-TIFUL people! Ku and Michael start the show off reacting to a crazy weekend in the NFL and in college football before hearing Ku's extended conversation with University of Hawai'i football associate head coach and linebackers coach Chris Brown as the Rainbow Warriors enjoyed their first of three bye weeks this year. We close out hour No. 1 talking about the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team's road trip over the weekend when they went 1-1.
Hour No. 2 of this Monday morning has Ku and Michael giving their initial thoughts on the upcoming University of Hawai'i football game against Utah State as the Rainbow Warriors look to build off their 4-2 start. We also recap the Waialua-McKinley game that HSRN broadcasted over the weekend and take a look at the rest of the OIA standings and playoff picture. The show closes with some more thoughts about Dillon Gabriel's first-ever career start in the NFL before talking some MLB baseball playoffs to wrap up the hour.
The Bulldogs play spoiler to the Tigers' homecoming as Waialua dominates McKinley in 33-14 win.
Hawai‘i Football Associate Head Coach and linebackers coach Chris Brown joins Ku‘ulei Agbayani on Wake Up in the Den to reflect on the Warriors’ road win at Air Force and share how discipline, unity, and a “mission mindset” have transformed the team’s mentality. Brown talks about using the bye week to recharge, building leadership within his linebacker corps, and preparing for a tough matchup against Utah State. He also opens up about his long-standing relationships with players like Jamih Otis and Giovanni Iovino, the team’s growth in complementary football, and the brotherhood — and friendly smack talk — that keeps practices fiery.
Happy Aloha Friday! Even though it’s a bye week for Hawai‘i Football, we’re still talking Rainbow Warriors. Ku‘ulei welcomes Special Teams Coordinator and Tight Ends Coach Thomas Sheffield to break down the season so far, share insights from the coaching staff, and talk about what’s next for the team. And because it wouldn’t be an Aloha Friday without some fun, Ku‘ulei wraps up the show with her thoughts on the brand-new Taylor Swift album.
In Hour 2, Kyle Galdeira joins the crew as we dive straight into our NFL Quick Picks for Week 5 and get his bold prediction for the 2025 World Series. Ku‘u and Michael also answer listener texts, including the hot topic: is UH quarterback Micah Alejado Filipino? We wrap things up with a big headline in Hawai‘i sports — the possibility of the UFC hosting an event at the new Aloha Stadium when it opens in March 2029.
Michael Lasquero is back in studio for the first time in a long time filling in for Paul Brecht. UH women's basketball head coach Laura Beeman joins the show for an extensive conversation to provide us with an update on this year's new look squad, what their goals are leading up to their season opener on November 4 against Portland State, share her thoughts on the controversy happening in the WNBA, and more.
In Hour 2 we start things off with some casual UH Football recruiting news that has been happening during this bye week. Former UH baseball pitcher, now with the Savannah Bananas, Andy Archer joins the show to chat about the Bananas game in Seattle in which a bunch of UH Alumni and Hawaii fans went to see him play, shares details about the tarp surfing intro, gives his World Series prediction, and more!
Coach Sheff joined Ku'ulei and Paul during the team's first bye week of the season for an in-depth look at the culture, chemistry, and quiet discipline driving the Rainbow Warriors’ success up to this point. The conversation starts with a look back to recruiting Kansei Matsuzawa, then touches on family life during the bye week, takeaways from the big win at Air Force, what makes this team special, and more.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul have an entire hour filled with women's sports discussions to begin the day, starting by hearing from Hawai'i women's volleyball head coach Robyn Ah Mow ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's first conference road trip of the year.
We shift to the WNBA, listening to Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier's full statement regarding the league's leadership and give our takes on the officiating in the playoffs and if Cathy Engelbert should continue as the commissioner.
The first hour closes out with a recap of our Waipahu-Waianae broadcast from earlier in the week, hearing from our Fun Factory VIP of the Game Waianae MB Logan Lutu Carroll.
Hour 2 leads off with NFL discussion and the breaking news of the morning as former Mililani star and Browns rookie QB Dillon Gabriel was named the new starter in Cleveland.
We talk some more MLB Playoffs after a wild and wonky first day of Wild Card Series games, giving Paul time to mourn another brutal Boone decision in the playoffs.
We close the day discussing the new Hawai'i men's volleyball coaching hire as former Ball State HC Donan Cruz was added to the bench after the loss of Milan Zarkovic to UCLA.
UH head coach Laura Beeman previews her 14th season with the Rainbow Wahine, discussing new faces, veteran leadership, and what fans can expect from the team’s style of play. She also touches on international recruiting, upcoming exhibition games, and the importance of community support.
Former University of Hawai‘i pitcher Andy Archer, now with the Savannah Bananas, joins us to share stories from one of the most memorable weekends of his career. From a special Pau Hana alumni gathering in Seattle to pulling off a tarp-surfing stunt for the first time in front of Hawai‘i fans, Archer reflects on what it meant to reconnect with the UH community on the road. He also talks about the unique culture of Banana Ball, his gratitude for the support from Hawai‘i alumni and fans, and the emotional moment of having his hanai family see him pitch in person for the first time in the iconic yellow uniform.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! In a makeup YouTube show, Ku & Paul give their takes from the Monday Night Football slate as the Same 'Ol Jets lost another one to the pitiful Miami Dolphins and the Joe Burrow-less Bengals got embarrassed by Bo Nix and the Broncos.
We dive into a full preview of the MLB Playoffs as the Wild Card Series kicks off with Tigers-Guardians before Padres-Cubs fires off midway through the show. We also pitch the playoffs as potentially one of the most toxic ever.
The first hour closes out with the latest news regarding the College Football Playoff locations for the next five years.
Hour 2 leads off with more football conversation, catching up on the latest offers given out by Hawai'i football during the bye week. We move over to the court, hearing Paul's conversation with HPU men's basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi as the Sharks prepare for the 2025 season.
This episode is partially recorded - for the rest of this episode, please visit our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The Waiʻanae Seariders defeated Waipahu 3–1 (25–22, 25–20, 22–25, 25–12) in OIA Division II girls volleyball on Monday night. Fun Factory VIP of the Game Logan Lutu Carroll powered the win with 7 kills, 3 aces, and 3 blocks, while teammates Felica-Marie Romualdo-Vakamelia and Makayla Gaston added 9 and 7 kills apiece.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate another victory Monday after Hawai'i outlasted Air Force over the weekend in a college football shootout.
We give our big takeaways from the game before discussing the other results from the weekend in the Mountain West.
The first hour closes out with Rainbow Wahine volleyball conversation after a four-set loss to UC Davis saw another critical injury suffered by UH, losing freshman Cha'lei Reid to a lower leg injury.
Hour 2 leads off with the NFL after Ku's Bears won a second straight game in another wonky weekend of professional football. Paul lists off some of his most intriguing storylines throughout the league while nervously waiting for the Jets.
The Hawai'i football conversation gets re-hashed as Ku & Paul look at the remaining schedule for the Rainbow Warriors with eyes on how high the program can fly.
We discuss the hubbub in the WNBA surrounding referees and the injury to Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier, giving our takes surrounding the play by Alyssa Thomas and the no-call in the moment.
Catch the full play-by-play broadcast of Roosevelt’s 28–10 victory over Pearl City. Hear every big moment, from Ikaika Torres’ early touchdown to Cameron Jackson’s two rushing scores and Kaeo Bush’s passing strike to Riley Beal. Plus, defensive highlights featuring Dayten Tilton’s standout performance and key interceptions by Victor Silva and Kealiiomana Keola.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul discuss Thursday Night Football to lead of the day, seeing the Seahawks continue a fast start behind Sam Darnold as they took down the Cardinals with a game-winning field goal.
We continue the football conversation with a look to the weekend ahead for Hawai'i as the Rainbow Warriors travel to the continent to face Air Force in the last game of a 6-week marathon before their first bye.
We close out the first hour talking about our takeaways from the first open practice of the 2025-26 season for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team, highlighting our favorites from Day 1.
Hour 2 opens with more information surrounding yesterday's NASED update after papers finally were signed to send the project into motion, giving some positivity for fans to hang on during a frustrating process.
Paul gives the scouting report of the new HPU men's basketball team after getting his first look at the squad on Thursday, previewing with Ku how the Sharks can match up with the Rainbow Warriors later in the year.
Kyle Galdeira joins Ku for the weekly NFL Quick Picks segment, looking to continue gaining ground after a big week of wins in Week 3.
We get back into our Hawaii Football vs Air Force preview and hear from UH head coach Timmy Chang. Plus, Ku'ulei give her quick takeaways from the first day of UH women's basketball practice. We also hear from UH women's soccer head coach Michele Nagamine and what she had to say ahead of their Big West home opener. We close out the show with breaking news about NASED!
This episode of Sharks Weekly features HPU Softball’s new head coach Alex Takemura alongside players Mia Carbonell and Alexis Oshiro. They discuss Coach Takemura’s vision for the program, his coaching philosophy, and what it means to represent Hawai‘i on the field. Hear personal stories, team bonding moments, and what’s ahead this season—including upcoming camps, fundraisers, and tournaments.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul discuss the full spectrum of Rainbow Wahine athletics, leading off hearing from women's volleyball HC Robyn Ah Mow and middle blockers Miliana Sylvester and Bri Gunderson.
We move to the other court sport as Rainbow Wahine basketball kicks off officially on Wednesday afternoon, giving Ku & Paul the chance to talk about their excitement for a new-look UH squad.
The first hour closes out with the duo discussing the departure of men's volleyball associate HC Milan Zarkovic for UCLA & their frustration over the process it happened and some of the reactions since.
Hour 2 leads off with Hawai'i men's basketball talk after Ku and Paul got a chance to watch the full team in action for the opening day of practice, leading to a discussion of how this team compares and contrasts to last year's unit.
We hear a snippet of HC Eran Ganot's media availability from Tuesday and chat about who we are most excited to see develop in the system over the next six weeks.
The day closes out with more Hawai'i women's volleyball chatter as we preview the opening of Big West play this weekend against UC Riverside & UC Davis.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping an exciting Monday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions & Baltimore Ravens before getting into their thoughts from other college football games from the weekend they couldn't get to on Monday.
The duo gets into it about Dylan Raiola's performance against No. 21 Michigan from the weekend as Paul defends him from incoming criticism before doing the same thing for Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Cal.
The first hour closes out with WNBA conversation after the Liberty moved on from head coach Sandy Brondello & touches on the addition of surfing by the HHSAA as a new sanctioned sport.
Hour 2 begins the look ahead to Hawai'i's upcoming road game against Air Force as Ku & Paul discuss the importance of a victory ahead of the first bye week of the year for the Rainbow Warriors.
We talk some baseball after MLB approved an ABS challenge system for the 2026 regular season, pointing out some of the biggest pros and cons of the change for next year and which set of players we think it'll benefit most.
The day closes out talking about UH men's and women's basketball as the college basketball season kicks off practices on Tuesday.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul with a full football first hour, breaking down the full spectrum of thoughts from Saturday's loss for the Hawaii football team against Fresno State.
We go through our positive takeaways first from the weekend while giving credit to the Bulldogs, eventually getting into the biggest frustrations from the weekend's 2-point loss to Fresno.
We close out the first hour hearing head coach Timmy Chang's postgame thoughts from Saturday, talking about the turnover woes that ultimately led to a crushing loss.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the football conversation, hearing from Commanders QB Marcus Mariota after the veteran led Washington to a big win over the Raiders and discussing other NFL results from the weekend.
We also listen to Micah Alejado's postgame thoughts after the worst showing of his young college career & talk about our confidence in the redshirt freshman going forward into Mountain West play.
The day closes out with some other Hawai'i athletics, recapping the results from the Rainbow Wahine soccer and volleyball teams on the continent from over the weekend.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Experience Hawai‘i Pacific University volleyball’s 3–0 sweep of Jessup with full play-by-play coverage from the Shark Tank. Hear every kill, block, and rally as the Sharks close their nonconference schedule on a high note and build momentum heading into PacWest play.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the NFL after Marcus Mariota was named the Washington Commanders starting QB against the Raiders.
We get into college football as UH prepares for the opening of the Mountain West slate this Saturday as they welcome Fresno State for the final time as conference opponents.
The first hour closes out discussing the latest updates to the NCAA Transfer Portal rules and recapping the OIA girls' volleyball broadcast from Thursday between Mililani and Pearl City.
Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul's thoughts about the 2025-26 Hawai'i men's basketball non-conference schedule after it finally dropped earlier in the week.
Kyle Galdeira joins the show for weekly NFL Quick Picks with Ku'ulei, giving his favorite plays of the weekend as he tries to get back to even and previewing the Hawai'i football game himself.
The show closes out talking about some HPU women's volleyball ahead of their matchup against Jessup on HSRN.
The Trojans rolled past Pearl City in straight sets, 25-15, 25-15, 25-13.
Ivy Taylor led a balanced Mililani attack, with help from Jaelyn Davis, Krislynn Bergantinos, and Maille Malone, while setter Kealananea Stephens kept the offense humming and added two aces.
Pearl City opened strong with kills from Harley-Jean Kamekona and Isabella-Rose Bayani, and Emma Foumai anchored the Chargers’ defense, but Mililani’s serving runs and depth proved too much down the stretch.
We’re diving back into the rivalry showdown set for this Saturday as Hawai‘i takes on Fresno State. Hear what UH head coach Timmy Chang and Fresno State’s Matt Entz had to say ahead of the conference opener, plus Ku‘ulei breaks down the keys for Hawai‘i to pull off the win. We wrap things up with some Rainbow Wahine Soccer talk as UH kicks off Big West Conference play on the road at Long Beach State.
The latest episode of Sharks Weekly put the spotlight on the Hawai‘i Pacific University women’s volleyball team as they prepare to enter PacWest Conference play. Host Bailey Furman welcomed head coach Jenic Tumaneng, along with outside hitter Peyton McBride and setter Maile Salang, for a wide-ranging conversation that offered fans a closer look at the team’s early-season tests, the unique journeys of its players, and the chemistry that’s starting to take shape.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul spend the majority of the first hour talking about the latest updates on the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project after Stanford Carr & Brennan Morioka's hour-long appearance on Hawaii News Now's "Spotlight Now" from Tuesday night.
The first hour closes with Ku & Paul comparing notes from the opening night of Dancing with the Stars and their favorite debuts.
Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul's preview of Fresno State ahead of the Bulldogs visiting Hawai'i to begin Mountain West play, highlighting some of the players they expect to have the biggest impact for the visitors.
We hear from UH starting QB Micah Alejado as he prepares to return after a two-game absence and his thoughts ahead of the matchup against Fresno State.
The day closes out with more on the NASED project and the future of tailgating for Hawai'i football games and other events.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul give a full recap of the end of Week 2 in the NFL and how their fantasy football teams are doing after early returns. We continue the football conversation at the college level, discussing our favorite games from the weekend before Paul makes the case for Cal to dance to the CFP behind Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
The first hour closes out with WNBA discussions after Dallas Wings G Paige Bueckers was named the 2025 Kia Rookie of the Year, receiving 70 of 72 votes after turning in one of the three best debut seasons in league history.
Hour 2 gets into the Hawaii-Fresno State football conversation as Ku & Paul review the game notes from the Rainbow Warriors ahead of the start of the Mountain West conference schedule.
We answer text questions and get into a bigger conversation around if Paige Bueckers deserves a "generational" label after her strong rookie year in Dallas. Paul pushes back against a texter wanting to slow the Paige hype train.
Happy Aloha Victory Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul give their takeaways from the weekend as Hawai'i moved past Portland State despite the absence of multiple key offensive weapons. We hear Timmy Chang's postgame thoughts and slowly start to turn our attention to the start of Mountain West play.
The conversation shifts to the court after the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team got to .500 with their fourth straight win and we hear from sophomore libero Victoria Leyva on what changed in the mindset of UH over the weekend.
The first hour closes out talking about UCLA and Virginia Tech firing their head coaches three weeks into the college football season.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 finally gets Paul & Ku into the NFL after their teams got smoked, turning their attention to the rest of the weekend's slate and some of the fun finishes between the Giants-Cowboys game and Bengals-Colts game.
We get back into Hawai'i football, hearing Cam Barfield's postgame thoughts after the junior found the end zone twice against Portland State. Paul talks about what made Barfield stick out to him after the initial transfer from Boston College.
We close out the show talking high school football after 'Aiea beat Kaiser on HSRN's Game of the Week and Hiki Kim-Choy-Keb Ah-Lo got a scholarship offer from the University of Hawai'i.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
What a week with amazing endings, high scoring games and more! Plus, Crawford/Alvarez in a classic in Vegas and the UH win over Portland State! Join the wave!
Aiea raced out to a 27–0 first-quarter lead and never looked back, defeating Kaiser behind explosive plays from Caizel Jesus-Kapesi, Legend Byrd-Tauala, and Hiki Kim Choy-Keb-Ah Lo. Na Ali‘i scored on offense, defense, and special teams to secure a convincing win over the Cougars. Jesus-Kapesi was selected as our 'Fun Factory VIP of the Game'.
A loaded episode of University of Hawai‘i sports coverage! We hear from UH football head coach Timmy Chang ahead of the Rainbow Warriors’ homecoming matchup against Portland State. Rainbow Wahine volleyball associate head coach Kaleo Baxter previews the upcoming two-match series with Portland as UH looks to extend its winning streak. Plus, UH soccer head coach Michele Nagamine reflects on the team’s 3-0 setback to St. Mary’s and shares how the Rainbow Wahine plan to rebound against Eastern Washington before diving into Big West play.
This episode of Sharks Weekly features HPU men’s soccer head coach Chris Fisher, forward Kelly Takara, and outside back Jackson Palladino. They break down the team’s meaningful tie against Simon Fraser, early season momentum, and the “family” culture driving the program. Plus, fun stories of team bonding, goals for the season, and a preview of upcoming matchups against Cal Poly Humboldt and Chaminade.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul are joined by Kanda Korver, founder of Kore Vibrations, for the entire first hour as we dive into the inspiration behind the company built around mental health training for athletes.
We learn about her journey through athletics growing up and how she became so passionate about her cause, including some of her own battles against her mental health and the tools she used during her battle.
TRIGGER WARNING: Conversation & discussions surrounding mental health and self-harm.
Hour 2 continues the conversation with our Mana Wahine featured guest of the week, Kore Vibrations founder Kanda Korver, talking about her battles with mental health and memories from her time in athletics.
We close out the day talking about the importance of representation and positivity in sports, especially in young student-athletes.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku opens the day lamenting her Bears after a heartbreaking home loss against the Vikings to close out Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season & Paul tries to lighten the blow after the disappointment.
The hour closes out with a look into UH athletics as Paul gives the latest insight surrounding the Hawai'i men's basketball team after seeing the full group in action over the weekend and Ku & Paul pat themselves on the back again after three Rainbow Wahine volleyball players received weekly conference honors.
Hour 2 continues the Hawai'i athletics conversation as Giving Week is underway & we get into a brief preview of our expectations for the weekend of Hawai'i football against Portland State.
Ku & Paul have a back-and-forth about "Phillies Home Run Gate" after a woman took a ball from a kid, thinking they disagree before finding common ground.
We close out the day with more NFL discussion while Paul daydreams about being able to put in bets during October's slate.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping an insane Bills-Ravens game before getting into the Hawai'i football victory over Sam Houston from Saturday.
We hear head coach Timmy Chang's postgame thoughts before giving our own as the 'Bows have to decide on the health status of Micah Alejado once again ahead of Portland State coming to town
The first hour closes out with more NFL discussion as Paul works through the emotions of a heartbreaking loss for his Jets & Ku nervously awaits the Bears-Vikings game.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 leads off with a return to UH football, hearing QB2 Luke Weaver's thoughts following his first Division I FBS start and victory before looking ahead to the matchup against Portland State this weekend.
We move over to the court after Rainbow Wahine volleyball won the OUTRIGGER Invitational tournament over the weekend with straight-set sweeps over Utah Valley and St. John's, re-visiting our takes from Friday about fans slowing down hitting the panic button.
The show closes out with a little discussion over the accessibility of Hawai'i football going forward and the benefits on the fanbase going forward.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Week 1 in the NFL ends with incredible Sunday night game as Bills rally past Ravens! Rivals break down everything you need in Week 1, share our new top 5 and give you our picks for next week! Week 1 saw Monty go 2-0 and Ernie have tough luck in going 0-2! Plus, Hawaii wins! Letʻs get after it!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping Paul's play-by-play television debut from Thursday night as he thanks Hawaii News Now for the opportunity.
We move into the NFL's opening night after the Cowboys put a scare into the Eagles before eventually falling in Philly, 24-20. We highlight some of the positives for Dallas as we look to the rest of the season for each side.
The first hour closes out on the court, talking about the latest Hawaii men's basketball schedule leaks and an addition to the coaching staff. We also talk about the full Hawaii women's basketball non-conference schedule before a quick back-and-forth on the Clippers-Ballmer-Pablo Torre situation.
Hour 2 leads off with Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele Billboard gate as Ku & Paul give their takes regarding the Cal QB's likeness being plastered all over Honolulu airport. The conversation leaks into women's volleyball as Paul pleads for patience with a young squad.
We talk about some NFL football as Paul gives some of his favorite games to watch for the weekend & close out the week with our biggest keys to watch for to result in a Hawaii win over Sam Houston.
IT'S NFL SEASON!!!! Kyle Galdeira joins Ku'ulei Agbayani to chat football and do their first 'Quick Picks' of the season. The Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team is also back in action this weekend and we hear what libero Victoria Leyva had to tell the media following the disappointing opening weekend.
Baylei Furman is joined today by HPU Cross Country head coach Kevin Schwarz and student-athletes Carly Dyer & Sophie Hanson.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping Ku's birthday dinner before talking about Hawaii football's matchup with Sam Houston coming up this weekend and what to do with injured QB1 Micah Alejado.
We also hear from UH football head coach Timmy Chang about Alejado and what the team is thinking ahead of the weekend with the Bearkats coming to town.
The hour closes out talking about the report from HNN about Brayden Schager joining the ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the redshirt eligibility rule.
Hour 2 opens with an NFL conversation ahead of the season opening up on Thursday between the Eagles & Cowboys, sparking people to remember the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
We move over to the NBA after some breaking news from Pablo Torre's podcast, 'Pablo Torre Finds Out,' shared a potential bombshell with the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard circumventing the salary cap.
The day closes out talking about the end of Streameast's illegal streaming service after the arrest of two men in Egypt.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the latest news from Hawaii football practice as starting QB Micah Alejado was seen walking around in a boot.
We continue our takeaways from Week 1 of the college football season after TCU smacked down UNC on Monday night to cap off the week. We close out the hour talking about Rainbow Wahine soccer, hearing from Coach Nagamine following Sunday's 2-2 draw against Cal Baptist.
Hour 2 opens with some realignment conversation as UC San Diego announced a move to the WCC, effective starting in the 2026-27 academic year, and the impact it has on the rest of the conferences out west.
We get back into the football conversation, chatting about the latest SP+ rankings from ESPN's Bill Connelly, seeing Hawaii check in below 100 after a mixed bag of results in the first two weeks.
We finish the day chatting about the NFL as the season opens up on Thursday between the Cowboys & Eagles and designing our plan of predictions for the season before closing up shop.
Sam Houston Football head coach Phil Longo highlighted the unique test of a nine-hour flight and the need to manage player recovery. Both quarterbacks, Watson and Mabrey, will continue preparing as starters until one pulls ahead. He emphasized establishing a run game, improving pass rush, and winning battles at the line of scrimmage—especially in the red zone—as keys to beating Timmy Chang’s pass-heavy offense.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day looking at the positives of an overall rough weekend of UH sports, talking about their top positive takeaways from Hawaii's loss at Arizona along with the biggest standouts of Week 1 of college football.
We shift over to the court to discuss the rough weekend for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball squad as they fell in all three matches of the Hawaiian Airlines Wahine Volleyball Classic, talking about what we saw as positives for the future.
We finish the first hour with a recap of the high school football results from the weekend, including hearing from new Moanalua HC Keone Batoon after Na Menehune rolled by Nanakuli, 49-35.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 re-opens the Hawaii football conversation as Ku & Paul debate if Micah Alejado should have played against Arizona after he reaggravated his foot injury in the third quarter on Saturday.
We give more of our takeaways from the rest of the Mountain West's action from the weekend on the gridiron, highlighting a few players that Hawaii fans should keep an eye on going forward with teams on the schedule.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Rivals break down each division, tell you who will place where in each of the 8 divisions. Break down the playoffs and tell you who they believe will win the Super Bowl! Plus, our first Top 5 of the season and our first 2 picks each versus the spread! Finally, Hawaii gets blown out in Arizona! Over a full hour of fun!
Na Menehune outlasted the Golden Hawks, 49-35, to open OIA Division 1 play. Kamuela Farias was selected as our 'Fun Factory VIP of the Game' after his four-touchdown performance.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the show giving their takes on the blockbuster NFL trade of Micah Parsons from the Cowboys to the Packers and how the package compares to previous superstar deals.
We continue the football conversation with the first full weekend slate of college football beginning, highlighting our favorite matchups of Week 1 outside of the Texas-Ohio State juggernaut.
The first hour closes out with a preview of the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team ahead of Friday's season-opening match against Marquette & Paul's first impressions of HPU men's basketball's new group.
Hour 2 leads off with the latest update on the NASED project after Spectrum's Brian McInnis dropped an extensive article about the demolition process for the project.
We get back into the UH football conversation with thoughts on the +17.5-point spread for the Rainbow Warriors against Arizona and how the team could fair if Micah Alejado doesn't suit up in Tuscon.
The day closes out with some Rainbow Wahine soccer chatter after UH fell to Northern Arizona in a shootout on Thursday, 4-2, hearing head coach Michele Nagamine's post-match thoughts.
We've got a packed show of football! We start things off hearing from UH Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Thomas Sheffield and QB2 Luke Weaver, plus Arizona football head coach Brent Brennan. We also hear from Rainbow Wahine Soccer head coach Michele Nagamine and get her assessment of the team through the first few games. To close things out, we get a brief NASED update with the demolition time may be taking longer than originally expected.
Sharks Weekly is back for another season and we kick things off with Women's Soccer! Joining Baylei Furman is new head coach Connor Artigue and seniors Justice Valdez and Kalea Ajel.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul still are reeling after the excitement from the weekend rolled over into the week between Hawaii football and Travis Kelce-Taylor Swift news. We get an update on UH starting QB Micah Alejado from the practice field.
We hear Ku's conversation with Hawaii Rainbow Wahine sophomore star Nalani Damacion about her soccer journey, her first season in college and much more as our featured Mana Wahine Wednesday athlete of the week.
Hour 2 opens with more Hawaii football conversation as Ku & Paul begin looking ahead to the Rainbow Warriors' matchup at Arizona as Alejado looks like he may give it a go on Saturday.
We hear from Hawaii women's volleyball head coach Robyn Ah Mow ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's season-opener against Marquette on Friday, talking to her about how training camp has been and some of the changes she's seen as the weeks progressed.
Learn about Rainbow Wahine Soccer sophomore midfielder Nalani Damacion's journey from getting into the sport at 4 years old to playing collegiately in the islands.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul give one last thanks to the VSiN guys Tim Murray and Matt Youmans for hanging out over the weekend before getting into their full Week 0 takeaways from games away from the islands.
We hear Hawaii Rainbow Wahine soccer head coach Bud Nagamine's postgame thoughts after a 3-0 loss against Oregon on Sunday before closing out the first hour talking about the biggest news of the year: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce getting engaged.
Hour 2 begins Ku & Paul's deep dive into Arizona football as UH prepares to travel to the continent to face the Wildcats in Week 1. Paul talks about his worries if Micah Alejado misses the game while Ku'ulei pines on how large the line opened between the programs.
We discuss the weekend results in the high school football world as the latest ScoringLive Power Ranking dropped with Saint Louis at the top again. The show closes out with one last chat about Tayvis' engagement.
Happy Victory Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul & Michael come in elated after Hawaii football's meaningful Week 0 win over Stanford, talking about the bigger picture for the UH program from the victory over the Cardinal.
We hear Timmy Chang's postgame thoughts after the gutty win, giving credit to all three phases for fighting through early adversity. The trio closes out the first hour highlighting the players that specifically stood out most in the first college football action of the season.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens hearing from Saturday's hero Kansei Matsuzawa as he explained how he stayed calm before the drilling the game-tying & game-winning field goal tries.
We also hear from wounded Warrior QB Micah Alejado after he gutted out the second half despite an ankle injury. The trio talks about the biggest plays and underrated moments from Saturday's win over Stanford before closing out the show with a check-in on Paul's Parlor trends after the first weekend.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 leads off with the final "Paul's Parlor" segment of the week, setting lines on QB Micah Alejado's season passing TD total and the running back-room's yards-per-carry average for the 2025 campaign.
We continue the UH football conversation as we hear Michael Lasquero's chat with edge rusher Ka'eo Akana ahead of the Rainbow Warriors' meeting with Stanford on Saturday.
The day closes out with final promotions of weekend sporting events locally and Ku & Paul giving their opinion on the latest in the Micah Parsons-Jerry Jones saga currently facing the Cowboys.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! It's Football Eve & Ku and Paul are pumped for the Rainbow Warriors to return. We hear from UH WR Blaze Kamoku ahead of Saturday's matchup against Stanford, talking about the offense's push to become "poetry in motion" on the field.
We discuss Rainbow Wahine soccer after UH secured a 1-0 victory over Central Arkansas on Thursday, notching the first win of the season in the home opener. We hear head coach Bud Nagamine's postgame thoughts along with goal scorer Caroline Carter after her first career goal was a game-winner.
The first hour wraps up with a look to the WNBA after some incredible performances in the recent days helping push TV ratings even higher for another year.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show talking about the latest college men's basketball schedule leaks after Hawaii Pacific University announced they would open the season in Idaho against Boise State. We also discuss Arizona State leaking that they would visit the University of Hawaii right before the Maui Invitational.
We shift to the football field, hearing from UH QB Micah Alejado ahead of the 'Bows opening the season against Stanford on Saturday. The conversation spins into the NIL world as Ku brings up the latest venture that the University of Michigan is trying in Name, Image and Likeness.
Hour 2 opens up with some NFL previews after The Athletic released AFC & NFC predictions based off of Austin Mock's projection model. Paul asks Ku a pair of "What's More Likely" questions surrounding each conference's final results.
We hear from Hawaii women's soccer associate head coach Kaula Rowe ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's home opener later Thursday night against Central Arkansas as they stay searching for the team's first win of the 2025 season.
The day closes out with more Hawaii football, hearing from LB Jamih Otis from earlier in the week about how the defense is getting ready for midday action to begin the year. Paul's Parlor sets lines for defensive interceptions (O/U 7.5 INT as a defense) and Micah Alejado picks (O/U 4.5 INT for Alejado this season).
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about Hawaii football naming Peter Manuma and Zhen Sotelo as permanent captains for the 2025 season & recapping the Honolulu Little League's run at the 2025 Little League World Series.
We hear Ku's conversation with our featured Mana Wahine of the week, Hawaii soccer forward Amber Gilbert, running over her journey through injuries and a global pandemic on her way to being a key member of a successful Rainbow Wahine program.
The first hour closes out with other Rainbow Wahine soccer news after it was announced that sophomore midfielder Leila Kahoano would miss the remainder of the year after suffering a season-ending ACL tear against Long Beach State.
Hour 2 opens with a look at the preseason Mountain West positional rankings after three Rainbow Warriors made the various lists on offense. We then hear from Hawaii HC Timmy Chang ahead of the program's Week 0 matchup with Stanford and how the team is preparing for the Cardinal.
Paul's Parlor opens back up for the third straight day, setting lines for number of UH players to get postseason all-conference recognition (O/U 1.5 players on 1st + 2nd team), UH players with 5.0+ sacks (O/U 1.5 players) and number of 50+ yard field goals Kansei Matsuzawa will make this year (O/U 0.5 50+yd FG makes).
The day closes out with some Hawaii women's volleyball conversation, hearing from transfer middle blocker Bri Gunderson about how training camp has gone so far in her first year with the program.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul continue Stanford Week coverage, looking deeper at the game notes released by Hawaii ahead of the Week 0 matchup with the Cardinal.
We hear Stanford HC Frank Reich's media availability from the start of the week, talking about his team's preparation for Saturday's heat and the Rainbow Warriors. We also hear from former Punahou standout and current Cardinal senior Teva Tafiti ahead of his own personal homecoming to begin his last college season.
The first hour closes out with a quick address of the "controversy" surrounding Dillon Gabriel's comments from his NFL preseason debut and the ridiculousness of the conversation around it.
Hour 2 opens up with more New Aloha Stadium discussion after Gov. Josh Green appeared on KHON2 with Sam Spangler to talk about the project and future plans surrounding the development.
We shift over to the ACC after the Cal Bears announced that true freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele would be the opening week starter, hearing from HC Justin Wilcox following the news breaking.
Paul's Parlor returns for another round, setting lines for the number of 1,000-yard receivers for UH this season along with how many points the defense will allow on average this year.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul recap the weekend filled with Little League baseball after the 10U Cal Ripken World Championship featured two Hawaii-based teams and the Honolulu Little League squad that extended their stay in Williamsport.
We transition to UH football, hearing Paul's chat with WR Nick Cenacle from Saturday before opening a new segment of "Paul's Parlor" around over-unders for the Rainbow Warriors' season.
The first hour closes out with a quick recap of our featured High School Football Game of the Week, a 60-2 win for 'Aiea, along with quick fire thoughts surrounding the Rainbow Wahine soccer team's first road trip results of the year.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with a look to the NFL after Dillon Gabriel made his debut for the Browns, going 13-for-18 passing against the Eagles. We go back to college football with breaking news of former Campbell HS QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele being named Cal's Week 1 starter against Oregon State.
We chat more about UH football after the Rainbow Warriors released their official first depth chart for the 2025 season ahead of the Week 0 contest against Stanford this Saturday.
We close out the day talking more high school football, hearing from Lahainaluna varsity football HC Dean Rickard after a pair of challenging preseason contests against OIA opponents.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Yes!! Itʻs TIME for our NFL Fantasy draft preview show! We break down our top players at each position and share our draft strategies that can help you win your championship! Plus, University of Hawaii Football kicks of this week and we give you a game by game analysis to a final record! Letʻs do this!
Last hour of the week has Paul and Michael reacting to the Buss family selling the Los Angeles Lakers, a lawsuit in college football regarding tampering as well as continue our conversation about the upcoming Game 7 in the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the OKC Thunder.
Happy Aloha Friday! It's a good day on Wake Up In the Den as the boys react to the Indiana Pacers coming away with a monumental victory to force a Game 7 for the NBA Championship on Sunday against the OKC Thunder. We also keep the conversation on the hardwood floor as the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team announced the addition of former player Juan Munoz to the coaching staff.
It's a hoops filled Hour No. 2 with Paul, Michael and Zoar as the gang talks about the hiring of new Chaminade Women's Basketball coach Travis Brewster. They also rehash the conversation about the NBA finals before closing it out talking some music.
It's Thursday ladies and gentlemen! The boys are joined by Zoar Nedd in studio as they react to the heartbreaking loss of the Arkansas baseball team. They also talk some NBA finals, Hawai'i men's basketball and some WNBA topics in Hour No. 1 of Wake up in the Den.
It's Manawahine Wednesday beautiful people! Paul and Michael react to the All-OIA Softball teams in Division I and Division II put out by ScoringLive as well as talk about the growing Hawai'i-to-Cal football pipeline that is growing after a pair of Saint Louis Crusaders made their commitments to the Golden Bears on Tuesday.
Happy hump day everyone! The boys react to the news that Sacramento State will be joining the Big West in 2026 and talk the latest about what's happening in the sports world. In the bottom half of the hour, Paul catches up with HPU Men's Basketball associate head coach Cam Flabel.
Hour 2 returns the conversation to the official appointment of Matt Elliott as the new University of Hawaii at Manoa Director of Athletics, playing part of his Q&A session with local media from Monday.
The trio discusses what stuck out most from his answers and his overall first impression to the public before taking a few questions from texters about future plans for Elliott.
Paul gives Michael the chance to rant over his Pacers after Indy fell down in a playoff series for the first time in the entire 2025 run & closes out the show with an ode to Rams Mauicamp.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Paul, Michael & Zoar dive right into the University of Hawai'i athletics director discussion after Matt Elliott was unanimously confirmed by the UH Board of Regents on Monday.
We hear UH president Wendy Hensel's initial thoughts on Elliott's approval as the new AD for the Rainbow Warrior and Wahine programs and listen to his opening statement to the media from Monday's press conference.
Michael gives the scouting report on the three newest Hawai'i football commits with two '26 recruits choosing the Rainbow Warriors as home and a BYU athlete returning to the islands as a transfer.
The first hour closes out with a brief touch on the NBA Finals after the OKC Thunder took a pivotal Game 5 at home to go up 3-2 over the Indianapolis Pacers.
Matt Elliott addresses the media after being approved by unanimous decision from the UH Board of Regents as the next University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics Director.
This recording contains Elliott's opening statement, responses to local media questions and closing statement following his June 16 confirmation by specially scheduled Board of Regents meeting.
Michael dips out for Hour 2 to attend the confirmation hearing for new UH AD Matt Elliott while Paul & Zoar extend the basketball conversation into the second hour.
We hear from DC Defenders QB Jordan Ta'amu, the UFL Championship MVP and Pearl City alum, after his historic performance to help the Defenders to the title.
The guys give their official predictions for Game 5 of the NBA Finals and takes on if the Magic gave up too much for G Desmond Bane.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! The boys are in charge again after a busy weekend of sports news and an important Monday for the University of Hawai'i at Manoa athletic department.
We talk about the potential of Matt Elliott being officially confirmed as the UH AD with a special Board of Regents meeting scheduled for Monday, then shift gears to basketball after the Oklahoma City Thunder tied the NBA Finals with the Indiana Pacers at two games apieces.
The first hour closes out with local high school football commitment updates from Michael and a little more on the special Board of Regents meeting that was set to begin at 9:30 a.m. HT.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Paul and Michael wrap up their thoughts on the upcoming Game 4 of the NBA finals to begin Hour No. 2 of this Aloha Friday. The boys then recap the night they had at the annual OIA Banquet on Thursday night before giving more information on the Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team being in the Uniswag's best uniform in the country contest.
The boys are in charge on this Aloha Friday as Ku'ulei gets a much needed vacation. Former University of Hawai'i player and staffer Zoar Nedd joins Paul and Michael in Hour No. 1 as it's a hoops-filled hour with Zoar talking about his playing experience and giving his take on the NBA finals as well as the NBA's upcoming draft and free agency.
Happy Aloha Friday eve, beautiful people! Ku and Paul have a fun show as the boss gets ready for a well-earned three-week vacation, talking about the men's college World Series kicking off with another Jell-O Shot weekend.
The conversation moves to the basketball court as Paul recaps Game 3 of the NBA Finals and gives flowers to the Pacers while asking some pressing questions about the limits of the OKC greatness.
Hour 2 continues the fun looking down to Omaha as the men's college World Series begins for fans before it begins for the teams. We also chat about some of the latest regarding the groundbreaking House v. NCAA Settlement and a legal challenge centered around Title IX and backpay.
The show closes out getting Ku ready for her trip to Europe as she breaks down some of her itinerary while asking for some suggestions and recommendations for listeners to send in via text or on social.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! It's a special midweek treat as Rainbow Wahine basketball greats MeiLani McBee and Kelsie Imai sit down for a two-hour talk about all things UH and their futures.
We go back through COVID memories, discuss future plans on and off the court and much more in the first hour with McBee and Imai. The duo shares stories from quarantine and how their experience evolved after the first year at UH.
You can catch the full recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the sit-down with McBee and Imai as the world of NIL opportunities comes up in the conversation along with why the transfer portal never truly was a thought for either player during their time with the Rainbow Wahine.
The show closes out with the legendary duo saying their mahalos to fans, coaches and many more impactful characters along the way while teasing when they could be seen back in the islands now as UH alum.
You can catch the full recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about national writer Phil Steele's full Mountain West football preview, diving into his look into the Rainbow Warriors for the 2025 season.
We hear from new Hawai'i MBB general manager, Los Angeles Clippers guard Patty Mills, after the program announced his addition on Monday morning.
The first hour closes with a shoutout to the Hawai'i marketing department and KC Smurthwaite's efforts last year leading to a gold standard recognition after the Rainbow Wahine uniform contest from last year.
Hour 2 is filled with more college football talk around Phil Steele's extensive preview magazine that released on Monday, going over his projected all-Mountain West teams with a slew of Rainbow Warriors sprinkled across the four lists.
We hear from UH men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot about the addition of Patty Mills as the program's general manager and give our thoughts about the overall usefulness around the international legend signing on to assist the 'Bows.
The show closes out with Ku starting her plea for any travel advice to Europe as she gets ready for an extended trip over the next few weeks overseas.
Happy Aloha Monday beautiful people! It's a jampacked show as there was a ton of University of Hawai'i recruiting news in the football and men's basketball landscape with a trio of players making commitments to play for the football team and a transfer coming in to join the men's basketball team.
We also react to the breaking news of Patty Mills being named the general manager for the UH men's basketball team and wrap up the show talking about the T.C. Ching Athletics Complex finally being included in the latest version of College Football 26 video game.
Hour No. 2 kicks off with the gang reacting to the NCAA House Settlement and what that means for the University of Hawai'i. We also rehash our Hour 1 conversation about the new recruits and players joining the Rainbow Warriors before recapping our experience covering the 2025 Special Olympics over the weekend.
What a week that saw games 1 & 2 of the NBA Finals, The Epic French Open Championships on both Menʻs and Womenʻs side, Nations League Championship in Europe, plus Aaron Rodgers makes it official!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about another insane Indiana Pacers comeback to begin the NBA Finals, snatching Game 1 from the OKC Thunder with another Hali stunner.
We discuss the UH athletics director search coming to an end after President Wendy Hensel recommended Matt Elliott to be the next AD for the Rainbow Warriors.
The first hour closes out with some UH women's basketball talk after Hawaii News Now's Cienna Pilotin spoke to former Rainbow Wahine star Daejah Phillips about the guard's sudden in-season departure from the program.
Hour 2 recycles the UH AD conversation, hearing from committee co-chair Jack Tsui regarding the importance of capital support for the school and the process that ended with Elliott as the choice.
We talk about Special Olympics Hawaii's 2025 State Summer Games that will kick off later Friday evening and the fun-filled weekend ahead that will be covered on HSRN's YouTube channel.
The show closes out with a special guest joining Ku & Paul for a fun chat about tumbling, Uncle Kev and the draw of the theatre.
Happy Aloha (Breaking News) Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul go live on YouTube after University of Hawai'i President Wendy Hensel announced that she will recommend former UCLA Chief Strategy Officer Matt Elliott to be the next athletics director for UH.
We break down the newest Hawai'i softball head coaching hire as the Rainbow Wahine tabbed Long Beach State associate HC Panita Thanatharn as the fourth head coach in UH softball history on Wednesday afternoon.
The hour closes out with Paul giving some local basketball recruiting information after HPU picked up another transfer and UH forward Roy Igwe left the team to sign professionally in Japan.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with more thoughts from Ku & Paul regarding UH President Wendy Hensel recommending former UCLA CSO Matt Elliott to be the next athletics director for the University of Hawai'i.
We hear from brand new Hawai'i softball head coach Panita Thanatharn's intro presser after the 42-year-old softball lifer spoke to local media on Wednesday.
We also discuss the breaking NFL news with Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers while closing out the show with a brief preview of the NBA Finals that begin on Thursday between the Pacers and Thunder.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off a wild day talking about the latest rumors surrounding the UH athletics director search before moving over to the latest college realignment news after Utah Valley announced that they will join the Big West in 2026.
Paul gives some more organized thoughts on the Knicks moving on from HC Tom Thibodeau, discussing who he would and would not like to be considered to take his place in the head chair,
The first hour closes out with more UH AD talk as Ku & Paul begin to talk about some of the background of the reported finalists for the job.
Hour 2 continues the UH AD search conversation as Ku & Paul go further in-depth in the backgrounds of three different candidates, explaining why certain questions are fair when looking at potential red flags.
We discuss more of the Big West adding Utah Valley & what could happen with the remaining schools in the WAC to close out the show.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show talking about the loss of multiple Hawai'i baseball players to the transfer portal, including Cooper Walls and Itsuki Takemoto.
We hear Michael Lasquero's conversation with Saint Louis great and 2025 HHSAA Hall of Honor inductee Pupu Sepulona after the celebratory dinner last weekend.
We close out the first hour with some breaking NBA news as the New York Knicks moved on from head coach Tom Thibodeau, per ESPN's Shams Charania.
Hour 2 opens up with some looks along the NFL newswire with a few Hawai'i-tied storylines while Paul processes his feelings about the Knicks moving on from Thibs.
The conversation moves over to the diamond as Ku breaks down the latest happenings in softball from the Women's College World Series while Paul makes fun of the SEC underachieving in baseball's Men's College World Series regional round.
The show closes out with a re-hashing of the "what makes a superstar" debate from Monday as Ku shares her favorite example of her standards for superstardom.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul & Michael kick off the show discussing the Eastern Conference Finals finish as the Pacers kicked out the Knicks in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in a quarter of a century.
We discuss the end of a few eras as the NBA on TNT's coverage closed out with the ECF and five schools officially notifying the Mountain West of the intent to leave the conference after this year.
The first hour closes with a fun discussion about what makes an NBA player a "superstar" and if the league is in need of some new ones or already have them.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens up talking about some of the latest in UH's athletics director search after Warrior All Access reported that a sitting WAC administrator reached the finalist stage for Hawai'i.
We shift back to the hardwood to talk more about the NBA Finals between OKC and Indiana, giving early predictions before the series begins later this week.
We close the show out rehashing our end-of-Hour-1 "what makes a superstar" conversation as Michael gives his take on the parameters to be considered an NBA superstar.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The Rivals breakdown the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals and tell you who will win the NBA Title! Plus, Where will Giannis play in 2026 and other off season chatter in the NBA and NFL!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back for a full day of sports talk as the Knicks extended the Eastern Conference Finals to a Game 6 for Paul's sanity and the softball and baseball college World Series tournaments have provided some early fireworks.
We discuss the digital world as EA Sports' CFB 26 game released information on the latest edition of the fan-favorite game with the addition of the actual coaches of the programs.
We close out the first hour talking about some local news with a protest going on up at Kahuku while former UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn's recent run-in with law enforcement.
Hour 2 continues the BJ Penn conversation and a bigger discussion around head trauma and post-career impacts that it can have. We shift over to the high school scene, talking about some of the latest leaks in the OIA football schedule and schools from the continent.
The AD conversation pops up midway through the show after another news drop from SB Nation's Mike Wittmann regarding UH's process.
We close out the show talking about MLB's investment in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League, a monumental show of support to an American league for the diamond sport.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul lead off the show talking Hawai'i football after the 'Bows announced their nationally televised games along with the rest of the Mountain West.
We also catch up on listener texts and discuss the latest with the UH athletics director search along with previewing Hour 2's topic of the NASED project updates.
Hour 2 is filled with the latest updates surrounding the NASED project as our Michael Lasquero caught up with Stadium Authority Brennan Morioka and Aloha Stadium interim manager Chris Sadayasu after Thursday's Stadium Authority board meeting.
The show closes out talking about some UH football schedule quirks and the team's over-under win total before Paul gives his thoughts on the potential close-out of his Knicks.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! We open the show talking about the latest update regarding the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) progress as the permit to demolish the old Aloha Stadium.
Paul gives his analysis after a crushing Game 4 loss for his Knicks, seeing the Pacers now on the doorstep of an NBA Finals appearance and his thoughts on the Western Conference Finals that could wrap up later on Wednesday.
The first hour wraps up with some WNBA discussion after Paige Bueckers goes off to help the Wings pick up their first victory and Cam Brink suggests a change to the next CBA.
Hour 2 leads off talking about Ku's crowdsourcing question of things that we used to do growing up in Hawai'i and things we used to say that aren't as prevalent now.
Ku goes into the latest on the alleged finalist list for the University of Hawai'i AD job, getting the most recent update on who is advancing into the in-person interview phase.
We close out the show with the NFL as Ku brings up Steelers' legendary QB Terry Bradshaw's rant about Aaron Rodgers and Paul celebrates his absence from caring about AR12 storylines.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show catching up after the long holiday weekend, discussing the rare off day activities that both ended up doing.
We recap Hawai'i baseball's season-ending loss to Cal Poly in the Big West Tournament, listening to HC Rich Hill's postgame media availability that had an extra sprinkle of positivity throughout.
The first hour wraps up talking about the Eastern and Western Conference Finals as Paul changes his wardrobe strategy after the Knicks' win on Sunday.
You can catch the recording of this episode of our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens up with the latest in the UH athletics director search after Mike Wittmann gave another update along with an anonymous P4 AD's opinion on what the school needs to do to stay up with the times in college sports.
Paul gives a rundown of the latest signings from Hawaii Pacific men's basketball as four new Sharks joined the fray, totaling the 2025 class to seven new players joining up with nine returners (and an injury return).
The show closes out with one final look to the NBA Playoffs as Paul sweats out another "biggest game of the season" for his Knicks and gives his prediction for Thunder-Wolves Game 5.
You can catch the recording of this episode of our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
This week, we discuss WNBA Commissioners assertion that Caitlin Clark is the most popular athlete in the USA. Monty and Ernie take different sides! Plus, NBA Conference Championships are at 2-1 heading into game 4!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show recapping Thursday's loss to UC Irvine for Hawai'i baseball, hearing the postgame availability from HC Rich Hill and a pair of Rainbow Warrior players.
We shift gears to the hardwood, talking about the daunting hole that the Minnesota Timberwolves now face after dropping the first two games to the OKC Thunder.
The conversation moves to the gridiron as Michael Lasquero caught up with Hope International (NAIA) women's flag football head coach Felipe Aguilar after three local girls committed to his program.
Hour 2 kicks off talking about the latest signings by the UH men's basketball program, officially adding three more rotational players to next year's roster.
Ku breaks down the newest adventure by Circa Sports with the 100k buy-in "Circa Grandisimo" with a chance for entries to win a $1.5 million prize along with other goodies involved.
Paul starts brainstorming the potential pitching plans for UH baseball ahead of Friday's elimination game against Cal State Fullerton and Ku gives some of the important numbers from the matchups a few weeks ago between the programs.
The show ends with Paul appealing to higher powers for a good weekend in his fandom for both the Knicks-Pacers series and the Hawai'i baseball Big West Tournament run.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku rips the band-aid off immediately, making Paul talk about the all-time collapse from the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers from Wednesday.
We shift gears to the diamond, talking about the Big West Tournament opening matchup against top-seeded UC Irvine for the fourth-seeded Rainbow Warriors.
The first hour closes out with some sports business chatter, talking about professional sports opportunities in Japan for softball players.
Hour 2 opens with a preview of Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, talking about what the Timberwolves need to do to take down the Oklahoma City Thunder and tie the series before heading back home.
We hear Ku's chat with former UH pitcher and current Savannah Bananas player Andy Archer about the 'Bows before the Thursday matchup against No. 1 seed UC Irvine, along with other updates on the former Rainbow Warriors' life.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul play their chat with former HPU softball HC Jarnett Lono, covering the long, legendary career on and off the field for the former All-American player and consistent presence in the dugout she had for the last 25 years.
Hour 2 leads off with a quick preview of Hawai'i's Big West Tournament play-in game against UC Santa Barbara, hearing Tuesday's media availability from freshman RHP Cooper Walls after he was named the conference's top first-year pitcher.
We shift gears to the gridiron after the NFL owners voted on the potential ban of the "Tush Push" along with giving our takes on the latest teams that grace HBO's "Hard Knocks" for the preseason and in-season versions of the show.
We close out the show addressing Hawai'i McDonald's "French Fry Gate" as Paul laments the latest changes to the packaging.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku leads the day off discussing the latest from the Star-Advertiser regarding the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project and the "Wheel of Fortune" game being played between parties.
Paul joins Ku to touch on the conversation about the potential of NFL players participating in the 2028 Summer Olympics in the newest event, flag football. We move over to the court as the duo dives into analyzing the Western Conference Finals matchup between the Thunder and Timberwolves.
Hour 2 spans conversations about the UH athletics director search, potential NFL rules changes and more about the NBA Playoffs as the conference finals kicks off on Tuesday out in the Western Conference.
The duo closes out the show talking about some of their most creative, semi-realistic options to be the theoretical Hawai'i men's basketball program's GM.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the first hour talking about the huge Senior Sunday victory by Hawai'i baseball over UC San Diego, securing a spot in the inaugural Big West Tournament before honoring 13 seniors after the game.
We continue the senior recognition, shouting out the 111 student-athletes that graduated from UH over the weekend with various degrees. The first hour closes out talking about a question from a texter, looking for our UH Coach & Team of the Year nominees.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with a continuation of the group's UH Coach and Team of the Year nominations as the academic year comes to a close.
Ku hands the reins over Paul & Michael to have a WWE-style Smackdown debate as their teams face off in the NBA postseason for the second straight year and fourth time ever in the Eastern Conference Finals.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! We open the show with a clip from yesterday's Board of Regents meeting as UH President Wendy Hensel gave an update on the latest in the athletics director search before we discuss the future chances of former AD Craig Angelos.
Paul gives his concerns and needs for the Knicks for Game 6 against the Boston Celtics, seeing another chance to win a playoff series at MSG for the first time in his life.
We also recap the series-opening victory over UC San Diego for the UH baseball team as the 'Bows fight for their playoff lives.
Hour 2 opens with Ku reacting to Thursday's reports of the new book coming out from ESPN's Seth Wickersham that revealed Bears QB Caleb Williams having apprehension to going to Chicago before last year's draft.
We move over to some men's volleyball conversation after Long Beach State star freshman Moni Nikolov announced on his Instagram that he would be leaving LBSU for the professional ranks after one season.
The show closes out answering questions from the text line regarding international students and NIL along with some of Ku & Paul's favorite storylines as the WNBA season begins on Friday night.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku gives Paul the floor after brutal Game 5 loss by his Knicks to the Celtics, asking if his confidence has been shaken at all after the post-Game 4 vibes.
We break down some of the best (and worst) from the 2025 NFL Schedule Release while taking a deeper dive into some of the most brutal slates for teams heading into next year while talking about some of the primetime contests for the best & worst teams in the league.
Hawai'i baseball head coach Rich Hill's comments to the media from earlier in the week are played, hearing how the 'Bows skipper is planning to attack the final series of the regular season along with other various topics for UH's Senior Weekend.
Hour 2 continues the NFL conversation, re-hashing the hardest schedules (Sorry, NY Giants) and some of the weirdest primetime slates as certain franchises got left off the board completely.
The chat shifts to the track as Hawai'i track & field prepares for the Big West Championships this weekend, trying to continue the program's ascent up the conference rankings with the new facility getting used for the first time.
We close the show talking about Thursday's pending Board of Regents meeting along with various other topics.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei returns from her trip to Ohio, discussing the fun little tangents that she was able to take while there for the men's volleyball national championship tournament.
We move over to the NFL as the full schedule release is set for 2pm HT on Wednesday, talking about some of our favorite matchups and the international games that are on the slate for this year.
We hear postgame audio from Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine water polo's semifinal loss to eventual national champion Stanford, listening to HC James Robinson's thoughts alongside senior UTL Jordan Wedderburn.
The first hour closes out opening the discussion around Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame following commissioner Rob Manfred lifting the ban on the former Reds great after he passed last year.
Hour 2 continues the Pete Rose conversation, getting Paul & Ku's thoughts on his Hall of Fame candidacy and how it impacts other controversial members of baseball history.
Ku talks about her experience touring "The Horseshoe" on the Ohio State University's campus and how the new Aloha Stadium expectations should compare and if more seats are needed or not.
The show closes out talking about NFL schedule leaks and Paul's confidence regarding his Knicks going into Game 5 in Boston of the conference semifinals.
The boys talk all things basketball in Hour No. 2 as Paul and Michael react to the Dallas Mavericks being "gifted" the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft in what will likely be Duke's Cooper Flagg. We also talk about former Hawaii Men's Basketball guard Tom Beattie's transfer to in-conference foe UC San Diego before talking some NFL schedule release news to close out the hour.
Day No. 2 with the boys holding things down in the den has Paul and Michael recapping the NCAA men's volleyball championship and the rest of the HHSAA state championships over the weekend before teasing the NBA Draft Lottery conversation for Hour No. 2.
Hour 2 continues the high school sports coverage as Paul & Michael move over to recapping the 2025 Wally Yonamine Foundation/HHSAA baseball state championships as Saint Louis and Damien made it a full ILH-led podium.
We hear from Damien SS Aaron Rapoza after the Monarchs claimed the program's third title in four seasons before talking about the magical run for Saint Louis over on Maui.
The baseball conversation continues with a chat with HPU head coach Dane Fujinaka after the Sharks were denied a bid from the 2025 NCAA Division II baseball tournament, looking ahead to the offseason while recapping a special year with a special group.
The show closes out with some NBA talk as the draft lottery is drawn later on Monday and Michael's Pacers took a 3-1 lead.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! No Ku'ulei to open this week, so Paul & Michael are at the controls to talk about a packed weekend that was in local sports.
We start talking about the end of the UH men's volleyball season, falling in the national semifinals to back-to-back defending champion UCLA. We hear from middle blocker Kurt Nusterer after the 'Bows returned home on Sunday.
The conversation shifts to the high school level, recapping the HHSAA championships for softball. We hear from Mililani HC Rose Antonio after the Trojans completed their title defense before chatting with Kapa'a shortstop Sienna Yamashita after the Warriors' back-to-back coronation.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
We break down all 4 series with surprises in virtually al of them! Can the Celtics and Cavs bounce back? Will OKC and Denver go 7? Can Warriors survive without Curry? Plus, MLB and NFL notes!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show recapping an insane day of sports from Thursday, talking about UH softball's incredible win over Cal State Fullerton and UH men's volleyball's four-set victory over Penn State in the NCAA Tournament.
We hear from HPU baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka after back-to-back incredible comeback wins to keep the Sharks' season alive happened on Thursday, getting an early scouting report of Westmont before the PacWest championship.
The first hour closes out talking about NBA Playoffs as Paul predicts the results of the two games on Friday, picking the road team in a pair of Game 3s.
Hour 2 continues with the local sports coverage, recapping UH's upset over Cal State Fullerton in more detail before previewing Friday's Big West semifinal against CSUN.
We bat back-and-forth the chances of new Browns QB Dillon Gabriel on starting at some point this season, talking over the most intriguing QB rooms in the league.
The show closes out with more updates around HHSAA tournaments with softball, baseball, boys' volleyball and girls' water polo all going on right now.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! It's a distracting day in the Den as Ku & Paul try to keep up with postseason action for UH men's volleyball and HPU baseball going on.
We kick off the show discussing the Hawai'i softball victory from Wednesday, setting up a quarterfinal matchup against No. 1 seeded Cal State Fullerton on Thursday.
Paul celebrates the Knicks going up 2-0 over the Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals and jokes about divine intervention helping his basketball team for the first time ever.
Hour 2 continues the coverage of the Hawai'i men's volleyball national quarterfinal against Penn State and Hawaii Pacific baseball's PacWest Tournament elimination game against Biola.
We also hear from Hawai'i baseball head coach Rich Hill ahead of a critical two-week stretch to close the regular season for the 'Bows, trying to lock up one of the five spots in the Big West Tournament.
The show closes out previewing the 'Bows national semifinal matchup and looking to tomorrow's Rainbow Wahine water polo NCAA quarterfinal against Cal.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people!
Ku & Paul kick off the day with a Wahine Power Hour, talking all things women's athletics in the first hour of the day. We start by diving into HHSAA tournaments with girls' water polo and softball beginning this week.
We move up to the college level, listening to what Big West Player of the Year Bernie Doyle and Coach James Robinson ahead of UH water polo's national quarterfinal matchup against Cal.
The conversation moves over to the basketball court with the WNBA season right around the corner before we close the first hour recognizing an incredible achievement by Kapa'a senior Veronica Nagahisa.
Paul leads off Hour 2 with some NBA talk after another insane day of road teams beating higher seeds in the semifinal round, discussing the ceiling of the Pacers after another improbable comeback win.
We answer some of your texts, talking about the latest rumors relating to the University of Hawai'i athletics director search along with who could be the next head coach for the Hawai'i softball program after Bob Coolen retires in May.
The show closes with a preview of HPU baseball's PacWest Tournament opener, hearing Paul's conversation with head coach Dane Fujinaka ahead of the Sharks' matchup with No. 2 seed Point Loma.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back after an exciting day in the NBA Playoffs, seeing the Knicks and Nuggets complete improbable comebacks to earn a pair of Game 1 upsets over the Celtics & Thunder.
We shift gears to the diamond to discuss Hawai'i baseball and the homestretch of the regular season after the 'Bows dropped 3-of-4 against nationally ranked Oregon State this past weekend.
We close out the first hour recapping the early rounds of the HHSAA boys' volleyball state tournament, hearing our Michael Lasquero's chat with Kamehameha-Kapalama HC Sava Agpoon and outside hitter Conor Williams.
Hour 2 opens with a look at the NCAA men's volleyball tournament and Hawai'i's chances as they look to bring home the program's third national title of the decade. We hear HC Charlie Wade and MB Kurt Nusterer's availability before the team took off for Ohio on Sunday, getting the vibes of the team before a long trip with big stakes.
We give a preview of the packed week ahead with UH men's volleyball, softball and women's water polo all on the continent competing in postseason tournaments along with HPU baseball in the PacWest Tournament.
The show closes with a discussion around what Ku & Paul would name their racehorses in honor of the Kentucky Derby.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after a packed weekend in the islands, recapping the inaugural HHSAA girls' flag football championship win by the Campbell Sabers, hearing from head coach Will Naboa from after the victory.
We move to the diamond for UH softball Senior Weekend & Bob Coolen's home send-off, hearing Paul's conversation with Nanci Coolen from after Saturday's doubleheader sweep against UC San Diego.
Paul gives his takes on the Knicks-Celtics semifinal series that starts today, walking through some key numbers for New York to adjust after getting swept in the regular season. The first hour closes with the reveal of men's volleyball All-American awards as five 'Bows got honors.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with a dive into the college realignment rumor mill as Ku & Paul bat back-and-forth a rumbling of another Big West member potentially jumping up to the Mountain West with Hawai'i and UC Davis.
We also discuss the latest Hawai'i football roster movement after WR Dekel Crowdus re-entered the portal and others who have joined the 'Bows in the spring cycle.
We re-hash our girls' flag football conversation, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with Campbell QB Maya Gonsalves after the senior skipped her prom night to help the Sabers make history.
The day closes out with more from Hawai'i softball Senior Day, getting thoughts from RHP Addison Kostrencich and INF Alyssa Nakagawa after the emotional evening.
You can listen to the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show giving flowers to longtime San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich after he stepped down from the head chair. Paul goes off after his Knicks dispatched the Pistons in six games and starts to look ahead for the NY-BOS series.
We move back locally, hearing from UH baseball head coach Rich Hill ahead of the four-game series coming up against No. 7 Oregon State this weekend before chatting with UH softball star Izabella Martinez ahead of Senior Weekend.
The first hour closes rehashing Ku's secret she shared on Thursday regarding former UH AD Craig Angelos.
Hour 2 consists of recapping an insane night in HHSAA girls' flag football, seeing all the remaining league champions knocked out. We hear from Campbell HC Will Naboa after a 2OT upset win over Kamehameha-Kapalama, setting up a rematch with Mililani in the state semifinals.
We also chat some HPU baseball after the Sharks reached the 30-win threshold for the second consecutive season, hearing from HC Dane Fujinaka after Thursday night's 8-3 win over Chaminade.
The show closes out recognizing the winners from the H-Awards, spanning multiple programs and having a tie for one of the most prestigious awards for the second straight year.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku opens the show talking about the latest in the legislature regarding sports gambling, seeing another delay in the latest proposal.
We shift to the diamond, hearing from longtime UH softball head coach Bob Coolen ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's final home series of the regular season, also serving as the final regular season series of his storied career.
We close out the first hour talking about HPU baseball as the Sharks resume a 10th inning game against Chaminade later on Thursday with the second game of the doubleheader to be played afterwards.
Hour 2 kicks off with a look at the high school scene, recapping the Wednesday night action in HHSAA girls flag football tournament and hearing from Campbell HC Will Naboa after the Sabers' win.
We move over to the court, recapping OIA boys' volleyball championships after another Moanalua coronation and Radford's rise back to the top of the D2 ranks & hearing from Radford HC Melanie Toloumu after the win.
We close out the show talking NBA Playoffs and giving a look ahead to the weekend in UH baseball and softball.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Another packed day as Ku recaps yesterday's Braddahood Grindz event before previewing the upcoming HHSAA girls flag football tournament that starts this week.
The conversation shifts to the basketball court, discussing the latest college basketball transfer portal news after former St. Mary's & UConn G Aiden Mahaney announced his commitment to UC Santa Barbara earlier this week.
Paul gives another update on the NBA Playoffs, lamenting the Knicks' loss to the Pistons in Game 5 while recapping the other three games from Tuesday. Ku asks Paul for his predictions on Wednesday's games.
Former Hawai'i men's volleyball outside hitter Costas Theocharidis joins Ku & Paul in-studio for the entirety of Hour 2, talking about the success of his book "Costas: Warrior for Life: Thriving within the Chaos" a year later, the current season and crop of UH men's volleyball players and his newest business venture.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the first hour talking about other storylines from the 2025 NFL Draft, giving their takes on the best draft hauls and who they want to see in training camp Hard Knocks.
Paul gives an updated NBA Playoff prediction after the majority of the first round series got pushed to 3-1 leads for one side and Ku laments her Orlando Magic's seemingly inevitable fate against the Boston Celtics.
Hour 2 continues on with a conversation about pranks as Ku and Paul give their best memories of harmless pranks played on them and that they had played.
We roll into some sports business conversation with the NCAA/House Settlement decision looming and roster limits becoming a debate amongst P4 schools. We also talk about some updated coaching salaries that are notable to the Mountain West.
We close out the day hearing from Big West champion Hawai'i women's water polo after the team saw their NCAA quarterfinal matchup revealed on Monday.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back after a packed weekend for a LOADED show. Things kick off talking about the Hawai'i men's volleyball team taking down No. 1 LBSU in the Big West Tournament championship match on Saturday, hearing post-match thoughts from HC Charlie Wade and players Louis Sakanoko and Adrien Roure.
We recap OIA baseball championships from the weekend, reviewing a wonky 8-5 victory for Farrington in the Division II game before talking about the 2-1 win for Mililani in the Division I game.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 rolls on with a look to the NFL, recapping the NFL Draft and the top storylines coming out of the three-day event including players with ties to Hawai'i and their landing places and the vaunted Shedeur Sanders slide.
Paul updates everyone with the latest in UH men's basketball recruiting after two more players announced their commitments to the Rainbow Warriors.
The hour closes out with look backs on the OIA softball championships from Friday night and the Big West women's water polo match from Sunday that saw Hawai'i win for the second straight year.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Sharks and Swords were tied 5-5 in the 10th inning before the game was suspended due to weather.
Mililani defeats Kaiser, 2-1, in a pitchers' duel to win their fifth OIA baseball title. Trojans' Jonah Parker drove in both runs to help lift the Trojans for the win and was named the Fun Factory VIP of the Game.
Farrington tops Kapolei, 8-5, to win their second league title and first since 2018. Governors' Thomas Nakashima scored two runs, drove in two more, and pitched three scoreless innings to earn the save and was named the Fun Factory VIP of the Game.
Mililani wins their second consecutive OIA title, 13th overall, after beating Moanalua 10-0 in six innings. Mililani pitcher Hinano Bautista threw 7 strikeouts in the shutout to earn the HSRN Fun Factory VIP of the Game award.
Pearl City wins their first league title since 1979 after routing Aiea, 10-2. Chargers catcher Phoenix Lumabao went 2-for-2 and hit a solo home run to earn HSRN's Fun Factory VIP of the Game award.
Hour 2 leads off with Kyle Galdeira joining up with Ku & Paul to give his takes on the first day of the 2025 NFL Draft and some predictions on how he sees the rest of the weekend going.
The conversation shifts over to the local scene as we roll through OIA softball and baseball championship matchups before closing out the show with a little more conversation around the Hawai'i men's volleyball team's semifinal matchup against UC Irvine with a potential NCAA Tournament berth on the line.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the first hour talking some of the latest in Hawai'i football news, chatting about the latest entries to the transfer portal in the spring window.
We hear Mayor Rick Blangiardi's thoughts from after Thursday's announcement of Sheraton's return as the title sponsor of the Hawaii Bowl.
We close out Hour 1 talking about the Big West Tournaments (Beach Volleyball, Water Polo & Men's Volleyball) and OIA Softball Championship matchups.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! It's NFL Draft Day & Ku and Paul are pumped for a special afternoon show. We break down some of the last-minute rumors flying around the first round of the draft, talking about where we think Boise State star RB Ashton Jeanty might end up by the end of the night.
We also talk high school sports, recapping Wednesday's OIA softball quarterfinal matchup between Kaiser and Leilehua and hearing from our Fun Factory VIP of the Game Rylee Yamasaki.
Hawaii Pacific University assistant athletic director of strategic communications and sports information director Baylei Furman joins Ku & Paul in studio to recap the year that was in Sharks' athletics.
We ask about Baylei's experiences, finding out her favorite teams to work with and the biggest challenges of her first full year on the job. The show closes out finding more out about the local girl who became the Sharks Weekly host.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back to discuss the latest offers to go out from Hawai'i football after a trio of commitments and an entry to the portal happened earlier in the week.
We re-hash the sports betting conversation from Tuesday's show after Ku did a full deep dive down the rabbit hole, hearing testimony from local groups while also hearing what Gov. Josh Green had to say earlier this week on HNN.
Hour 2 opens hearing from Oregon QB & NFL Draft hopeful Dillon Gabriel after the Mililani alum helped unveil the new Gabriel Family Training & Weight Room at his high school alma mater on Tuesday.
Ku & Paul give their takes on PFF's latest mock draft with under 48 hours to the 2025 NFL Draft, discussing Shedeur Sanders going to the Browns and Ashton Jeanty falling out of the top 10.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! A lot of transfer portal talk today after Caleb "C-Bo" Brown became a surprise entry yesterday for Hawai'i football. Paul gives the latest in Hawai'i men's basketball recruiting and highlights the most recent commitment to the 'Bows.
We also talk about the legislative changes on the way for the NCAA with the House settlement decision drawing closer before checking in on NBA Playoff in the bottom of the hour.
Hour 2 continues the transfer portal conversation as Paul shares tidbits from his write-up about newest UH MBB addition Dre Bullock and drops some nuggets regarding the 'Bows recruiting in general this year.
We discuss a report from Hawai'i News Now regarding the gambling bill currently being batted around between lawmakers in the state. Ku finishes out the day by listing off the packed agenda on HSRN for the week of broadcasts.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off NFL Draft week with thoughts on Shedeur Sanders' potential landing spot and what the QB class looks like this year compared to the last few drafts.
The conversation shifts back to last week's Board of Regents meeting, hearing what chair Gabe Lee had to say after concerns were raised over the salary UH would offer potential athletic director candidates. We also hear Neil Abercrombie's retort and the feelings around what the school needs to do to fill the position in a quality matter.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues the WWE conversation that ended the first hour, getting some of Ku's best impressions of famous entertainers.
We do a full recap of HPU baseball's Senior Day, hearing from head coach Dane Fujinaka, captain Daniel Johnson and program HR record holder Bronson Rivera.
The show closes out with some more NFL Draft conversation as Ku makes the plea for Ashton Jeanty to the Bears at 10 & Paul gives his takes on Tyler Warren and Armand Membou.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 continues on with the UH football conversation around Saturday's matchup with Utah State before looking around the Mountain West at other intriguing games.
We quickly preview the HHSAA First Hawaiian Bank Open Division state football tournament semifinals between Campbell-Saint Louis and Kahuku-Mililani on Friday night before closing out the show hearing from Hawai'i women's volleyball libero Tayli Ikenaga ahead of Friday's match against Long Beach State.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku previews a busy weekend in Hawai'i athletics between football, basketball and volleyball before her and Paul discuss the recent news that Hawai'i is trending towards an apparel deal with Nike.
We hear from Utah State football interim head coach Nate Dreiling and Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine setter Kate Lang ahead of the weekend's games.
We've got a ton of people to here from today! Ku'ulei recaps National Letter of Intent Day and hear from student-athletes Kendalyn Cordeiro-Felise (Kapolei, softball) and Malosi Mataafa-Alferos (Mililani, baseball). We'll also hear post championship interviews with head coaches of HHSAA Cheerleading State Champions Iolani (all girls division) and Radford (co-ed).
In the second half of the show, Michael Lasquero chats with University of Hawai'i Football running backs coach Anthony Arceneaux and defensive tackles coach Jeff Reinbold.
Jeff Rich is back and he welcomes HPU Women's Basketball head coach Ray Alvarado along with student-athletes Ella Berge and Nicole Wertenberger.
Olivia Austin joins the show for Hour 2, talking about her busy schedule as she works closely with the University of Hawai'i marketing department and how she's found a fit working within the NIL college landscape.
Ku and Paul also continue the National Letter of Intent signing day conversation by playing Michael Lasquero's interviews with Mililani baseball standout Aukai Araujo-Waiau and Punahou volleyball libero Kahea Moriwaki.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday & National Signing Day, beautiful people! Ku and Paul celebrate the local Hawai'i high school athletes putting pen to paper to make college decisions official Wednesday morning to open the show before tackling the roster limit rule to be implemented by the NCAA and the pros and cons of the switch to no scholarship limits.
We also give our first looks at the weekend Hawai'i football matchup at Utah State.
Hour 2 continues the Hawai'i men's basketball conversation as Ku and Paul share their takeaways from the first weekend on multiple new players for the Rainbow Warriors. We hear from one of those additions in Marcus Greene after he received all-tournament team honors with his 18-point performance in the championship win over Pacific.
The show closes out talking about college football and the drama-fest that was Week 11 with officiating controversies and key matchups. Paul ends the show giving his take about the Heisman trophy race as the regular season winds down.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show talking about Hawai'i's 76-66 win over Pacific in the OUTRIGGER Rainbow Classic for the program's 16th title in the event and third under head coach Eran Ganot.
The duo shifts gears into an NFL conversation with the Bears firing OC Shane Waldron Tuesday morning and hear from Tua Tagovailoa following the Dolphins' 23-15 victory over the Rams on Monday night.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Michael and Paul back to break down Hawai'i football's heartbreaking 29-27 loss on Saturday against UNLV, discussing the disappointment of falling short of an upset over the Rebels.
We flip over to the hardwood as Paul gives his thoughts on the Rainbow Wahine's season-opening road trip split in the Pacific Northwest before the trio talks about what they liked most from the Rainbow Warriors two wins to begin the year.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 kicks off with the crew tackling the officiating conversation that emerged following Timmy Chang's comments after Hawai'i's loss to UNLV, talking about the overall impact (or non-impact) that the calls ultimately had on the outcome for the Rainbow Warriors.
The football conversation rolls on, hearing from Brayden Schager after the loss to the Rebels before dropping to high school football to analyze the 2024 First Hawaiian Bank HHSAA Football Championship tournaments in Division I, II and the Open.
You can watch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open a packed show with a recap of Thursday night's Big West semifinal that saw the Hawai'i soccer team fall against 5th-seeded Cal State Bakersfield, 3-0. We hear from head coach Michele Nagamine after the game before shifting gears to Hawai'i football.
We play Ku's conversation with Hawai'i football wide receivers coach Jared Ursua, covering the upcoming game against UNLV and talking about the recent positive switch for the program on the field.
Hour 2 opens with Waialua AD Darnell Arceneaux joining Ku and Paul to give his thoughts ahead of Friday night's OIA Open Division Championship between Campbell and Kahuku, along with other thoughts about Hawai'i football.
We switch gears to the hardwood, previewing the Hawai'i and HPU home openers while recapping the Rainbow Wahine loss at Portland from Thursday.
It's a fun and busy Thursday getting set for the weekend. Ku'ulei give the latest news on the Mountain West's venture to add football-only members. We also hear what UH Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot has to say ahead of their season opener this weekend. Plus, Big West Midfielder of the Year Nalani Damacion answers questions from the media ahead of their BW Semifinal matchup vs Cal State Bakersfield.
HPU Baseball pitcher and team captain Vicente Molina hosts this special edition of the show and he is joined by softball players Jewel Larson & Savina Molina, women's basketball player Allison Ross, and men's basketball player Josh Niusulu.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Vicente Molina join up for some football conversation as the first official College Football Playoff Rankings dropped on Tuesday with Oregon, Ohio State and Georgia leading the way and Boise State taking the G5-champion bid as the 12-seed.
We hear from Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang ahead of the Rainbow Warriors' massive matchup this weekend against UNLV, previewing the game between the Rebels and 'Bows.
We play part of Kaiser grad Malia Nam's media availability from before she takes part in the LOTTE Championship.
Hour 2 opens with NFL discussion around a busy trade deadline with plenty of contenders reinforcing the rosters, closing the segment predicting when the Chiefs' first loss comes.
We preview the Big West Conference Soccer Championships, hearing from Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine head coach Bud Nagamine ahead of the semifinal matchup on Thursday against Cal State Bakersfield.
We close the 2nd hour out with college basketball conversations around the men's and women's landscape with star power aplenty.
We start off this Election Day with giving you the details of some minor breaking Hawai'i Football news - Brayden Schager has been named a captain for the remainder of the season and the program has begun the process of potentially getting a 5th year for the QB1. Ku'u and Michael close out hour 1 by giving the Rainbow Wahine soccer team their flowers with multiple Big West Awards being given to this history making squad.
Ku'u and Michael continue their conversation on Rainbow Wahine Soccer and get into UH Volleyball. Then, we close out with a recap of NFL Week 9.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! A full hour of football conversation after an exciting weekend for Hawai'i teams on the gridiron. Ku, Paul and Michael break down the Rainbow Warriors' 21-20 win at Fresno State from the weekend, talking about the biggest plays from the victory.
The hour closes with the crew talking about OIA football playoff results from Friday after Campbell completed a 26-point comeback in the Open Division semifinals against Kapolei.
You can watch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with more high school football conversation, recapping the results of the other OIA Open Division semifinal between Kahuku and Mililani and previewing this weekend's championship game.
We give one last look back at Hawai'i's win at Fresno State from the weekend before slightly shifting sights on UNLV. The show closes with a review of Kailua's 28-17 win against Moanalua in the OIA Division I semifinals.
You can watch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The third-seeded Kailua Surfriders (6-5, 6-2 OIA Div. 1) slid by second-seeded Moanalua Na Menehune in the OIA Division I semifinals on Saturday night, 28-17, behind 14 fourth-quarter points to push the visitors in front in the final minutes and clinch a spot in the OIA Division I championship. READ MORE.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul kick off the show with breaking news after the Mountain West Conference officially announced the addition of Grand Canyon University as a new non-football member.
We also recognize the Big West champion Rainbow Wahine soccer team after their 1-0 win over Long Beach State on Senior Night, hearing from players and coaches after the Halloween night win.
Ku gives Paul the chance to discuss the rollercoaster of emotions from the World Series Game 5 and a brief recap of Thursday Night Football between the Jets and Texans.
Hour 2 kicks off with a final preview of this weekend's Hawai'i @ Fresno State football matchup with Paul hinting at a few of his "Players to Watch" for the Rainbow Warriors.
We give updates on the OIA playoff schedules in football and girls' volleyball and hear from Waianae football head coach Vince Nihipali as the Seariders continue a meaningful season for the community.
Happy Halloween! Ku'ulei recaps the LA Dodgers' World Series win and the Yankees falling apart. Plus, Michael Lasquero chats with UH Football safeties coach Nick Locher and DB Kilinahe Mendiola-Jensen.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul are joined in the first hour by Hawai'i WBB head coach Laura Beeman to talk about the weekend in Hilo and the upcoming exhibition against Chaminade on Saturday.
We move the conversation to professional hoops, discussing the seven WNBA head coach openings that have to be filled after Stephanie White and the Connecticut Sun parted ways before chatting about the start to the NBA regular season.
Matt Brown, writer of the Extra Points newsletter and national sports business insider, joins Ku and Paul in-studio to discuss all things University of Hawai'i athletics.
We talk about the UH football assets that are (and are NOT) in EA Sports 25, when fans might be able to see them and updates about having the game again next season. We also discuss the variety of topics that Brown plans on covering while in Hawai'i, including the travel troubles that typically face the UH programs.
You can subscribe to Extra Points and check out Brown's work HERE.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the day with some breaking news out of the NFL, seeing Anthony Richardson getting benched by the Colts, Diontae Johnson getting traded to the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans' WR Stefon Diggs.
We hear from Hawai'i QB Brayden Schager and CB Cam Stone from after Saturday's 34-13 win over Nevada before taking a quick look ahead at the weekend ahead against Fresno State.
Hour 2 opens with Ku and Paul giving flowers to the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball and soccer programs after wins over the weekend that led to four different athletes being honored by the conference with Player of the Week awards.
We look back on the results in the NFL from the weekend, including painful losses for Ku's Bears and Paul's Jets, before talking about Max Holloway's loss at UFC 308 and playing a snippet of his post-match media availability.
The day closes with a breakdown of the week upcoming in high school playoffs with football and girls' volleyball that rolls on over the next few days.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Michael join you to break down the entire weekend of Hawai'i athletics as the football, soccer, women's volleyball and both basketball programs came up with wins over the past three days.
Paul gives his thoughts on what he saw from Hawai'i MBB's first exhibition of the year and how much stock should be put into the 3-point victory for the 'Bows.
Hour 2 kicks off hearing from Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang following Saturday's win over Nevada. We shift to the weekend of Rainbow Wahine basketball, hearing from head coach Laura Beeman about the experience at Hilo before Big Island girl Kelsie Imai shared her emotions about the chance to play in front of friends and family again.
We close the show by sharing the 2024 OIA football playoff brackets for OIA Division I, II and Open Division.
What a week in LA as the Dodgers jump out to a 2-0 lead in the World Series, Rams get Puka and Kupp back and beat Minnesota and Lakers start the season 3-0! But first, UH gets back on track with convincing 34-13 win over Nevada! Then, Week 8 in the NFL including some crazy games and are the Jets the biggest disappointment in years?
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show with a final preview of the Nevada-Hawai'i football for Saturday's homecoming game, hearing from UH linebacker Jamih Otis before the matchup.
We play audio from UFC featherweight fighter Max Holloway's availability from earlier in the week as the Hawaiian fighter took questions from the media ahead of UFC 308.
Hour 2 begins with more discussion around Saturday's upcoming matchup against Nevada, hearing what RB Tylan Hines had to say to our Michael Lasquero after a practice earlier in the week.
Ku and Kyle's weekly NFL Quick Picks come through for Week 8 after Ku'ulei took the overall lead with back-to-back excellent weeks of wins.
Ku'ulei gets you the news as stats from Wednesday night in which new OIA Girls Volleyball champs were crowned. We continue our UH Football vs Nevada preview and let you hear what Wolfpack head coach Jeff Choate had to say about Hawai'i. Plus, Paul Brecht chats with HPU Men's Basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi.
Jeff, Greg, and Baylei welcome in HPU Women's Soccer this week with head coach Adria Borras along with student-athletes Shylah Soon and Ysabel Aburto.
Na Menehune win their sixth OIA girls volleyball title, first since 2017, after defeating Kapolei (25-23, 25-17, 22-25, 25-14) in the OIA DI Championship game.
Castle wins their first OIA girls volleyball title since 1989 after defeating Farrington in four sets (25-15, 17-25, 25-15, 25-17).
We begin our UH Football vs Nevada preview with the Wolfpack coming into town this Saturday and both teams looking for their first Mountain West Conference play. Ku'u and Paul also give you an early look at what fans could expect from a deep UH Women's Basketball team this upcoming season.
We continue our UH Football vs Nevada preview conversation including injury updates from this morning's practice via Michael Lasquero. HPU pitcher Vicente Molina takes us through an extensive preview of the Yankees-Dodgers World Series and the team gives their predictions for how it will go. Then we wrap up previewing tonight's OIA Girls Volleyball DI & DII Championships.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back to talk about Monday Night Football results with the Ravens and Cardinals coming up with wins in primetime before switching gears to recapping the WNBA Finals as the New York Liberty clinched the first title in franchise history.
The conversation moves to the Hawai'i high school ranks, previewing the OIA championship matches coming up later in the week for girls' volleyball before trying to explain the wonky ILH playoff football tie breaker rules.
Hour 2 begins with Tua Tagovailoa's media availability as he begins the return to play process from another major concussion as the Miami QB said he won't wear a Guardian Cap upon playing again.
We preview the 2024 World Series between the Yankees and Dodgers, talking about the star-studded matchup as an attractive watch on the world stage before closing the show with the latest on Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine basketball.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! A full morning of football talk as Ku, Paul and Michael break down Hawai'i's 42-10 loss at Washington State from Saturday before recapping the Rainbow Wahine soccer team's postseason-clinching victory over UC Riverside.
Ku also talks about rappelling down a building over the weekend for "Over the Edge for Special Olympics" with UH baseball head coach Rich Hill.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 kicks off with a look at the results from the weekend in Hawai'i high school football, talking about Campbell holding off Kahuku up on the North Shore to close the regular season and the insane tie-breaker playoff for the ILH.
We switch back to final thoughts on Hawai'i's loss at Washington State before looking ahead at the remaining schedule for the Rainbow Warriors.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The most anticipated World Series in Decades as the Dodgers and Yankees face off! East Coast/West Coast, Judge, Soto, Stanton and Cole versus Shohei, Mookie, Freddie! MLB needs this to set ratings records! Plus, NBA preview as the season starts tomorrow! Finally, another disappointing performance by UH versus WSU and NFL Week 7! What a show!
In the 119th meeting between the two that dates back to 1984, the 10th-ranked 'Swords got off to a slow start before rolling in a 23-25, 25-16, 25-11, 25-18 win Friday at the HPU Shark Tank. (goswords.com)
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show discussing the hiring of a new University of Hawai'i president in Wendy Hensel by unanimous decision by the board of Regents.
We talk some Rainbow Wahine volleyball as UH hits the road for a three-match trip, hearing from Jacyn Bamis and assistant coach Nick Castello. The 1st hour closes with updates around high school athletics between girls' volleyball playoffs and some big regular season football matchups.
Hour 2 opens with Ku and Paul giving final football preview thoughts before Hawai'i heads to Pullman to take on Washington State. We chat with Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine soccer head coach Bud Nagamine as UH's unbeaten streak has stretched to eight.
We close the show with Ku and Kyle's NFL Quick Picks for Week 7 games with Kyle holding a one-game lead in the overall standings.
We start of the show with UH football vs Washington State and hear from Rainbow Warriors Ezra Evaimalo & Landon Simms, along with Cougars head coach Jake Dickert. Plus, Ku'ulei gets you all the info for this Saturday's Rainbow Madness event with Zoar Nedd and MeiLani McBee.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul continue the conversation around Hawai'i's move to the Mountain West as a full-time member, effective July 2026. We hear from UH coaches Eran Ganot and Michele Nagamine on their thoughts on the move.
We play Michael Lasquero's sit-down chat with Paki Fuiava, the older brother of new Kahuku QB Matai Fuiava, hearing about the process and reasoning behind the family's move from Bellflower (CA) St. John Bosco in the middle of the fall.
Hour 2 opens up with Ku & Paul's takes on the Hawai'i men's and women's basketball teams' placement on the Big West preseason poll, seeing the Rainbow Wahine selected as the top team for the 3rd straight year while the men were selected 7th.
We celebrate another Mana Wahine Wednesday as Ku'ulei chats with Hawai'i women's soccer centerback Jacey Jicha to help highlight the Rainbow Wahine's 8-game unbeaten streak.
Ku'ulei Agbayani invites UH Soccer senior defender Jacey Jicha as this week's featured guest. Jicha has been a significant contributor to the success of the Rainbow Wahine so far this season who are on an 8-game undefeated streak and 5-game shutout streak.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Hawai'i AD Craig Angelos joins the show right away to discuss UH officially joining the Mountain West Conference as a full member, moving sports like men's and women's basketball, soccer, softball and baseball to join football as members of the MWC. We discuss our thoughts on the financial and competitive impact on the athletic programs for the Rainbow Warriors going forward to close out the hour.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
The conversation around the Mountain West officially adding Hawai'i as a full member, bringing the league's total of schools to the FBS-mandated 8 teams, continues into the 2nd hour. We read the official statement from the Big West regarding UH's future for a few programs as well. Ku and Paul also discuss some Hawai'i high school transfer news for Kahuku ahead of the weekend's matchup with Campbell.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Michael and Paul back to break down the Hawai'i football loss to No. 17 Boise State, 28-7. We play head coach Timmy Chang's postgame media availability before Michael goes over some of the revelations from his film re-watch of the game. The first hour closes with an update on the Rainbow Wahine soccer and volleyball squads from the weekend.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 kicks off with breaking news in Hawai'i high school football regarding two mid-season transfers from the continent joining Kahuku. We hear from Brayden Schager and Elijah Robinson from following the Boise State loss before closing the hour previewing Monday Night Football between the Jets and Bills.
H losses to Jeanty and Boise, while NFL Favorites dominate week 6! Finally, Dodgers knock of Padreʻs and face Mets in NLCS while Yankees host Cleveland in the ALCS! We got it all covered!!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul close out the week recapping the first game of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the Lynx and Liberty before switching back to Hawai'i athletics, shouting out the Hawai'i women's soccer team for winning a single-season record 7th straight game. We also discuss players to watch for Hawai'i this weekend against No. 17 Boise State.
Hour 2 kicks off with Ku'ulei and Paul looking at the most exciting college football matchups of the weekend before previewing the NFL Week 6 slate. Paul expresses the dire need for the Yankees to make the World Series this year with the remaining teams in the AL before closing the show with a recap of what-to-know for the weekend in Hawai'i sports.
We continue our Hawai'i Football Game Week conversation and hear from Associate Head Coach/Linebackers Chris Brown as well as Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson. The Rainbow Warriors host the No. 17 Broncos this Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 5 p.m. HT.
Joining Jeff and Greg on the show are new Cross Country head coach Kevin Schwarz and student-athlete Maya Pompel.
Moanalua capped off an undefeated regular season with a 3-1 win over Kalaheo (25-12, 23-25, 25-12, 25-15). Senior outside hitter Zaria Queen led the offense for Na Menehune with 16 kills and two aces and was selected as our Timmy T's "Grinder of the Game".
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul continue the NFL conversation with the latest audio from new Jets head coach and former Hawai'i football linebacker Jeff Ulbrich after taking over for Robert Saleh. We shift to a preview and initial thoughts of the 2024 WNBA Finals between the New York Liberty and Minnesota Lynx before closing the first hour with the latest information about "Rainbow Madness" for the men's and women's basketball teams for UH.
Hour 2 kicks off with HPU pitcher Vicente Molina joining the conversation to talk about the latest in the AL & NL Division Series before we hear Ku's conversation with former Hawai'i softball standout Dallas Millwood for our Mana Wahine Wednesday feature.
This week's featured Mana Wahine is former UH Softball first baseman Dallas Millwood, who is now a grad assistant for the UH Baseball team. The 2018 graduate of Kamehameha-Kapālama enjoyed an elite high school career on the softball field, receiving all-league honors in all four of her varsity seasons while leading the Warriors to a trio of league championships. READ MORE.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku gives Paul the floor to start after the New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh early in the morning before the duo recaps the entirety of Week 5 results in the NFL. We talk about the wild weekend of college football with seven top-25 upsets in total before closing the first hour with an update on "Rainbow Madness" on October 19.
Hour 2 begins with a look ahead at the upcoming weekend against Ashton Jeanty and Boise State. Paul gives an update on HPU basketball after going to the first practice of the season before Ku moves the conversation back to football as we go over the latest ScoringLive High School Football Power Rankings that released on Monday. We also give an update to the latest Girls' Volleyball Power Rankings from ScoringLive.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Michael join you for a full morning after a busy weekend, jumping things off with a recap of the trio's experiences at the Warriors-Clippers preseason game. We shift gears to the gridiron, breaking down Hawai'i's road loss against San Diego State and where the team goes from here.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 kicks off with some Hawai'i women's volleyball discussion as the Rainbow Wahine had a pair of different, impressive wins over the weekend. We switch over to high school football after a wild weekend that saw plenty of crazy results, hearing from Moanalua running back Kalino Judalena and Campbell quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele after wins from Na Menehune and the Sabers.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Rivals dive into an extremely busy week from UH/San Diego State, to Campbell/Mililani and the wild Saturday of NCAA Upsets! Plus, NFL Surprise teams Minnesota and Washington continue to shine! Finally, MLB Playoffs are intense and all tied up and Monty shares his thought on Pete Roseʻs passing!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! The show opens with Ku and Paul continuing the conversation about Hawai'i having discussions to become a full-time member of the Mountain West Conference. We switch over to previewing Hawai'i football's matchup against San Diego State, hearing the media availability of Aztecs head coach Sean Lewis from earlier in the week.
Hour 2 opens with a look around the Mountain West schedule for the weekend outside of Hawai’i before switching to the pitch to hear Ku’ulei’s conversation with University of Hawai’i-Hilo women’s soccer head coach Gene Okamura. Kyle Galdeira joins the show for the final segment to do his NFL Quick Picks against Ku’ulei.
One hour show today, but it is a packed one as there was big news this morning as sources told Brett McMurphy of the Action Network that the Mountain West is in discussions w/ Hawai'i about the school joining the league as a full member (all other sports in addition to football). Plus, we hear from UH Wide Receivers Coach Jared Ursua and receiver Tama Uiliata. We also hear what UH President finalist Julian Vasquez Heilig had to say about UH Athletics.
This week Jeff Rich welcomes new head coach of the Men's & Women's Program, Dan Pollock. Also joining the show are sophomore Adam Vasir and freshman Julius Hell.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a packed first hour, talking about Davante Adams' trade request from the Raiders and other rumors from around the NFL to open the hour. We hear from Steph Curry after the Warriors opened training camp in the islands for the first time since 2007, talk about the WNBA playoffs and close the hour with an update on the CFSL proposal that was shared yesterday.
Hour 2 opens with a preview of this weekend's matchup for Hawai'i football against San Diego State, hearing what head coach Timmy Chang had to say to media earlier in the week. HPU pitcher Vicente Molina joins the show again to talk about Sharks baseball and stays through the discuss some MLB playoffs to close out the show.
We open Hour 2 talking about the massive football game this weekend for Hawai'i at San Diego State before taking a look at the latest high school football and girls volleyball power rankings from ScoringLive. Ku and Paul preview the MLB playoffs as the Wild Card Round began before closing the show talking about the Clippers-Warriors preseason game on Saturday.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with more updates on realignment after UTEP was added to the Mountain West Conference as a full-time member and Gonzaga officially announced plans to move into the Pac-12, delivering a marquee basketball name to the rebuilding conference. Ku also provides the latest on the NASED project after the latest press release.
The Kalani girls volleyball team pulled away for a 25-15, 25-19, 23-25, 25-20 road win over rival Kaiser Monday night in an OIA East match. Senior libero Jaci Miyasaki had a serving run of seven straight points that took the Falcons (5-2) from a 14-11 deficit to a 18-14 advantage to flip the momentum in the fourth and final set to help push Kalani to victory.
Hawai'i men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot joins Ku and Paul for the 2nd hour, sitting down for a getting-to-know background with the 10th-year HC before discussing the 2024-25 edition of the Rainbow Warriors. We also hit Coach with the questions from listeners via the text line.
You can watch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back after a busy weekend, recapping the action in college football and NFL after Hawai'i had a bye week. We flip down to high school football, giving the results of Friday and Saturday while speculating what changes could be coming for ScoringLive's Power Rankings. We close the first hour with Rainbow Wahine volleyball updates before breaking news about Hawai'i MBB guard Kody Williams being awarded a scholarship on Sunday.
Hour 2 continues the realignment conversation with more from Craig Angelos' media availability regarding having a home and why the school did not want to go independent for football. We shift gears at the bottom of the hour, previewing the weekend ahead for Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball by hearing from head coach Robyn Ah Mow and outside hitter Caylen Alexander. The show closes with Kyle Galdeira joining for Week 4 NFL quick picks.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul continue the realignment conversation after Hawai'i's recommitment to the Mountain West until 2032 for football, playing part of UH athletic director Craig Angelos' media availability from Thursday. We close the first hour with Paul recapping opening day of practice for Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine basketball.
It's the official tip-off of this season's 'Sharks Weekly', live from the HPU Esports Arena powered by DSE Hawaii! Joining the show are HPU Men's Basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi, senior guard Kordel Ng, and senior guard Sherman Brashear.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show talking about the breaking news from UNLV as starting QB Matthew Sluka announced he would redshirt the rest of the year after an NIL disagreement with the Rebels. We switch gears, hearing from Kapolei Golf Club head chef and 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 23 contestant Meghan Ellis, the first ever Hawai'i-born and raised chef on the show, for Mana Wahine Wednesday.
HPU pitcher Vicente Molina joins the show for Hour 2, introducing himself outside of the baseball diamond with an interest in pursuing a career in sports media. We discuss the student-athlete perspective of the conference realignment in college, how he views the UNLV QB drama and the postseason for MLB.
We have a slight change up from sports this week as Ku'u and Paul chat with Chef Meghan Ellis, the first Hawai'i born and raised chef to compete on Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen. Ellis will be a competitor on season 23, which premieres Thursday, September 26 at 7 p.m. HT on Fox.
Maiya Beltran led the offense for Waipahu with 10 kills and a service ace in the Marauders' 3-1 win over Aiea (25-16, 25-20, 13-25, 25-13). Libero Aleamaikalani Paiva had 14 digs, 6 aces, and 7 assists to earn the recognition as our Timmy T's "Grinder of the Game".
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show continuing the conversation around the Pac-12 and Mountain West re-alignment battle playing out in the public before switching to the hardwood after Hawai'i men's and women's basketball announced a weekend in Hilo during October with games and a keiki clinic for Big Island residents.
The basketball conversation continues into Hour 2 as Paul gives an update on the latest commitment for Hawai'i MBB before dropping crumbs around offers going out from the program. We hear from Hawai'i soccer head coach Bud Nagamine and forward Fabiola Zamora following the Rainbow Wahine 4-1 win over local rival HPU before closing out the show with a look at the weekend in high school sports.
Happy Victory Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Michael back after the weekend to breakdown Hawai'i's massive win over Northern Iowa to get the program back to .500 before the conference slate begins. We hear head coach Timmy Chang's immediate postgame thoughts before closing the opening hour with a recap of Rainbow Wahine results from the weekend.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Hour 2 opens with a check-in on the results from Sunday in the NFL, including Michael's Rams coming up with a comeback win over the 49ers. We discuss breaking news regarding the Pac-12 trying to add more teams to the current group of six programs before closing the show with one final recap of Hawai'i's win.
Castle's Kaunahe Kalahiki-Gohier rushed for 174 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Knights' 23-21 win over the Kaimuki to earn him our Timmy T's "Grinder of the Game".
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show discussing Thursday Night Football's 24-3 win by the Jets over the Patriots before shifting gears to college football to preview Hawai'i's Week 4 matchup against FCS power Northern Iowa. We close the first hour recapping Hawai'i women's soccer's upset win over UC Davis, 2-1.
Ku and Paul welcome Kyle Galdeira in for his thoughts on Hawai'i football's matchup against Northern Iowa before shifting to Ku & Kyle's 'Quick Picks' for Week 3 NFL action. We move into previewing the Hawai'i high school football schedule for the weekend, including HSRN's football Game of the Week between Kaimuki and Castle.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a one-hour show as Sharks Weekly - Season 3's premiere episode plays for 2nd hour. We discuss Hawai'i's attractiveness for other conferences as realignment round two has begun before hearing from UH women's soccer coach Bud Nagamine ahead of Thursday's Big West matchup with UC Davis. Paul closes the show voicing his worries and hopes ahead of TNF between the Jets and Patriots.
The first episode of season 3 of Sharks Weekly, HPU assistant director of strategic communications Gregory Fischbach sat down to get to know HPU men's soccer coaches Chris Fisher (HC) and Josh Graham (Asst.), HPU women's soccer coach Adria Borras (HC) and HPU cross country coach Kevin Schwarz (HC).
In this exclusive interview, Ku'ulei Agbayani welcomes University of Hawaii defensive specialist Victoria Leyva. The fabulous freshman talks about her upbringing in El Paso, TX, how she started playing volleyball, why she chose to play in Hawai'i, and more! Read More.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the day discussing Tuesday's Hawai'i women's volleyball loss to UNLV in Las Vegas. We also hear from freshman defensive specialist Victoria Leyva as our featured Mana Wahine athlete of the week.
Hour 2 begins with a preview of the Hawai'i football matchup on Saturday against UNI, hearing a portion of head coach Timmy Chang's media availability from Tuesday. Ku and Paul also discuss the top WNBA storylines heading into the playoffs that start Sunday before a fun conversation about the latest Hawai'i alternate uniforms.
The Mililani girls volleyball team showed off its offensive firepower with a four-set win over visiting Nanakuli in a 22-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19 OIA West victory. With the balanced attack, freshman setter Keala Stephens took home HSRN’s “Grinder of the Game” award, which is presented by Timmy T’s Sandwich Shop. Stephens finished with 47 assists, 13 digs, four aces and had a hand in one block in the win.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul spend the first hour discussing the weekend that was in the NFL, going over some of the most surprising results from Sunday. We also discuss how young NFL QBs are handled after the benching of Panthers' 2nd-year QB Bryce Young.
Former Hawai'i FB OL Aaron Kia joins the show for the 2nd hour to give his thoughts on the team following the 31-13 loss to Sam Houston State. Ku and Paul end the show with a long rant on receipts, records and how Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele is the rightful king of the Hawai'i HS passing yards.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Michael back after a rough weekend for the Hawai'i football team, falling on the road to Sam Houston State, 31-13. We discuss what went wrong for the Rainbow Warriors in Texas before switching to the volleyball court to talk about the OUTRIGGER Invitational champion Rainbow Wahine.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
We get to text messages from listeners about Hawai'i football, talking about how to move forward after Saturday's loss to Sam Houston State. The conversation moves to the high school stage as we talk about Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele breaking the Hawai'i state career passing yards record before closing the show with a recap of the weekend that was in the NFL.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show recapping Thursday Night Football as the Bills beat the Dolphins, discussing the future for 'Fins QB Tua Tagovailoa after he suffered another concussion. We also hear from a pair of Campbell football players ahead of this weekend's top-10 matchup with Farrington.
Hour 2 opens with continued conversation on the Pac-12 poaching of Mountain West football programs and the future of Hawai'i in the FBS. We hear from Farrington QB DJ Faavi ahead of the Govs' matchup against Jaron Keawe-Sagapolutele and #1 Campbell exclusively on HSRN on Saturday. The show closes with one final preview of Hawai'i's matchup against Sam Houston State.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show up with the breaking news of the day as the Pac-12 announced intentions to add four Mountain West schools as they rebuild the conference. We discuss the financial ramifications for the MWC and teams leaving while exploring how the news impacts Hawai'i football while reading thoughts from listeners.
Kyle Galdeira joins Ku'ulei and Paul to share his thoughts on the Pac-12 poaching of four Mountain West programs before discussing the Saturday matchup with Sam Houston State. Ku and Kyle do their Week 2 NFL Quick Picks after being separated by two results last week before we circle back to listener thoughts on UH football's exclusion from the re-built Pac-12.
University of Hawai'i Football Associate Head Coach/Linebackers joins Ku'ulei Agbayani to give his positive takeaways from their heartbreaking loss to UCLA, share some injury updates of the team following the bye week, preview first road trip of the season at Sam Houston, and more.
Tuesday morning is here which means it's time to put the cap on Week 1 of the NFL season with Ku'ulei and Michael in studio. We also get to know Hawai'i football's opponent this week in the Sam Houston Bearkats in the second half of Hour No. 1.
In Hour No. 2 of Tuesday's show, Ku'ulei and Michael look ahead to the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors football team's first road trip of the season and what they need to do to get back in the win column. We also take a look at the latest ScoringLive Hawai'i High School Football Power Rankings with some movement in the bottom half of the list.
Great week 1 in the NFL!! Niners, KC look primed for a Super Bowl run! Plus, UH narrow loss to UCLA, our NFL Top 5 after week 1 and, our first betting picks of the season for week 2! Finally, Monty discusses whether or Not Caitlin Clark is actually exceeding all expectations!
What's up beautiful people! The first NFL Sunday of 2024 has come and go as Ku'ulei and Michael recaps most of the action in Hour No. 1. We also hear from University of Hawai'i MB Jacyn Bamis and head coach Robyn Ah Mow after the Rainbow Wahine's five-set win over Pepperdine on Saturday.
In Hour No. 2 of Monday's show we hear Michael's sob story and excuses as we "recap" the Los Angeles Rams' Sunday Night Football loss to the Detroit Lions. We also recap the weekend that was in Hawai'i High School Football before turning the page and looking ahead to this weekend's slate of games.
Aiea (3-0) continued a strong start to the year into the first OIA Division I matchup of the season on Friday night, taking down Nanakuli (1-4) at Radford High School, 32-7.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show talking about NFL Brazil and the 2nd game of the season pitting the Eagles against the Packers. We shift the conversation back to islands as we preview Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball's 2-match series with defending WCC champions Pepperdine, hearing from freshman libero Victoria Leyva. We close the hour talking the newest addition for Hawai'i men's basketball.
Ku & Paul preview the weekend ahead for college football, looking across the Mountain West slate with Hawai'i on a bye. We discuss the high school football schedule for the weekend, including Aiea-Nanakuli which can be heard on 95.1 FM, AM 760 and on HSRN's YouTube. Alan Miya joins for the final segment to say goodbye on his final day in radio after almost 25 years.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the day with a discussion around NFL Opening Kickoff later between the Ravens and Chiefs before we talk lots of Rainbow Wahine volleyball, hearing from head coach Robyn Ah Mow ahead of a weekend set of matches against defending WCC-champion Pepperdine.
Kyle Galdeira joins the show for Hour 2 for a full hour of football talk with Ku and Paul, going through the Week 1 slate with "Quick Picks" on winners. The crew also talks about the Brazil game between the Eagles and Packers on Friday before closing the show with a look ahead to projected Week 1 fantasy football standouts.
Ku and Paul open the 2nd hour with some women's volleyball talk after SMU defeated #2 Nebraska in straight sets yesterday, discussing how that result impacts the Rainbow Wahine. We also take a peek at the upcoming games across college football for the weekend with Hawai'i on a bye before closing the show talking about the WNBA Rookie of the Year race.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei returns from Las Vegas and details her weekend on the continent before we hear from Hawai'i soccer head coach Bud Nagamine ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's first road trip of the year. We discuss some NFL storylines ahead of Thursday's season-opener, including predicting the winner of 2024-25's first game.
We continue the football conversation with an update on the Mountain West-Pac-2 scheduling arrangement for 2025 before welcoming in Ku'ulei Agbayani for an NFL discussion ahead of the season starting on Thursday. Paul and Michael argue about top quarterbacks, the crew gives their sleeper teams for the year and Paul and Ku make the case for their teams to finally make the playoffs and make some noise once again.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Full day for the crew as Paul and Michael open the show with breaking news around the 49ers and Trent Williams before talking about the Week 5 ScoringLive high school football power rankings. We also discuss Rainbow Wahine soccer ahead of UH's first road trip of the season before reacting live to Hawai'i men's basketball's full schedule release.
Hour No. 2 on this Labor Day is just as fun as the first as we close out our Hawai'i Football conversation for the day before getting Ku'ulei's thoughts on the USC-LSU game that she got to partake in on Sunday. Paul and Michael also talk some high school football and the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team picking up a pair of wins to start the season.
Happy Labor Day! Paul and Michael recaps all the action after Hawaii's heartbreaking loss to UCLA in what was a missed opportunity to get a signature win on a national stage. We also hear postgame audio from coach Timmy Chang and QB Brayden Schager and get Ku'ulei Agbayani's thoughts as well as she joins us remotely while in Las Vegas in Hour No. 1.
This week we breakdown every division and share the records for each team! Then, we share our picks for the playoffs and ultimately the Super Bowl! One of our most popular shows of the year!! Can Mahomes and KC do the unthinkable and win 3 straight? Letʻs get after it!
University of Hawai'i Football head coach Timmy Chang joined Tim Murray and Jonathan Von Tobel to discuss their upcoming Week 1 game against UCLA. Listen live to VSiN PrimeTime weekdays from 12-3 p.m. HT on the Hawaii Sports Radio Network.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show with a recap of Thursday action from Week 1 of college football, discussing Coach Prime & Colorado's season-opening win over North Dakota State and San Jose State delivering new head coach Ken Niumatalolo his first win in the blue and yellow. We hear Michael Lasquero's conversation with UH football pass rusher Jackie Johnson III after his Week 0 performance before closing the first hour with NFL talk.
Kyle Galdeira joins us for the start of the 2nd hour to talk about more football, giving his thoughts surrounding Hawai'i football's Week 0 win against Delaware State before helping Ku and Paul finish the weekend's preview of the 'Bows matchup with UCLA. After Kyle leaves, Ku and Paul circle back to previewing Rainbow Wahine soccer and volleyball this weekend before looking at the high school football slate across the islands.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show with another preview of the weekend ahead in UH athletics, including Friday night's season-opening match for Rainbow Wahine volleyball against SMU. We hear from players Caylen Alexander and Stella Adeyemi before welcoming Consultant to UH athletics KC Smurthwaite into the studio for an in-depth conversation around Hawai'i's push of the boundaries in athletics recently.
Consultant to UH Athletics KC Smurthwaite sticks with Ku and Paul for an extra segment, continuing conversations around the inner workings of college athletics - including challenges in basketball scheduling for all schools. We switch gears back to UH-UCLA for this weekend, hearing from Bruins' DC Ikaika Malloe ahead of this Saturday's contest.
Arash Markazi of the Sporting Tribune joins the show in studio for the 2nd hour, helping Ku and Paul break down this weekend's Week 1 college football matchup between UCLA and Hawai'i. We discuss 1st-year head coach DeShaun Foster's coaching debut, the defensive rebuild for the Bruins and more.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a full first hour on the loaded weekend of Hawai'i sports ahead of Rainbow Wahine soccer's Thursday matchup with Air Force and Rainbow Wahine volleyball's season-opener on Friday against SMU. We hear from Wahine volleyball head coach Robyn Ah Mow along with Rainbow Wahine soccer sophomore Jordyn Eldredge Sagapolutele and associate head coach Kaula Rowe.
In hour No. 2, Michael tags out Paul and joins Ku and his gives his take on Hawaii's season-opening win over Delaware State before we break down the latest in the newest ScoringLive High School Football Power Rankings as Campbell takes over the No. 1 spot.
Happy Tuesday beautiful people! Ku and Paul preview the upcoming UCLA matchup as we hear from Bruins head coach DeShaun Foster before they take on the Hawai'i football team. We also discuss whether or not John Harbaugh is to blame for the Baltimore Ravens' shortcomings in the playoffs in the second half of hour No. 1.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a full day of football, hosting a postgame party as Hawai'i opened the season with a 35-14 win over Delaware State in Week 0. We chat the details of the game, hear head coach Timmy Chang's postgame availability and more in Hour 1 of 2.
Catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
The football conversation continues into Hour 2 as Ku and Paul take a look across the full slate of Week 0 games in college football as three Mountain West teams began their seasons. We discuss the weekend's results from Hawai'i high school football ahead of power rankings being released, including Farrington's 42-0 win over Rancho Mirage (CA).
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
This week, we dive into the Diva WR group as well as TEʻs and share with you some sleeper and breakthrough players that ultimately help win championships!! Letʻs get after it!
Pac-5's Kalen Donate and Seth Miller found the endzone twice apiece in the Wolfpack's 42-6 win over McKinley.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! A full slate of football for the first hour with Ku and Paul as the duo previews Hawai'i football's season-opener against Delaware State before hearing from Farrington head coach Mike Lafaele and offensive lineman and SMU commit Abel Hoopii ahead of the Govs' matchup against California-based program Rancho Mirage being broadcast on 95.1 FM / 760 AM and streaming on Hawaii Sports Radio Network's YouTube channel.
Hawai'i Director of Marketing & Fan Experience Eric Mathews joins the show for the second hour to discuss the opening weekend of Hawai'i football and the promotions in store planned by the marketing department before one final set of reminders ahead of the home opener for UH.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul recap last night's Rainbow Wahine soccer 1-0 loss to Baylor before switching over to Hawai'i football, hearing from defensive tackles coach Jeff Reinbold ahead of Saturday's season-opener against Delaware State - who we give an update on with the travel fiasco.
Waialua AD Darnell Arceneaux joins the show for the top of Hour 2, doing a deep dive in what he has seen through the first few weeks of Hawai'i high school football before giving his thoughts on the 'Bows ahead of Saturday's season opener. Paul and Ku close out the hour with the latest in Hawai'i basketball schedules and HPU men's basketball commitments before the school year buzzer.
The football conversation spills into Hour 2 as Ku and Paul take the chatter to the NFL as multiple QBs were officially named starters over the past few days. We bring it back to the college level as we hear from Hawai'i football wide receivers coach Jared Ursua on his position group's progression over camp.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul talking Hawai'i football game week, hearing from WR/KR Tylan Hines from following the close of fall camp. We switch gears to the pitch as Hawai'i soccer head coach Bud Nagamine joins the show to talk about the Rainbow Wahine's upcoming schedule with four matches in eight days.
Hour 2 is filled with more football talk as Ku and Paul are joined by Michael to break down the newest ScoringLive x HSRN High School Football Power Rankings after a top-5 shake up before hearing from Hawai'i football associate head coach Chris Brown ahead of the 'Bows Week 0 matchup against Delaware State.
Happy Tuesday, Ku and Paul with a full hour of Hawai'i football talk after the 'Bows released their first official depth chart of the year. We discuss the wide receiver room along with some surprises on the offensive line starting five before previewing the defense that has taken another step forward in training camp.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul and Michael join together for a full day of football as it's finally Hawai'i football game week. Ku and Paul give insight from Saturday's final UH football scrimmage before the trio gives their ideas on what they're most interested in before Delaware State comes to the islands on Saturday.
Hour 2 kicks off with a recap of high school football in Hawai'i after a weekend filled with fun finishes and different opponents from the continent. Then, Hawai'i football special teams coordinator Thomas Sheffield joins the show live to discuss the latest from his unit after fall camp wrapped up.
The Kaiser Cougars (1-0) opened their season with a dominant non-league victory on Friday night, beating the McKinley Tigers (0-1) behind a balanced effort from all three phases of the football, 56-7.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! We've got a packed show and start things off by recapping UH Soccer's first season-opening win since 2017 and hear from head coach Bud Nagamine. Big West Director of Championships and Basketball Operations Dom Drury joins us to chat about the new "Bold Week" conference scheduling for men's and women's basketball and Paul gives us an update on the HPU Sharks men's basketball program.
In hour 2 of this Aloha Friday show, we get into our high school football game of the week preview as Michael Lasquero got a chance to chat with new McKinley head coach Steve Warner and Kaiser head coach Tim Seaman & WR Jesse Shinagawa. We circle back to Rainbow Wahine soccer and hear from freshman midfielder Nalani Damacion who scored the go-ahead goal in their season-opening win over Georgia Southern, 3-2. Paul and Kuu close out with UH Football talk and what they're looking forward to in the final scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday.
Michael joins via Zoom for the 2nd hour as he gives his take on the latest with Hawai'i football WR Steven McBride before we switch gears to Rainbow Wahine volleyball. We also discuss LLWS beginning as Central East Maui looks to bring home Hawai'i's 5th title and closed the show by brainstorming players we could see in flag football for the 2028 Olympic Games.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the first hour discussing yesterday's Hawai'i football news of Steven McBride returning to practice before hearing from the First Lady of 'Bows Football, Sherry Chang, on the Sistahhood Social's 3rd annual event. We also discuss some of the latest NFL headlines with Vikings rookie QB JJ McCarthy getting surgery that will knock him out entirely of his first year in the league to close out the hour.
Hour #2 is led off by Ku & Paul breaking down the latest ScoringLive x HSRN high school football power rankings and some controversial movement among the top teams. We shift conversation to Hawai'i football and college football odds before one last ode to the 2024 Olympics with a women's soccer recap. The show closes with a discussion on which team you'd want to win one title most before breaking Hawai'i football news moments before jumping off air.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul join up in the Den, talking Hawai'i football with the game day promotions being posted on the official website. We also hear Paul's conversation with linebacker Noah Kema before looking ahead to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles with a chat about the numbers from the Paris Games.
Happy Aloha Monday beautiful people! Ku and Paul kick off the new week with a look back to the weekend as the 3rd annual Sistahhood Social went through with a smashing success for "Ladies of the 80s" night. The duo also recaps the gold medal basketball wins for men's and women's Team USA before closing the opening hour with the latest in the Jordan Chiles' medal saga.
Michael joins Ku and Paul for Hour 2 of the Aloha Monday show for a full hour of football talk, recapping the weekend for UH football's scrimmage and the start of the high school football season. We close out the show with a look back at the weekend of NFL preseason games.
Pac-5's Seth Miller rushed for 56 yards and 2 TDs in the Wolfpack's win over Waialua, 34-14, to open the season.
Michael joins the show for Hour 2 to discuss the start of high school football season in Hawai'i, including HSRN's first broadcast of the new school year between Pac-5 and Waialua on Friday night at 7 pm. We continue the brainstorm from the first hour on potential nominees for the Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame, shifting the question to greatest Hawai'i sports teams ever.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the first hour recapping Thursday night's Hawai'i Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet as sports broadcasting legend Jim Leahey and swimming star Christopher Woo joined the prestigious ranks of the state's greatest contributors to sports. We close the hour with a report from Ku'ulei about Hawai'i football switching home sidelines for the 2024 season.
Hour #2 in the Den opens with news back home as Hawai'i football saw the remaining two games against Oregon in a series cancelled and the ramifications for the future. The trio also discusses the news of Kapolei alum Malinah Purcell-Telefoni announcing her decision to step away from the sport of volleyball for her mental health.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul & Michael combine for a day full of Olympic discussion as Team USA looked for medals in the men's 200m final, tried to advance to the gold medal game in water polo and opened men's basketball's semifinal against Serbia.
Hour No. 2 on this Manawahine Wednesday has Ku and Michael reacting to the week one ScoringLive Football Power Rankings. We also caught up Waipahu head football coach Bryson Carvalho before we hear Ku's chat with University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine veteran setter Kate Lang before the team's season opener later this month.
Happy Manawahine Wednesday! We open the show with a Hawai'i football practice update from Paul Brecht who is reporting live from T.C Ching Field. We also chat with Rainbow Wahine libero Tayli Ikenaga before the team's season opener on Aug. 30 before talking about Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football's allegation to close out hour No. 1.
In Hour 2, Ku and Paul bring the conversation back locally as Paul gives an update on the latest commitment to the University of Hawai'i men's basketball program and how he fits into the 'Bows plans for 2024-25. We start coverage of the USA men's basketball team's quarterfinal game against Brazil and close the show previewing the Hawai'i high school football season that is right around the corner.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul continue Olympic coverage with updates on the USWNT's overtime win over Germany, 1-0, in the semifinal round before diving into surfing, basketball and more from the Olympic schedule for the day.
Shifting to a more local focus for Hour 2, Ku'u, Michael and Paul break down what they've seen and heard about Hawai'i football after two weeks of training camp. Michael updates the beautiful people on the latest ahead of high school football season with scrimmages across the island beginning and we close out the first 2-hour show of 'Wake Up in the Den' with one last check-in on Olympic surfing.
Guess who's back? The full crew in the studio for this Aloha Monday as Paul returns from his wedding/honeymoon vacation with PLENTY to say as 'Wake Up' moves to two hours. After catching up, the gang spends the first hour recapping the latest in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as Katie Ledecky & the USA continued greatness in the pool and Simone Biles and USA Gymnastics kept the revenge tour going.
Happy Aloha Friday beautiful people! Special guest today in studio with new Mililani girls volleyball coach Trenton Niino, who makes the jump from coaching boys to girls. We also recap the groundbreaking news about girls flag football being sanctioned as an official high school sport coming in Spring 2025.
The rivals dive into week 1 of the Paris games with Simon Biles and our US Womenʻs gymnastic team leading the way! Plus, Basketball, Soccer and Swimming. Plus, who won the MLB Trade Deadline? Finally, NFL Training camps open and Monty shares why he believes not starting Rookie QBʻs may be better!
What's up ladies and gentlemen! In today's Thursday show, Ku gives an in-depth Olympic update before Michael joins the show. We also play our exclusive interview with University of Hawai'i wide receiver Jonah Panoke from Wednesday's Rainbow Warrior practice.
To kick off the show, Michael Lasquero joins Ku'ulei live from UH football practice to give us an update on what he notices in week two of fall camp. Then we have a full Mana Wahine Wednesday with UH Soccer head coach Michele Nagamine's 'After Hours' segment from Monday and close out the show with why this year's USA women's gymnastics team is so special as they completed their redemption tour by winning Team Gold.
Tuesday is here! In today's show, Ku and Michael give you an Olympics update as Ku is heated after Team Japan's OT loss to host country France. We also recap the surfing competition and react to Tua Tagovailoa's new contract.
Happy Aloha Monday beautiful people! Today we are joined in studio by University of Hawai'i women's soccer head coach Michele "Bud" Nagamine as we take a trip down memory lane before talking about the upcoming Rainbow Wahine season.
Rivals have a plethora of topics this week! Paris Olympics gets started, MLB Trade Deadline, Tua and Love get PAID! Plus, who is the greater athlete, Deion Sanders or Bo Jackson? Finally, top 10 richest athletes of all time! Wow, letʻs get this party started!
We open the show with Michael's observations from the first two days of UH football fall camp and hear from lineback Logan Taylor upon his return to the field after suffering a season ending injury last year. Then we talk NFL with former lineman Aaron Kia's experience on being cut by the NY Jets on HBO's Hardknocks, which leads into our convo about Tua Tagovailoa and other NFL players waiting on contract extensions. Immediately following the conclusion of the show, it was reported that Tua and the Dolphins agree to a contract extension.
Such a fun and insightful show as Ku'ulei is joined by former University of Hawai'i offensive lineman (and her Mililani HS classmate) Aaron Kia. They take a trip down memory lane and Aaron shares a lot about being part of the UH football Sugar Bowl era glory days and the season that followed. Plus, we do a special 'After Hours' in portion to hear his experience of being part of HBO's Hard Knocks during his time with the NY Jets.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday and happy birthday to Ku'ulei's mom! Big day as the University of Hawai'i football team begins fall camp and Michael Lasquero joins Ku'u from practice to tell us what he sees on day 1. Plus, we hear from former UH/UCLA LB Darius Muasau (Mililani HS) as he's begins his rookie year with the NY Giants.
Happy Tuesday! In today's show, Ku and Michael preview the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from a Hawai'i perspective as six Hawai'i-born athletes and many more with ties to the state will try for gold in the coming weeks. We also talk about who our Olympic GOATs are and give an update to the domestic violence case against 'Bows WR Steven McBride.
Happy Aloha Monday beautiful people! Ku and Michael is in studio to recap a busy weekend in the sports world and the bombshell news of UH star receiver Steven McBride's arrest on Saturday. We also talk about the WNBA all-star game and Team USA's near-loss to South Sudan in men's basketball.
Rivals dive into the over/under win totals for NFL teams this year and share who we believe are the most undervalued and overvalued. Plus, ESPNʻs top 100 of the 21st Century, we share our thoughts as well!
Happy Aloha Friday! We are joined in studio by former Saint Louis and Utah quarterback and current Waialua athletics director Darnell Arceneaux. He reflects on his playing days and coaching days and his time on the job as an athletic director. We wrap up the show with some rapid fire questions with some favorites and predictions.
Happy Thursday beautiful people! Ku and Michael talk some NFL today as we go over some betting odds courtesy of Circa's sportsbooks. We also talk some college football before closing out the show talking about WNBA all-star weekend.
Happy Wednesday! Ku'ulei and Michael gets you caught up on Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors football team and how they look in the new EA Sports College Football game. We also recap the MLB Draft and all the players taken over the three-day event with Hawai'i ties.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Paul tags Ku'ulei back in as she returns from the continent, and he gets ready to leave for it. We jump all over the place today, chatting about Hawai'i football after last week's Mountain West media days. We talk some hoops with Zoar Nedd finally being announced as a GA for the Hawai'i men's basketball program and Ku brings up her experience at the NBA 2K25 Las Vegas Summer League.
Happy Aloha Monday! Paul and Michael kicks off the week talking some basketball and baseball as a handful of players with Hawai'i-ties are making some headlines in the national scene. We also listen to Men's Basketball standout Akira Jacobs' interview with the media ahead of his appearance with team Japan in the upcoming Olympics.
Euro Cup and Copa de America titles, Wimbledon winners, US Menʻs Basketball, NBA Summer League and we talk Paris Olympics!
The Aloha Stars rallied from an 8-run deficit, using Legend Lancaster's RBI single in the bottom of the 9th to walk-off the Hawaiian Stars in the 4th annual Chace Numata Senior All-Star Game, powered by SportStan Sporting Goods & Palace Saimin.
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The game is played to honor the memory of Pearl City High alumnus Chace Numata, who died in 2019 of injuries from a skateboarding accident at age 27. At the time, he was playing for the Detroit Tigers' Double-A affiliate Erie SeaWolves. He was drafted out of Pearl City in 2010 by the Philadelphia Phillies.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul flying solo this Friday as he recaps Mountain West Media Days, hearing what Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang and SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo had to say when speaking to the media. The show closes out talking about the latest NIL venture that the Rainbow Collective and Rainbow NIL are putting on with their sponsor patches on Hawai'i men's basketball practice jerseys.
Happy Day 2 of Mountain West Media days! Paul and Michael get you caught up with what we heard and saw from Day 1 and University of Hawai'i DB Peter Manuma and QB Brayden Schager. We also react to the preseason Mountain West predictions and see where the 'Bows were potentially snubbed.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday! Paul flying solo in the Den as he hits the morning announcements of sports news and notes in Hawai'i before playing a portion of his conversation with Rainbow Wahine basketball head coach Laura Beeman about UH's offseason so far.
We shift gears in the bottom of the hour to Mountain West Media Days as Ku'ulei Agbayani and Kyle Galdeira check in from Circa Resort & Casino, the site of the conference's preseason function.
You can catch the full recording of the Beeman interview on our YouTube channel, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy Tuesday! We listen to the second half of Paul's interview with 247Sports' Brandon Huffman to start the show before Michael joins the show to recap the commitments of Campbell QB Jaron Keawe Sagapolutele to Cal and Farrington OL Abel Hoopii to SMU.
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247Sports National Recruiting Editor Brandon Huffman sat down with HSRN's Paul Brecht to talk about his free upcoming recruiting seminar at Moanalua HS on O'ahu before sharing his experience from the 2024 Under Armour Next Maui camp, his opinion on how Timmy Chang and staff are doing in the recruiting field and much more. Access to the July 10 seminar is free, though attendees are asked to bring a small donation of school supplies to be collected for those in need.
The interview closes discussing the Avery Huffman DIPG Foundation, a non-profit created to honor the legacy and bravery of Huffman's 7-year-old daughter, Avery, who passed away in 2016 after a 7-and-a-half-month battle with DIPG, the deadliest form of brain cancer in children. Click on the link to learn more about DIPG and how you can help the fight to save future children against it.
A special treat to kick off the week as Paul plays a portion of his conversation with 247Sports National Recruiting Editor Brandon Huffman before the national talent evaluator's free recruiting seminar on Wednesday, July 10. The conversation touches on the Under Armour Next Maui Camp from the weekend, Hawai'i football since Timmy Chang took over and more. Zoar Nedd joins the show midway through to break down 'Bows forward Akira Jacobs being named to the Japan Olympic roster at 20 years old before shifting conversation to the most meaningful moves of the NBA offseason so far.
You can donate or learn more about the Avery Huffman DIPG Foundation, here.
Rivals dive into all the Big Moves in Free Agency this week. Plus, USA Men disappoint in the Copa, whatʻs next for them? Finally, Monty shares his thoughts on whether Caitlin and Angel are the next Magic and Bird! You wonʻt want to miss it!
Happy Aloha Friday everybody! Paul and Michael close out the week talking some international sports news with Hawai'i OPP Alaka'i Todd playing volleyball professionally and recap 'Bows forward Akira Jacobs' performance for the Japanese Team. We wrap things up reacting to the photo of Cowboys QB Dak Prescott in a walking boot.
Happy Fourth of July! Paul and Michael is in studio on this Independence Day Holiday giving you the latest and greatest in the sports world.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday! Paul and Michael are in studio as we react to the WNBA All-Star team roster, NBA Free Agency and offseason moves as well as talk a little University of Hawai'i recruiting.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku kicks off her last day in the Den for a couple weeks with some Mountain West football talk with Utah State putting head coach Blake Anderson on administrative leave just ahead of MWC media days. We also discuss season tickets for 'Bows football before shifting to the hardwood to talk the latest in Rainbow Wahine basketball recruiting.
Happy Monday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Paul open the week looking back at the weekend that was, discussing Dan Ige's unprecedented UFC 303 appearance with 4 hours' notice and Da Crazy Hawaiian's Power Slap winning ways continuing. Paul updates the people on the latest with Hawai'i men's basketball recruiting before the duo tears through the first day of NBA free agency news.
An Aloha Friday treat as Ku and Paul are joined in-studio by Hawai'i Football Chief of Staff Matt Chon for an hour-long sit-down chatting about his journey from playing football to being Mr. Football for the UH program. We learn about how he met Timmy Chang, his journey to Hawai'i and a quick look ahead to the 2024 season with much more in between!
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
A special Thursday guest as University of Hawai'i Director of Marketing & Fan Experience Eric Mathews joins the show to recap his first year in his new role and some of what to expect as he enters Year 2 on the job. We discuss Beeman's Big Bash and the sequel upcoming, potential of tailgating for Hawai'i football games in 2024 and much more.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy hump day beautiful people! The full gang chats about the NBA draft and what could shape up to be an interesting first round. Ku'ulei and Michael also chat about Kapolei's Liatama Amisone commiting to San Jose State to close out the show
Former University of Hawaii guard Olivia Davies joins Ku'ulei Agbayani to discuss her personal and playing journey after suffering multiple injuries and maintaining success in the classroom.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku returns from a weekend away to preview the week ahead with guests from the University of Hawai'i flooding into the studio this week. We re-hash the conversation around the NASED project following one of the prospective developers withdrawing from the process. We also chat about the Dallas Cowboys after Ku saw Mike McCarthy on her flight this past weekend.
Monday is here! Paul and Michael brings all the latest in the news world with a ton of University of Hawai'i athletics updates. We also talk about Campbell QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele's rise in the Elite 11 competition as well as the NASED project and the NBA draft.
Happy Aloha Friday beautiful people! Ku'ulei is on the continent this weekend so Paul and Michael got you covered! The boys talk some hoops with the commitment of Scottie Belnap to the 'Bows as well as some NBA free agency and coaching news.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show recapping Wednesday's in-studio visit from Hawai'i athletics director Craig Angelos before discussing the passing of Willie Mays, talking about some of our generation sports greats that we will mourn similarly down the line. The show closes out with a quick conversation about the WNBA as the Las Vegas Aces saw Chelsea Gray return to the court.
A special Wednesday guest as University of Hawai'i athletics director Craig Angelos joins Ku'ulei and Paul for an hour-plus long sit down covering various topics including coaches on the hot seat, UH football, school outreach away from the island and much more!
You can catch the recording of this episode and others on our YouTube channel, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul break down how the Celtics were able to secure Title #18 and the storylines after the NBA Finals to open the show before playing Marcus Mariota's media availability from Monday's Motiv8 Foundation golf tournament at Hoakalei Country Club. Paul gives a preview on HPU's offseason recruiting haul on the hardwood while breaking the news on the latest staff changes for the Sharks.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku back in the studio after Paul and Michael held down the Den ahead of last weekend, talking all things Hawai'i football. We re-hash Phil Steele's Mountain West football rankings before predicting tonight's NBA Finals Game 5 and if the Celtics can close out the Mavs.
Rivals dive into the NBA Finals as Boston looks to wrap up their 18th tittle up 3-1. Hurley says no to the Lakers so now what for LA? US Open Golf classic and is this the end of Tiger Woodʻs career?
Happy Aloha Friday! Paul and Michael is in studio again to close out the week as they talk about Luka Doncic's performance and preview Game 4 of the NBA Finals before making their way-to-early picks on the seven teams that will represent the AFC in the NFL playoffs.
Fun Time Thursday! The dudes Paul and Michael hold it down in the den for Ku'ulei as they recap Phil Steele's preseason prediction for the Hawai'i football team as well as react to Game 3 of the NBA Finals and give their prediction on the seven NFC teams to make the NFL playoffs next season.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show discussing Game 3 of the NBA Finals between Dallas and Boston before a throwback interview with Sherry Chang, the leader of The Sistahhood & wife of Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang, in honor of "Sistahhood Social 3: Ladies of the 80s" setting the date. We close the show looking deeper at a lawsuit currently entangling the NFL.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Paul opens the show with former University of Hawai'i basketball player Zoar Nedd to discuss the NBA Finals as the series shifts back to Dallas with the Mavericks trailing the Celtics, 2-0. We talk about if UH fans should be concerned about the men's basketball team's recruiting or if that's the state of college sports today before Ku re-joins the show at the bottom of the hour.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a full show after a weekend full of storylines. We open the show with updates on Hawai'i football recruiting after another weekend of official visits before shifting to basketball talk. We discuss Dan Hurley turning down the Lakers' job and Caitlin Clark being left off of the USA women's basketball Olympic roster.
Rivals discuss Boston jumping out to a 2-0 lead over Dallas! Plus, French Open, Dodgers/Yankees, Summer Soccer talk and Monty shares his thoughts on Patti Grasso and Oklahoma Womenʻs Softball as well as Caitlin Clarkʻs omission from Team USA!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! After a packed week, Ku and Paul preview some of the future in-studio guests that are scheduled to sit-down in the "Den" over the summer to open the show before talking about Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks. We play Paul's conversation with brand new Hawai'i men's basketball assistant coach Gibson Johnson before closing the show with the latest on an NCAA ruling to allow advertisements on football fields.
It's a Den Collision! "Lion's Den" leader/University of Hawai'i football associate head coach Chris Brown joins the 'Wake Up in the Den' crew for an hour-long sit-down to talk about the former Damien Monarchs, Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors and Baltimore Ravens linebacker's career. After a fun walk down memory lane, we shift gears to Brown's coaching career and what it's been like to return to coach at his alma mater.
You can watch the video version of this episode on our YouTube, Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open this mid-week show hearing from Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine head basketball coach Laura Beeman ahead of the program's 10-day trip to Japan. Paul previews some of the newest additions to the UH roster after taking in some of practice for the Rainbow Wahine on Monday. The conversation flips to the NFL as Ku & Paul work to figure out the perfect salary number for Tua Tagovailoa's next contract with the Dolphins.
A special treat on Tuesday as University of Hawai'i assistant men's basketball coach Brad Davidson joins Ku and Paul in the Den for a sit-down, get-to-know with the veteran Australian coach. We chat about his playing career, getting replaced by Patty Mills on the Australian national team and his transition to coaching. We also discuss the latest on 'Bows recruiting and get to hear more about the latest signees from Davidson.
You can watch this episode of Wake Up in the Den on our YouTube channel.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a packed show, opening up with a conversation with former Hawai'i football defensive lineman Rocky Savaiigaea after his son Zaden Mariteragi committed to the 'Bows over the weekend. We shift to WNBA talk following the Caitlin Clark fiasco from the Chicago Sky game before closing with a quick check in on the New York Liberty.
The Rivals breakdown the NBA Finals. Who will win their first? Luka or Tatum? Plus, NFL Schedule release, we breakdown the Steelers and Rams and project a record for the season!
Happy Aloha Friday Beautiful People! The whole gang is in studio on the final day of the month of May as we recap to the Dallas Mavericks' closeout win of the Timberwolves to advance to face the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals. We also react to the All-Big West Baseball selections and gripe about some potential snubs for our local Hawai'i team.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul rip the band-aid off to open the show, discussing the decisions of Bia Mantellato Dias, Harrison Bodendorf and Alex Giroux to transfer from the University of Hawai'i. We shift gears to Hawai'i football as the 'Bows prepare for a weekend of official visits before closing the show out with the national television schedule for Hawai'i football next season.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul jump into NBA Playoffs conversations, talking about the Boston Celtics' sweep over the Indiana Pacers before chatting about the potential of prolonging the T-Wolves versus Mavericks series. The conversation shifts to Caitlin Clark and the WNBA's latest results as the Connecticut Sun remain the lone unbeaten team in the league. We look at some of the leaked features to EA Sports College Football 25, including the Road to Glory story and NIL.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back after a long weekend, discussing the season that was for Hawai'i baseball after the 'Bows failed to receive a bid to the NCAA Baseball Tournament despite a scorching hot end to the season. We close the show with a tribute to "Big Red" Bill Walton after the Basketball Hall of Famer and broadcasting legend passed away on Monday at age 71 after a battle with cancer, sharing stories from the past year's Maui Invitational that involved the energetic personality.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show building the case for Hawai'i baseball's NCAA Regional berth chances after the 'Bows series-opening 10-2 victory against Cal State Fullerton on Thursday. The conversation shifts to the massive NCAA news from yesterday regarding a $2.7 billion settlement & what it means for college athletics going forward.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a fun-filled episode previewing the start of Hawai'i baseball's final regular season series, hearing from 'Bows head coach Rich Hill before shifting gears to Hawai'i men's volleyball with a snippet from the latest "Hawai'i Players' Pod" featuring Kurt Nusterer. We close the show with an extended After Hours in the Den covering a variety of WNBA topics, a podcast exclusive.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul jump right into the NBA Conference Finals after the Celtics' heart-stopping overtime win in Game 1 over the Indiana Pacers before previewing Wednesday's T-Wolves-Mavericks Game 1. We shift the conversation to Hawai'i baseball, hearing from local product and senior DallasJ Duarte ahead of the 'Bows Senior Weekend. We close the show with a list of the top-10 most expensive single-game NFL tickets for this season.
We got a treat to start off the show as we received and talk about the OIA football schedule this upcoming season, which includes matchups against many teams from the continent as well American Samoa. Ku'ulei chats with Jake Headrick, the COO of Campio Sports, which is the event management company hosting a new NIL golf tournament happening on August 1st at Kapolei Golf Course that will benefit the UH Men's Basketball program.
Happy Aloha Monday! Ku and Michael recap the HHSAA Baseball and Softball state tournaments and go into the process behind the decision to name Baldwin and Maui co-state champions in Division I in what was a tough week weather wise. We also touch upon the NBA Playoffs as the Conference Finals begin on Tuesday.
Aloha Beautiful People! Ku and Michael are in studio to give you the updated HHSAA Baseball and Softball schedule after inclement weather postponed all semifinal games. We also talk about the NBA playoffs and the PGA Championship.
Aloha Beautiful People! Ku and Michael in the studio to react to the NFL schedule release and give an update on the HHSAA Baseball and Softball state tournaments.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the day talking about NFL football with today's schedule release on the way before shifting to hearing from our featured athletes of the week, Hawai'i track & field standouts Montserrat Montanes i Arbo and Hallee Mohr. We close the show out with WNBA talk after the 2024 season kicked off on Tuesday.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! A full football conversation today as Ku and Paul discuss Hawai'i football on the road and 2024 schedule before shifting to NFL schedule leaks. We close out the show with a preview of WNBA Opening Night with Caitlin Clark and the Fever taking on the Connecticut Sun among four games going on.
Show all about the NBA as we discuss Round 2 of the playoffs, Draft Lottery results, Austin Rivers NBA/NFL controversy and Ant Man, is he the next MJ?
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you to recap the weekend in Hawai'i high school sports, covering the wins of KS-Kapalama in the water polo pool and on the boys' volleyball court. We shift to UH athletics from the weekend, talking about Track & Field and Rainbow Wahine water polo.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul firing off the ball on Hawai'i athletics to begin the show as the BaseBows extended their season-long win streak to nine games, the longest current win-streak in the nation. We shift to a preview of the Hawai'i water polo NCAA Quarterfinal matchup before recapping the quarterfinals of the HHSAA boys' volleyball and girls' water polo state tournaments. We close the show with an ode to mothers, especially our own.
UH Women's Water Polo head coach Maureen Cole, utility Jordan Wedderburn, and goalie Dais Logtens answered questions from the media following their 11-6 win against Princeton in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a basketball-heavy show today as we discuss the Kia MVP award & Shaq's comments regarding Nikola Jokic receiving his third MVP award. We hear from Hawai'i baseball coach Rich Hill ahead of the 'Bows weekend series against UC Riverside before closing the show previewing a pair of NBA Playoff games.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Full show as we catch up with HPU baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka ahead of the Sharks' PacWest Championships opening round matchup with CUI. We also hear from Hawai'i softball players Dallas Millwood and Mya'Liah Bethea ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's final series of the weekend. We end the show with a quick recruiting updates across football and basketball.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Big basketball conversation today as Ku and Paul look back on Monday's NBA Playoffs games between the Knicks, Pacers, Timberwolves and Nuggets before previewing Tuesday's set of semifinal games. We look back on the opening round of the HHSAA boys' volleyball championships and chat about Hawai'i baseball's weekend sweep over a strong CSUN team.
Rivals talk about the changing landscape in the NBA as LeBron, Durant, Curry and Giannis all fail to get out of the first round! ANT Man is a beast and looks like the heir apparent as face of the NBA! Round 2 matchups are set highlighted by Denver/Minnesota and Dallas/OKC! Plus, Monty shares how we fix the Wild west of NIL and Transfer portal!
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back from a Hawai'i-athletics-filled weekend as the UH Sports Circle of Honor induction ceremony took place to celebrate the 2010 Hawai'i softball team, Ann Miller and Cindy Luis, Jim Kalili and June Jones. We shift the conversation to the 2024 UH softball senior night, hearing from Bob Coolen and Dallas Millwood. The show closes with some basketball conversation as the NBA Playoffs shift into Round 2.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Plenty of basketball news among Hawai'i college programs as HCU guard Marcus Greene became the 2nd college transfer to announce his commitment to the 'Bows while HPU gained the word of a solid big man in grad transfer Jonas Visser. We flip to the diamond to discuss baseball and softball with massive weekend series upcoming for Hawai'i.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! A full day of volleyball news as Ku and Paul break down Wednesday night's OIA Division I & II boys' volleyball championships before discussing the latest on former UH outside hitter and serving specialist Keoni Thiim's transfer portal process. We close out with a quick NBA Playoffs chatter.
Moanalua continues their OIA boys volleyball reign after outlasting Mililani (25-19, 25-15, 27-29, 23-25, 15-10) to win their fifth consecutive OIA title.
Waialua wins its first OIA boys volleyball title after a reverse sweep of Kailua, 21-25, 22-25, 25-16, 25-22, 15-10.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday! Ku and Paul open the show with the latest in Hawai'i football recruiting before hearing from Hawai'i softball alum and 2010 hero against Alabama Jenna (Rodriguez) DiPrima ahead of Sunday's UH Sports Circle of Honor induction for the 2010 Rainbow Wahine. We shift gears to looking at Rainbow Wahine beach volleyball as they prepare for LMU in the NCAA Tournament before closing the show with news on a former Hawai'i women's basketball standout.
We got a packed show recapping all things local sports! First, Ku'ulei catches you up on players with Hawaii ties and the NFL Draft. Then we go through what happened in the OIA Softball and Baseball Championships and hear from a couple of head coaches. Plus, we hear from HPU baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka and Chaminade head coach Chad Konishi following the end of their regular seasons. To close things out we chat HPU Softball and Big West Championships for a couple of University of Hawai'i teams.
What a great 3 days in Detroit and the Rivals breakdown the NFL Draft. Winners and Losers and best positioned to move forward. Plus, round 1 of the NBA Playoffs, Caitlin Clarkʻs record deal with Nike and more!
HPU gets the series sweep after beating Chaminade in the regular season finale, 9-3. The Sharks also get their 30th win of the season and will now prepare for their first postseason appearance since 2010.
Mililani captured its first OIA softball title since 2017 with a 13-2 drubbing of Kapolei in the league’s Division I championship game. It was the Trojans’ 12th championship in school history as they scored 13 unanswered runs that was fueled by Makayla Pagampao’s three home runs. READ MORE.
Na Ali’i jumped out to an early lead and never looked back as they pulled away from Radford, 7-1, to win the OIA Division II Championship. It was ‘Aiea’s third league title in school history and its first since 2017 as Na Ali’i (15-1) ended league play with a 13-game winning streak. READ MORE.
The Surfriders capitalized on ‘Aiea’s miscues to win the OIA Division I baseball championship, 8-1, at Les Murakami Stadium Friday night.
It was the 15th overall title in program history, the ninth under longtime coach Corey Ishigo. READ MORE.
The Waianae baseball team dominated Radford in the OIA Division II championship game in a mercy-rule 11-1 victory. The Seariders (11-2) used an eight-run burst in the third inning to claim their seventh overall league title, their first since 2017. READ MORE.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul wrapping up the week with a recap of all the action from Round 1 of the NFL Draft, talking about the Bears' homerun day while some other franchises had some head-scratchers. We close the show with quick NCAA basketball news and a tease of the weekend's play-by-play coverage.
Ku'ulei Agbayani, Paul Brecht, and Michael Lasquero are in the studio to break down the opening round of the NFL Draft in this special 3-hour Thursday afternoon show.
It's NFL Draft Day! Ku'ulei and Michael take a look at the players with Hawai'i ties that have the potential to be drafted. Plus, former UH and NFL receiver Greg Salas joins the show to relive his 2011 Draft Day experience.
The Seariders move on in the OIA Division I softball playoffs after a 5-3 road win over the Knights in the first round. Teizsha Kaopuiki hit two home runs and Savanna Casuga fired a one-hitter to power Waianae.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul talking NFL news as the NFC North gets a bevy of news drops between the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions before shifting to a preview of tomorrow's 1st Round of the NFL Draft. We change gears to hear from Hawai'i women's water polo ahead of the Big West Championships before chatting about surfer Gabriela Bryan's win from the week.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul break down Monday's NBA Playoff slate as the Nuggets broke the hearts of the Lakers again, the Knicks snatch Game 2 from the 76ers and the Magic fall in a daunting 2-0 hole against the Cavs heading back home. We chat some NFL Draft rumors before closing the show with some breaking news regarding the Hawai'i men's basketball team.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you to break down the weekend in Hawai'i sports as the men's volleyball team saw their season end in the Big West Championships semifinals while the baseball and softball teams enjoyed a successful weekend on the diamonds.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul break down Thursday night's Big West quarterfinal win for Hawai'i men's volleyball over UC Santa Barbara & preview Friday's semifinal matchup against UC Irvine. We play a snippet from our conversation with Hawai'i men's volleyball legend Costas Theocharidis about the Rainbow Warrior legend's new book, Costas: Warrior for Life, Thriving within the chaos. Paul closes the show with a quick look-ahead to the opening round of the NBA Playoffs.
You can purchase the paperback book self-published by Theocharidis, here.
University of Hawai'i Men's Volleyball legend Costas Theocharidis joined Ku'ulei Agbayani & Paul Brecht for a special discussion about his newly released book 'Costas: Warrior for Life: Thriving within the chaos' (available on Amazon). The "Greece Lightning", who was an outside hitter for the 'Bows from 2000 to 2003, shares what inspired him to write a book, the aftermath of the 2002 national championship National Championship, and more.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Former University of Hawai'i forward Zoar Nedd joins the show for the third straight Thursday and Paul joins the duo in studio for a day full of basketball conversation spanning from NCAA basketball to WNBA basketball back to the NBA playoffs. We also discuss the opening of the Big West men's volleyball championships that begin Thursday evening.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul recap Hawai'i baseball's 2-0 victory over Chaminade from Tuesday night, hearing from head coaches Rich Hill and Chad Konishi. We shift gears to celebrating our Mana Wahine of the Week in UH cheerleader Kat Koch, hearing a snippet of her conversation with Olivia Austin in the newest episode of the Hawai'i Players' Pod, presented by Hawai'i Pacific Health.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul dive straight into a 2024 WNBA Draft recap, hearing from Caitlin Clark and Alissa Pili directly after being drafted. We shift gears to the NBA Play-In and NBA Playoffs as the Lakers, Pelicans, Kings and Warriors open the postseason and Paul closes the show with an ode to Yankees' play-by-play announcer John Sterling.
Happy Aloha "To Da Max" Monday, beautiful people! We kick off the show with a look back to Waianae native Max Holloway's epic knockout at UFC 300 to claim the BMF Title, hearing from the local boy himself and Dana White's post-match availability. We look ahead to this week's Big West Men's Volleyball Championships before wrapping with quick NBA Playoff talk.
Our most popular show of the year, our NFL Mock Draft!! Plus, NBA Regular season wraps up and the death of OJ Simpson!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul join you on this rainy morning for an update on the national news of the last 48 hours with Shohei Ohtani's interpreter's federal investigation coming through the pipeline. We shift back to a local sports update and take a check-in to the NBA regular season closing up before ending the week with a quick update on Max Holloway.
Kalani scored 7 runs in the seventh inning to complete the comeback win over Moanalua, 10-6.
Former UH-Manoa/Hilo basketball player Zoar Nedd joins the show! Ku'ulei and Zoar discuss the differences between being a student-athlete when she was at Chaminade 15 years ago compared to Zoar's experiences in today's world. They also dip into a little NFL Draft talk. Plus, we hear what Max Holloway had to say ahead of his fight this Saturday vs Justin Gaethje.
It's a HPU soccer party! Joining the show are men's head coach Chris Fisher and new assistant coach Joshua Graham, women's head coach Adria Borras, and student-athletes Cade Anderson and Mehana Ortiz.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open with a quick check-in ahead of the Masters' before hearing from Hawai'i women's water polo senior utility player Lot Stertefeld as our feature "Mana Wahine" athlete of the week. The duo closes the show by shifting to the hardwood, talking about the numbers from the March Madness championship games before another update on the men's college basketball recruiting front.
Ku'ulei Agbayani chats with this week's featured Mana Wahine Lot Stertefeld, senior utility player for the University of Hawaii Women's Water Polo team.
The Falcons rallied past visiting Roosevelt in five sets Tuesday night in an OIA East match at Earl C. Homer Gymnasium. Set scores were 25-21, 22-25, 14-25, 27-26 and 15-13.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you, discussing UConn completing the quest for back-to-back national championships on the men's side before shifting gears to Hawai'i athletics. We give you the update on Oregon-Hawai'i college football series before dropping some nuggets along the men's basketball recruiting trail. Ku closes out the show discussing the unit-breakdown for NCAA women's March Madness and potential negotiations going forward.
Happy Magic Monday, beautiful people! The whole gang is in studio this morning as we recap the NCAA Women's National Championship game with South Carolina coming out victorious over Iowa and Caitlin Clark. We also talk about the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors' Saturday win as they improved to 4-4 in Big West play before previewing the Men's Basketball Championship game and getting into a lively discussion about officials.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul wrapping up the week talking about Final Four basketball with Caitlin Clark and Paige Bueckers facing off for a spot in the National Championship game. We move sports to discuss some more controversy over Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers before discussing the Oakland Athletics' temporary move to Sacramento for a few seasons.
Fun show as Ku'ulei is joined by former UH-Manoa and UH-Hilo MBB forward Zoar Nedd (Kapolei '18)! Zoar chats about his college basketball journey now that it has come to an end and what his goals are next and shares his takes on the NCAA Men's & Women's Basketball Tournament.
The Urban Knights snapped a 22-game losing streak in game two with a 5-3 win over the Sharks.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul kick off the show with NFL breaking news as the Buffalo Bills traded star WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans before shifting gears to UH athletics andthe baseball team's matchup with Hawai'i Pacific. We close the show with women's basketball talk as Angel Reese, the "Bayou Barbie" officially declared for the WNBA Draft.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you to break down Monday's Women's NCAA Tournament Elite 8 matchups, covering the LSU-Iowa re-match before recapping the Paige-Juju duel in USC-UConn matchup. We chat about the downfalls of social media to sports before closing the show with a review of Monday's local news.
The Rivals breakdown both the Menʻs Final 4 teams and the greatest night in Womenʻs history as Caitlin Clark leads Iowa past LSU into the Final 4 and Paige outduels JuJu to get UCONN there as well! Plus, showdown appears inevitable as UCONN and Purdue dominant on the menʻs side!! Both UCONN and NC State have both Men and Women in Final 4!
Happy Monday morning beautiful people! The whole gang is in the studio for a special two-hour show to recap the weekend with everything going on with Hawai'i men's volleyball, baseball and the national college basketball scene with a little sprinkle of Hawai'i men's basketball recruiting news.
Happy Good (Aloha) Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you to close out the week, recapping Thursday's ceremony for Don Robbs and the late Jim Leahey of re-naming the press box. We recap the series-opening loss to #20 UC Irvine for Hawai'i baseball before previewing Senior Weekend for Hawai'i men's volleyball. We close the show with some MLB talk before looking at the second weekend of March Madness.
Fun baseball-filled show on Opening Day 2024! Ku'ulei takes a walk down memory lane with the legendary voice of University of Hawai'i Baseball for over 40 years before his retirement in 2016 Don Robbs. Plus, Kyle Galdeira joins the show to give his early outlook of this MLB season and more!
Special show as Jeff Rich welcomes HPU Tennis head coach Hendrik Bode along with Shane Bissett, producer of the documentary series called “The Rivalries”. The series is a partnership between the NCAA and LG and will be featuring the Men's Tennis rivalry between HPU and UH-Hilo
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you after a day off for Prince Kuhio Day, hearing from Hawai'i women's water polo utility player Jordan Wedderburn after her hat trick against #5 USC led her to a Big West player of the week honor. We also discuss some baseball ahead of MLB Opening Day, going "by the numbers" thanks to The Athletic's Jayson Stark.
From the stunning “City of Gold” in South Africa to heavenly Hawai’i, Jordan Wedderburn has enjoyed the journey that water polo has carried her on.
She’s been a quick learner, picking up the sport in high school and taking the path she never truly expected.
READ MORE.
We recap a packed weekend with Men's & Women's March Madness and discuss a new and significant NFL rule change. Plus, hear from UH men's volleyball head coach Charlie Wade following the Rainbow Warriors' 3-1 loss to CSUN on Saturday.
The Rivals break down the first 2 amazing rounds from the amazing games and the shocking upsets! Is your Final 4 still intact? Ourʻs our! Plus, NBA coming down the stretch!! LOVE March Madness!!
The Trojans celebrated senior day with a 14-4 mercy-rule win over Waianae. Mililani (6-1) needed just five hits in the win as it benefited from 16 walks and a HBP by Waianae starter Savanna Casuga.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you to discuss the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine loss to Cal in the opening round of the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, hearing the postgame availability from Laura Beeman, Lily Wahinekapu and MeiLani McBee. We hear from Spectrum Sports talent Scott Robbs about Hawai'i baseball before finishing out the week with a "What's Happening in Manoa" round-up.
Fun show as we focus on HPU Athletics as a whole with Dr. Debbie Snell (Executive Director of Athletics), Mo Roberson (Associate Athletics Director for Business Operations), and men's basketball player/SAAC President Tucker Pellicci.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with another recap of the latest happening in NFL Free Agency before moving to March Madness, discussing the latest thoughts for filling out brackets for both the men's and women's NCAA Tournament. We close the show with a special announcement about the newest MLB franchise on the HSRN airwaves for the 2024 season.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with an NFL round-up, recapping some of the biggest moves from the past few days of NFL Free Agency - including Justin Fields being flipped from the Bears to the Steelers - before shifting gears to March Madness bracket talk as the duo gives their thoughts on who could play Cinderella and spoiler in the big dance.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei returns from the Big West Tournament to join Paul, recapping the Rainbow Warriors and Wahine losses in the semifinals before discussing the women's selection into the inaugural WBIT and the matchup with California. We hear UH head coach Laura Beeman's Selection Sunday availability before taking a bigger look at the NCAA March Madness brackets.
The most wonderful time of the year is here with March Madness set! We breakdown each region and give you our Final 4 picks and eventual champion. Plus, another CRAZY week of Free Agency and Trades in the NFL and finally, the end has come for the GOAT....Aaron Donald!
Chaminade trailed for most of game two, but surged ahead on a sacrifice fly by pinch hitter Desiree Bravo in the fifth before taking the lead on shortstop Taryn Fujioka’s single in the top of the seventh. Larson nearly played hero again for HPU, but a double-play ended the game to secure the 2-1 victory for the Swords (9-7).
HPU shortstop Jewel Larson provided the game-winning RBI for the 6-5 walk-off win over Chaminade, which snapped an 11-game losing streak for the Sharks versus the Silverswords.
Happy Aloha Friday beautiful people! Paul and Michael hold down the fort with Ku on site at the Big West tournaments in Henderson, Nev. The boys recap the men's basketball team's win over CSUN in the quarterfinals before previewing the Rainbow Warriors' and Rainbow Wahine's semifinal matchup against UC Davis. We also talk about life for the men's volleyball team without floor captain Spyros Chakas as they take on No. 2 Long Beach this weekend.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku and Michael preview the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team's postseason matchup with CSUN and the Rainbow Warriors' keys of the game as we also catch up with head coach Eran Ganot and forward Justin McKoy. We also talk about some of the recent roster moves in the NFL before having an enlightening conversation about chickens.
HPU Cheer head coach James Burns joins the show along with assistant coach Sarah Almeida and student athletes Kaylee and Kailynn.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul rip the band-aid off, announcing the devastating news of Spyros Chakas suffering a season-ending injury, hearing directly from Hawai'i men's volleyball coach Charlie Wade and teammate middle blocker Kurt Nusterer. We shift gears back to positive news, talking about yesterday's men's and women's basketball All-Big West selections as BW "Sixth Player of the Year" Daejah Phillips spoke to the media with some teammates.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul get you caught up from the first two days of the NFL Free Agency's "legal tampering" period with some of the biggest moves involving Hawai'i-tie players before shifting to the overall league's moves. We hear from Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball setter Kate Lang about her upcoming youth volleyball clinic before closing out with final news of the day from the NFL.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku is joined by Paul once again, breaking down the weekend in Hawai'i sports as Hawai'i men's volleyball won their 11th OUTRIGGER Volleyball Invitational title in 5 sets against #5 UC Irvine. We hear from MBB head coach Eran Ganot from senior night and WBB head coach Laura Beeman on her 200th win at UH before closing out the show with a quick breakdown of the opening day of legal tampering in NFL Free Agency.
What a week! UH Hoops as Menʻs and Womenʻs team are primed for Big West Tourney! Outrigger Resorts Volleyball, NBA Top 5, Caitlin Clark, and NCAA roundup and major news in the NFL as Russ is a Steeler!! Wow!!!
Tournament host Point Loma surges in the second half to beat UH-Hilo, 74-69, to advance to the PacWest Conference Championship.
We've got a fun, basketball filled Aloha Friday as former UH Men's Basketball DOBO/current Big West Director of Championships & Basketball Ops Dominic Drury joins us to chat about his role in the Big West offices and the different seeding scenarios that can happen for the BW Tournament next week based on Saturday's results. Plus, we here HPU Men's Basketall head coach Jesse Nakanishi's postgame comments following their 1-point loss to Azusa Pacific in the quarterfinals of the PacWest Tournament.
We open the show recapping the UH men's basketball team's close win over CSUN Wednesday night and look ahead to the women's basketball game coming up today with audio from head coach Laura Beeman. Paul Brecht joins the show from San Diego to chat HPU men's basketball as they get set to play in the PacWest Conference Tournament. Plus, we hear from UH men's volleyball opposite/middle blocker Alaka'i Todd as the Rainbow Warriors prepare to play in the Outrigger Invitational filled with nationally ranked opponents including No. 1 Grand Canyon.
The Sharks' season comes to an end after losing a close battle to Azusa Pacific, 56-55, in the quarterfinals of the PacWest Conference Championships.
Paul Brecht welcomes HPU Men's Basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi and captain Maj Dusanic ahead of their first PacWest Tournament appearance since the 2016-2017 season.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku opens the show with a rant, laying out the latest with the Aloha Stadium plans (or lack thereof) from the government via the Star-Advertiser. We shift gears to the hardwood to hear from UH MBB head coach Eran Ganot ahead of Wednesday's massive matchup hosting CSUN before listening to the story of UH Rainbow Wahine guard Olivia Davies from her appearance on Talia Edmonds' podcast.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with a full NFL day of news for you, starting the show with a snippet of Jason Kelce's retirement speech from Monday before getting into the bevy of news dropping in football in the last 48 hours. We close the show reading over PFF's latest NFL Draft Mock following the Combine.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you to discuss the weekend that was in basketball as the Rainbow Wahine completed a perfect home conference slate with a senior night victory over UC Riverside before discussing the Rainbow Warriors' overtime victory to take over the fourth seed in the Big West.
Reminder: Live with Aloha, beautiful people.
What a week of Hoops action! UH Men split on the mainland to set up a path to the 4 seed while the Wahine continue to roll!! In College Hoops, Houston, UCONN and Purdue look like the Big 3! NBA has Boston on a historical run and on a collision course with Denver! Plus, Montyʻs early returns on Shohei with the Dodgers!
The Silverswords completed the doubleheader sweep of the Sharks after taking Game 2, 2-1.
The Silverswords ended a 10-game losing skid to the Sharks with a nine-inning, 6-5 win in Game 1 of this PacWest double-header.
The Sharks swept the season series against Azusa Pacific with 21 total runs scored in a PacWest double-header at Patsy T. Mink Central Oahu Regional Park. HPU scored in every inning but the sixth in a 10-5 victory over the Cougars in game one.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! A basketball-filled Friday as Ku and Paul take you through the results from the hardwood in Manoa on Thursday night as HPU men's and women's basketball enjoyed successful Senior Night celebrations and the Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine pulled out an overtime win over UC Davis just down the hill.
The Hawai’i Pacific University men’s basketball team finished the 2023-24 home schedule flying high, taking down island rival Chaminade on Senior Night with a 77-72 victory as forward Maj Dusanic led the Sharks in front of a packed “Shark Tank” with 18 points on 9-of-10 shooting.
The Hawai’i Pacific women’s basketball team finished the 2023-24 home schedule on a high note Thursday night, sending off three seniors in their final home game for HPU with a thrilling 70-67 win over H1-rival Chaminade. READ MORE.
HPU Tennis head coach Hendrik Bode joins the show along with student-athletes Abigail Wild and Jakub Beran.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul joined by special guest, former UH football director of recruiting and new USC football assistant director of recruiting Savannah Reier early on to discuss her move to the mainland and her love for the islands that remains. The conversation shifts to the NFL as we discuss the 2nd annual NFLPA "Team Report Cards" with surprise near the top and bottom.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul toss some breaking news at you as Hawai'i football's opening week game was announced by the opponent. We break down the trickle-down effect from the schedule announcement before continuing our weekend recap of Hawai'i high school sports results. The show closes with a return to UH sports with a shoutout to Daejah Phillips for her second Big West player of the week award.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you to break down a full weekend of Hawai'i athletics success as the football team put on the annual Spring Game on Sunday and the men's and women's basketball teams took down Long Beach State on Saturday. We hear from Hawai'i Football head coach Timmy Chang before closing the show with a look ahead to the week that's on the way.
This week is all about hoops! From the NBA Top 5 teams and MVP talk to NCAA Basketball and local State Championships! If you like B-Ball, this is going to be a fun 45 minutes!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! NFL talk to kick the day off for Ku and Paul as the NFL released the official 2024-25 salary cap number, marking an unprecedented $30 million jump. The conversation shifts back to the islands as we talk about Hawai'i men's and women's basketball ahead of a crucial Saturday matchup with Long Beach State before closing the show with another shoutout to Jesse Nakanishi's Hawai'i Pacific Sharks men's basketball squad.
HPU begins the PacWest season 1-0 (9-1 overall) after beating Chaminade 14-5 to open conference play. Starting pitcher Jordan Otjen (2-0) earned the win (6 IP, 1 ER, 5 SO) and was chosen as our 'YeahU Player of the Game'.
Fun news to start the show as today marks the first day that college football players can opt in to being included in the much-anticipated EA Sports College Football 25 game. Each player that opts in will receive $600 and a copy of the game ($70 value). Ku'ulei chats with HPU Baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka as they get set to open PacWest Conference play against Chaminade today. Plus, we hear from UH WBB head coach Laura Beeman and UH MVB libero Eleu Choi.
Paul Brecht fills in to host this week and welcomes in Acro & Tumbling head coach Peyton Smith along with junior Emma Paulson (top/tumbler) and freshman Sage Price (base/tumbler).
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! We open the show hearing from UH baseball skipper Rich Hill following the BaseBows opening weekend split with Ole Miss before playing a snippet of the newest "Hawai'i Players' Pod" episode featuring UH Rainbow Wahine basketball guard Kelsie Imai. Ku and Paul end the show with a check-up with national college basketball after #1 UCONN fell to #15 Creighton, Caitlyn Clark's record-breaking gravity and the cyborgs in college women's basketball continue to show out.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul open the show with a congratulations for Jesse Nakanishi's HPU men's basketball team, clinching the program's first PacWest conference tournament appearance since 2017. We move the conversation to high school boys' basketball, hearing from Kahuku freshman Kash Daley after the Red Raiders win to open the HHSAA D1 tournament before shifting to Kalaheo's upset win over #5 Mililani behind junior CJ Bostic's 15 points.
Happy President's Day, beautiful people! The full crew is back in studio after a very jampacked weekend. Ku, Paul and Michael recap the incredible trifecta by the Rainbow Wahine as they moved into first place in the Big West Conference after their win over UCSB before a record crowd of 4,080 Saturday for "Beeman's Bash." We also talk about the Men's Basketball team and the upcoming high school state tournament in this special game-time decision two-hour show.
The Rivals talk NBA and NFL, but the highlight of this show is Monty breaking down the impact of Caitlin Clark on the world of sports! Plus, how she is leading the next wave of girls wanting to be like her! Must listen!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you to recap Thursday's Hawai'i action on the hardwood, as the men's basketball team destroyed a short-handed Cal Poly on the road before the Rainbow Wahine stayed unbeaten at home with a hard-fought win over the Mustangs.
We start off by recapping the exciting OIA Boys Basketball Championships that took place last night and hear from the winning head coaches of Kaimuki and Leilehua. For our University of Hawai'i update we hear from women's basketball head coach Laura Beeman and get into some baseball as opening weekend is here with the Base 'Bows hosting Ole Miss.
Joining this week's show are HPU M/W Golf head coach Ed Kageyama, sophomore Grant Garrison, freshman Shion Suzuki, and sophomore Clarissa Burhan.
Leilehua edges Mililani, 49-48, to claim the OIA DI Boys Basketball championship! Twain Wilson scored 25 points with nine rebounds and five 3-pointers to lead the Mules to their first league title since 1988.
Kaimuki rallied from 20 points down to beat Aiea, 63-58, for the OIA DII Boys Basketball Championship. Jeremiah White was selected as our 'YeahU Player of the Game', scoring 15 pts and nabbing 6 rebounds.
Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful people! Ku and Paul with you on this Mana Wahine Wednesday, talking to Hawai'i Football Associate HC Chris Brown and Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine volleyball setter Kate Lang about the opening of the newly renovated Alexander Waterhouse Sports Performance Facility. We shift conversation to the hardwood, talking about Beeman's Big Bash for the Rainbow Wahine & the huge upcoming road trip for Hawai'i men's basketball.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul continuing the Super Bowl conversation from Monday, breaking down more of the numbers that have come in about viewership. We switch gears into NFL offseason mode, talking about NFL.com's Chad Reuter's latest Mock Draft. We close out the show by hearing from HPU's MBB head coach Jesse Nakanishi ahead of the Sharks' critical 2-week road trip.
Happy post Super Bowl Monday! Ku, Paul and Michael recap the big game and give a rundown of all the local sports action happening on the college and prep scene over the weekend in this special TWO-HOUR show. We hear from Maryknoll head coach Chico Furtado and senior guard Isabella Arrisgado after the Spartans won their first state title since 1978, as well as Waimea paddling coach 'Uncle Kaina' and University of Hawai'i Men's Volleyball team head coach Charlie Wade.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs continue their quest to be the greatest of all time! Chiefs win a thriller, 25-22 in Overtime over the game San Francisco 49ers. Mahomes wins his 3rd Super Bowl MVP after throwing for 333 yards and 2 scores! Are we looking at the greatest of all time? Ernie shares his top 5 Super Bowls of all time!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul back with you to discuss the success of Hawai'i college teams on the hardwood Thursday night, opening with a breakdown of the massive win for the Rainbow Warriors' men's team over UC San Diego. We hear from forwards Ryan Rapp and Justin McKoy before flipping up the hill to the Shark Tank for Jesse Nakanishi's squad's huge win against CUI. We wrap the show with a recap of NFL Honors before giving our final Super Bowl picks.
Packed show as Ku'u welcomes Darnell Arceneaux to kick things off and chat about his brother Anthony, the new running backs coach at the University of Hawai'i. Darnell also shares his thoughts on the Super Bowl. In the second half of the show, Ku'u checks in with Hawaii News Now's Steve Uyehara who is in Las Vegas getting geared up for the Super Bowl.
We start our preview of University of Hawai'i Football vs No. 13 Oregon as Associate Head Coach & Special Teams Coordinator joins us for 'Ride or Die Time'. Plus, what the heck is the Sports Task Force as Keith Amemiya is appointed chair.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'u has a quick therapy session for Paul following the Jets' 22-16 win over the Bills that saw QB Aaron Rodgers tear his Achilles' tendon before discussing Hawaii football losing senior LB Logan Taylor for the year to an ACL tear. We close the show with some Tua talk and Rainbow Wahine basketball schedule release.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul with a football-filled start to your week, recapping the Hawai'i-UAlbany game from this past Saturday before jumping into the NFL slate from Sunday.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel.
The Governors took down host Na Menehune, 37-27, as the Govs used 23 fourth-quarter points (16 unanswered) to grab the victory.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul bring you the last preview for College Football Week 2 before the 'Bows host the Albany Great Danes on Saturday. UH Football associate head coach Thomas Sheffield joins the show to give a deeper look into the program's preparation for Albany after a sloppy loss to Stanford. The show closes with our preseason Super Bowl picks (including score predictions).
Happy NFL Opening Day, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul jump into some of the biggest storylines entering Week 1 of the NFL season and night one with the Chiefs taking on the Lions as Kansas City raises another Super Bowl banner. Darnell Arceneaux joins the show to talk some Hawai'i HS football before we close with more NFL talk.
Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! More football talk coming your way on this Wednesday, as Ku'u and Paul close the book on last week's loss to Stanford before starting to look ahead the UAlbany matchup coming up this weekend. We discuss a little college football landscape after Week 1 and then close the show with fantasy football talk.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul welcome you back from a long Labor Day weekend with a full breakdown of Hawai'i's 37-24 loss to Stanford last Friday.
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This week we preview NFL 2023! Who will win each division? Make the playoffs and ultimately play in and win the Super Bowl! We break it all down! Plus, UH vs Stanford and our first 2 picks against the spread for week 1!! Don't want to miss this show!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! It's GAME DAY in Manoa, as the 'Bows take on Stanford in the 2023 football home-opener. Ku'u and Paul tell you everything you need to know before kickoff before recapping last night's dramatic 5-set win for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team over USC. The show closes with some of the most exciting Week 1 CFB games to watch out for.
Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Lots of UH talk for you today, as Ku'u and Paul jump from Rainbow Wahine volleyball to 'Bows men's basketball before finishing up with a little football talk ahead of Friday's UH - Stanford football game.
In this inaugural episode, host Olivia Austin welcomes UH running back Tylan Hines. The sophomore out of Mt. Pleasant, TX chats about how he got into the sport, why he chose to play in Hawai'i, balancing school and football, hobbies, and more.
Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul jump head-first into Stanford-Hawai'i football game week, playing part of the Cardinal presser from Monday before providing some background on new Stanford HC Troy Taylor. We end the show with a positive update on Maui high school athletics, with the announcement of the MIL football schedule.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! More 'Bows football talk coming at you, as Ku'u and Paul start to discuss the UH home-opener this Friday against Stanford before playing HC Timmy Chang's comments to the media following practice Monday night. We also play a clip from UFC fighter Max Holloway's post-fight press conference after his win against the 'Korean Zombie'.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul break down Hawai'i's 35-28 loss at Vanderbilt on Saturday, as the 'Bows showed massive signs of progress from year one to year two under Timmy Chang. We close the show by touching on the Hawaii WVB team's 2-1 weekend from the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Just about 24 hours left until the 'Bows return to action on the football field and Ku'u and Paul get you fully prepared for what could happen. We also play a clip of our VSiN friend's interview with 'Bows HC Timmy Chang ahead of Saturday's matchup.
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Kaimuki notched their first win of the season after beating Waialua 36-20 in this DII matchup. Kaimuki QB Iosefa Letuli threw for 234 yards, 3 touchdowns and standout ATH Jeremiah White caught 6 passes for 128 yards and 2 TD's + a field goal and 3 extra points.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Packed show today, as Ku'u and Paul touch on "Spicy Tua" and his response to EPSN analyst Ryan Clark before Darnell Arceneaux gives a deep dive on the high school football scene heading into the weekend. We talk about the recent Reggie Bush news before closing the show with local sports updates.
Happy Hump Day (and Game Week), beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul bring you a preview of this weekend as the 'Bows have landed in Nashville for their Week 0 matchup with Vanderbilt. We wrap the show announcing that the Clippers will be coming to Hawai'i for training camp from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 and will play the Utah Jazz in a preseason matchup on Oct. 9.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! An exciting guest joins Ku'u and Paul, as University of Hawai'i Director of Marketing and Fan Experience Eric Mathews stops by the 'Den' to share his journey and give a sneak peek at what fans may be able to expect at UH sporting events this year and going forward.
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Happy Aloha Monday! Ku'u and Paul tell you all about the second annual 'Sistahhood Social' from this past Saturday, give a sneak peek at the newest HSRN project, 'Hawai'i Players' Pod', hosted by Olivia Austin. She was joined by dynamic 'Bows running back Tylan Hines for the debut episode. We close with a bunch of high school football talk, along with much more that's coming up on Hawai'i Sports Radio Network.
The rivals share their thoughts and feelings on the incredible tragedy in Maui before recapping Spain's Women's World Cup triumph, preview our Men's World Championships Basketball team and finish our coverage of the Top 10 at every position in the NFL!
Leilehua (Div I) forced five turnovers and ran for 234 yards on the road Friday night, taking down Moanalua (Open Div), 21-7. Full game recap available at hawaiisportsradio.com.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul give you the latest from Maui before playing part of Paul's conversation with Chaminade softball swissarmy knife Kailah Gates-Coyaso. The show closes by bringing up the LA Rams efforts to support Maui.
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Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talk about the rapidly approaching college football season and Ku'u tells the story of locking in UH football coach Chris Brown for an upcoming visit to the 'Den'. Waialua AD Darnell Arceneaux joins the show to reset the landscape of high school football after opening weekend and before previewing the Leilehua @ Moanalua game broadcast that HSRN will have Friday.
Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talk a LOT of college football with Hawai'i's season opener against Vanderbilt just over two weeks away. We touch briefly on other Mountain West opening week games before closing the show with Women's World Cup updates.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Paul get you caught up on the latest in NFL news, as Dalvin Cook and Zeke Elliott head to the AFC East to suit up for the Jets and Patriots this season. We also give the latest from Maui and a nice PSA to people to remember the power of positivity, especially in dire times.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul get you all caught up on the weekend in high school football, including Campbell's win over Waipahu on Friday and Punahou scrapping out a road-victory over Mililani on Saturday. We move to UH Fan Fest for the football team and the donation drive held for the relief efforts in Maui from Friday, closing out with a little 'Bows football talk.
It was a back-and-forth battle between these top programs, but the Buff'n Blue get the 21-14 win over the Trojans.
It was a battle in the first half of this interdivisional matchup between the Sabers and Marauders as the two teams headed into halftime tied 21-21. However, Open Division Campbell pulled away from DI Waipahu in the second half, taking home the 'Cane Knife' after a 62-34 victory.
It's Aloha Friday and our hearts are still with the people on Maui. We eventually discuss our opening weekend of OIA football, with Campbell taking on Waipahu Friday evening. Ku'u and Paul also talk about UH men's basketball, as their trip to Japan is well underway, and play a part of Paul's chat with Chaminade softball's Kobe Brown.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! After some technical difficulties, we got things going in the 'Den', as Waialua AD Darnell Arceneaux joins the show to discuss all things OIA football with opening games coming up this weekend. Ku'u and Paul touch on Hawai'i football a bit and play UH head coach Timmy Chang's thoughts on the situation unfolding on Maui.
Happy Hump Day beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul open the show by sending our aloha to Maui as they experience wildfires in Lahaina before shifting gears to sports. We hit more on the ongoing conference realignment in the NCAA before talking about episode one of the New York Jets Hard Knocks series.
Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul wish the UH MBB a safe trip as they head off for an 11-day trip to Japan before diving deep into the conference realignment continuing and the impacts that it has on all sports outside of football and men's basketball.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul get you all caught up on the latest in UH football news and notes, playing interviews with head coach Timmy Chang and QB1 Brayden Schager from after Saturday's practice. We also discuss UH men's basketball as they prep to leave for an 11-day Japan trip and close the show with Little League baseball and softball and the Hawai'i teams results.
It's Aloha Frida, Wine Friday, Pono Friday in the 'Den'! Dave Sedeno, the only Hawaiian-born wine maker in Napa Valley, joins Ku'u and Paul for a conversation about Pono Wines special edition wine that will benefit UH athletics. We talk about growing up in Kalihi, how he got into the wine business and much more.
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Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul back with some more football and futbol talk, as UH football camp is in full swing and the USWNT scratched by Portugal Monday night to advance to the Knockout Round of the World Cup. A longer venting session about the direction of this USA team for this tournament follows, as frustration over the group stage performance is released.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talk some UH football training camp observations from the first four practices before welcoming HSRN's main volleyball play-by-play announcer Chaz Mihara to talk about all things Hawai'i sports.
Rivals cover the NFL top 10's at all Offensive positions. Plus, World Cup week 2, Major League Baseball trade talk as Shohei is taken off the market!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talking about football and futbol today, breaking down the 1-1 draw for the USWNT against the Netherlands and playing a clip of Paul's interview with UH WSOC player Kelci Sumida. Some NFL talk rounds up Thursday injuries and previews a potential Dalvin Cook destination.
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In our ongoing OIA grad student-athlete series, Paul Brecht welcomes current Rainbow Wahine Soccer forward Kelci Sumida.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Lots of football on the docket today in the 'Den', as Ku'u and Paul talk about the start of UH football camp and play Wednesday's media availability from 'Bows QB1 Brayden Schager and head coach Timmy Chang. The show moves to more college football realignment before closing with some NFL banter following Aaron Rodgers restructuring his contract with the Jets.
Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul get you prepped for UH football training camp that began today before diving into all the latest big money deals signed in the NFL. The show closes with a conversation about the Maui Jim Invitational field and who host school Chaminade drew in the first round.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Just Ku'u and Paul in the 'Den' today, recapping the last few days of UH football guests on the show before switching gears to going over recent sports news, from football to soccer to basketball, with huge contracts and contract holdouts aplenty. Ku'u also shares the latest regarding the UH football training camp schedule and the practices open to the public.
Happy Aloha Monday! UH football co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Ian Shoemaker enters the 'Den' with Ku'u and Paul before training camp starts Wednesday for a talk about his coaching journey and how it brought him to the islands before diving deep into some Shoemaker family lore to wrap things up.
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This week, the Rivals discuss the USWNT's 3-0 opening game win at the World Cup, plus, relative unknown wins The Open Championship and Monty discusses what is going on with NFL Running Backs and their frustration on their contracts!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Another special guest in the 'Den' today, as UH football associate head coach Thomas Sheffield sits down with Ku'ulei and Paul to talk about his coaching journey, how he came to be so close with 'Bows head coach Timmy Chang and much more.
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It's a special Thursday in the Den, as Ku'u and Paul welcome University of Hawai'i football director of recruiting Savannah Reier to the studio for a sitdown on all things involving one of the newest additions to staff. We take a walk down memory lane, back to the court and her playing days before shifting to the gridiron and much more.
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Halfway through, we've made it to Hump Day! Ku'u and Paul bringing you some Mountain West football as Media Day gets underway in Las Vegas and the 'Bows have started chatting into microphones. Part of Paul's conversation with Chaminade goalkeeper Naomi Takata airs before the show concludes with sending our congratulations to Chaminade SID Kevin Hashiro for being named the 2022-23 PacWest Sports Information Director of the Year.
Happy Tuesday! Ku'u and Paul back with you to talk more University of Hawai'i football with Mountain West media day this week and some special guests joining us in-studio as the week progresses. We also play an interview of Ku'ulei chatting with Sherry Chang, UH FB head coach Timmy Chang's wife, before closing the day with our thoughts surrounding the recent NFL running back salary discourse.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul get you caught up on the local commitments from the weekend with a few young ballers deciding on where they will end up after the 2024 season. We also touch on season tickets for Hawai'i FB going on sale before closing with the latest on Messi to MLS's Inter Miami CF.
The Rivals break down each group and reveal their complete bracket predictions for the Cup! Hint, they don't agree on the eventual winner! Plus, Wimbledon crowns new champions, NBA Zion talk and Ernie's closing thought!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Paul start the countdown to the weekend with some Mountain West football talk, reviewing the Mountain West Wire's latest predictions for the season. They air part of Paul's conversation with UH-Hilo XC runner Aurea Streadbeck as part of the ongoing OIA-to-College series before the show wraps with a fun conversation about favorite random movie/TV quotes to send us into the weekend.
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It's Friday Eve, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul kick off your Thursday with some more local football player commitment talk in Preston Taumua to go after an update on Ku'u's latest interaction with new UH AD Craig Angelos at another event. The pair also touches on both the Hawai'i men's and women's basketball teams as the Big West released conference schedules on Wednesday.
Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul coming at you with tons of football talk, as the team for the NFL's Hard Knocks was announced and a top football recruit in the state announced where he's going to college. The show also touches on the opinion piece on civilbeat.org regarding UH-Manoa's recent T.C. Ching Complex upgrades from state senator Donna Mercado Kim.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talk about college football and the impending college decision of 4-star EDGE Anelu Lafaele before shifting gears to give kudos to the Northwestern student journalists for their process in reporting the latest scandals to get going today. The show closes by previewing the 2023 ESPY Awards nominations in some of the top categories.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul bringing you all the news from the weekend in sports, as Kapolei's Allisen Corpuz won the U.S Open for the LPGA for her first career major win and Michelle Wie-West said aloha to competitive golf. We also update you on the Hawai'i-tied prospects being taken in the MLB draft and Kamaka Hepa's NBA Summer League debut.
Rivals discuss the amazing performance by Hawaii's own Allisen Corpuz to win the Women's US Open on the same weekend that Hawaii's Michelle Wie West retires! Plus, NBA Summer league and what should the Angels do with Shohei Otani?
It's Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul spend the first half of the show talking about the NBA as the Las Vegas Summer League gets going today and former UH MBB player Kamaka Hepa competes with the New Orleans Pelicans. HSRN's new series with former OIA athletes continued as some of Chaminade's Taryn Fujioka's conversation with Paul Brecht aired in the 2nd half of the show.
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Almost there, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul continuing the UH football conversation, this time with a television contract question posed on Twitter by Warrior All-Access and the business sense behind the current Spectrum deal. We also touch on former UH MBB captain Kamaka Hepa prepping for his Friday debut in the NBA Las Vegas Summer League.
Happy Hump Day! Ku'u and Paul back with you at the mid-week point, continuing the conversation from July 4 about fan experience and how it can improve for UH football this year. We also talk more about SDSU's battle to stay in the Mountain West after giving notice of intention to leave in 2024 back in June.
Happy 4th of July, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul bring you the live play-by-play of the rain delayed 2023 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest as Joey "Jaws" Chesnut went for his 16th straight title. The second half of the show started a broader discussion of the Hawai'i football gameday experience for fans and the improvements that people (including us) would like to see that will spill into Wednesday's show.
Happy Aloha Monday! Ku'u and Paul back with you to discuss all the deals from the opening weekend of NBA Free Agency before playing the audio from Roosevelt alum Clarrisa Chun's Hall of Fame induction. The show closes with a wrap-up of some of the local-ish sports happenings in the surf world.
Rivals breakdown all the moves in the first weekend of NBA Free Agency and share their thoughts on where Dame Lillard will end up! Plus, MLB at the half way point. All star starters and Monty shares his thoughts on the surprises and disappointments so far and finally, his mid-year choices for MVP and Cy Young!! Hint, Shoheiʻs included!
It's Alooooha Friday, another episode of Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani and one of the last from the current studio. Ku'u and Paul preview NBA Free Agency before chatting about the NCAA's battle against state lawmakers over the NIL.
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Happy Thursday, beautiful people! The NCAA dropped a ton of new rules, regulations and guidelines and Ku'u and Paul have you covered, breaking down some of the biggest changes fans should know about. We preview Paul's interview with UH-Hilo women's golfer Trinity Ledgerwood which will drop on Friday before closing out the show with some of the latest in local sports news.
Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul talk about Netflix's upcoming documentary "Quarterback", which includes Hawai'i's own Marcus Mariota before diving into some Rainbow Wahine volleyball talk after their full 2023 schedule release. We also celebrate "Connor Bedard Day", as the generational hockey prospect is expected to be selected 1st overall in the NHL Draft and we compare the hype to a pair of generational young stars in other sports.
Happy Tuesday! Ku'u and Paul spend the first half-hour in the Den dissecting the incoming NCAA conference re-alignment and SDSU's "informal formal" notice of leaving the Mountain West Conference while trying to negotiate the terms. The show closes up with talk about the Spurs business booming since Wemby's arrival and a Vegas scammer pulling one over on a name-brand spot.
Happy Aloha Monday! Ku'u and Paul dive deep into a dynamic UH football commitment that came in from the weekend before playing a clip of the exclusive first chat with Juan Munoz from After Hours in the Den from Friday. Ku'u also gives an update on player-run UH football workouts via Stephen Tsai's latest write-up before closing the show with some talk about the 'Bows men's basketball team's newest signee.
All about the NBA again this week as the Rivals recap the NBA Draft, picking the winners and losers. Also, BIG TRADES during the week and more juicy rumors to unpack!! 50 minutes of non-stop NBA Talk!!
It's a basketball-filled day here on Aloha Friday in the Den! Ku'u breaks the news that Hawaii MBB player Juan Munoz has been granted an extra year of eligibility and will return to UH next season before going in-depth on what it could mean for the 'Bows 23-24 season. The show also includes NBA draft recap and Paul and Ku'ulei's thoughts on some of the fits from the top-11 picks.
University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball guard Juan Munoz joins Ku'ulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht to chat about the exciting news that he was been granted a waiver by the NCAA making him eligible to play in the 2023-24 season. Juan suffered a season-ending achilles injury this past year. They also discuss his rehab process, managing to stay positive throughout this process, the addition of his friend Justin McKoy, and more.
Happy Draft Day! Ku'u and Paul break down all the latest happenings in the NBA as the 2023 NBA draft is set to go down Thursday. The show shifts to a local basketball scene, previewing Paul's conversation with Chaminade men's basketball player Jessiya Villa and some of the latest offseason news regarding the 'Bows basketball team as well. The show closes with a quick conversation about the USWNT roster announcement.
Happy Hump Day! It's a sports business-kind of day in the Den, as Ku'u and Paul talk about the pending lawsuit against EA Sports regarding the new NCAA Football video game before talking about the NFL's "Hard Knocks" series and the delay on the selection of the focus team this season.
Happy Tuesday! Ku'u and Paul continue their deep dive into the conference realignment shaping up to take place in college athletics to open the show before getting into the NFL's gambling policy with players and guidelines for them to follow. The show closes with more NIL talk as an assistant basketball coach leaves a school for lack-of-NIL resources.
Aloha beautiful people, happy Juneteenth! Ku'u and Paul discuss SDSU's preparations to leave the Mountain West Conference and their request for an extension on a deadline before digging into the crazy world of the NBA during draft week. The show wraps with more UH Football #BRADDAHHOOD commitments from local players.
Rivals breakdown the NBA draft and give you their thoughts on the NBA drafts first round! After Wembenyama, who will go where? We got you covered! Plus, Monty share the greatest and worst #1 overall picks in NBA History!
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'u and Paul go in on Rob Manfred and MLB as the Oakland A's continue the move to Las Vegas before giving a quick look at next week's NBA Draft. We also talk about the USMNT announcement about the head coaching position before finishing the show with a quick Father's Day celebration and storytime.
We're almost there, beautiful people! Happy Thursday, Ku'u and Paul open the show by taking listeners to the Ninth Island, celebrating the Las Vegas Golden Knights winning the Stanley Cup Finals in 5 games over the Florida Panthers. The conversation shifts to the Oakland A's relocation to Las Vegas before coming back to the islands to catch everyone up on all the latest happenings in local sports.
It's a wonderful Wednesday in the Den, as Ku'u is joined by longtime friend and former University of Hawai'i defensive lineman Rocky Savaiigaea to talk about all of the former 'Bows bruiser's endeavors since graduating. Topics range from mental health and Savaiigaea's "The Village" brand to passionate support of the rebuilding of Hawai'i Football Culture.
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Back to UH Football talk today for the first half of the show as Ku'u talks about Monday night's "Buho with the 'Bows" event with Hawai'i football coaches and alumni before we talk about the Nuggets winning the 2023 NBA Finals and preview Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
Aloha beautiful people! Ku'ulei Agbayani BACK from Japan and we're a little loopy in the Den as we get back into the latest happenings in sports. Ku'u talks a bit about her experience in Japan before sharing the struggles of sports fandom during international travel. The show closes with talk about the NBA and NHL championships being within grasp for a pair of teams before a little more Japan travel talk.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul and Alan with you one last time together before Ku'ulei Agbayani returns from her trip. The guys talk about the latest in University of Hawai'i athletics news before switching to a convo about the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals and closing the show with congratulations to WCWS winner, Oklahoma.
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Happy Aloha Thursday! Paul Brecht and Alan Miya with you again, spending the first segment catching up on all the breaking news since the show ended Wednesday. The conversation shifts over to EA Sports navigation of the NIL with the new NCAA Football game before ending the show talking about the various championships going on.
Halfway through the week, beautiful people! Paul and Alan cover all the latest out of Las Vegas, from the WNBA to NHL to Oakland A's stadium plan. They shift the conversation to the NBA Finals and WCWS before closing the show out with some talks over Lionel Messi moving to the MLS.
Happy Tuesday! Breaking news out of the pro golf world this morning, as the LIV and PGA tours will be joining forces after 2 years of feuding. Paul and Alan give their first thoughts and break down the information as it drops. The show shifts to the WCWS championship being set and how we got here before closing with a Stanley Cup Game 2 recap and analysis.
NBA Finals are tied at 1-1! Coaching changes and fun NBA Rumors! What big stars could be on the move? We discuss at length! Plus, Monty shares his thoughts on the 5 most improved teams in the NFL so far!! Fast paced, fun, show where we'd love your feedback!
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Paul Brecht and Alan Miya still filling in while Ku'u is away, as they go through a bunch of new additions for UH basketball, football and both men's and women's volleyball. They touch on the passing of the torch of UH AD from David Matlin to Craig Angelos before closing the show with analysis on the NBA Finals and Stanley Cup Finals.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul and Alan take care of you on this fine end-of-week show, recapping the 6 All-Big West baseball selections for UH before discussing the WCWS first day of results and what to expect going forward. The conversation moves to recapping Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals before closing the show previewing Saturday's Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. You can catch the recording of this and every Aloha Friday show on our YouTube.
Good morning, beautiful people! Ku'ulei begins her absence and Paul and Alan take over the Den in the meantime. The show opens with a discussion about UH pitching coach Mathew Troupe's announcement that he will be leaving for the mainland. Paul and Alan move to yesterday's NBA Draft withdraw deadline for NCAA athletes before previewing Game 1 of the 2023 NBA Finals. The show closes with updates on the Women's College World Series that began June 1 and runs through June 9.
The show starts off a little random as Ku'ulei prepares to leave for Japan tomorrow, her first time back in over 15 years. Ku'u and Alan discuss former UH Football head coach Nick Rolovich's lawsuit against Washington State University as a federal judge dismissed Gov. Jay Inslee and WSU AD Patrick Cun from the suit. In sports business, we double down on making sports betting or a lottery legal in Hawai'i as U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis will be paid off 20 years early because of electronic pulltabs, saving Minnesota taxpayers over $226M in interest.
HPU Athletics Director Dr. Debbie Snell joins Jeffrey Rich on the final show of the season to recap this past year. 'Sharks Weekly' is set to return in August.
Aloha beautiful people, happy Tuesday! Ku'u and Paul return after a Memorial Day hiatus to chat with Colorado Mesa QB Kia`i Keone about his college experience, being recruited during the pandemic, sports management, business and more.
The Finals are set! Denver versus Miami as Ernie's Celtics fall just short of a miracle comeback losing game 7! Who is the favorite to win it all? We have you covered! Plus, where do the Lakers and Celtics go from here? Major changes on the horizon? We'll let you know!
Happy Aloha Friday! With the official announcement of the new NASED project direction, Ku'u and Paul spend the entire show discussing the little details of the new plan and their feelings regarding the new plan. Check out the video version at the Youtube Channel: Hawai'i Sports Radio Network - YouTube
Happy Thursday! Congrats abound as Ku'ulei recognizes the Class of 2023, both high school and college graduates, and the HHSAA 2023 Class of Honor. We also discuss new HPU head men's basketball coach Jesse Nakanishi's appearance on 'Sharks Weekly' from Wednesday before closing with NFL and sports business talk.
OTA's have begun for NFL teams and Tua Tagovailoa returns to practicing with his teammates for the first time since he was injured at the end of last year and we hear from head coach Mike McDaniel about Tua's offseason workouts/jiu jitsu training. Plus, we chat about the extensive Q&A Brian McInnis (Spectrum News) did with incoming UH AD Craig Angelos.
On the first half of the show, we welcome in newly named HPU Men's Basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi and discuss his promotion, his extensive coaching experience, new commits, and more. On the second half, HPU Softball head coach Jarnett Lono joins the show to recap this past season and more.
NFL Rule Changes!! Ku'ulei and Paul take you through their thoughts on the newest NFL rules that were voted on by owners over the past 48 hours, including the new special teams rule unanimously opposed by coaches but passed anyway. Other topics include Thursday flex games and emergency quarterback spots on game day.
IAM TONGI IS YOUR 2023 AMERICAN IDOL! Ku'u and Paul celebrate the Kahuku-native winning the national singing competition and talk about their experiences watching it happen. The show eventually gets to NBA playoff talk, discussing the Heat and Nuggets looking to advance after taking 3-0 leads in their series. The show wraps with WNBA talk as the W's season began this past weekend.
Rivals put a humorous front on as they laugh at how things got so bad, so fast for their Lakers and Celtics! Nuggets and Heat just one win away from NBA Finals! Plus, NBA draft lottery, know as Wembenyama sweepstakes! What will Wemby have to accomplish not to be considered a bust after unprecedented hype! Fast, funny show!
Paul Brecht chats with new Chaminade Baseball head coach Chad Konishi. Following a drought of over 40 years (and for the first time in the 21st century), Chaminade University will compete in collegiate baseball when spring of 2024 comes around. Konishi was named as the second head skipper in the history of Chaminade baseball back on September 30, 2022, tasked with building a Division II college baseball program from the ground up.
Happy Aloha Friday! We break down all the happenings from yesterday's confirming of Craig Angelos as the next UH AD, talking about the quotes that came from the Board of Regents meeting. We play the opening statement made by Angelos and wrap with a few more comments regarding "the process" issues brought up.
Craig Angelos addresses the media after being confirmed as the next University of Hawai'i Athletics Director by a vote of 8-2 (1 abstain) from the UH Board of Regents. UH President David Lassner also takes the podium to answer a few questions.
Happy Thursday! It's officially the day the UH Board of Regents votes to confirm (or deny) the new recommendation for athletic director, Craig Angelos, as Ku'u gets you ready for the day's proceedings. Part of Paul's conversation with new Chaminade baseball head coach Chad Konishi comes next before the show wraps up with talks around Wednesday's ECF Game 1 Youtube TV fiasco.
Alan Miya joins the show, so you know what that means...things get a little crazy! Ku'u and Alan discuss the timeline of tomorrow's University of Hawai'i Board of Regents meeting as they will vote on the recommendation of Craig Angelos as the new UH-Manoa Athletics Director. They also chat about Pat McAfee's new deal with ESPN; recap the NBA Draft Lottery; and Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals.
Paul Brecht fills in and welcomes Barbara Hannum to the show! Hannum is Hawaii Pacific University's Faculty Athletics Representative and Student-Athlete Advisory Committe advisor. She shares the many memories of her 30+ years at HPU as she is set to retire this summer.
It's Tuesday! We catch you up on all the latest in the Hawai'i college football world, with the departure of a longtime assistant coach being announced Monday. The conversation shifts to the NFL and the newest streaming partnership oozing into the playoff realm of games before closing with talks on tonight's NBA Draft Lottery and the NBA Conference Finals.
Happy Monday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Paul dive deeper into the recommendation for UH's next athletic director, Craig Angelos, bringing you information on his past experiences and distilling some concerns around his FAU exit. The show closes with some NBA talk with the Eastern and Western Conference Finals now set.
This week, the Rivals get after it discussing the new AD at UH, Boys State Volleyball Championships and of course, the NBA Final 4 where both Monty's Lakers and Ernie's Celtics advance! Plus, NFL Schedule release and our initial thoughts on what the Steelers and Rams records will be, plus, NBA Coaching chaos!!
Happy Aloha Friday! The new AD recommendation for the University of Hawai'i was announced Friday morning, as LIU's Craig Angelos was named as UH president David Lassner's pick to the Board of Regents. We detail the choice and the process that comes next, then flip to NFL schedule talk before closing with HHSAA boys volleyball state tournament updates.
Hawai'i Pacific University Esports Manager Jordan Oliver joins the pod to discuss what and who is the modern gamer and how they fit into the world of esports.
The pick is in! We open the show with all the information given out yesterday about the upcoming UH AD announcement and how the process will go down in the coming week before updating fans on the new Rainbow NIL opportunity. The show moves towards the NFL schedule release coming later Thursday and talk about some of the leaks.
We open the show discussing the "coming soon announcement" of the new UH-Manoa Athletics Director. A lot of sports business talk in the world of baseball as the A's switch up their new Las Vegas location and just how much will superstar Shohei Ohtani garner in free agency.
Jeffrey Rich welcomes in HPU Baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka along with former player and new assistant coach Richard Higa. Plus, the guys have some fun with a bunch of baseball trivia!
It's Tuesday! Ku'u gets you caught up on yesterday's NBA playoff results before previewing the games today. The show then moves forward and shared KHON's Christian Shimabuku's powerful piece on Kathy Watari's connection with the 2023 Hawai'i MVB team after losing her daughter to a battle with mental health. "Wake Up" wraps up with the inspiring story of Reign Tabandera-Martinez and his hard-fought recovery from a severe concussion as told by KHON's Sam Spangler.
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei gets you all caught up on the weekend in sports, including the 'Bows MVB team falling in the national championship to UCLA and the HHSAA softball and baseball state tournaments. The show closes with some NBA playoff talk, mostly around the drama surrounding Nikola Jokic and Suns' owner Mat Ishbia.
What a week it was! We cover UH Menʻs Volleyball Final where they fall just short of a 3 peat! Plus, High School State Champions! Plus, 2nd Round of the NBA Playoffs have been great with all series in a dog fight. Also, Forbes list of the top 10 Paid Athletes of 2022 and our early look at the top 10 teams in the NFL! Finally, Monty rantʻs on the inept inaction of our State Government when it comes to Aloha Stadium! You wonʻt want to miss this!
Kamehameha-Kapalama walks it off to beat Baldwin 5-4 and win their first state championship title since 2003.
The Monarchs rally over Kauai, 6-5, to win their second consecutive DII state championship, their 3rd overall in program history.
Happy Aloha Friday! Ku'u gets you all caught up on UH men's volleyball and their national semifinal win over Penn State Thursday and previews UH beach volleyball before they compete in nationals in Alabama. She also discusses Hawai'i News Now's recent article about two former St. Louis HS football players pleading guilty to sexual assault but remaining on their respective college rosters.
The Kamehameha-Kapalama tops Campbell 4-0 to advance to the Wally Yonamine Foundation State Baseball Championship game.
After trailing 1-0 for most of the game, the Baldwin Bears roar back to top the Mililani Trojans 2-1 and advance to the Wally Yonamine Foundation State Baseball Championship game.
Happy Thursday! Ku'ulei gets you caught up on NFL news to open the show before previewing Hawai'i men's volleyball's national semifinal matchup coming later Thursday against Penn State. The conversation shifts to HHSAA baseball and softball state tournament updates before closing with a quick chat about Game 2 of Lakers-Warriors.
Alan Miya joins the show and we start off by recapping and closing out our discussion about all that's gone wrong with the Aloha Stadium development; recap Game 1 of the Lakers-Warriors series; and get you updated with the Softball and Baseball State Championships happening this week.
Jordan Oliver, Esports Manager for Hawai'i Pacific University and HPU Esports Arena, joins the show to provide insight on the growing world of esports.
Hot like fire! Ku'ulei brings the beautiful people the latest regarding the new Aloha Stadium plan (or lack thereof) and voices some of the frustrations that have come during the process before closing the show with a quick NBA playoff 2nd round preview.
May Day, Lei Day! Ku'ulei and Paul get you all caught up on the happenings of this weekend's NFL draft, which saw three players with Hawai'i ties drafted along with numerous undrafted players receiving invitations for training camp. They also catch you up on OIA baseball championships and get you ready for this week's UH men's volleyball national title defense.
Campbell tops Leilehua 10-3 to win the OIA DI Baseball Championship. The Sabers take home their first league crown in baseball since 2015 and adds to multiple league titles won this season.
The Waipahu Marauders bested the Kahuku Red Raiders 4-2 to claim the 2023 OIA DII Baseball Championship, their first since 2012.
Hawai'i Pacific fell short 5-4 to in-state rival UH-Hilo on Senior Day. The Sharks finish the season 20-27, their first 20-win season since 2019.
The Rivals dive deep into the first round of the NBA Playoffs and preview the 2nd round including the highly anticipated Golden State versus Lakers battle in the West. Plus, who won the NFL Draft? We tell you our thoughts on those that really helped themselves over the last 3 days!!
Host Ed Lallier, Co-Founder and Chief Corporate Development Officer of Vanta, welcomes Zack Fabi, Co-Founder and COO of Vanta, to the inaugural episode of the Hawaii Esports Pod! Lallier and Fabi discuss the history of esports, its rapid growth and popularity in recent years, the future landscape, and more.
Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei and Paul open the show breaking down yesterday's first round of the NFL draft, some of the biggest surprises and best moves from the opening day. The conversation shifts to a new UH football recruit by way of Colorado and the transfer portal before the show closes recapping Thursday's OIA DI baseball semifinals.
A pitchers’ duel broke out Thursday night at Les Murakami Stadium between the Leilehua Mules and the Kailua Surfriders, a 1-0 victory for Leilehua to clinch a spot in the OIA Division I Championship.
The Campbell Sabers took down the Mililani Trojans, 6-5, in extra innings to advance to the OIA Division I Championship.
In a clash of unbeaten titans, Na Menehune of Moanalua took down the Mililani Trojans in straight sets, 25-11, 25-22, 25-21, to defend their title and win the program’s 12th overall league championship.
Radford beat Aiea in straight sets to claim their first OIA DII Title in Boys Volleyball. Radford’s Keahi Kaneakua was the only player in the match to tally double-digit kills on either side, finishing an excellent all-around night with 11 kills, 13 assists, five digs and a team-leading three service aces.
It's NFL Draft Day! Ku'ulei opens Thursday's show discussing the history of the NFL Draft and how it came to be the event that it is today before moving on to talking about some local players who are expected to be picked during the three-day event. The show closes with Ku'ulei and Paul breaking down some final mock drafts ahead of Thursday's 1st round and who they want the Bears and Jets to take.
HPU women’s tennis head coach Lauren Conching and senior Marleen Tilgner joined the show after their big-time Pac West Tournament wins in Surprise, Arizona. Also, Jeffrey Rich welcomed in the voice of HPU Athletics and a mainstay in the announcing scene on Oahu, “Paco Loco.”
NFL Draft Week! Ku'ulei opens the show allowing Paul Brecht to celebrate the NY Jets FINALLY trading for QB Aaron Rodgers before the duo moves into some 2023 NFL Draft coverage, including Kentucky QB Will Levis' improving odds to be selected earlier than generally expected.
It's a Local Sports-type of Aloha Monday, as Ku'ulei breaks down University of Hawai'i MVB finding out their seeding for the national tournament followed by HC Charlie Wade's availability to media from Sunday afternoon. Previews of this week's high school boys' volleyball and baseball playoffs followed before closing out with a Bellator 295 recap featuring a handful of local fighters.
For the 3rd time this season with the highest stakes yet, the top two teams from OIA DI West matched up on Apr. 22. Taryn Irimata pitched a 1-hit shutout as undefeated Campbell took down rival Waianae, 7-0, for the Oahu Interscholastic Association Division I softball title.
In Saturday's Oahu Interscholastic Association DII championship, the Nanakuli Golden Hawks found themselves trailing for just the 2nd time all season after Aiea took a 5-0 lead in the 3rd inning. Nanakuli leaned on experience of a similar situation from earlier in the season and remained calm, coming back to win the Division II crown, 9-5.
Mililani got on the board first in the second Oahu Interscholastic Association DI semifinal on Friday, jumping out to an early 2-run lead against the state's top team in Campbell. The unbeaten Sabers turned up the heat though, using a 3-run bottom half of the 6th inning to come back, remain undefeated and beat Mililani, 5-2.
The Seariders of Waianae rode the arm of stud pitcher Jerzie Liana to a win in their Oahu Interscholastic Association DI semifinal matchup against the Kaiser Cougars, 7-0. Liana went seven scoreless innings, allowing just one hit to the Cougars all night and placing Waianae in Saturday's championship game.
Happy Aloha Friday! Ku'ulei opens the show with sports business talk regarding the Oakland Athletics' probable move to Las Vegas, detailing what could come along with it. The suspensions handed out by the NFL for sports gambling come up and if the rules make total sense in the case of Lions' receiver Jameson Williams. The show closes by previewing upcoming local sports, including the Hawai'i MVB semifinal match on Friday.
Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei opens with Dolphins' quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's comments from yesterday on considering retirement and why he's decided to continue playing. She also touches on Tom Brady talking openly about his love for some Dolphins' players before moving along to Ilima-Lei Macfarlane's press conference and the local high school playoffs coming up this weekend.
Our Bellator MMA week continues as we hear from Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Yancy Medeiros following their open workout Tuesday in Waikiki. There's a coaching update for the UH Football team and a significant change that could be coming soon. Plus, we hope for the weather to hold up as the OIA DI Softball Playoffs are scheduled to begin today.
On this episode, we highlight newly crowned National Champions HPU Cheerleading! The Hawai'i Pacific University cheerleading squad won the National Cheerleaders Association's (NCA) National Championship in the Advanced Small Coed Division II. It's the Sharks' eighth NCA National Championship and first since 2012.
Future 'Bows abound! Ku'ulei catches you up on all the latest in University of Hawai'i athletics recruiting from the newest Rainbow Wahine basketball transfer to 5 new scholarship offers given out by Timmy Chang's football program.
The Sharks were able to cap off their Senior Day with a 3-1 win over the Vulcans. Tita Saunders, Hailey Yoshida, and Savanna Salyer-Kovacs plated the three runs for HPU. Yoshida gave up no earned runs in her start and improved to 8-5.
The Vulcans squeaked by the Sharks with a 1-0 win in Game 1 of the HPU Senior Day doubleheader.
We open up the show with the morning's breaking news of Philidelphia Eagles' QB Jalen Hurts getting a record-setting new contract before Ku'ulei discusses last night's UH men's volleyball banquet and the juggernaut that head coach Charlie Wade has put together. The show closes with recapping the weekend action from the NBA playoffs.
Happy Aloha Friday! Today, Ku'ulei breaks down lots of local sports, with the gauntlet of UH-Manoa games coming up this weekend. She also gets into what's happening with Max Holloway's upcoming Saturday fight, some HPU coaching changes and gives a World Surf League update.
Breaking news to start this morning as the Snyder's have reached an "agreement in principal" to sell the Washington Commanders for $6 billion to the group led by Josh Harris. Plus, what the heck is going on with the Aaron Rodgers deal?! And of course we chat NBA Playoffs as the Play-In Tournament wraps up Friday.
It's a special Mana Wahine edition of the show as Ku'ulei welcomes in former Rainbow Wahine Volleyball setter Bailey Choy! Bailey lets us know what she's been up to since graduating from UH-Manoa, reflecting back on her playing career, being a coach's daughter, and more.
In the first half of this special edition of Sharks Weekly, Jeffrey Rich welcomes former Hawai'i Pacific University men's basketball player Nash Subotic. Subotic is the Founder and CEO of WestPac Wealth Partners and oversees the strategic direction of the firm, talent acquisition, and works with high-net-worth clients. Former HPU Men's Basketball head coach Darren Vorderbruegge joins the second half of the show to reflect on his 17 years spent at HPU, future plans, and more.
Ku'ulei goes remote once again, this time from the Hawai'i Prince Golf Club for the 29th annual Ed Wong Memorial Na Koa Golf Tournament. We break down the details of the tournament, get a nice sit-down conversation with Dave Kawada and wrapped up with some WNBA chatter following last night's draft.
We get into some NFL talk as Odell Beckham Jr. signs a 1-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens, but does that guarantee Lamar will be throwing to him? The NBA Playoffs are finally upon us as the Play-In Tournament begins Tuesday, but we discuss that "intentional tanking" situation by the Mavericks last Friday.
The Sharks take Game 2 of the doubleader with a 7-3 win over the Silverswords. HPU had 13 hits while holding Chaminade to 4. Taylor Thompson also snagged her seventh win of the year as she allowed two runs on four hits and one strikeout.
The Sharks walk it off against crosstown rival Chaminade, 4-3. Hailey Yoshida earned her seventh win of the season. She allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out two along the way.
The Rivals breakdown the play-in tournament in the NBA where the Lakers are poised to advance! Could there be a big upset? Plus, the new NBA CBA has some interesting changes that the Rivals discuss!
We talk story and get a little random as Ku'ulei just wants to share some laughter and positivity on this Aloha Friday/Good Friday :)
The 2023 Masters is officially underway, so Ku'ulei discusses the big business and exclusivity behind the tournament and its exclusivity.
Ku'ulei is back from Houston and ready to recap the trip and chat more college basketball including the Rainbow Warriors' newest grad transfer from North Carolina. In sports business we chat about the ratings of the tournament as the Men's Championship hit a record low while the Women's Championship hit a record high.
Paul Brecht fills in for Ku'ulei Agbayani as she makes her back from Houston, TX. Paul and Alan recap the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship, discuss the trash talk "situation" between Angel Reese and Caitlyn Clark following the Women's Championship game, and more.
HPU Acro & Tumbling head coach Peyton Smith joins the show along with student-athletes Jaylyn Oka and Christine Wong.
Kyle Galdeira joins Ku'ulei live from Houston, TX and they discuss their Final Four experience and some things Hawai'i officials could learn about stadiums and events. They also recap the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship, preview the Men's Championship, and more!
Rivals discuss the UCONN/SDSU final! NBA is down to the last week and the Lakers are making some noise! Plus, the Lamar Jackson Saga with our thoughts on what he and teams should do! Finally, our MLB preview including our surprising picks for the World Series! Full hour show!!
Ku'ulei is live from Houston, TX for the Men's Basketball Final Four, but today's show is all about MLB Opening Day!
We're comin' in hot this morning as we spend the hour discussing the writeup by Blaze Lovell of Honolulu Civil Beat that details the $20M charged to taxpayers for the development of the new Aloha Stadium. Expenses include first class airfare, rent for a $4,550/month condo in Kakaako, multiple daily meals, and more.
Paul Brecht fills in as host and is joined by HPU Women's Golf student-athletes Shuiyun He, Clarissa Burhan, and Lily Landt.
Ku'ulei recaps her quick trip to Hilo covering the free youth football clinic at Panaewa Park and share some advice that she learned from the collegiate student-athletes and their parents. We discuss the sports business side of March Madness including the payouts schools and conferences receive and the likelihood that San Diego State will be invited to the Pac-12 or other conference.
Lots of things in the NFL to discuss as the owners come together in Arizona for their annual meeting. We chat about Lamar Jackson's post on social media that leads us to believe he will not be back in Baltimore this season; proposals for NFL rule changes; and more. Plus, we chat about the NCAA Tournament with the Men's Final Four we never expected and the Women's Final Four gets set today.
The rivals discuss the shocking Final 4 and predict who they think will ultimately cut down the nets! We cover why we believe we'll see more tourney's like this going forward! Also, NBA's last 2 weeks and UH Volleyball and UH Basketball Transfer Portal casualties.
More men's basketball March Madness talk as we saw a couple of thrilling games to open the Sweet 16. Plus, more Aloha Stadium news as the board overseeing the stadium has been briefed on the new redevelopment plan.
It's a college basketball show today as the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament lands in Las Vegas for the first time ever and we couldn't be more excited! Plus, we discuss the latest college men's basketball players that have entered the transfer portal from UH-Manoa, HPU, and UH-Hilo.
Wow wow wow! What an amazing treat the World Baseball Classic was and the championship couldn't have had a better ending as Shohei Ohtani struck out Angels teammate Mike Trout. Ku'ulei and Alan discuss the beautiful game of baseball and give a quick "pitching lesson". Plus, No. 1 Penn State falls to No. 15 Ohio State in men's volleyball and another Rainbow Warrior Basketball player has entered the transfer portal.
HPU Women's Tennis head coach Lauren Conching joins the show along with student-athletes Nicole Ballach and Lynn Kader.
Rivals recap the first weekend of the tourney and preview the Sweet 16! Shocking upsets lead the way for chaos in more than 1 region! Plus, the fun and fan fair of the World Baseball Classic! NBA and NFL talk and are this years pre-season #1 UNC Tar Heels the biggest disappointment in NCAA Basketball history? You may be surprised by Monty's final thought! Plus, Ku'ulei holds the lead entering the Sweet 16 in our ESPN Sports Rivals Bracket Challenge!
We start off the show with more Aloha Stadium talk and discuss Govenor Josh Green's answers on Star-Advertiser Spotlight, which relates to the development. Plus, Ku'ulei and Alan get excited for the World Baseball Classic Championship especially after Japan's thrilling walk-off win over Mexico in the semifinals.
Lots to recap on this Aloha Monday with March Madness in full swing including Rainbow Wahine loss to LSU on Friday. In sports business we discuss the two student-athletes filing a lawsuit against the Ivy League based on their policy that does not allow students to receive athletic scholarships. Plus, our resident baseball purist Alan Miya lets us know how he feels about the World Baseball Classic.
Campbell shutout Waianae 7-0 to claim the top spot in the Oahu Interscholastic Association DI West. Taryn Irimata allowed just 2 hits with 6 strikeouts. RF Kaiana Kong led the Sabers' offense going 3-for-3 with 3 RBI.
The madness of March has begun! We chat about the upsets so far in the Men's Tournament and preview the big game for our Rainbow Wahine vs. LSU and hear what head coach Laura Beeman had to say ahead of their game in Baton Rouge. Plus, Marcus Mariota lands on a new team and a UH Football commit terminates his National Letter of Intent to the University of Hawai'i.
March Madness is officially here with the Men's Round of 64 starting today and the Women's Round of 64 beginning Friday, so Ku'ulei and Alan discuss their bracket picks! In local news, as reported by Brian McInnis from Spectrum News, the Aloha Stadium's 75-foot-wide video screen is not guaranteed to be ready by UH Football's home opener on Sept. 1.
Aaron Rodgers is unofficially, officially headed out of Green Bay/NFC North and Ku'ulei couldn't be happier as the future is looking even brighter for her hopes of the Chicago Bears returning to the playoffs! The 4x MVP told the Pat McAfee show that he wants to play for the Jets and all he's waiting for is the Packers/Jets to reach an agreement on compensation. Plus, we talk about the awesome show that is Ted Lasso with season 3 out now.
Joining the show from HPU Men's Tennis are head coach Hendrik Bode, assistant coach Marc Roura and grad student Benjamin Loccisano.
While we sit and wait for (former?) Packers QB Aaron Rodgers to decide where he will play next season, there are still a lot of transactions to catch up with including some major moves for the LV Raiders. We also take our first look at the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket with the First Four beginning today.
University of Hawai'i commit Kai Rodriguez led Moanlua with 11 kills and 3 aces in their sweep over Kaiser (25-19, 25-13, 25-14). Fellow UH commits Zachary Yewchuk had 8 kills and Justin Todd did not play.
Rivals dedicate an entire show to breaking down each first round game and sharing who they believe will reach the Final 4 and cut down the nets. In depth analysis to get you ready to win your bracket pools!
Ku'ulei is back in Hawai'i and ready to recap an incredible time in Las Vegas and that comeback win by the Rainbow Wahine basketball team to win their second consecutive Big West Conference Championship and punch their ticket to the Big Dance. We hear from head coach Laura Beeman and graduate senior Kallin Spiller immediately following the selection show Sunday. Plus, the recent breaking news in NFL free agency.
Rivals recap the unreal weekend of UH Sports! From the incredible Men's Volleyball action to our UH Wahine Basketball winning Back to Back Big West Tourney titles to advance to the Dance and finally, the frustrating end to the Men's Basketball season. What went wrong and what needs to be done. A very honest, critical assessment you won't want to miss!
The search for a new UH-Manoa Athletics Director is officially underway and former UH/NFL receiver Ashley Lelie has been added to the search committee. Ku'ulei and Paul recap Rainbow Warrior Basketball's heart breaking overtime loss to CS Fullerton and hear the postgame comments from head coach Eran Ganot, Samuta Avea, and Kamaka Hepa.
We recap that awesome Rainbow Wahine double overtime win over CS Fullerton in the Quarterfinals of the BWC Tournament and look ahead to the Rainbow Warrior's game against the Titans. Plus, the emotional roller coaster continues as Gov. Josh Green decides to pursue an alternate path for redeveloping Aloha Stadium.
Ku'ulei is live from the 9th Island with the University of Hawai'i Men's and Women's Basketball teams playing in the Big West Conference Tournament! There's a lot to discuss in the NFL with Daniel Jones' new deal averaging $40 million per year and Lamar Jackson's non-exclusive franchise tag are leading to suspicions of collusion.
It's show full of football talk! We get into a lot of the big veteran QB transactions (Derek Carr, Geno Smith) and Aaron Rodgers being granted permission to speak with the NY Jets. Plus, Ku'ulei and Paul recap UH Football spring ball and hear from QB1 Brayden Schager.
HPU did not go down without a fight as they managed to load the bases in the bottom of the seventh, but the CUI closer stayed composed and the Eagles got the 2-0 win over the Sharks.
Aloha Monday recap includes some great things in local sports and some not-so-great things with the shocking news that former Mililani High School AD Glenn Nitta has been accused of stealing $400K from school's booster club. Nitta was the AD when Ku'ulei attended Mililani HS. Also on deck is University of Hawai'i Basketball with the Big West Tournament coming up this week and we go over NFL Scouting Combine results.
The most wonderful time of the year!! Conference Tournaments are ready to roll! Plus, more on the UH AD search after a petition is submitted about more diversity on search committee. Also, NBA coming down the stretch and what is going on with Ja Morant? Finally, Monty unloads on Load Management in the NBA!
The good news and bad news...the good news is the full University of Hawai'i Football schedule was released. The bad news, Governor Green announces that they will not move forward with plans to develop a new Aloha Stadium and surrounding district via a public-private partnership and the new stadium could be smaller than the 35,000 in the current plan (civilbeat.org).
The NFL Scouting Combine begins today and we chat about a couple of invitees with Hawaii ties as well as QB's who could improve their draft stock this week. We also chat a lot of local, women's college basketball and hear from Rainbow Wahine head coach Laura Beeman and HPU head coach Katie Novak.
The Hawaii Pacific University women's basketball team's 2023 season officially comes to an end after the Sharks fell to Concordia 55-48 in the first round of the PacWest Conference Tournament.
Breaking news this morning as top NFL draft prospect Jalen Carter has been charged with reckless driving and racing in connection with a crash that killed a teammate and a recruiting staff member back in January of this year. We also talk Rainbow Warrior Volleyball as they get ready for Pepperdine this week and hear from Big West Defensive Player of the Week Cole Hogland.
Joining the show are student-athletes senior catcher Savanna Salyer-Kovacs, sophomore pitcher Taylor Thompson, and sophomore infielder Tiari Hernandez.
Marcus Mariota has been released by the Atlanta Falcons, so Ku'ulei shares gives her best options for the former Saint Louis QB. Sticking to the NFL, Ku'ulei provides another possible theory as to why teams may have been hesitant to give Eric Bienemy a head coaching opportunity.
Happy Aloha Monday! We recap the weekend including UH Men's Basketball's sold out Senior Night; Aloha From Aloha Stadium event; HHSAA Wrestling; and more.
HPU beat Biola 10-2 to sweep their first day of PacWest Conference play. Andrew Hauck got the nod in game two where he earned his second victory and first complete game of the year. Hauck delivered 6.1 innings where he gave up three hits, and two runs, while he also took home five strikeouts.
Full show this week as the Rivals recap the UH Men's Basketball victory over Irvine with the first sell-out in 7 years! Plus, NCAA basketball Field is taking shape and we cover the current favorites for #1 seeds. The highlight of the this week is the Rivals discussing at length the controversial comments of June Junes last week in regards to the University of Hawaii AD Shirt. Do you agree with June or not? Won't want to miss this discussion!
We get you caught up with some local sports news including a new head football coach at Kamehameha Schools and a positive update on UH Football safety Kona Moore. Plus, Ku'ulei shares her thoughts on the recent column by June Jones criticizing the seven-person advisory committee assisting with the search for a new Athletics Director at the UH-Manoa.
University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot and senior forward Kamaka Hepa answer questions from the media following the Rainbow Warriors' heartbreaking 54-52 loss to UC Riverside.
Ku'ulei and Alan have many laughs as they reminisce about the Aloha Stadium and also talk some University of Hawai'i basketball.
We start having our first discussions about the 2023 NFL Draft as a CBS Sports Mock Draft has a surprise QB going No. 1 to the Colts. In sports business, we look back on the beginning of Barstool Sports as it was just acquired by Penn Entertainment for over $500 million.
Joining the show are HPU Baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka along with student-athletes Sophomore INF Tejean Smith and Junior C Daniel Johnson.
Monday was a holiday, so we have A LOT to catch up on with things that happened over the weekend including UH & HPU softball, baseball; XFL; NBA and more.
Generally, a slow week in sports, the Rivals dive into juicy NFL QB rumors involving Aaron Rodgers, Lamar Jackson and Derek Carr! Plus, NBA Slam Dunk Contest, our Favorite NFL players of all time and Monty covers philanthropy in sports! Who are the sports world most generous givers? MJ's $10,000,000 gift to Make A Wish got us wondering!
Hawaii Pacific topped Western Washington 2-1 after freshman Emily Wheat watched four balls go past her for a walk-off walk, giving the Sharks their first win of the 2023 season.
The Sharks were held to just two hits, both by Tiari Hernandez, in a 4-0 loss to the visiting Vikings of Western Washington.
It's a cloudy day, but your sunshine girl is ready to rock on this Aloha Friday! We get to a bunch of things in local sports including UH Football spring practice, Rainbow Warrior Volleyball, and hoping that softball & baseball won't be rained out. Plus, we dive in to the team taking the sports entertainment world by storm - the Savannah Bananas!
The job for University of Hawai'i Athletics at Manoa Director of Athletics has officially been posted and the selection committee has been announced, so we discuss the qualifications needed and what we'd like to see in the new leader.
Ku'ulei gets a little emotional as we discuss the passing of former University of Hawaii Football head coach Greg McMackin and reflect on the type of person he was to his players and colleagues. Plus, Bellator MMA returns to Hawai'i and a lots of potential team sales to discuss in sports business.
Joining the show is HPU Cross Country head coach Jackie Sgambati along with student athletes Kent Glover, Zamira Broadurst-Hall, Maya Pompel, and Emma Dominguez.
Happy Valentine's Day, beautiful people! We dive into the sports business of the Super Bowl including early ratings, advertising pay offs, and the milestones for US sportsbooks. Plus, Ku'ulei vents about the Bill recently introduced in Hawai'i that would put a 30% tax on gambling related travel packages to Las Vegas.
It came down to the wire for the Sharks' Senior Night, but the Sunbirds spoiled the festivities by edging HPU 64-62. Sophomore guard Mason Landdeck led the Sharks with 16 points, 6 rebounds.
It was Senior Night at the Shark Tank as the HPU Women's Basketball team hosted Fresno Pacific in their final home game of the season, but the Sharks fell to the Sunbirds 72-64.
After being down 7-2 at the end of the fifth, the Sharks came back to win it in extras 9-8 after Freshman Noah Hata walked it off in the ninth inning of the scheduled seven-inning game.
The HPU Sharks Baseball team started their 2023 season with a win, topping Minnesota Crookston 8-6 in Game 1 of the series. Former University of Hawai'i/Cal Poly outfielder Cole Cabrera joined Kyle Galdeira and Paul Brecht on the call.
The Rivals dive deep into how the Chiefs defeated the Eagles 38-35 in an incredible Super Bowl 57! Plus, the NBA Trade Deadline was off the Chain!! Who are the new favorites? Plus, LeBron is the new Scoring King!! Packed, high energy show!
Happy aloha Friday! We recap NFL Honors and of course talk some Super Bowl LVII. Also get you caught up with high school and UH basketball.
We have a lot of fun on the show talking what is anticipated to be a record breaking Super Bowl in the betting market and discuss one of the most popular prop bets, the National Anthem length. Plus, LeBron James sets the new NBA all-time scoring record, but Ku'ulei is could care less...
HPU Men's Basketball head coach Darren Vorderbruegge joins the show along with sophomore guard Kordel Ng.
University of Hawai'i Football spring ball is officially underway and we'll hear what head coach Timmy Chang and QB1 Brayden Schager had to say following their first practice. Also, we chat sports business with Fox officially selling out Super Bowl ad inventory at the end of January.
We recap the HHSAA Girls Soccer State Championships and hear from Punahou (Shelley Izuno) and KS-Kapalama (Missy Moore) head coaches. Plus, we catch you up with other things happening in local sports and it's Super Bowl Week!
Xevani Salanoa (26'), Carly Ann Cormack (60'), and Ellie Gusman (62') score for the Buffanblue and Punahou tops Kamehameha Kapalama 3-0 to win the DI Girls Soccer championship.
Mia Hironaka scored the only goal of the game and the Wolfpack outlast the Warriors to claim their second straight DII Girls Soccer title.
We've got a packed show that includes a recap of National Letter of Intent Day and media Q&A with Rainbow Warrior Football head coach Timmy Chang. Plus, it was a crazy night in the OIA Boys Basketball DI & DII Championship games and we hear from the winning coaches of Farrington and Campbell.
Campbell avenged their only loss of the regular season after beating Mililani 50-45 in overtime to claim their first OIA championship in boys basketball. Mizah Carreira led the Sabers with 21 points.
After being down 16 points at the half, Farrington rallied back to defeat Kalani 68-55 in overtime to claim their third OIA DII boys basketball title. Gerald Gallardo led the Governors in scoring with 17 points. Dominique Mose-Smith added 15 points and nabbed 15 rebounds.
Tom Brady announces his retirement (again). It's also National Signing Day for college football so we get you caught up with the Rainbow Warriors.
Joining the show from the women's volleyball program are head coach Jenic Tumaneng and student-athletes Ella Dotson, Pua Beazley, and Violet Sickles.
Ku'ulei and Alan spend time reflecting on the life and legacy of legendary sports broadcaster Jim Leahey who passed away Monday at the age of 80. Kyle Galdeir and Spectrum Sports' Felipe Ojastro share their memories as well. Plus, we hear from OIA boys basketball head coaches Wyatt Tau (Campbell) and Garett Gabriel (Mililani) following their semifinal wins Monday night.
Mililani survived Leilehua 40-37 in the OIA Boys Basketball Semifinals. Creighton Ofsonka led the Trojans with 11 pts, 7 rbs, and 2 steals.
Campbell edged out Kailua 51-49 in the OIA Boys Basketball DI Semifinals. The Sabers were led by Malik Jackson with14 pts, 6 rbs, and 6 ast.
Ku'ulei gets you caught up with a lot of results in high school sports over the weekend and of course, we discuss the AFC and NFC Championship games as the Super Bowl is officially set with the Philadelphia Eagles vs. the Kansas City Chiefs.
Rivals cover local and national sports! This week, NFC and AFC Championship games leaves us with both #1 seeds! Plus, our selections for the NBA All Star Game and a recap of the local sports scene!
Ku'ulei recaps last night's Rainbow Warrior Basketball loss to UCSB, 65-64, and hear the postgame interviews from head coach Eran Ganot, Samuta Avea, and Bernardo Da Silva. Who will make it to the Super Bowl? Ku'ulei and Alan give their picks for the NFC and AFC Championship games.
We recap the awesome OIA Girls Basketball Championship games as Pearl City and Campbell come out on top of their divisions and we hear from head coaches Kyle Martin and Jazmine Corpuz. Plus, Rainbow Warrior Basketball head coach Eran Ganot chats about their throwback uniforms and upcoming game against UC Santa Barbara, who is currently at the top of the Big West Conference.
Campbell held off Moanalua to win the OIA DI Girls Basketball Championship, 28-22. Julien Parado led the Sabers with 8 points and 11 rebounds.
Despite a furious late charge from the Castle Knights, the Pearl City Chargers held on to win the OIA Division II Girls Basketball Championship, 39-32. Shilee Scanlan led the Chargers with 13 points, 13 rebounds.
The NFL Awards Finalists have been announced and we go through our (preferred) favorites to win each along with some other pro football talk.
The Campbell Sabers used heavy defensive pressure and a frantic offensive pace to overwhelm the Kaiser Cougars, 57-36, Monday night in the OIA Division I semifinals.
Na Menehune of Moanalua stayed unbeaten in OIA play Monday night, as the OIA DI East leader took down the Radford Rams, 35-32, to move on to the Championship game.
Ku'ulei recaps the OIA Girls Basketball DI Semifinals and hear from the winning coaches Kirk Ronololo (Moanalua) and Jazmine Corpuz (Campbell). We also catch you up with other things happening in local high school sports. Plus, "Angry Alan" joins the show to talk about LA Angels owner Arte Moreno's decision to not sell the team.
What an incredible day at Waimea Bay as the Eddie Did Go!!! Plus, the Rivals dive into Tua's cryptic tweet on Friday! What does it mean? Monty has 3 thoughts! Plus, NFC and AFC Championship games are set and Monty shares the BEST SPORTS CITIES in the USA!!
We recap the EPIC day at Waimea Bay for The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational and hear from the winner Luke Shepardson. Plus, the new favorite to win the Super Bowl is now the Philadelphia Eagles and discuss Tua Tagovailoa's cryptic tweet.
As of today, the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational is a go for this Sunday and we get you caught up with what you need to know. Plus, there's a lot of other things in local sports happening tonight and throughout the weekend.
The Kalaheo Mustangs (9-11, 5-4 OIA East) picked up a huge win over the Farrington Governors (2-9, 2-7 OIA East), as Mustangs guard CJ Bostic calmly knocked down a pair of free throws with just over six seconds remaining to lift the visitors, 64-63.
We discuss a lot of local sports happenings including Rainbow Warrior Volleyball as we hear from head coach Charlie Wade and AVCA National Player of the Week Spyros Chakas.
In this in-depth episode, we get to know all about new HPU Women's Basketball head coach Katie Novak and Associate Head Coach Kristian Dewitt.
University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot answers questions from the media following the Rainbow Warriors' close 58-51 win over Big West foe CSUN.
We recap the scary close game between Hawai'i and CSUN yesterday and the Cowboys shocking, yet not so shocking, beat down of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Plus, Ku'ulei gives her favorite early picks of the NFL Divisional Round and former soccer star Natasha Kai makes a successful MMA debut.
Happy Monday! We got a lot to recap from the weekend including the NFL Wild Card games, UH Rainbow Warrior Basketball, and the Sony Open in Hawai'i. Ku'ulei hit on her two straight up picks on the dogs, so her theory now is to never share her picks with Alan...
Should gambling be legal in Hawaii? Plus, the Rivals honor the back to back UH Men's Volleyball National Champions as they begin their quest for a 3-Peat! NFL Awards show as Monty and Ernie share their thoughts on all NFL Awards. Is it Mahomes? Tune in, plus, Super Wild Card round was crazy, including Jags miracle comeback! Fast paced sports talk for local and national audiences!
Oh, what a night! Ku'ulei recaps an eventful evening at the Sony Open in Hawai'i Pro-Am Awards Celebration. Our team finished in the Top 3! We'll also hear from UH Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot and senior forward Kamaka Hepa as they prepare for their upcoming stretch of four games in one week. Plus, other things going on with athletes with Hawai'i ties.
Ku'ulei recaps a fun day out at Waialae Country Club for the Sony Open in Hawai'i Official Pro-Am, which included a team with University of Hawai'i Football head coach Timmy Chang caddied by UH Men's Golf coach/Major Champion Scott Simpson. We take a look at some interesting developments in sports business like the A's not securing finances that would keep them in Oakland. Pro powerlifter James Menza joins the show to chat about fitness and more.
We let you know some important "save the dates" for events with the University of Hawai'i Football Program. Majority of the show is spent discussing the measure being introduced by State Rep. John Mizuno and Daniel Holt that would open a sportsbook and card room on O'ahu. Ku'ulei and Alan believe the good of allowing sports betting in Hawai'i will vastly outweight the bad.
Campbell completed an undefeated regular season after edging Radford 42-37 on the Rams' Senior Night. Junior guard Taysia Molina-Schulte led the Sabres with 13 points.
After being green lit yesterday, the Eddie Big Wave Invitational is officially a "no-go" Wednesday due to poor wind and surf conditions. We recap the trampling of the Horned Frogs in the CFP National Championship game and Ku'ulei makes her case against the playoff expansion to 12 teams. Plus, why beloved former UH QB Colt Brennan is ineligible for the College Football Hall of Fame.
We open the show with our deepest condolences to the Lee family as MMA star Angela Lee announced over the weekend that her younger sister Victoria Lee passed away the day after Christmas. Our weekend recap includes the crazy awesome NFL games that led to Ku'ulei's Bears getting the No. 1 overall pick in the draft; John Rahm beats Colin Morikawa at the Sentry Tournament of Champions on Maui; and Ku'ulei goes all in on TCU.
Kayman Lewis' 24 points led the way for the Rough Riders as Roosevelt took down visiting Kalani, 57-42.
So much to discuss this week but you'll want to stick around for Monty's Closing thought at the end of the show! But first, the NFL season wraps up in stunning fashion as the Lions bounce the Packers! Philly and KC are the number 1 seeds and the Rivals preview Super Wild Card weekend! Plus, will Sean McVay really retire? College Football Final, will Georgia win back to back titles? Lakers run off 5 straight wins! Lot to discuss, but the miracle of Damar Hamlin is the highlight!!
We discuss Stephen Tsai's article in this morning's Star-Advertiser that University of Hawai'i Football head coach Timmy Chang saying that he is committed to the run-and-shoot for his second season.
We spend most of the show discussing the retirement of University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics Director David Matlin and go through some of your suggestions for the next AD. Ku'ulei gives her top choice for who should take over UH-Manoa Athletics next.
We start off by some of the things happening locally with UH, HPU, and CUH Athletics along with the Sentry Tournament of Champions teeing off this week on Maui. Plus, the burning questions in sports business for 2023.
Happy New Year, beautiful people! The last few days have been a rollercoaster of emotions in the sports world, and we discuss some of the major stories including the scary incident involving Bills' safety Damar Hamlin, NFL playoff scenarios heading into the final week of the regular season, and recapping the high scoring games of the CFB Playoffs.
Buckle up!! The Sports Rivals are excited to start our 3rd year (season) talking sports with every day fans!! This week, Football dominates as College Football sees its best semi-final games ever setting up a surprising, TCU-Georgia Final! Plus, Ernie's Steelers late surge continues as the NFL Playoff season approaches! Plus, Ernie shares his thoughts on the Brooklyn Nets recent surge!
It's our last show of the year! We recap the victories for both University of Hawai'i Basketball teams to open conference play. Ku'ulei and Alan give their picks for the College Football Playoff Semifinals. We finish off with our year in review with significant moments in local sports and Ku'ulei's personal highlights.
A lot going on in the NFL with just a couple of weeks left in the regular as the Raiders bench Derek Carr and name Jared Stidham the starter this Sunday vs. the 49ers; local professional bodybuilder/power lifter and Pua Olona athlete Isaac Silva joins the show; and the UH Men's and Women's basketball teams begin conference play today.
Ku'ulei Agbayani chats with local professional bodybuilder/powerlifter Isaac Silva about his fitness journey; being a world record holder; and his experience as a Pua Olona athlete.
Luka Doncic has a 60/21/10 game to lead the Mavericks over the Knicks 126-121 in overtime. Following the announcement that Tua Tagovailoa entered concussion protocol, Dolphins' head coach Mike McDaniel says Teddy Bridgewater is in line to start Sunday against the Pats. The Atlanta Braves cross the luxury-tax threshold and what the heck is going on with Carlos Correa?!
We recap the UH Men's Basketball team's EPIC win over SMU to claim the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic Championship for the first time in program history. Tua Tagovailoa enters into concussion protocol and JJ Watt announces his retirement.
Junior guard Jirah Villanueva scores 18 and freshman Kasey McKinney added 17 in the Rams' 61-21 win over the Hurricanes.
Ku'ulei talks story with University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball Director of Basketball Operations Dominic Drury on this eve of Christmas Eve!
The early signing period has begun, so we recap the newest players that will be joining the #BRADDAHHOOD. Plus, we chat with tennis and health & wellness with Ryan Winters, President of Pua Olona.
Miyah Galdeira scored 16 points and Kiani Hoolulu added 13 to lead the scoring for the Surfriders in their 48-28 win over the Rough Riders.
Messi wins a World Cup! NFL teams lobby for Playoff spots! NBA, NCAA Recruiting and CRAZY salaries in MLB!
Kyle and Ku'ulei discuss the start of the early signing period for football and the University of Hawai'i and the rumor about former Clemson QB DJ Uiagalelei becoming a Rainbow Warrior.
Kyle Galdeira and Ku'ulei discuss the newest announcement of commits to the University of Hawai'i Football team; the Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic; and the Phoenix Suns are being sold for $4B.
Kyle Galdeira and Ku'ulei Agbayani bring you coverage of OIA girls basketball featuring the Kaimuki Bulldogs and McKinley Tigers.
Ku'ulei and Kyle give their favorite NFL plays this weekend and discuss a bettor who has A LOT riding on France to win the World Cup.
Kyle Galdeira joins Ku'ulei on the show and they discuss Govenor Josh Green's announcement to go back to the original private-public partnership plan for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. Plus, they take a look at the current NFL Playoff picture and latest MLB signing.
Joining the show are HPU Sharks Men's Soccer head coach Chris Fisher and student-athlete Dominic Toone.
What an exciting week!! World Cup now in the Knock out Round with USA making quick exit! In Football, the College Football Playoff is set. Ernie and Monty disagree on the logic on how we select the last 2 teams, TCU and Ohio State. Plus, major QB injuries in the NFL as well as our Top 5 and Best weeks for week 14! Phew, what a week!!
Konawaena Football head coach Brad Uemoto gives his thoughts following the Wildcats' 38-28 win over Waipahu to claim the FHB/HHSAA DI Championship, their first-ever state title in football.
The Rivals dive into the University of Hawaiiʻs Sr. night victory over UNLV, the HHSAA Football Playoffs, plus, NFL Football where Ernie continues his remarkable run picking games against the spread, now 9-10 over the last 5 weeks. Finally, after missing the World Cup in 2018, the USMNT takes flight Monday! Monty and Ernie break down each group and share who they believe reaches the Round of 16 and end up winning it all. Another incredibly fast paced 45 minute show!
We've go a fun show today! Monty Pereira, from the Sports Rivals Podcast, joins Ku'ulei and Alan to chat anything and everything!
Ku'ulei's alter ego makes an appearance during her recap of lst night's Rainbow Warrior Basketball game against Yale. A lot going on in sports business with the fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX and Budweiser beer station have to move at the World Cup locations in Qatar. Plus, it's a fight for Taylor Swift concert tickets...
New HPU Women's Basketball head coach Katie Novak joins the show along with student-athletes Abby Spurgin, Avery Cargill, and Keona Loftis.
Rivals dive into the world of sports despite Ernie's mini-stroke earlier this week! Determined to not miss a week for our followers, we discuss UH Football, Basketball and Volleyball, NFL Football, NBA and Monty shares his mid-season NFL Award winners. Plus, Ernie continued his incredible run over the last month, winning 7 of his last 8 NFL picks. See who we have again this week, and our new NFL Top 5 Rankings!
What a weekend to recap in college football! First, Ku'ulei has to vent a little about friends that only text her to bash the UH Football team. Expect a shakeup in the CFP Rankings and some fun news in sports business.
Jason Genegabus is joined by HPU Men's & Women's Golf head coach Ed Kageyama with student-athletes Kellie Yamana and Keli'i Kamelamela-Dudoit.
From the rough UH/Fresno game, to the tumultuous situation with Kyrie and the Nets to the busiest NFL Trade deadline ever, the Rivals have you covered! Plus, Georgia/Tennessee in headline CFP action and the Astros win the World Series while Matress Mack wins a cool $75,000,000! Packed, fun show!
Ku'ulei recaps last night's Rainbow Warrior Basketball exhibition win over UH-Hilo, 87-71, but the win wasn't as enjoyable after guard Juan Munoz exited the game with an apparent leg injury. Plus, we look to the weekend with Rainbow Wahine Volleyball and UH Football playing rival Fresno State.
SPECIAL SHOW! We like to throw the change up now and then... @hawaiisonly Chef Kale joins Ku'ulei and Alan for the hour to chat about fishing, diving, his custom knives, ocean sustainability, and more!
A lot to mention and discuss in local sports including the women's basketball exhibition game between HPU and UH. Plus, a recap of the transactions that took place right before the NFL Trade deadline.
How is it November already?! You know what else it is? NFL trade deadline and Ku'ulei has been going through a rollercoaster of emotions. Plus, we discuss Curtis Murayama's (Star Advertiser) article saying that the UH fan base will dwindle the longer stadium issues persist.
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Ku'ulei and Alan recap Hawaii Football's 27-20 loss to Wyoming and what head coach Timmy Chang had to say following the game; plus other things you may have missed in local sports this weekend.
HPU Sharks Men's Basketball head coach Darren Vorderbruegge joins the show along with student-athletes Jalen Chandler, Trey Miller, and Marquis Moore.
Despite our personal grief over losses by the Rams and Steelers as well as UH Football, the rivals dive into all the action and share there thoughts on what is going on. Also, World Series tied 1-1 heading back to Philly and the NBA where the Lakers finally win 1 and the Nets, Clippers, Warriors, Sixers join the Lakers with slow starts! Plus, Monty shares why he believes all this Analytics is going to far!
We get you caught up with the HHSAA/New City Nissan Girls Volleyball Championships following our coverage of Iolani vs. Kapolei and lots going on before the NFL trade deadline. Plus, Ku'ulei (soccer) and Alan (baseball) reminisce on their coaching days.
The craziness in the NFL this season continues as the Bears beat the Patriots (-8.5) at Foxborough in prime time. Plus, if the Astros win the 2022 World Series then "Mattress Mack" will be in for the biggest payout in sports betting history. Also dependent on the Astros is a $50 futures bet that would win $125,000. Plus, Ku'ulei talks MMA with a quick UFC 280 recap.
So close, but yet so far as the Rainbow Warrior Football team suffers a 17-13 loss at Colorado State. A lot of other interesting things going on over the college football weekend. Plus, the World Series is set so naturally we take a look at the early odds and who we're rooting for.
Jason Genegabus is joined by HPU Women's Tennis head coach Lauren Conching and student-athletes Elodie Busson & Abigail Wild.
The Rivals are real guys, just talking sports! This week, the World Series is set with the Phillies and Astros set to battle! Plus, NFL talk! The surprising decline of the Packers and Bucs plus the surprising Jets and Giants! Also, based in Hawaii, the Rivals this week cover UH Football, OIA/ILH Football Playoffs as well as the first week of the NBA Season!! We'd love your support and participation!
We're start the show fired up on this Aloha Friday as there is more uncertainty with the new Aloha Stadium as UH President David Lassner says the university's plan is still to expand Ching Field. Plus, Hawaii Football on the road at Colorado State; big game for UH Women's Volleyball; Kuulei's favorite CFB games this week; and more!
We recap the thrillers that were the OIA Girls Volleyball DI & DII Championships; Nick Abramo joins us to chat Hawai'i high school football; and Tua Tagovailoa answers questions from the media for the first time since suffering his injury against the Bengals.
We're talking a lot about Hawai'i Football's 31-16 win over Nevada, which gave head coach Timmy Chang his first conference win and first win over an FBS program. Plus, a bunch of other shockers in the CFB world including the Tennessee upset over Alabama.
Jason Genegabus is joined by HPU Men's Tennis head coach Hendrik Bode and student-athlete Jakub Beran.
What a week!! MLB Baseball upsets, University of Hawaii Warriors roll Nevada, shake up in the top 10, plus NFL recap as Monty's Rams and Ernie's Steelers win! Finally, NBA forecast, who we have winning the East and West with the season set to begin this week! Wow! What a show!
It's Aloha (Football) Friday! Ku'ulei and Alan have good vibes about Hawai'i as they host Nevada tomorrow and there's another CFB game that Ku'ulei is high on. Plus, Nick Abramo joins the show to chat Hawai'i high school football and the big game coming up Saturday between Mililani and Kahuku.
Fun (and different) show today as University of Hawai'i Assistant Media Relations Director Eric Matthews comes out of radio retirement to join us for the hour! We chat about anything everything including his daily job duties and some of the fun that happens behind the scenes in the UH Athletics offices.
Hawai'i Pacific Health Sports Medicine Pediatrician Dr. Rachel Coel joins us to discuss the science of concussions, what has changed within the last 20 years, common signs & symptoms, and more. Plus, the Kailua native shares her favorite childhood memories and why she chose to pursue a career in the medical field.
Ku'ulei recaps last night's successful University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball Tip-Off Event and looking forward to the season and fit some MLB Playoffs talk into the show mix. Plus, Hawai'i Pacific Health Sports Medicine Pediatrician Dr. Rachel Coel joins us to discuss the science of concussions, common signs & symptoms, and more!
It was a Monday Night Football game that gave us A LOT to discuss including more questionable roughing the passer calls; Davante Adams shoving a media member(?) while walking into the tunnel; and more!
HPU Baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka joins the show along with student-athletes Haydon Huff and Max Beaulieu.
Wild, wild card weekend in baseball! Plus, Monty's Rams and Ernie's Steelers are in big trouble after resounding week 5 losses! Also, University of Hawaii's near miss at SDSU and how Aloha Stadium fiasco compares to the beautiful new stadium for SDSU! And, Draymond drama!
What an amazing TNF showdown between the Colts and Broncos...not! Should Tom Brady just call it a career mid-season? Ku'ulei discusses her favorite college and NFL games this weekend!
Following one of many upcoming debates between gubernatorial candidates Duke Aiona and Dr. Josh Green took place on KHON2 last night, we are back talking about the Aloha Stadium project and how it is officially now a political pawn in the upcoming election. Plus, Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow gives his thoughts on concussions and whether or not the NFL is doing an adequate job protecting players.
Aaron Judge (finally) sets the new AL single-season home run record and a lucky Rangers fan caught the history making ball. We also reflect on Kurt Suzuki's 16-year MLB career as he enters retirement and Nick Abramo joins us for our weekly high school football chat.
We begin our UH Football game week discussion with an interesting/comical titled "Unwatchable Filth: Week 6: Hawaii-San Diego State - A clash of cultures should be more fun than this". Plus, we dive into the fallout in women's soccer following the investigative report that "found sexual misconduct, verbal abuse and emotional abuse by coaches" and found that leaders of the NWSL and U.S. Soccer, including owners, execs and coaches at all levels failed to act on years of reported abuse.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel announced that Tua Tagovailoa is out this week as he remains in concussion protocol so, the discussion continues about the NFL's handling of Tua's condition. We recap the weekend in sports including college football and Angela Lee's tough loss for the ONE Championship strawweight tittle.
Joining Jason Genegabus this week are HPU Cross Country head coach Jackie Sgambati along with student-athletes Troy Oshimo, Mckay Guckenberg, and Maggie Meeds.
What a busy week! Sports Rivals are so excited to now be a part of the Ohana at the Hawaii Sports Radio Network!! This week, we discuss Tua and his concussion(s) as well as recap Week 4 in the NFL! Plus, MLB final 3 games and the outlook for the playoffs! Then, all rise for the Judge! Is this season by Aaron Judge the greatest season in modern history? Monty tells you his thoughts!
Ku'u and Kyle discuss the horrific scene during the Dolphins-Bengals game as Tua Tagovailoa had to leave the game on a stretcher after suffering "head and neck injuries". Plus, it's the return of 'Quick Picks' as we jam through our picks ATS for this weekend's NFL slate.
Ku'ulei and Kyle Galdeira are back together in studio once again! Kyle shares his take on the University of Football team and everything happening (or not happening) with Aloha Stadium. Plus, Roger Maris Jr. claims Aaron Judge should be the HR King, not Barry Bonds, and more news coming out regarding Brett Favre.
Former Rainbow Warrior Baseball associate head coach Chad Konishi hired as new head coach of Chaminade Baseball and we talk high school football with Nick Abramo. Lots going on in sports business including the continued talk of CFP expansion, LIV Golf close to buying TV time on Fox Sports, and NBA players are new investors in Major League Pickleball.
Lots of interesting things to get into today including the "concussion situation" with Tua Tagovailoa; and the expected value of Aaron Judge's potential 61st and 62nd home run balls. Plus, Ku'ulei chats with the President Invicta FC, the only all-female MMA promotion, Shannon Knapp.
We recap another wild weekend in "the books"; University of Hawai'i Football suffering their fourth loss of the season at Las Cruces; and we have more fun with your tweets!
What a jam packed show this week as the rivals dive into the brilliance of Albert Pujols, recap NFL Week 3 including the Dolphins big win over the Bills, discuss the tumultuous week for Ime Udoka and the Boston Celtics and share our thoughts on the University of Hawaii Football team after another big loss this time to winless New Mexico State! One PACKED hour!
Joining Jason Genegabus this week are HPU Soccer head coaches Chris Fisher (M) and Adria Borras (W) along with student-athletes Jeremy Zielinski, Gerrit Arzberger, Carissa Miller, and Marcella Chan.
As is always the case on Friday, there's a lot going on and there's a lot to look forward to this weekend. We recap the craziness that was the ending of the TNF Steelers/Browns game and how it really affected those with a lot of "interest". Why are so much bets going in on Oregon State to cover vs. USC, but only at Caesar's Sportsbook? Plus, more uncertainty surrounding the new Aloha Stadium as the UH is noncommittal to the Governor's latest plan.
Not the news we want to hear as Governor Ige halts work on Aloha Stadium construction proposals and will announce 'different direction' in 3 weeks, as reported by Dave Reardon of the Star Advertiser. Ku'ulei and Alan discuss how fans need to stop freaking out about the UH football offense as it is a matter of personnel. Plus, Maui's Kurt Suzuki announces retirement from MLB after 16-year career.
We get back into the sports business talk with a lot of news around the leagues. Plus, hear Kapa'a native Shaun Aguano speak to the media after being named interim head football coach at Arizona State University.
Monday morning weekend recap! On deck we've got Timmy Chang's post game press conference following his first career win as head coach against Duquesne; Ku'ulei expresses her anger over the Browns blowing their game; Tua Tagovailoa plays the game of his career, but haters will still hate; and more!
Host Jason Genegabus is joined by HPU Women's Volleyball head coach Jenic Tumaneng and student-athletes Pua Beazley, Ella Dotson, & Riley Gill.
On this Aloha Friday Ku'ulei and Alan recap Rainbow Wahine Soccer's epic 1-0 win over UC Davis to open conference play; preview UH Football's upcoming game vs the FCS's Duquesne; and talk about the interesting college football and NFL lines this weekend.
We discuss the breaking news of Mountain West Commissioner Craig Thompson announcing his retirement at the end of the year; Nick Abramo from Bedrock Sports Hawai'i joins the show to chat high school football; and Ku'ulei and Alan get into a heated debate about....burgers! Which is better Shake Shack or In-N-Out?
It's a "what the heck!?" kind of show as we don't know what was more shocking in yesterday's Monday Night Football game...the return of Geno Smith or Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett deciding to go for the 64-yard field goal over allowing Russell Wilson attempt to gain 5 yards.
It's all about Hawai'i high school football as Ku'ulei is joined by Nick Abramo, former sports writer for the Star-Advertiser and now running his own site bedrocksportshawaii.com.
Broadcasting live from the Circa Resort & Casino in Downtown Las Vegas, Ku'ulei recaps the eventful weekend full of college football! Joining the show is Charles Haasenritter, father of Hilo High grad and former University of Hawai'i football player Kilohana Haasenritter, to tell us about their families journey and navigating through being recruited by former UH coach Nick Rolovich, playing for a different coach in Todd Graham, and then making the decision to risk everything by walking-on at the University of Oregon.
What a weekend to recap! From Honolulu Little League winning the 2022 Little League World Series Championship, the state's 4th overall title, to UH Football's huge 63-10 season-opening loss to Vanderbilt.
Fun show as we welcome Derek Stevens, CEO of Circa Resort & Casino and Circa Sports, to tell us about their pro football contests Circa Million IV and Circa Survivor. Plus, we look at the football odds and projections for the Mountain West.
We get you caught up with a lot going on this week as we gear up for the full return of sports including "Everything Green" for this Saturday's UH Football game; Rainbow Wahine Soccer opens their home schedule Thursday; Rainbow Wahine Volleyball starts their season on the road this weekend; an NCAA DII Volleyball tournament featuring #25 Chaminade, HPU, and UH-Hilo; and more! Plus, a Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launch a new tech-infused golf league.
We go over the game notes and official Hawai'i Football depth chart for this Saturday's game vs. Vanderbilt. Plus, Oregon and a couple of other Pac-12 teams could possibly join the Big Ten and a new NIL day for an entire high school football.
Aloha Monday = weekend recap! Plus, it's officially University of Hawai'i Football Game Week beautiful people!
Happy Aloha Friday! Big new locally with the University of Hawai'i Board of Regents approving the $30 million project that will expand the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex up to 17,000 seats.
Ku'ulei reacts to the new Netflix documentary featuring Manti Te'o, Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist. Plus, more Fantasy Football talk an strategies.
Happy Monday! Ku'ulei recaps a quick weekend in California that included an unofficial tour of basketball powerhouse Saint Mary's College. Lots happening in the world of college football including another thing that could affect NIL deals in the future. Plus, Hawai'i still in the mix for the Junior League Baseball World Series and the Little League Baseball WS starts Wednesday.
Happy Aloha Friday! There's a lot going - Ilima-Lei Macfarlane misses weight for the first time in her career, but her fight against Bruna Ellen today is still on; UH Athletics announces NIL partnerships for student-athletes; Hawai'i could make it into the Little League World Series again if they can beat Arizona in the West Region Championship today; and more!
Former UH Football player and coach Nick Rolovich filed a $25 million lawsuit against Washington State University for wrongful termination, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane returns to the cage this Friday at Bellator 284, and we talk about the haters that are gonna hate.
It's Mana Wahine Wednesday! The Rainbow Wahine volleyball team starts fall practice, Serena Williams announces retirement, and shoutout to Rena Owens for competing in her first fitness competition.
Ku'ulei shares the big announcement she forgot to share yesterday! Lots to talk about in sports business as ESPN bows out of media rights talks with the Big Ten and how there could be a push from Nebraska to make volleyball a mainstream sport. Plus, The Denver Broncos officially have a new owner.
Finally, it's a Monday following a weekend full of football! We recap the high school football games that happened throughout the state this weekend.
Football is back...Hawai'i high school football that is! Big news we weren't expecting about Tua Tagovailoa and more.
Lots of big news coming in the morning including Juan Soto & Josh Bell headed to the Padres and the Miami Dolphins lose draft picks for tampering. After having a day to process the Deshaun Watson verdict, Ku'ulei is officially not okay with it but her reasoning may surprise you.
Ku'ulei recaps Saturday's UH Football practice and who she thinks would be the clear starting QB if the season started tomorrow. Plus, we react to Deshaun Watson's 6-game suspension and the passing of the legendary Bill Russell.
It's Aloha Friday, but Ku'ulei starts off a little sad with the announcement of the sudden departure of UH Men's Basketball assistant coach Mike Thomas. Plus, we talk about the drama with the Arizona Cardinals' 'independent study' clause in Kyler Murray's contract, Charles Barkley decision to not go to LIV Golf, and more!
Ku'ulei recaps being out at the first day of University of Hawai'i Football fall camp and hear head coach Timmy Chang's reasoning for multi session practices. Plus, hear from Marcus Mariota and Tua Tagovailoa as their teams started practice Wednesday as well. Plus, where will Shohei Ohtani end up?
Happy start of fall camp day! We go over the new practice format, which consists of two sessions with a special teams session in between. Plus, tell you about the new helmet redesign as reported first by KHON2's Rob DeMello. We're 1 month away from the Rainbow Warriors' season opener vs. Vanderbilt!
We're still living on the high from Sistahhood Social, but it's also report day for UH football and first practice is tomorrow! Ku'ulei also goes in depth with the sports card topic and explains the temperature of the market right now.
Ku'ulei recaps an amazing Saturday at the inaugural Sistahhood Social! The ladies only event featured a chalk talk, locker room/weight room tour, football drills, and more with proceeds benefiting the Rainbow Warrior Football program and feeding the student-athletes.
Some fun stuff happening in sports business...how this year's NBA Draft class could potentially reach $1B in salaries alone; the Bengals could have a new name for their stadium; and more!
Lots of football talk as the Mountain West Conference Media Day kicks off with the 2022 Predicted Order of Finish and Hawai'i picked to finish 6th out of 6 in the West Division. Plus, Jocelyn Alo wins the ESPY for Best College Athlete, Women's Sports!
In conference realignment news...SEC Commissioner Greg Sanky said the SEC is happy where it is once Texas and Oklahoma Texas and join in 2025 and talks between the Big-12 and Pac-12 officially end (for now?). A lot of shoutouts and updates in local sports including the MLB Draft and inaugural North Shore Classic.
Breaking news to start off the show as the Houston Texans settled with 30 women who were prepared to make claims against the NFL organization for its alleged role regarding sexual misconduct allegations against Deshaun Watson. The Mountain West announced the new schedule rotation that begins in 2023, which eliminates the two-division format. Carissa Moore was eliminated in the semifinals of the Corona Open J-Bay, but what happened in that heat may surprise you. Plus, it's Aloha Friday so for our 'Hawai'i thing' we talk about everyone's favorite instant ramen/saimin brand!
We discuss the University of Hawaii at Manoa athletic department nearly breaking even for Fiscal Year 2022 and what the early outlook is for FY2023. Ku'ulei shares a way that Rainbow Warrior Football fans can fly on the team charter to the Big House this upcoming season.
It's Mana Wahine Wednesday and we highlight Hawaii surfers Carissa Moore and Gabriela Bryan who are currently competing in the Corona Open J-Bay, the 9th event on the WSL Championship Tour. Plus a new idea for the WNBA All-Star Game that is LeBron James approved and your comments on the CFB fanbase that has the highest percentage of fans who did not attend the school.
We dive into the Department of Justice investigation of the PGA Tour over possible antitrust violations and Tiger Woods's comments about the LIV Tour and its players. Plus, how LeBron James started putting together the pieces to own an NBA franchise over a decade ago.
We kickoff the show with the Sports Business Journal's breakdown of the 'Power 2' - SEC and Big Ten. In local sports, hear Rainbow Warrior Basketball head coach Eran Ganot's press conference after signing a 3-year extension last Friday, Hawaii sports bulletin board, and a brief recap of last weekend's ESPN 300 Elite Hawaii Underclassmen Camp on Maui.
It's officially official - Governor David Ige has signed off on $400M for the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District. Donald Mahoe, our good friend on Maui, joins the show to talk about all things Hawaii high school football and poker.
We talk about the latest news in the conference realignment including North Carolina being the apple of the eye of both the SEC and Big Ten. Brittney Griner isn't the only pro athlete having difficulties in Russia, Russian NHL players may have a hard time coming back to North America at this time as well. Plus, Ku'ulei is excited for the New Aloha Stadium and Entertainment District.
We're talking all things college football with more and more scenarios being thrown in the mix following last week's announcement of USC, UCLA heading to the Big Ten. One of those scenarios is the Pac-12 and ACC considering a "lose" partnership. What are some of the things Hawaii fans need to be realistic about when it comes to football?
We're live from UFC X Radio Row in Las Vegas! Arash Markazi and the Star Advertiser's Billy Hall join the show to chat more about USC/UCLA departing the Pac-12 and all things UFC 276.
Ku'ulei is live from Las Vegas for International Fight Week and UFC 276! Lots of craziness with breaking news about USC and UCLA potentially leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten and Kevin Durant potentially leaving Brooklyn after Kyrie announced he's opted in?
It's Mana Wahine Wednesday and our featured guest is Sherry Chang, wife of University of Hawai'i Football head coach Timmy Chang! Plus, we highlight Hawaii's Brad Tavares as he'll take on Dricus Du Plessis in a middleweight bout at UFC 276 this Saturday and Max Holloway just received a notable honor.
Kyrie is staying in Brooklyn (for now) and John Wall could be headed to the LA Clippers! It's officially the start of International Fight Week so we begin our preview of Hawaii's Max Holloway vs. Alexander Volkanovski Trilogy. Plus we have a little fun to end the show as Ku'ulei reads through the Twitter responses of "What is a food/dish that is very popular, but you don't like?" and some answers may surprise you.
It's Monday, which means there's a lot to recap from the weekend including the XFL Showcase, the 4 new UH Football commits, and Hawaii's No. 1 overall prospect Liona Lefau announcing his commitment to Texas. Plus, is it unprofessional for us media to take a photo with an athlete/celebrity?
Its the 50th Anniversary of Title IX! Kahealani (Silva) Hassenritter joins the show to talk about her experience as a student-athlete and benefiting from academic and athletic scholarships. Kahea is the older sister of former University of Hawai'i Football safety Mana Silva and mother to current Oregon Duck Kilohana Haasenritter.
It's Mana Wahine Wednesday and today we recognize Kamehameha graduate, former Fresno State and California all-conference pitcher Kamalani Dung! Plus, we discuss NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testifying before Congress and the things that literally made Ku'ulei LOL.
More golf news as 4-time major winner Brooks Koepka becomes the latest golfer to defect to the LIV Golf series. What's next for Kyrie Irving now that talks with the Brooklyn Nets have stalled and the NBA Draft is coming up? Plus, Ku'ulei explains the history of Title IX with the 50th Anniversary coming up on Thursday.
Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday! We're just over 1 week away from the 50th Anniversary of Title IX so Ku'ulei highlights a feature from the Sports Business Journal that talks about why women's sports and women in sports is THE story in 2022. Plus, more LIV Golf chat as it's the car crash that we can't look away from and sports headlines that literally made her LOL.
We recap Game 5 of the NBA Finals as Golden State takes a 3-2 lead and Andrew Wiggins has the game of his career. Ku'ulei explains her main irritation about the LIV Golf golfers and it's not about the money being tied to Saudi Arabia. Plus, Jocelyn Alo officially announces her plans following a historic collegiate career.
It's FINALLY happening! Ku'ulei reacts to the recent announcement that there will be a 35-second shot clock for prep basketball games in the state tournament beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. Plus, the OIA releases its 2022 football schedule and we go over some of the marquee games.
On this Aloha Friday we recap the accomplishments of Hau'ula's Jocelyn Alo after the Sooners win their second consecutive WCWS Championship, 6th in program history. Fanatics, Topps announces they're launching college sports trading cards and what that means for NIL. Plus, Ku'ulei gets excited for UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Prochazka for the light heavyweight strap.
Ku'ulei gives the Boston Celtics the "beautiful basketball" nod after their performance in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The LA Rams reach a 3-year $80M extension with Cooper Kupp...how the heck are they doing this?! Plus, how John Elway lost out on $900+ million with the $4.65B sale of the Denver Broncos.
BIG money around the NFL as Ku'ulei talks about the Aaron Donald's huge contract and the Broncos being sold for $4.65 billion. Our 'Mana Wahine Wednesday' of the week is Jocelyn Alo, of course! Here from her and head coach Patty Gasso as they answered questions from the media at the WCWS press conference including where Jocelyn almost ended up playing softball. Plus, Ku'ulei believes the NFL should have no choice but to suspend Deshaun Watson after more details came out in the NY Times article released yesterday.
We recap Jocelyn Alo and Oklahoma's 15-0 route of UCLA to advance to the NCAA Softball Women's College World Series! Plus, University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball head coach Eran Ganot tells us about their upcoming Kids Camps and new Team Camp coming up. Plus, Ku'ulei explains exactly what LIV Golf is and how it differs from the PGA Tour format and more.
Happy Monday! Recapping the weekend as the T&C Surf Grom Contest returns in-person to Waikiki and the University of Hawai'i Football team gets official commitment from multiple local prospects and land in the Top 6 of a 5-star recruit. Plus, NBA Finals Game 2 went exactly how Ku'ulei thought Game 1 was going to go.
We recap an exciting (and beautiful) Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Happening with local athletes...former Mililani HS, UCF, and Florida St. QB McKenzie Milton announces his retirement, multiple Hawai'i golfers competing in the U.S. Women's Open, and Dan Ige takes on undefeated Movsar Evloev this Saturday at UFC Fight Night.
It's fun preview of the NBA Finals matchup between the Warriors and Celtics! Plus, Hau'ula's Jocelyn Alo and the Oklahoma Sooners begin their quest in the NCAA Softball WCWS.
We tell you about some exciting things in local sports including a new program that will feed the University of Hawai'i Football players and staff this summer; Kupuno Fey hired as new UH MVB assistant coach; Campbell HS alum Jocelyn Alo being named 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year; and Michelle Wie West's new venture. Plus, we discuss the MLB slap heard around the world and it's all because of Fantasy Football.
We're back after a the long Memorial Day weekend! Recapping a lot of things that happened throughout the weekend with the NBA Finals being set, Rainbow Baseball wrapping up, and a special announcement about the Polynesian Bowl. Plus, a rare sports card just hit the auction block and it's expected to sell for over $1 million.
Happy Aloha Friday! Special shoutout to Ku'ulei's grandma Liz officially retiring from the Hawai'i State Department of Education after more than 56 years of service. On deck for sports...Colin Kaepernick workout with the LV Raiders just a PR stunt; the most innovative sports franchises; and the MLB Fan Cost Index.
Lots of Rainbow Warrior Baseball on deck with their final series vs. Cal Poly happening today through Saturday. Hear from head coach Rich Hill, Scotty Scott, and Cole Cabrera.
Lots of sports business in the NFL including the $7.5 million taken from teams for the Rams settlement and owners being open to suspension of Commanders owner Dan Snyder. Plus, we tell you all the details for the upcoming UH and HPU summer camps including basketball, soccer, and esports.
We discuss Jim "Bones" Mackay, former caddie of Phil Mickelson now with Justin Thomas, finally being able to keep the winning flag. Plus, we look at the Sports Business Awards winners and whether or not pro athletes like Floyd Mayweather should be endorsing NFT's and cryptocurrency.
It's Monday, so that means Las Vegas/weekend recap! Ku'ulei also tells you about all the University of Hawai'i Athletics Youth Camps coming up and goes over the HHSAA Hall of Honor Class of 2022.
Kyle Galdeira fills in for Bill Powers and is joined by Jordan Oliver, Manger of the DSE Hawaii Esports Arena at HPU's Aloha Tower Marketplace campus.
It's Aloha Friday live from the 9th Island! Ku'ulei tells us about her eventful journey from HI to LV and shares your Twitter replies about your "go-to's" when you first get to Las Vegas. Plus, we discuss the University of Hawaii's international players and why they aren't allowed to capitalize on name, image, likeness opportunities.
The NBA Conference Finals begins today and we take a look at the many odds and futures market.
We recap the weekend of NBA and NHL Playoffs and HHSAA State Championships. It's also #MotivationMonday and Ku'ulei talks story with Rena Owens, wife of Hawai'i Football great Chad Owens, about her fitness journey as she prepares for the 2022 Ikaika Classic.
Happy Aloha Friday the 13th! Now that the 2022 NFL schedule has been officially released, we look at our favorite games including Ku'ulei's dream trip in the fall. Plus, the most expensive games according to the secondary market and explaining what those PSL's (personal seat license) mean if you're wanting to be a season ticket holder in a new stadium. Congrats to Maryknoll for winning the HHSAA DI Softball Championship!
Hawaii Pacific University's Athletics Director Dr. Debbie Snell joins Bill Powers to discuss all things HPU Athletics.
It's NFL Schedule Release Day! We go over a ton of matchups that have already been leaked ahead of the official release time of 2 p.m. HST. Plus, the HHSAA DI Softball Championship is set and we'll tell you about how former Mililani HS QB Dillon Gabriel is giving back to his alma mater.
It's the 100th Anniversary of KGU, the first commercial radio station in Hawaii! Today we talk about which NFL teams have the strongest and weakest schedules based on last years finishes and opponents for the 2022 season. Plus, NBA and the craziness of the Kentucky Derby.
We're a couple of days away from NFL Schedule Release Day, so we go over the leaks so far including the holiday games and season opener!
We are the Champions! We recap the championship weekend that includes the Rainbow Warriors winning back to back National Titles and multiple HHSAA championships (Baseball, Judo, Tennis, Golf, Water Polo).
A lot of craziness in the NBA and NHL Playoffs and it's just getting started! Plus, a lot going on in local sports including the Rainbow Warriors advancing to the NCAA Men's Volleyball Semifinals, World Surf League mid-season cuts, a couple more former Rainbow Warriors sign pro football deals, and more!
Well, it was a "Freaky Tuesday" as everything that could go wrong did...probably because Alan Miya was behind the controls for the first time in a long time! In local sports, we talk about UH Football's newest QB transfer Joey Yellen, the Rainbow Warriors vs. North Greenville in the NCAA Tourney, and the return of the HHSAA spring championships underway for the first time since 2019. Plus, Kuu and Alan talk Formula 1 racing and Volkswagen coming into the mix in 2026.
OMG it's May! We recap a fun and wild weekend in local sports and close out our 2022 NFL Draft conversation...is it football season yet?! Plus, Ku'ulei shares what she thinks is the key for Memphis in order to have any chance of beating Golden State in the Western Conference Semis.
It's all about the 2022 NFL Draft on this Aloha Friday! We recap Round 1 with some of the best and worst picks in addition to a couple of major trades.
On this episode we highlight the PacWest Conference Tournament Champions! Head coach Ed Kageyama joins the show along with senior Ryan Torres and PacWest Conference individual champion Keita Okada.
It's NFL Draft Eve so we take a look at a pro handicapper's favorite prop bets in Round 1. In local sports, we highlight a new Fanatics film that features a few players hoping to make it to the league including Mililani High/USC RB Vavae Malepeai and also hear from UH Beach Volleyball's Brooke Van Sickle and interim head coach Evan Silberstein. Plus, Ku'ulei goes through your Twitter responses of your favorite NFL teams.
We dive into the NFL Draft to compare defensive ends Aiden Hutchinson (Michigan) and Travon Walker (Georgia). Hutchinson (+200) was projected to be selected No. 1 overall, but Walker (-190) is the new favorite according to multiple outlets including the oddsmakers. Plus, with the University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball team landing Mor Seck, Ku'ulei gives her lineup thoughts.
Happy Monday! We recap the weekend's big sporting events with the University of Hawai'i Men's Volleyball team sweeping Long Beach State to win the Big West Conference Tournament and Bellator 279 highlighted by many local fighters. Plus, we discuss how Ben Simmons is running his career and respect as a player to the ground.
Sup palala ;) Ku'ulei starts the show with a funny story about KHON2's Rob DeMello and his New Orleans Pelicans. Deebo Samuel requests a trade, but we can only speculate as to what the reason is. Plus, we dive into the Sports Business Journal article about how fan experience, food offerings, and other factors are affecting the renovations of college football stadiums across the country and what that should mean for Hawaii's new stadium.
On deck...NBA Playoffs (and odds); Pro Football Focus's best available for teams without a 1st Round Pick in this year's NFL Draft; continuation of your comments about Island Day/Spring Game; and more!
On this Aloha Monday we've got a show packed with local sports! Plus, Ku'ulei recaps Saturday's Island Day/Spring Game and goes through your Twitter responses about that event. Feel free to continue to chime in - @KuuleiAgbayani.
Stephen Ward fills in for Bill Powers and HPU Baseball head coach Dane Fujinaka joins the show along with OF/INF Richie Higa.
Tom Brady the mastermind behind the ultimate tampering? Does Ku'ulei get stripped of here woman card for thinking Cam Newton's "sexist" comments weren't as bad as people are making it out to be? Lots to cover locally too!
We've got a lot going on in local sports from Rainbow Wahine Golf to surfing with the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach going on! Plus, we talk about craziness in the NBA including a protestor gluing themself to the floor...
We're live from the 28th Annual Ed Wong Memorial Golf Tournament at the Hawai'i Prince Golf Club!
Recapping quite an eventful weekend: University of Hawai'i Women's Basketball & Men's Volleyball banquets, HPU softball, and of course UFC 273! Plus more details on all the festivities coming up this week including Island Day/Spring Game and the LOTTE Championship.
Brief recap of Opening Day and The Masters; UFC: 273 Volkanovski vs. The Korean Zombie Preview; and look at the new business model shaping NIL Collectives...monthly and annual subscriptions?
Ku'ulei is back from New Orleans and ready for Opening Day and the start of the Master's featuring the return of Tiger Woods who will play for his 6th Green Jacket, but with a surgically repaired leg.
Paul George returns to action after 3 months and revitalizes the Clippers, while the Lakers are currently outside of the play-in tournament. In Las Vegas news...a new 20,000-seat arena and entertainment district could be coming soon to a location just south of the LV Strip. Plus, we talk sports cards and which MLB prospects could be ones worth snagging at a decent investment price.
Ku'ulei recaps that amazing Women's Tournament game between UConn and NC State and goes over some the New Orleans suggestions she received via Twitter (@KuuleiAgbayani). Plus, we go over some of the NFL rule changes including overtime.
The Men's Final Four is set with Duke, North Carolina, Villanova, and Ku'ulei's Kansas Jayhawks! We recap the action-packed weekend of college basketball and University of Hawai'i Football Spring practice with fans in the stands. Plus, hear Mililani's Angela Lee's post-fight interview in the cage after she defeated Stamp Fairtex to retain her ONE Championship atomweight title just 11 months after giving birth.
HPU Men's and Women's Golf head coach Ed Kageyama joins Bill Powers to give us an update on the program so far this season. Up next for the Sharks is the Chaminade Dual on Tuesday, April 12 at Pearl Country Club.
The Sweet 16 is here! We take a look at the odds and Ku'ulei gives her predictions (hint...the Zags don't cover). Assuming that today will be Coach K's final game, we look at all his contributions to college basketball and marketing that surrounds the Blue Devils. Plus, Ku'ulei breaks down the numbers that surround Tua Tagovailoa with the additions of Tyreek Hill and Terron Armstead.
More NFL Free Agency talk as Matt Ryan gets traded to the Colts and bad behavior by the Browns giving Deshaun Watson a massive deal while he's still facing 22 civil lawsuits for an array of sexual misconduct allegations. Plus, we recap the weekend dedicated to Colt Brennan and hear speeches from June Jones, Timmy Chang, and Terry Brennan from Colt's Celebration of Life.
Happy Aloha Friday! We recap the madness of March after day 1 of the NCAA Men's Tournament and Davante Adams getting choosing Las Vegas over Green Bay. Plus, Ku'ulei tackles the difficult subject of Lia Thomas becoming the first known transgender athlete to win DI national championship.
Bill Powers is joined by HPU Softball head coach Jarnett Lono and student-athletes Kanoe Tanigawa and Noel "Tita" Saunders.
Teams waiting on where Texans QB Deshaun Watson will end up before continuing big moves during NFL free agency, which is likely affecting Marcus Mariota, Jimmy G, and other QBs. With a five-star recruit in the Class of 2023 recently signing an $8M+ agreement with a school's NIL collective, Ku'ulei breaks down some of the surprising "fine print" being put into NIL contracts as ways to get around 'pay-to-play'.
Ku'ulei reflects on the passing of 2-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee Scott Hall and discusses some of the craziness of NFL free agency so far.
What a fun and crazy weekend to recap! Tom Brady un-retires; Mid-Pacific Institute grad Isiah Kiner-Falefa gets traded to the Twins then traded to the Yankees a day later; Hauula's Jocelyn Alo sets new HR record; the Rainbow Wahine punch their ticket to the Big Dance; and more!
It's a quick recap of the latest in local sports and what's coming up this weekend, but the best part of the show is our fun conversation with University of Hawai'i Football Chief of Staff/Director of Operations Matt Chon. Hear about his journey through college football and he got to where he is today at such a young age.
HPU Acrobatics & Tumbling head coach Hailey Garelick joins the show along with student-athletes Alexa Famularo, Paige Delman, and Emma Paulson.