Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back after a packed weekend to talk some hoops after the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team took down Chaminade in a free exhibition open to the public. We hear from head coach Eran Ganot about the experience gained for his squad against the Silverswords and Paul gives his quick takeaways for the 'Bows before the regular season begins. The hour closes out with a quick chat around the FBS coaching carousel lining up for the offseason as Paul threatens to fight away Power 4 schools for the UH staff.  You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens talking about the Rainbow Wahine volleyball win over Cal State Fullerton and previewing a big road trip ahead for Hawai'i. We shift over to the gridiron to take an early look at UH's matchup against San Jose State, setting the table for another massive game for the Rainbow Warriors. We touch back on the PacWest, looking at the preseason basketball polls for the men's and women's side and how the Hawai'i schools stack up against the rest. The show closes out with a little World Series chatter as they shift the series to Los Angeles. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul spend the first hour tackling the craziness of sports, jumping into the latest regarding the federal investigation involving Terry Rozier and Chauncey Billups. We shift to the college ranks, hearing from Michigan State head men's basketball coach Tom Izzo speaking on the G-League having players returning to the college ranks & give our takes on if it's right or wrong. The first hour closes with an update around the latest in the legal battle between the Mountain West and Pac-12 and Ku & Paul's frustration boils over into giggles.

Hour 2 opens on a lighter note as Ku & Paul debate which Hawai'i NFL quarterback starting this weekend they would take to win if their life was on the line before getting into basketball conversation. We hear from Hawai'i men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot ahead of the Rainbow Warriors' matchup against Chaminade on Sunday & Paul gives a preview of the new-look Silverswords. The day closes out hearing from Hawai'i women's volleyball middle blocker Morghn Monahan & looking around the college football landscape during a UH bye week.

Fun show this morning as Ku'ulei starts with recapping Wednesday night's OIA Girls Volleyball Championships in which Roosevelt (D2) and Kahauku (D1) emerged victorious after five-set battles. We then hear from UH Football head coach Timmy Chang with our friends Tim Murray and Matt Youmans on VSiN before switching to baseball and experience what Maui native Kurt Suzuki had to say at his introductory press conference as new manager of the Los Angeles Angels.

After dropping the opening set 25–8 in stunning fashion, Roosevelt regrouped and stormed back to defeat the Leilehua Mules in five sets (8–25, 26–24, 25–17, 25–27, 15–4) to capture the OIA Division II crown, their first since 2011.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day giving their takeaways from last night's Hawai'i women's basketball exhibition win over Chaminade, a 90-33 victory with four rotation players out. We hear from our featured Mana Wahine athlete of the week, Chaminade women's basketball & tennis player Selena Buttery and her balancing of being an elite student-athlete and president of CUH's Student-Athlete Advisory Council among many other things. The first hour closes out discussing the new Women's Professional Baseball League and the opportunities it opens in the future for female athletes.

Hour 2 opens with Hawai'i football talk and the brand value that the Rainbow Warriors bring to the Mountain West Conference in the ever-changing college athletics landscape. We return to the court to continue our takeaways from Tuesday's exhibition between the Rainbow Wahine and Silverswords, hitting more on the new playstyle of Hawai'i as they break in a brand-new roster. The show closes out talking about the 2025-26 NBA season officially getting underway for both Paul & Ku's teams on Wednesday. The duo talks about the return of pageantry to NBA broadcasts over the past few months of hoops and what it means to fans.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku celebrates Paul's birthday with a surprise YouTube show to continue the Hawai'i football party from over the weekend as the 'Bows are bowl eligible. We shift to the court, giving our first thoughts on the Pomona-Pitzer vs Hawai'i men's basketball exhibition and what the 50-point victory means for the Rainbow Warriors. We close out the first hour hearing Governor Josh Green's conversation with KHON2's Sam Spangler regarding potential additional funding from Mark Zuckerberg for the NASED project. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 leads off with some NFL conversation and getting to the text line regarding Hour 1 topics. We move to the high school ranks to look ahead at the OIA playoffs in girls' volleyball and football in the upcoming weeks, discussing the matchups to decide who takes home trophies. The day closes out with Ku & Paul sharing their "I was there" sports moments in person & asking listeners to share their own memories.  You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Victory Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul bring out the pom-poms as the Hawai'i football team is bowl eligible after beating Colorado State over the weekend. We chat about the full-team victory by the Rainbow Warriors, going in-depth about the differences in this year's group we see compared to the first few years of the program. The first hour closes out with a quick discussion over the latest opinion piece from Civil Beat regarding Kansei Matsuzawa & his kanji-name jersey. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Hour 2 opens with a look to the weekend in the NFL after the first-ever Hawaii-born QB matchup between Dillon Gabriel and Tua Tagovailoa went the way of the Browns. We return to Hawai'i football conversation, continuing the conversation around looking into extending the current coaching staff as the NCAA carousel gets going with double-digit HC openings already. We also begin looking at the legitimate chances of Hawai'i playing for a Mountain West championship as the conference remains wide open at the midway point of the year. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

UH rolls past Colorado State on the road to move to 6-2 and become eligible for a bowl for the first time in the Timmy Chang era!! Plus, Rams roll, Steelers disappoint in Cincy and our picks continue to do well! Also, the Dodgers advance to the World Series and is Shohei Otani the greatest player of all time?  Monty discusses!

The Kalaheo football team achieved a feat that no other team in program history has been able to do in 17 years as the Mustangs came away with a 21-14 win over Kalani to close out the regular season Saturday night. READ MORE.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul start the basketball conversation to lead off the day, recapping the UH men's basketball Tip-Off event from last night before talking about the Rainbow Warriors' preseason conference recognitions. We hear from head coach Eran Ganot, getting his thoughts on camp and what it will mean to play against another team in the preseason with an exhibition on Saturday. The first hour closes out with UH football conversation as Ku & Paul look ahead to Saturday's matchup against Colorado State for the Rainbow Warriors.

Kyle Galdeira joins the show to lead off Hour 2, giving his spit takes for the Rainbow Warriors ahead of the weekend before getting into his weekly NFL Quick Picks with Ku'ulei. We return to the court to talk about Rainbow Wahine basketball after UH was picked to finish atop the Big West and had two preseason all-conference selections. We hear head coach Laura Beeman's thoughts on the recognition and how much she's looking forward to seeing her team play against someone else next week. The day closes out with Ku & Paul giving their keys to Saturday's UH football game and manifestation of a bowl-clinched celebration on Monday.

We continue our Hawaii-Colorado State football game week hearing from UH head coach Timmy Chang and CSU head coach Jay Norvell as the two put their longstanding friendship on hold this week. Plus, we hear what Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa had to say in regard to his postgame comments following their loss to the Chargers and about Brown QB/fellow Hawaii native Dillon Gabriel ahead of their matchup this Sunday.

Hawai'i Pacific University (5-15, 0-4 PacWest) upset Chaminade (11-10, 5-1 PacWest) in a thrilling five-set victory to break an 11-match losing streak against the Silverswords (25-21, 25-21, 18-25, 23-25, 15-8). Read More.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul stick with the ladies in a power hour to begin as they look at the upcoming Rainbow Wahine volleyball schedule & hear from assistant coach Nick Castello ahead of the road trip. We shift gears to the basketball court, talking about if we will see a woman as a head coach in the NBA in the near future after Dawn Staley interviewed with the New York Knicks in the offseason. The first hour closes out with some Rainbow Wahine soccer chatter, hearing from head coach Bud Nagamine as they look towards a late-season playoff push.

Hour 2 opens the prep for Hawai'i football's road test against Colorado State coming up on Saturday as Ku & Paul go through the recent history of the matchup between programs. We hear from national media darling kicker Kansei Matsuzawa as he spoke to local reporters earlier in the week on how he is handling the success and added attention of his season so far. The day closes out with Ku'ulei diving deeper into the issues Matsuzawa and other international student-athletes face in the NIL era and why it isn't as easy for the Tokyo Toe to capitalize on his new-found fame. 

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul get to everything else from the weekend, discussing the NFL matchup that Hawaii fans had eyes on between the Browns and Steelers and some strange postgame comments from Tua Tagovailoa.  We also chat about Brett McMurphy's latest college football bowl projections, a prediction of Hawaii facing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and Cal and other storylines around college football.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! It's Victory Monday & Ku and Paul are partying, recapping an impressive win by the Rainbow Warrior football team. We hear from head coach Timmy Chang, listening to his thoughts following a full team win and impressive 2nd half that shut down the potent Utah State offense. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Hour 2 rolls on with the Hawaii football party, talking about a potential new era of collaboration between the school and state when building the athletic program. We chat about the continued magic of the Tokyo Toe, Kansei Matsuzawa, before hearing from QB1 Micah Alejado and his thoughts from after Saturday's win on his 21st birthday. We close out the day looking at the new openings for head coaches in college football and open the conversation around extending Timmy Chang and the coaching staff after the year is over.  You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Great weekend for the Rivals and Hawaii, Rams and Steelers all get wins as we break down NFL week 7! Plus, MLB League Championship series are set with Dodgers/Brewers and Mariners/Jays! 

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.