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Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate Hawaii Little League Baseball clinching another bid to the Little League World Series to open the day, talking about the dominance from Hawaii in the sport. We head up to Kahuku to hear Michael Lasquero's chat with QB Matai Fuiava and new HC Nihoa Pule before taking a peek at Michael's preseason Top 100 players in Hawaii list. The first hour closes out with a new segment called “Team Talk” with the background of the idea.

Hour 2 leads off with some Hawaii men's basketball news as the Big West released the conference schedule for 2025-26. We shift gears back to the gridiron later in the hour, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with new Kahuku OC Kawika Stant before Paul & Ku give one last reminder for Friday's Leilehua-Waipahu broadcast.

Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about the NFL preseason news of the day as teams began announcing if starters would play or not. We bump down to the college level and put eyes on the Cal Bears as freshman QB Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele spoke to the media earlier in the week about his experience in camp and the ongoing quarterback battle. The first hour closes out with a reminder about the Hawaii Little League Baseball team playing for a bid in the 2025 LLWS against a team from Southern California.

Hour 2 returns to the NFL conversation as Paul brings up some unhappy Steelers looking to re-work their contracts ahead of the season and Ku patiently awaits the Bears' plan for the first preseason game. We hear Michael Lasquero's chat with Waipahu varsity football head coach Bryson Carvalho ahead of the Marauders' season-opening game against Leilehua on Friday that will be on HSRN's airwaves. The preseason Big West women's soccer poll releases and Ku & Paul give first-blush reactions to the Rainbow Wahine being selected to repeat as regular season conference champions while placing two players on the preseason All-Big West team. 

Hour 2 opens with more Hawaii football after Paul caught up with grad transfer defensive lineman Luther McCoy after Tuesday's practice, hearing about how the trenches have been in the islands since spring ball. We transition into a preview of Week 0 against Stanford with Phil Steele's preview of the ACC, talking about some of the concerns that remain from the Cardinal personnel.  The day closes out promoting the fourth annual Sistahhood Social with registration closing on Wednesday at midnight.

Happy Hump Day, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the reported landmark deal between ESPN and NFL and some of the issues that they have regarding the partnership between the network & league. We hear Paul's conversation with new Hawaii football receiver Brandon White, learning more on what made him pick the 'Bows, how camp has been and much more. We also hear from new Castle HS football head coach Eric Stephens before Hour 1 closes out with updates about Hawaii Little League Baseball teams and their summer results.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul fill the first hour with UH athletics conversation, starting with Rainbow Wahine volleyball after the preseason kicked off yesterday. We hear from HC Robyn Ah Mow as she talks about the culture for a new UH team and more. We re-hash Monday's men's basketball conversation after F Gytis Nemeiksa announced his return to the Rainbow Warriors, pushing a loaded roster to another level for UH. Paul finishes out the first hour with his latest research around the other recruiting classes in the Big West for men's basketball, naming some of the teams he will be keeping his eyes on throughout non-conference.

Hour 2 leads off with answering some of the textline questions regarding the potential Spectrum-UH deal, HC Panita Thanatharn's coaching staff and more. We hear from UH libero Victoria Leyva and middle blocker Miliana Sylvester after Day 1 of practice as they discuss setting the culture around effort with eight new faces joining the program.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return from a packed weekend to talk a lot of high school football, UH football and high school surfing competition. We lead off with Ku'ulei's conversation with UH special teams coordinator Thomas Sheffield from Saturday before discussing some of the takeaways of the first two weeks of practices. We discuss Rainbow Wahine volleyball as the fall season kicks off practice for Robyn Ah Mow's team on Monday. The first hour closes out with high school football and surfing, hearing about the Honua Finals and from Leilehua football HC Mark Kurisu. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Hour 2 leads off with breaking news as F Gytis Nemeiksa announced his return to Hawaii for another season after being granted another year of eligibility. We return to the gridiron to hear Paul's chat with defensive back Virdel Edwards II and discuss how the lanky corner can impact the ceiling of the Rainbow Warriors in 2025. The show closes out back in high school with interviews with Honua Finals champions Puaiohi DeFries (KSK Surf) and Zolton Poulsen (Maui Prep Surf) along with new Moanalua football head coach Keone Batoon. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Rivals dive into everything under the sun with MLB Trade Deadline, Luca signs extension, NFL training Camps, Fever on a roll without CC in the WNBA, Ledecky continues remarkable career and Ernie wonders why UFC fighters not getting paid more! Letʻs get after it!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show with the latest update from the NASED project after Thursday's Aloha Stadium Authority Board meeting, hearing from outgoing chair Brennan Morioka. The conversation moves over to the most recent news on the ongoing legal battle between the Mountain West and Pac-12 as the two conferences go through mediation.  We react to breaking news as Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons requested a trade on social media after repeated shots from owner Jerry Jones in the media. 

Hour 2 starts off hearing from UH athletic director Matt Elliott from after Thursday's Stadium Authority Board meeting, hitting on topics including the ongoing Spectrum negotiations and the Hawaii football team's chartering of flights for away games. We close out the week with a good laugh from texters pitching different names for the new Aloha Stadium if the project brought in billionaires to help funding. 

Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about the news of Hawaii football getting chartered flights for away games in 2025, as reported by the Star-Advertiser's Stephen Tsai. We move to the NFL as the 2025-26 season officially kicks off with the first preseason game, the Hall of Fame Game, talking about the odds and things to watch for in the first taste of tackle this year. We hear from Hawaii soccer star Nalani Damacion as the conversation shifts to the soccer field before closing out the first hour recognizing Bernie Doyle as the Big West nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Hour 2 leads off with updates from our Michael Lasquero after the latest Aloha Stadium Authority Board meeting concluded before hearing part of Matt Elliott's appearance on HNN's Spotlight Now. Paul nerds out about the 2025 Trade Deadline for MLB, talking about the arms race in the NL East and some of the biggest deals of a busy deadline. The day closes out talking about Luka Doncic's body transformation from the summer before saying aloha to July.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul calmly recap Tuesday's events surrounding the tsunami event in Hawaii before kicking off the Rainbow Wahine soccer conversation with head coach Bud Nagamine's first media availability of the season.  We break down our big questions surrounding the program entering a regular season title defense in the Big West and look ahead to future Mountain West foes and how the Rainbow Wahine stack up.

Hour 2 continues the UH conversation, moving over to the gridiron to hear Paul & Michael's interview with redshirt freshman WR Jarvis "Dino" Heimuli as the younger brother of Pofele Ashlock works to make a name for himself with some first-team reps. Ku & Paul discuss a fun NFL article from ESPN's Bill Barnwell about which players from each team hold the most trade value in terms of draft capital they'd fetch in a deal. 

Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show mourning the loss of Cubs Hall of Fame 2B Ryne "Ryno" Sandberg, listening back to part of his speech at Cooperstown from years ago. We hear Michael Lasquero's conversation with Hawaii football offensive line coach Derek Faavi after the first week of fall camp before switching gears to the court after the 2025 Maui Invitational bracket was released. The first hour closes out with the duo's review of Happy Gilmore 2 after taking in the movie this past weekend.

Hour 2 kicks off looking at HNN's Kyle Chinen's reporting on the latest on former Kahuku football head coach Sterling Carvalho's court case against the DOE. We have a fun debate about if PED users from MLB's 1990s era should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame after a text brought up names like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. The day closes out with more University of Hawaii conversation as Rainbow Wahine soccer kicked off their practice schedule and Paul released an article on Hawaii football facing the midday heat. 

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku, Paul & Michael return after a hot weekend to talk about the Hawaii football team's first week of training camp, giving their immediate takeaways from the early training period. We talk about the newest Hawaii Pacific softball head coach hiring as local coach Alex Takemura takes over the program & close out the first hour pondering which superhero we would want to add to our football teams. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 kicks off with more Hawaii football conversation after Paul & Michael caught up with senior right guard Kuao Peihopa after the end of the first week of fall training camp. Ku gives the latest update on the NASED project before the day closes out with a high school football conversation ahead of next week's opening kickoff to the 2025 season. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Rivals breakdown the Top 5 teams in the NFC and AFC as training camp starts! Plus, MLB Hall of Fame day at Cooperstown and days remain for the trade deadline. Plus, Monty shareʻs more top 5 lists in his Closing thought!  Letʻs have fun!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day breaking down the meaning behind the latest executive order that came from the White House regarding college athletics before diving deep into the defense of UH football. We hear from linebacker Wynden Ho'ohuli as he works to transition from the defensive line to the Lion's Den before playing senior safety Peter Manuma's first media availability of the 2025 season.

Hour 2 continues the football conversation as we hear from UH defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman about his unit heading into the second year of the same system. Ku also gives the latest on opportunities at Game Day events and tailgating for UH football before we close out the day looking at the latest additions to the Hawaii baseball program.

Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after Day 1 of Hawaii football fall training camp to give some of their takeaways from the opening practice of the new season. We hear HC Timmy Chang and QB1 Micah Alejado's first media availabilities of the 2025 campaign, getting each of their feelings on the new season.

Hour 2 continues the Hawaii football conversation as we play Ku'ulei's conversation with associate head coach Chris Brown that touched on a variety of topics. We close out the show with some fun, talking about ESPN's Ryan McGee's college football mascot power rankings that placed "Vili the Warrior" in top five of the human mascot category and where we would rank the same lists.

Happy Wednesday! It's football season, beautiful people - Ku & Paul talk all things Hawaii in the first hour, breaking down some of the newest players on the Rainbow Warrior roster. We close out the first hour with a look into Cleveland with training camp starting for the Browns and Dillon Gabriel fighting for the starting QB job.

Hour 2 continues the football conversation after the report that UH players will have to "earn" helmet decals throughout training camp this season, a new tradition that head coach Timmy Chang is starting.  A texter brings up the diamond sports for UH after the Rainbow Wahine softball team brought in 2023 Hawaii Gatorade State Player of the Year Taryn Irimata via the transfer portal, leading to a bigger discussion about bringing in local talent to boost the rosters.

Hour 2 returns to the Hawaii football conversation after Micah Alejado treated the entire offense to lunch on his dime at Ruby Tuesday's as he steps into a bigger leadership role in 2025. We riff about college coaches that began in the NFL and how they have fared when going down a level before Paul shares some surprising findings from his early Week 0 preparation with Stanford football.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return for college football's Christmas Eve with fall training camp beginning on Wednesday for Hawaii. We answer some text questions regarding combat sports, Manny Pacquiao & Max Holloway before giving the latest updates we have on the UH softball coaching staff and HPU softball coaching search.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! It's FINALLY football season as fall camp opens this week for Hawaii football & Ku, Michael and Paul give some of their biggest questions entering the first week of the new year. The conversation shifts to the ring to talk about Manny Pacquiao's return from retirement and Max Holloway's meaningful win over Dustin Poirier.  The first hour closes out with a conversation around the WNBA after the players wore "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts during All-Star Weekend. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens with some Hawaii men's basketball conversation after Ku'ulei had an opportunity to chat with new UH general manager Patty Mills over the weekend about his vision for the program on and off the court. We re-hash the football conversation as Ku, Paul and Michael share more of their most pressing questions as UH fall camp opens up later this week. The day finishes out talking about the latest between the Mountain West and Pac-12 after The Athletic's Chris Vannini released an article from Media Days. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku'ulei checks in from Las Vegas to remotely host the show after a packed week of Hawaii football out at Mountain West Media Days. We hear from UH head coach Timmy Chang from Day 2 of Media Days along with SJSU head coach Ken Niumatalolo. The first hour closes out with some UFC conversation as Max Holloway gets ready to duke it out with Dustin Poirier, hearing from the Hawaii star fighter before UFC 318.

Hour 2 leads off with Ku's first sit-down interview with new University of Hawaii athletic director Matt Elliott, discussing a multitude of pressing topics as the new athletic year quickly approaches. We hear a trip down memory lane with Timmy Chang after a few questions from Aloha State Daily's Christian Shimabuku before closing out the day talking about some Hawaii football futures for Ku to look at before she leaves Las Vegas.

Hour No. 2 of Thursday's show has Paul and Michael talking about the upcoming 2025 football season for the University of Hawai'i. We respond to a text question regarding local receivers making an impact this year before hearing from linebacker Jamih Otis.

Our Mountain West Media Days continue as we hear from Pofele Ashlock and talk more about the University of Hawai'i football team's upcoming season.

The boys continue their reactions to the Mountain West football preseason honors and rankings before looking forward to the upcoming season. We also share our friends at VSiN's interview with head coach Timmy Chang from earlier this morning.

Mountain West Media Days and preseason predictions are here! Paul and Michael are in studio with Ku'ulei in Las Vegas as our boots on the ground. They react to the University of Hawai'i football team getting picked to finish seventh in the conference as well as Pofele Ashlock and Nick Cenacle earning preseason honors.

Hour 2 kicks off with some breaking NFL news as Paul celebrates the New York Jets extending their young franchise cornerstones in Garrett Wilson & Sauce Gardner. The conversation shifts to the hardwood before WNBA All-Star Weekend begins with a star-studded 3-Point Contest field that includes defending champion Allisha Gray, the electrifying Caitlin Clark & record-holder Sabrina Ionescu. We give updates on local camps and opportunities for fans upcoming for both UH and HPU before closing out the show sending congratulations to Bronson Rivera on signing with a team in the MLB Draft League. 

Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku welcomes back Paul from a quick weekend trip to San Francisco before getting his thoughts from Monday's interview with UH football coach Jeff Reinebold.  The duo recaps the 2025 MLB Draft after eight players with ties to Hawaii saw their dreams of playing at the next level take the next step, including three UH players being drafted. The first hour closes out with a quick look at the former Hawaii players participating in the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

Happy Aloha Monday beautiful people! Ku and Michael are joined in studio with University of Hawai'i defensive tackles coach Jeff Reinebold in a jampacked show. Before we get into coach Jeff's backstory, we recap the players from Hawai'i that were drafted in the 2025 MLB draft through the first six rounds.

Hour No. 2 with University of Hawai'i defensive tackles coach Jeff Reinebold has us taking a trip down memory lane to coach Jeff's first stint with the Rainbow Warriors which culminated with the perfect 12-0 undefeated regular season in 2007. We also coach Jeff about the upcoming season and the players in his defensive tackles room.

Rivals dive into the tension between the Lakers and LeBron heading into year 23! Plus, Cooper Flagg at the Summer League and Monty goes over the top 5 lists for NFL, NBA and MLB! Letʻs get after it!

Happy Aloha Friday everyone! Just four more weeks till the start of high school football in the state so Hour No. 1 of today's show is taking a look at some of the top players and games for the upcoming season as Michael joins Ku in studio.

Hawai'i men's basketball assistant coach Gibson Johnson joins Wake up in the Den for Hour No. 2 on this Aloha Friday as we take a trip down memory lane through Johnson's career as a player at UH before starting his coaching career. We also talk about the team roster for the upcoming 2025-2026 season.  Watch the show on our YouTube channel HERE.

Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku opens the show solo with Paul stuck in traffic, recapping Wednesday night's Hawaii men's basketball alumni game with head coach Eran Ganot's thoughts on the night and what it could be moving forward. Paul arrives in time for the second segment and on as we hear from former Rainbow Warriors Kamaka Hepa and Samuta Avea on how the event can grow in future years. Ku brings up some UFC and Boxing with Manny Pacquiao returning to the ring and Max Holloway getting ready for another BMF battle against Dustin Poirier. The first hour closes out with Paul venting about MLB needing to take advantage of the 4th of July as their holiday.

Hour 2 opens with more recapping of the UH MBB alumni game from Wednesday evening before the duo gets into some of the latest buzz regarding the enforcement of NIL rules and their thoughts on Deion Sanders' suggestion for a salary cap in the NCAA. We close out the day talking some baseball with rumors swirling of another push from MLB owners for a salary cap ahead of the next cycle of CBA negotiations with the MLBPA.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the news of Grand Canyon joining the Mountain West Conference one year earlier than expected & the funny reaction from exiting members of the league. We also chat about the hypothetical of Colt Brennan in the NIL era and if he would stay in Hawaii or be poached by a bigger program after Ku had the discussion with some former Rainbow Warrior athletes.

Hour 2 opens up with the latest in NBA news after the top two picks from the 2022 NBA Draft got max rookie extensions, allowing Ku to celebrate her Orlando Magic with Paolo Banchero signing on for five more years. Paul also gives his thoughts on the Knicks hiring Mike Brown as their next HC. The rest of the 2nd hour is filled with the duo talking through 2025 over-under win totals for the college football season with UH projected to flirt with a bowl bid and more.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return from an early look at the UH men's basketball team on Monday evening to give their first-blush thoughts on the Warriors' 2025-26 roster in action. We also start to dive into a recent article from Stephen Tsai of the Star-Advertiser where new Hawaii AD Matt Elliott discussed various pressing topics like the House vs. NCAA settlement, roster limits, TV contracts and much more.