Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul take their positive outlooks back on after Monday's crash out with some help from their favorite professional teams taking care of business, getting us into some MLB & WNBA Playoff conversations to start the day. We discuss Hawai'i men's basketball FINALLY releasing their full schedule, highlighting some of the top non-conference matchups - including another edition of the UC Irvine rivalry - before chatting about the amount of national TV exposure for the team in their first Mountain West go-round.

Hour 2 gets into Hawai'i football as we turn the page from an embarrassing loss at Wyoming to a must-win home date against San Jose State on Saturday, hearing from UH head coach Timmy Chang & SJSU head man Ken Niumatalolo ahead of the weekend clash between the Rainbow Warriors and Spartans. Ku & Paul project some of their keys to the game for the Rainbow Warriors and some of the problem areas that the Spartans could present, wrapping up the day talking about how a lack of cohesive play has hurt Hawai'i so far more than anything else.

Campbell earned a straight-set road victory over Pearl City, 25-16, 25-16, 27-25. The Sabers were led by Haylee Scanlon and Kailie Theler with nine kills apiece, while Pearl City's Isabella-Rose Bayani finished with a team-high nine kills. 

Hawai‘i women's volleyball opens Mountain West play with a sweep of New Mexico. We'll hear from head coach Joshua Walker following Saturday's win, and Hawai‘i women's soccer picks up a massive road victory at Air Force. Another NFL Sunday reminded us just how quickly things can change from week to week — and even quarter to quarter — with surprising results and some wild finishes around the league.

Ku'u and Paul break down Hawai‘i football's 27-10 loss at Wyoming and the missed opportunities that left the Rainbow Warriors 0-2 in Mountain West play. The team takes a closer look at the turning points in Laramie, including Hawai‘i coming away empty after a 16-play drive to the Wyoming 1-yard line, the costly duplicate-number penalty, red-zone struggles, questionable late-game decisions and a Wyoming rushing attack that eventually wore down the UH defense.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht dedicate Aloha Friday to the Rainbow Wahine, starting with Hawaiʻi soccer's Mountain West opener at Colorado College and what stood out despite the 2-0 road loss. Then it's an early look at the Khalilah Mitchell era for Rainbow Wahine basketball as they share observations from practice, discuss UH's new up-tempo style and hear from Mitchell on taking over the program. Plus, Rainbow Wahine volleyball enters Mountain West play with an 8-3 record as Hawaiʻi prepares to host New Mexico for a pair of matches at Bankoh Arena at Stan Sheriff Center.

In Hour 2 Ku'ulei & Paul give their final outlook on Hawaiʻi football's trip to Laramie for Saturday's Paniolo Trophy matchup against Wyoming. The duo discusses why the Rainbow Warriors need to take care of business coming out of the bye, Hawaiʻi's difficult history playing at Wyoming and the matchup between UH's defense and the Cowboys' struggling offense. Plus, hear from safeties coach Nick Locher and defensive back Kona Moore. The show closes with some NFL talk ollowing Atlanta's big win over Green Bay.

On this episode of Sharks Weekly, inaugural head coach Kanda Korver and student-athletes Addison Morgan & Kealohilani Akana discuss what it means to build the HPU program from the ground up. They talk about assembling the Sharks' first roster, establishing a team culture and creating a legacy for the athletes who will follow. The conversation also explores the rapid growth of women's flag football, the opportunities emerging for athletes in Hawai‘i, and what the sport's NCAA recognition and upcoming Olympic debut could mean for its future.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! After a brief roast session, Ku & Paul open the day discussing the latest NFL injury news as multiple teams deal with QB injury fallout from Giants QB Jaxson Dart's season-ending surgery to Bears QB Tyson Bagent entering concussion protocol with Caleb Williams already designated as week-to-week with a hamstring injury. We shift back to the islands to hear from Hawai'i women's volleyball libero/defensive specialist Victoria Leyva & begin previewing the start of Mountain West play for the Rainbow Wahine.

Hour 2 begins a deep dive into the return of Rainbow Warrior basketball after the Hawai'i men's hoops team kicked off practice for the 2026-27 season officially on Monday, hearing from head coach Eran Ganot about a roster that features 13 new faces and plenty of question marks as the team enters a new era in a new conference. Paul also gives his best guess at players with potential to be fan favorites in the islands before closing out the day with some Hawai'i football chatter with the return of Lester Lagafuaina from injury imminent. 

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul come back after a tough weekend of results in sports, venting after both their NFL teams suffered disappointing losses on Sunday before getting into a highly encouraging Lucky Aces Invitational showing by the UH women's volleyball team. We hear HC Joshua Walker and middle blocker Miliana Sylvester's thoughts following Sunday's five-set heartbreaker in the Lucky Aces Invitational title match against UCLA & look ahead to the start of the Rainbow Wahine's Mountain West schedule.

Hour 2 begins our Hawai'i vs. Wyoming football preview as Ku & Paul give their early thoughts on the 'Bows hitting the road for the second time this season, facing an important rivalry matchup with the Cowboys. We check in with Michael Lasquero's trip to North Dakota from the weekend, hearing from a few Hawai'i-based players on the VCSU football team after homecoming weekend. The day wraps up talking about the results on the high school gridiron from a weekend filled with OIA contenders squaring off & Paul giving an update on the latest signee for the Hawai'i men's basketball team. 

Hawai‘i head coach Joshua Walker and middle blocker Miliana Sylvester discuss the Rainbow Wahine's five-set battle with UCLA to close out the Lucky Aces Women's Volleyball Invitational in Las Vegas. Final: UCLA def. Hawai‘i, 19-25, 25-22, 20-25, 25-17, 18-16

Behind another big night of production on the ground and an opportunistic defense, the Kalaheo varsity football team got some regular season revenge against the Pearl City Chargers with a 37-28 victory on Saturday night. In a rematch of the 2025 OIA Division II semifinals, the Mustangs (4-0, 3-0 league) leaned on a rushing attack that racked up 230 of the offense's 263 total yards and four of the team's five total touchdowns.

In this week's episode, Justin Allegri and Greg Silver recap the opening ACC win over Syracuse and the challenges and growth of the Bears as they gear up for their matchup against Wagner this Saturday. Tight End Mason Mini, joins the show talking about his offseason and the improvement he's made in year two with the Bears.

Host Jeffery Rich is joined by the Hawaii Pacific University cross country team, talking with head coach Kevin Schwarz, sophomore Drake Hanley and senior Darlene Alvarez about topics ranging from the mental battle of distance running, the highs and lows of recruiting for the Sharks & much more.

Moanalua outlasted Kahuku in a five set thriller 25-18, 20-25, 15-25, 25-22, 21-19 to remain undefeated in OIA Division 1 East play.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the show with a trip to the volleyball court, talking about the University of Hawai'i's upcoming weekend tournament in Las Vegas against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, Iowa State and UCLA. We hear from freshman middle blocker Rachel Purser and chat about her fantastic start to her college career. We officially kick off our "Making Waves" featured athlete series to close out Hour 1, hearing Paul's conversation with HPU multi-sport standout Jadyn Miller about her first year of college, recovering from a major knee injury and the addition of another sport to her already busy schedule.

Hour 2 leads off with Ku & Paul giving their takes on the Sydney Sweeney/Novig controversy surrounding women's athletics after social media was lit ablaze with the semi-nude advertising campaign. We move into college sports talk as the Protect College Sports Act continues to pick up steam ahead of the midterms, breaking down some of the pros and cons of the piece of legislation designed to curtail the craziness from the past five years of the college sports world.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht celebrate a winning weekend before diving into Hawaiʻi football's 29-19 victory over New Mexico State. The duo breaks down UH's most complete performance of the young season, including a balanced offensive attack, Devon Rice's two touchdowns, a big night from Tama Uiliata, Sean Olvera-Harle's clutch kicking and a Rainbow Warrior defense that forced three turnovers. Plus, hear postgame thoughts from head coach Timmy Chang and quarterback Micah Alejado as Hawaiʻi heads into the bye week at 1-2.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht turn their attention to Rainbow Wahine volleyball as Hawaiʻi remains continued their winning streak and prepares for their first road trip of the season, going to Las Vegas for the Lucky Aces Invitational. The duo discusses the early success of the Rainbow Wahine, the program's recruiting momentum and what lies ahead with Mountain West play approaching. Plus, reactions to a wild weekend across the NFL and college football and some early Overreaction Monday takes after Week 1.

Brutal start of the season for Montyʻs Rams in an action packed NFL Week 1! Plus, big games in NCAA Football, including Hawaiiʻs first win of the season. Plus, we go 3-0-1 in our first week and we have 4 new picks for week 2!  Finally FIBA World Cup, US Open tennis and more NIL talk!  What a week!

Farrington picked up its first win of the season with a 51-19 victory over Moanalua on the homecoming night of Nā Menehune. The Governors rushed for 272 yards, led by Tabu Nathan's 205 yards and two touchdowns, while the Farrington defense turned three takeaways directly into touchdowns. Fun Factory VIP of the Game Kale Lundvall returned two interceptions for scores, and Loverson Kerly added a late fumble-return touchdown. Moanalua outgained Farrington 300-279, but the Governors' defense proved to be the difference as Farrington improved to 1-1 in OIA Division I play.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht get Aloha Friday started with the latest from the NFL, including injuries impacting several local players, Seattle's win over New England and the 49ers' statement victory over the Rams in Melbourne. Then it's all Hawaiʻi football as the Rainbow Warriors prepare to host New Mexico State looking for their first win of the season. The duo discusses why Saturday feels like a must-win for UH, the latest on Micah Alejado and what needs to improve offensively, plus hear from offensive lineman Ethan Spencer on Hawaiʻi's 0-2 start and the importance of playing complementary football.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht recap Roosevelt's win over Kalaheo and take a look at the early OIA girls volleyball standings before turning back to football. Kyle Galdeira joins the show for the return of NFL Quick Picks, making picks against the spread for the Week 1 slate before sharing his prediction for Hawaiʻi vs. New Mexico State. Plus, Aloha Friday shout-outs and a look ahead to First Responders Night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.

Host Baylei Furman is joined by HPU softball head coach Alex Takemura and players Makayla Pagampao and Jewels Hanawahine, discussing the program entering Year 2 under Takemura, the different preparation taking place between fall and spring seasons in softball and much more.

In the first game in the brand new Roosevelt High School gym, the Rough Riders took down the Mustangs in four sets, 25-16, 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, in OIA girls volleyball action. Kaycie Garnett led the Rough Riders with a match-high 21 kills and six aces to earn Fun Factory VIP of the Game honors. Kamelehone Trueman paced Kalaheo with 13 kills. 

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate the opening of the NFL season, discussing the interesting travel plans of the Los Angeles Rams on the way to Australia to take on the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday before a quick chat about Wednesday's Patriots-Seahawks season opener. We move back into the college football world afterwards, hearing Hawai'i head coach Timmy Chang's midweek presser ahead of New Mexico State coming to the islands. We also chat about Micah Alejado's potential injury and what the Rainbow Warriors need to do to get going after an 0-2 start to the season.

Hour 2 dives into Rainbow Wahine athletics after the women of UH cleaned up in weekly Mountain West award categories across different three different sports & previews Hawai'i women's volleyball's two-match series upcoming against Central Arkansas. The end of the day gets back into football prep, hearing NMSU head coach Tony Sanchez's thoughts about the Rainbow Warriors ahead of his team's upcoming trip to the islands.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return to react to a busy weekend in University of Hawai'i sports, leading off with Saturday's letdown from the football team as they fell to 0-2 overall after an offensive snoozefest against UNLV. We break down the good, the bad and the ugly from the Ninth Island Showdown and hear HC Timmy Chang's postgame thoughts after the Rainbow Warriors dropped the conference opener in disappointing fashion.

Hour 2 gets back on the positivity train, talking about a perfect weekend from the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team in the 2026 OUTRIGGER Invitational that finished out with an exciting five-set victory over former Big West foe UC San Diego. Ku & Paul discuss the confidence of Joshua Walker's squad and the contributions from the top of the roster down before playing the post-championship presser with Coach Walker and tournament MVP Panna Ratkai. The day wraps up looking back at the college football landscape as the rest of the Mountain West got into action along with the new-look Pac-12 finding a mixed bag of results in Week 1.

Women's Volleyball kicks off a new season of Sharks Weekly as head coach Jenic Tumaneng and freshmen middle blockers Presley Gibson and Ali Hunstock join Jeff Rich and Greg Fischbach to talk about the 2026 season, adjustments to collegiate student-athlete life and answer text-in questions from live listeners.

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! After starting the show celebrating Ku'ulei's birthday, the conversation quickly touches on the latest news in sports as Arte Moreno agreed to sell the Los Angeles Angels & the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors announced that the teams would meet up in Hawai'i for a preseason game. We shift gears into football conversation, starting our preview of the massive Mountain West opener on Saturday afternoon between Hawai'i and UNLV. We hear from HC Timmy Chang and passing game coordinator Jared Ursua following the Week 0 loss at Stanford and what the team's mindset is heading into the home opener.

Hour 2 moves into a more sports business-centric conversation as we dissect what the sale of the Angels means for fans and the MLB & discuss the large deficits that multiple college athletics programs find themselves in after UCLA fired the school's athletic director just days before the season opener for the Bruins. The day wraps up back in the islands as Ku & Paul talk about Michael Lasquero's latest Hawaii High School Football Rankings, seeing Mililani remain atop the totem pole while unbeaten Kahuku dropped down a spot after a tight victory over Punahou.

Rivals breakdown every division in the NFL and share their thoughts on the Division champs as well as who will make the playoffs and eventually win the Super Bowl! Plus, Hawaii opens the season with 37-27 loss at Stanford! Letʻs do this!!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day previewing the weekend ahead as Hawai'i women's volleyball and Hawai'i football each begin their 2026 campaigns while also running through some of the latest headlines in college sports. We hear from Joshua Walker ahead of his first official game as head coach of the Rainbow Wahine program on Friday night and finish out the first hour with a look to the NFL after Browns QB Dillon Gabriel had a standout third preseason game, sparking questions about where his future might be.

Hour 2 gets into Ku & Paul's final previews and thoughts of UH's season-opener at Stanford, running through what needs to go right and what the Rainbow Warriors need to avoid if they want to leave "The Farm" with a victory. The duo gives their final preseason record prediction for Timmy Chang's 5th year, debating if the 2026 campaign can be a special one for the University of Hawai'i or if the hype has reached levels too high.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul begin the day with a tribute to the late Dolly Parton, paying their respects while highlighting her positive impact on Hawai'i and the world. We shift into sports with a look to the weekend, discussing the University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine volleyball team's season-opening tournament against Georgia Southern, No. 21 Baylor and San Diego. We hear from associate head coach Heather Olmstead after she finally arrived in the islands after leading the USA U17 girls' volleyball team to a perfect 9-0 record and the gold medal in the FIVB U17 World Championship this summer, getting her view on her role as the No. 2 on the new-look Rainbow Wahine coaching staff. We wrap up the first hour talking about Tuesday's news drop of Hawaii football getting Hawaiian Airlines patches on their uniforms for the 2026 season and what the benefits of the partnership will be going forward.

Hour 2 provides Ku & Paul a dive-in point to preview the Stanford Cardinal side of Saturday's season-opening matchup against the University of Hawai'i. The duo digs through the latest reports out of Cardinal camp, talk about the expected starter for Stanford at QB and some of the biggest keys for UH to focus on to pull off a Power-4 road upset. We break down the Stanford run game, how the defense could be a bigger issue than anticipated and what could give the Cardinal the high ground on Saturday.

It's officially game week for Hawaiʻi football as Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht turn their attention to Saturday's Week Zero matchup at Stanford. The duo breaks down the latest betting line, Micah Alejado and UH's offensive weapons, the biggest questions surrounding special teams and the new-look Rainbow Warrior defense. Plus, hear from pass game coordinator Jared Ursua, special teams coordinator Thomas Sheffield and defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman following Saturday's practice.

Kuʻulei Agbayani and Paul Brecht recap the Rainbow Wahine soccer team's first win of the season before opening the doors to Paul's Parlor for 2026. Paul sets 14 season-long props and over/unders for Hawaiʻi football, including Micah Alejado's passing numbers, UH's defensive production, special teams, All-Mountain West selections, conference awards and the Rainbow Warriors' final win total. Plus, a look back at a huge high school football weekend featuring Mililani, Kahuku and Kapolei.

Highly anticipated Fantasy Football show as the Rivals share their thoughts on top players at all positions! Plus, UH Warrior Football season kicks off Saturday at Stanford, we predict their record for this year!! Plus, more WNBA drama!