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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.

Moanalua came up with two early takeaways and jumped out to a 13-0 lead en route to a 25-6 win over Mililani in a battle of two undefeated teams for the league crown at John Kauinana Stadium Thursday night. RECAP.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! KU & Paul back to recap the first-ever OIA girls flag football championship game after Moanalua took down Mililani on Thursday. We hear from Na Menehune HC Ladd Mokiao, QB Zaira Sugui and WR Jodie Keo from following the historic victory. We also break down Thursday's BOR meeting that new UH President Wendy Hensel gave an update regarding the AD search at and tease chairman Gabe Lee's response that will be played on Monday's show.

Paul slides into the host chair for the second hour as UH graduate assistant Zoar Nedd joins the show to talk about the NBA Playoffs, starting with the final two games of the Play-In Tournament and predictions on results. We take aim at predicting both Eastern and Western Conference results for the first round before Ku closes out the hour getting predictions from the two guys about NBA Finals MVP and more.

Got some fun news to share to start the show for those who may have not seen yet, tailgating is back for the entire upcoming UH football season! Ku'ulei also had some not so fun news to share as UH men's basketball guard Tom Beattie enters the transfer portal. Plus, we recap Wednesday night's OIA flag football semifinals and more.

As they prepare to play their final homestand this week, HPU Sharks head coach Dane Fujinaka joins the show along with student-athletes Vicente Molina and Daniel Johnson.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show breaking down Tuesday's OIA girls flag football playoff quarterfinals after another exciting day on the gridiron. We hear from Mililani HC Rod York and Trojans star Zenn Nelson after Tuesday's quarterfinal win over Waianae along with Campbell HC Will Naboa after the Sabers took down Castle. We close out the first hour talking about Hawai'i softball, hearing sophomore 1B Jamie McGaughey's thoughts ahead of a huge series against UC Santa Barbara. 

Hour 2 opens conversation around the transfer portal with news about new Hawai'i football additions, hearing Ku & Paul's thoughts on what the 'Bows could still use. We also discuss the Nico Iamaleava news further, giving our takes on the blame game being played between parties. We close the day out talking about MLB and NBA as Ku's Cubs lead the NL Central and her Magic secured a first-round date against the Boston Celtics after beating the Hawks in the play-in.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul dive right into recapping Monda's WNBA Draft, giving their favorite picks and fits for the Class of 2025. We shift over to the NBA side of things, giving initial thoughts on the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament with Ku's Orlando Magic hoping to secure a first-round date against the Boston Celtics or the Cleveland Cavs. The first hour closes with a look at OIA girls' flag football playoffs, hearing from Kahuku HC Spencer Hafoka and Leilehua QB Cali Moniz-Kealoha after the Red Raiders and Mules came up with opening round victories on Monday night.

Hour 2 is filled with NFL Draft talk, going through the latest PFF Mock Draft and giving thoughts on potential fits through the top 10 picks. Ku reacts to the idea of Ashton Jeanty going to the Bears and Paul gives his idea of what the Jets should do. The conversation shifts back locally to close the show, giving kudos to Finn Kearney after he was named the Big West's Freshman of the Week and shouting out the Rainbow Wahine water polo team for clinching the outright Big West regular season title.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul back after an insane weekend that saw the University of Hawai'i men's volleyball team upset top-ranked Long Beach State for Senior Night. We hear 'Bows HC Charlie Wade's thoughts from following the big victory. We swap court sports to men's basketball as Paul goes through the losses of players for the Big West Conference, talking about Hawai'i's chances at a title in the final year in the league. We close out the first hour talking about the Tennessee-Nico Iamaleava situation, starting to place blame on each party. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 kicks off continuing the Iamaleava-Tennesse conversation as Ku goes in again on the NCAA and Paul gives another suggestion on what could begin to fix the seemingly unfixable system. We move back to men's volleyball, talking about the bigger picture from Hawai'i's five-set thriller against Long Beach State for the younger players before hearing from Senor Night honorees Kurt Nusterer and 'Eleu Choy. We also talk about Rory McIlroy's heart-stopping victory in the Masters, clinching the career Grand Slam, before closing out with a look at Monday's WNBA draft. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Walk-off Sharks! Kan Taguchi's hit to center brings in Owen Wessel to lift HPU over Point Loma, 12-11. Sharks take the first of three in this series and improve to 22-11 in PacWest play.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul are joined by newly named Hawai'i football general manager Matt Chon to talk about all things Rainbow Warriors football. We touch on NIL, new Aloha Stadium Entertainment District's impact, bigger recruiting goals and much more over the course of an hour with the UH GM. You can catch the recording of this interview on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Redshirt junior Kurt Nusterer joins Ku'ulei ahead of being recognized on UH's Senior Night to discuss his time playing for the Rainbow Warriors & his decision to forgo his final season of eligibility after securing an elite job in the professional world. Nusterer shares his experiences with teammates new and old while dropping a never-told-before story about a preseason trip with the team from this year.

Fun UH football news to start the show, Stephen Tsai reports former UH LB/QB Chad Kapanui will be the programs next quarterbacks coach. We also hear from UH men's volleyball senior libero Eleu Choy and what he had to say ahead of Senior Weekend. Plus, Ku'ulei breaks down a new resolution that was introduced by the Senate and passed through the House on Wednesday - SCR142 SD1 Requesting the Office of the Auditor to Conduct an Audit of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics Department's Use and Management of Its Funds.