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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!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the new injury report procedure for Mountain West football games after an official announcement from the conference. We hear from Hawaii football DB Elijah Palmer after Michael Lasquero got a chance to catch up with the junior earlier in the week. Kyle Galdeira joins the show to give his thoughts on the latest updates regarding the NASED project after news from earlier in the week dropped that the project would move forward. (Please note, D Block of Hour 1 is missing due to technical difficulties.)

Hour 2 returns to the Hawaii football conversation, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with 'Bows WR Pofele Ashlock from earlier in the week as UH prepares to host Stanford. We welcome in ESPN Maui's Donald Mahoe Jr. to talk about the new season of high school football on the Valley Isle with a potential opening for the island's top spot. We close out the week giving our thoughts of the New Heights podcast appearance from Taylor Swift before signing off ahead of Friday night's football broadcast.

Ku & Paul wrap up the New Aloha Stadium conversation for the day before jumping into a preview of the high school football game of the week on the station between Aiea and Castle. We take a peek at the Rainbow Wahine season-opening soccer match at Long Beach State as UH looks to begin the 2025 season on a high note. We close out the day talking about the upcoming Hawaii football home opener against Stanford. 

Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul spend the entire first hour rehashing the big news from yesterday regarding the NASED project taking an important step forward. We hear the media scrum from following the special session meeting for the Stadium Authority Board, learning more information from Brennon Morioka and Eric Fujimoto. Spicy Ku returns to share her disappointment from the actual details around the funding currently planned out for the New Aloha Stadium project between AHDP and the State of Hawaii.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul lead off the day with breaking news after it was reported that Hawaii interior offensive lineman Tai Marks is transferring to UCLA with two weeks before the regular season begins.  We kick off a new season of Mana Wahine Wednesday interviews with Ku's conversation with Hawaii women's soccer sophomore goalkeeper Kennedy Justin, learning about her background as an only child and electrical engineering major. 

Hour 2 opens with some sports business talk after the Connecticut Sun's sale to a Boston-led group and the Portland Trailblazers looking like they will be sold to a group led by the Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon for over $4 billion. We re-hash the Hawaii women's soccer conversation, hearing from head coach Bud Nagamine ahead of the Rainbow Wahine's season-opener on Thursday at Long Beach State. We close out the day with more breaking news as the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District (NASED) project took another big step forward with approval to advance from the Stadium Authority board.

Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about Monday's big news of the University of Hawaii striking a one-year deal with Spectrum for the television rights of UH athletics and dropping the pay-per-view fees for football. We hear comments from UH football head coach Timmy Chang and UH athletics director Matt Elliott regarding the landmark agreement to make the 'Bows more accessible across the islands before closing out the first hour with some Taylor Swift talk.

Hour 2 returns to the UH/Spectrum deal that was announced on Monday, hearing portions of the Q&A session with AD Matt Elliott and President Wendy Hensel.  The conversation shifts down to the high school ranks after ScoringLive released their new season Hawaii HS Power Rankings, seeing defending Open state champions Saint Louis top the list. We close out the day taking a peek at the John Mateer sports gambling scandal after it blew up overnight on social media.