Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul have a Wahine Power Hour, talking strictly women's sports across the first hour of the show. We start off with some fun about Flavor Flav's invite to the USA Women's Hockey team and other female US Olympic medalists to celebrate together in Las Vegas. We shift over to the hardwood to hear from Hawai'i women's basketball head coach Laura Beeman for an important "Senior Week" with games against a pair of programs sitting just in front of the Rainbow Wahine in the Big West standings. The first hour wraps up hearing from Mililani girls' flag football star Zenn Nelson after the Trojans' comeback victory against Punahou to kick off the 2026 season.

Hour 2 ventures onto the gridiron, talking about the updated Mountain West football opponents in 2026 for teams after the official addition of North Dakota State to the conference. We shift up to the NFL as the Draft Combine in Indianapolis begins, talking out some of the latest rumors coming out of the world of professional football as the offseason starts to gear up. The day finishes out with Ku'ulei going over what you need to know from the latest legislative sessions in the state of Hawai'i that talked about potential sports tourism impacts and strategies for the islands.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku and Paul prepare for Rivalry Week in the islands as Hawai'i men's volleyball finally returns home to host archrival BYU for a pair of matches on Wednesday and Friday. We hear from head coach Charlie Wade and discuss the impact a full Stan Sheriff Center crowd can make. We also get into an update on the projected economic impact numbers that Sac State's president shared on social media after the consulting firm's CEO went on record in an interview disputing the exact figures shared publicly.

Hour 2 leads off with Ku & Paul talking about a media rights idea proposed to the University of Hawai'i back in summer of 2025 that pitched the process of the school creating its own media platform and outlet as an asset to use with all sports. We get into the Winter Olympics once again before going through our favorite memories from the Summer and Winter Games throughout history, getting into the lore of Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps and dozens of other athletes. The show wraps up with a quick peek at the week ahead in local sports as men's and women's basketball continue the end of the regular season push while men's volleyball returns home for the first time in over a month and baseball and softball prepare for more series in Manoa.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after an amazing Legends Weekend at the University of Hawai'i, recapping Les Murakami Hall of Fame Night & Anthony 'AC' Carter Night along with a fun Winter Olympics wrapping up. We hear from UH men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot from after Saturday night's overtime victory against UC Santa Barbara, going over the unforgettable night that boosted the 'Bows back to 1st place in the Big West. The first hour wraps up with a little chatter about HSRN's upcoming move and a funny conversation around getting Andy Archer, Shane Victorino and others to come on the show in the new studio. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens talking about the United States men's and women's hockey teams winning the gold medal over archrival Canada and the special moments immediately after the victories. Ku dives deep into the analysis of last week's Tourism and Gaming Working Group meeting that discussed the pros and cons of bringing legal gaming and gambling to Hawai'i with special guest Bo Bernhard. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

What a fun show as we dive into both NCAA and NBA Hoops! Focus on UH Sports and discuss the positives of the Stadium situation and NIL Lobbying! Letʻs get after it!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul run through a rapid recap of a packed Thursday that saw a ton of winning from HPU and UH programs, including the first victory in the career of new Hawaii beach volleyball HC Danny Alvarez. We hear from Hawaii HC Rich Hill & hero from Thursday night Kody Watanabe after the BaseBows came back to stun the Wichita State Shockers with seven runs in the late innings to kick of Les Murakami weekend with a bang. The first hour wraps up talking about yesterday's Tourism & Gaming Working Group hearing with gaming expert/UNLV professor Dr. Bo Bernhard and the confusion around the potential impact changes to the gaming industry in Hawai'i could have. Watch the hearing HERE.

Hour 2 rolls on recapping the biggest headlines in local sports from yesterday, hearing from HPU men's basketball HC Jesse Nakanishi after the Sharks snapped a 3-game losing streak and took down Azusa Pacific on Senior Night. We continue our coverage of bills moving through the local government regarding NIL regulations, including yesterday's HB 2384 meeting that saw AD Matt Elliott continue to share more information after questions from Scot Matayoshi. The day wraps up with a quick therapy session for Ku'ulei as the state of Indiana took the next step to luring the Chicago Bears to move out of Illinois, much to the dismay of many fans.

Former Hawaii Men's Basketball superstar Anthony "AC" Carter is back in Hawai'i and we hear what he had to say ahead of his jersey retirement celebration happening this Saturday at The Stan! Plus, the Rainbow Wahine Beach Volleyball team returns to the sand this week and will face six top-10 opponents - hear what 1st year head coach Danny Alvarez has to say about it all.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open an entire Wahine first hour hearing from UH senior swimmer Holly Nelson after she helped lead the Rainbow Wahine to a Big West title in the pool. We shift over from swimming to water polo, hearing Ku's Mana Wahine Wednesday chat with UH redshirt sophomore utility water polo player Aggie Weston after an elite start to the 2026 season for the Kiwi. The first hour wraps up hearing from Olympic medalist Chloe Kim after her silver medal finish in the women's halfpipe snowboarding event after she fell short of a three-peat of golds behind her own protege.

Hour 2 opens up giving the latest updates on the New Aloha Stadium Entertainment District project progress, finally seeing outward demolition of the old stadium on Tuesday. We discuss former NIU football head coach Thomas Hammock resigning from his job with the school to accept a position with the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks, kicking off a bigger discussion of the continued erosion of college sports in the NIL era.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after a successful opening weekend on the diamond for the BaseBows, taking two of the first three games against Gonzaga in dramatic fashion. We also chat about Sac State's official move for football up to the FBS, agreeing to join the MAC as a football-only member starting in 2026. We talk about the details of the agreement that were leaked and what the move means for the Hornets. The first hour wraps up continuing the college football conversation, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with Hawaii football TE & Special Teams Analyst Jeremy Kerr. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens with a continuation of the Sac State to the MAC reaction, reading off more reported details of Sac State's agreement to join the MAC and jump up to the FBS. We move over to the hardwood, hearing from UH women's basketball head coach Laura Beeman after Saturday's Valentine's Day victory over CSUN before recapping the smackdown the men took on the continent. The day wraps up reacting to ESPN's Bill Barnwell's 11 mock trades for the NFL offseason article that starts with moves by Paul and Ku'ulei's favorite football teams. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 continues the UH baseball conversation as we hear from opening day starting pitcher Isaiah Magdaleno before he takes the bump against Gonzaga on Friday night. We shift to Rainbow Wahine softball, hearing from HC Panita Thanatharn and RHP Taryn Irimata after UH went 4-1 during their opening weekend of games and Irimata earned Big West Pitcher of the Week honors. The show wraps up talking about the stroke of bad luck the UH men's volleyball team faced ahead of their matchup against nationally-ranked Stanford before giving a quick update on the near future of Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul celebrate UH baseball opening day by hearing from head coach Rich Hill ahead of Friday night's premiere of the 2026 Rainbow Warrior baseball team. We also chat about results for the UH & HPU men's and women's basketball teams from Thursday night as the Sharks both fell against league-leading Point Loma and both Hawaii squads rolled by Cal State Bakersfield. The first hour wraps up with a clip from the recent Senate hearing with an interaction between Matt Elliott and Senator Samantha Decorte while discussing the legislative bills regarding NIL funding for UH.

Ku'ulei give her thoughts and takeaways from Wednesday's House (HB 2384) and Senate (SB 3263) hearings on bills that directly affect the NIL future of University of Hawai'i Athletics. We hear from Rep. Andrew Takuya Garrett (author of HB 2384, House Committee on Higher Education Chair), Rep. Darius Kila, former UH football lineman Mike Iosua, and Rainbow Wahine Volleyball DS Victoria Leyva.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day hearing from Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang about North Dakota State joining the Mountain West, goals for spring practices and the upcoming hearing on NIL-related legislature for UH. We shift over to our featured Mana Wahine of the week, Hawaii softball utility player Rhea Furtado, hearing her conversation with Ku'ulei Agbayani about her career to this point and what it means to represent for UH.

Ku & Paul have fun on a rainy Aloha Tuesday, talking about the origins of the Super Bowl halftime show as we know it and how it looked before a major shift in 1992 along with some of the notable acts that have come from it since. We talk more about the Hawai'i men's basketball team's win over UC San Diego from Saturday, hearing from head coach Eran Ganot after the Rainbow Warriors kept pace at the top in the Big West race.

Hour 2 rolls on talking about HB-2384 versus SB-3263, pitting the pros and cons of each against each other ahead of the hearings on the bills. Ku & Paul give their takes on the differences between the two, backing their favorites ahead of Wednesday's House Bill hearing. We move over to the diamond, talking some MLB ahead of Spring Training beginning. Paul shares an old story about Red Sox gear and his childhood after Ku updates the people on where Isaiah Kiner-Falefa is signing to continue his career.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul recap Super Bowl LX and the hoopla around the game, from some commercial flops to Bad Bunny's performance to the Seahawks returning to the pinnacle of the NFL mountain. We shift gears to the college football level as North Dakota State officially became a football-only member of the Mountain West Conference, discussing the price it took to move from FCS to FBS and enter the MWC immediately for 2026. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 continues the Super Bowl LX recap, giving our full takes on the Bad Bunny performance and guest appearances before getting into some of the best prop bets from the Big Game. Ku & Paul go over an exciting weekend in local Division II hoops after the Hawaii Pacific men's basketball team erased a 17-point 2nd half deficit on the road to stun Chaminade in overtime. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Seattle D dominates Maye and New England for impressive 29-13 victory, we break it down! Plus, NBAʻs wild trade deadline. Do any of the deals make a difference this year? Plus, who has the best NBA All Star team, USA 1, USA 2 or the World? Letʻs get after it!

Hawai‘i Pacific rallied late and took control in overtime to earn an 85–78 road win over Chaminade at McCabe Gymnasium, outscoring the Silverswords 16–9 in the extra period after the game was tied 69–69 at the end of regulation. Quentin Meza led the Sharks with a game-high 19 points while adding five assists. Josh Niusulu added 17 points and six rebounds, while Joshua West chipped in 14 points.

Hawai‘i Pacific University used a strong second quarter and balanced scoring to pull away from Chaminade, earning a 64–52 PacWest victory Saturday afternoon at McCabe Gym. HPU's Kyra Tanabe led all scorers with a game-high 26 points, shooting 9-for-17 from the field and 4-for-7 from three-point range. 

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the final show of the week recapping the 2026 NFL Honors show from Thursday night, seeing Matthew Stafford win MVP while announcing his return for next year and Hawai'i-native Tetairoa McMillian bring home Offensive Rookie of the Year. Ku vents about the strange effort by Hawaii lawmakers to move to ban prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, wondering aloud why the state continues to fight against benefitting from the explosion of sports gambling. The hour wraps up with Ku & Paul talking about their old pre-game and night-before-game meals from their playing days after talking about Sam Darnold & Cooper Kupp's tradition to find the best Pho wherever they play that week.

Hour 2 opens hearing from UH men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot ahead of a big Saturday matchup hosting UC San Diego for the Rainbow Warriors. Ku & Paul go through their expectations for the weekend, including a look at a prime Chaminade-Hawaii Pacific basketball matchup. We shift over to the diamond, hearing from new Hawaii softball head coach Panita Thanatharn and sophomore starting pitcher Taryn Irimata following the Rainbow Wahine's season-opening victory over Seattle University from Thursday night. The show wraps up with the duo giving their final predictions for Super Bowl LX between the Seattle Seahawks & New England Patriots.

Another PACKED Thursday in The Den! We hear from one of Hawaii Football's new faces, UW transfer receiver Audric Harris. It's also Opening Day for the Rainbow Wahine Softball team and we get a chance to hear from senior transfer pitcher Hannah Pitts and Kapa'a alum/CSUN transfer Rhea Furtado. To close things out, Ku'ulei gets you caught up with what you may have missed from Wednesday night's OIA Boys Basketball Championships in which Kahuku and Kaimuki came out victorious.

The Kahuku Red Raiders closed the door on a long-awaited return to the top of OIA Division I boys basketball Tuesday night, grinding out a hard-fought 35–32 victory over the defending champion Kailua Surfriders in a defensive-heavy championship showdown.

The Kaimuki Bulldogs delivered a composed, wire-to-wire performance Wednesday night to capture the OIA Division II boys basketball championship, pulling away from Waiʻanae for a decisive 59–38 victory at Jim Alegre Gymnasium.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping the notes of Hawai'i football's first day of spring practice via Michael Lasquero and sprinkle their own thoughts about the new-look Rainbow Warrior roster. We chat with Hawai'i softball second baseman Carys Murakami as the featured Mana Wahine of the Week ahead of the Rainbow Wahine opening the 2026 season under new head coach Panita Thanatharn. The first hour wraps up with a trip down college basketball memory lane after Ku re-watched the 1997 men's basketball matchup between Hawai'i and Kansas featuring AC Carter & Paul Pierce. 

Hour 2 opens up with a refresh of the latest NBA Trade Deadline news as Anthony Davis moves to Washington, James Harden gets flipped to Cleveland for Darius Garland & a variety of other transactions get announced while live on the air. We hear Hawai'i football head coach Timmy Chang's Day 1 thoughts from spring practice and get his opinion on the current transfer portal window and if the dates should be changed for college football's movement period. The day wraps up with Ku & Paul previewing the OIA Division I and II boys basketball championships, pitting Waianae against Kaimuki and getting the rubber match Round 3 between Kahuku and Kailua.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off a loaded day with first-blush analysis of the Seahawks-Patriots matchup in Super Bowl LX before reacting to the official announcement of the new Mountain West media rights deal that includes FOX Sports, CBS Network, the CW and more. We shift conversation to the diamond, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with HPU head coach Dane Fujinaka after the fifth-year skipper picked up his 100th win with the Sharks on Saturday.

Hour 2 is carried by Ku & Paul going over HI HB2384 and SB3263, a pair of pieces of legislation from each the House and Senate regarding Name, Image and Likeness agreement regulations for UH and athletes. We also hear Michael Lasquero's chat with Chaminade baseball head coach Chad Konishi after the Silverswords opened their season with a competitive loss against Cal State LA on Friday night. The day wraps up with the duo taking a peek at the spring football roster for the Rainbow Warriors, talking about the first reports out of camp with the new faces in the islands.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after a winning weekend, recapping positive results on the diamond and on the court by UH and HPU programs. We dip our toes in the waters of Super Bowl LX week, talking a look at some of the early prop bet lines on national anthem length, first coach shown during anthem and more ahead of the matchup between the Patriots and Seahawks. We close up the first hour hearing UH women's basketball HC Laura Beeman's thoughts after the Rainbow Wahine's sixth straight victory & recap a fun "Beeman's Big Bash" night at the Stan Sheriff Center. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul's take on a text-in question asking about best and worst Super Bowl halftime shows that they've watched, going back to Prince's performance in 2007 all the way up to Kendrick Lamar's noteworthy showing in 2025. We react to Star Advertiser reporter Stephen Tsai's spring practice preview article about the new-look Hawai'i football roster that features a ton of fresh faces in the skill position and defensive backfield spots. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Rivals preview Super Bowl 60 as Ernie likes a real tight game and Monty expects a blowout! Plus, is the the greatest freshman class in NCAA Menʻs hoop history? NBA All Star rosters and Monty shares his disdain for Bill Belichickʻs Hall of Fame snub!  Letʻs get after it!

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! After some early technical difficulties, Ku & Paul get into the latest Aloha Stadium project update after it was reported that the capacity is expected to be north of 31,000 seats & 28 luxury suites. We use up the rest of the hour recapping the Hawai'i men's basketball team's heartbreaking overtime loss at UC Irvine, giving our takeaways in the battle of 1st place teams that saw the 'Bows sputter in overtime.

Hour 2 flips over to the Rainbow Wahine side of the Big West standings as Hawai'i women's basketball extended their win streak to five games in a row on Thursday night with a 55-50 win over UC Irvine. We hear Kyra Webb, Imani Perez & HC Laura Beeman's postgame thoughts as the youthful Rainbow Wahine grow and glow up in the standings. The day wraps up with a quick reminder of Friday's HPU baseball season opener broadcast on HSRN.

Ku'ulei starts things off with a recap of Wednesday night's OIA championship double header in which Pearl City (DII) and Campbell (DI) fought their way to victory. Then, we hear and reflect on an extensive dialogue between Senator Donna Mercado Kim and UH Manoa Athletics Director Matt Elliott from this week's informational briefing about the $5M ask for NIL.

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day talking about the latest changes to the College Football Playoff format as the Group of 6 autobid changed selection process and what impact that could have on Timmy Chang and the Rainbow Warriors. We also hear Ku's sit-down chat with new Hawaii softball head coach Panita Thanatharn as the first-year HC takes us down memory lane through her playing career, her coaching journey and why Hawai'i was where she wanted to take the leap to the lead chair.

Hour 2 opens talking about the biggest news in the NFL world of the week after it was leaked that former Patriots HC Bill Belichick was not selected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on his first try, giving Jets fan Paul a chance to talk through his emotions of the news. We double-dip with Mana Wahine interviews, hearing Ku's chat with UH softball shortstop Milan Ah Yat around her softball career, transfer process & connection with family bringing her home.