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University of Hawaiʻi football head coach Timmy Chang joined Ku'ulei and Kyle from Mountain West Media Days at the Palms in Las Vegas to preview the 2026 Rainbow Warriors season. Chang reflects on Hawaiʻi's breakthrough 2025 campaign and Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl comeback victory over Cal, while explaining how the program is handling increased expectations entering a new season. He also discusses Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Micah Alejado, the depth of UH's receiving corps, the importance of the team's culture and the Rainbow Warriors' challenging start against Stanford and UNLV. The conversation also includes Chang's appreciation for his coaching staff, Hawaiʻi's fans and community, along with a personal reflection on his family and coaching journey.

Kanoa and Billy are finally back from Las Vegas and back in the ESPN studio to talk about the Mountain West Media Day as well as the excitement of the rapidly approaching football season for the Rainbow Warriors.

Hour 2 opens with conversation between Ku & Kyle about Mountain West Football Media Days coming up later this week, leading to Kyle firing off his off-the-cuff prediction for the Rainbow Warriors' record in the first year of the new-look conference. Paul Brecht chimes in from back in Honolulu to recap the MLB Draft from over the weekend, celebrating the seven players with ties to the islands getting a chance to continue their professional baseball dreams. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

There are consequences to your actions. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a person sows, this he will also reap.” - Galatians 6:7 (NASB)

Das Greenpeace-Schiff «Rainbow Warrior» war unterwegs, um gegen französische Atomwaffentests zu protestieren. Doch noch bevor das Schiff sein Ziel im Pazifik erreichte, versenkte es der französische Geheimdienst am 10. Juli 1985 mit Bomben.

Environmental group says advocacy led to dismissal A highlight of America's bicentennial in 1976 was Operation Sail, a parade of tall ships around New York City that featured the sloop Clearwater, representing the environmental organization of the same name created by folk icons Pete and Toshi Seeger of Beacon. The parade returned to New York City on July 4, this time as Sail4th 250 in honor of the nation's 250th birthday. But it sailed with one notable absence. Around 11 a.m., shortly after the parade began, the Clearwater was approached on both sides by U.S. Coast Guard boats and told to exit immediately. The sloop had been scheduled to escort the NRP Sagres, a Portuguese Navy ship. Instead, it was escorted from the parade route by the Coast Guard, Navy and New York Police Department, and had to wait until the parade was over to return to its current port at the Atlantic Basin in Red Hook, Brooklyn. "I was shouting at them [from the deck of the ship], 'Folks, we're part of this parade!'" said David Toman, the executive director of Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, which is based in Beacon. "We're part of this all!" Toman said crew members were not immediately told why the sloop was being removed from the parade, and a call to organizers provided little clarity. "They told us they were unaware of this and that the decision was being made above their heads," said Toman. It was later that someone from one of the Coast Guard vessels told Capt. Rory Kane that it was because of the ship's banners, Toman said. One side of the ship's sail carried a banner that read: "Save the Clean Water Act," with a drawing of Pete Seeger's banjo. The other had a banner that read: "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions." A Coast Guard representative told The Current: "As part of the parade of sail, participants agreed to conditions established by Sail4th. One of those conditions was to not display political or politically charged messages/statements. The owner of the sloop Clearwater was contacted and requested to remove the message being displayed or be removed from the parade of sail. They declined to remove it. So, the Coast Guard enforced the agreement on behalf of Sail4th, removing the vessel from the parade." But Jen Benson of Clearwater, who was on the sloop, said there was no communication from either Sail250 or the Coast Guard regarding the banners. "We were not given an option to remove the banners and continue in the parade," she said. Toman said that no such restrictions existed, only that ships were instructed not to carry banners that could be considered "promotional." A copy of Clearwater's contract with Sail4th 250 that was provided to The Current confirms there were no restrictions on political messaging, only that the ship "may not display any flags, signs or distribute any literature that includes sponsorship names and/or logos without providing examples of these items in advance and receiving express written permission." Sail4th 250 did not respond to numerous requests for comment. "We've been part of the coordination of Sail250 from the very beginning," Toman said. "We signed a contract last year, went to every meeting." While he acknowledged that Sail250 did not specifically approve the sloop's banners, he said he saw other ships in the parade also flying banners. "We're known as America's environmental flagship," he said. "We've been known to fly banners from our sails, as they know. And besides, Sail250 did not tell us to leave the parade." In 1986, the Clearwater took part in the Operation Sail tall ship parade in New York Harbor to celebrate the rededication of the Statue of Liberty. During the parade, the sloop flew two banners from its sails. One read: "Peace on Earth, And Sea, and Sky," and another expressed solidarity with the Rainbow Warrior, a Greenpeace ship that had been sunk by France while in a New Zealand harbor, killing a photographer who was on board. By Brian PJ Cronin The "Save the Clean Wat...

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael lead off the day previewing the big World Cup matchup between Team USA and Australia & get to comparing the teams in Group D to Mountain West football programs. We move over to a bigger Mountain West conversation as Paul probes to find out which players that Michael is most excited to see in action this upcoming season for the Rainbow Warriors.

Back to where it all began – Three Mile Island This Week’s 15th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL A Look Back at a Decade-and-a-Half of Nuclear Hotseat! Nuclear Hotseat started as a conference call (I didn’t know how to do a podcast) on June 14, 2011, only three months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster began. In the 15...

France is a leading intelligence power, but we know very little about its premier intelligence agency: the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). Damien Van Puyvelde's latest book, The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service (Georgetown University Press, 2026), examines France's foreign intelligence service from its rebranding as the DGSE in 1982 to the present. It covers the legacies of the Second World War, how decolonization and the Cold War shaped the organization, the organization's workforce and leadership, as well as public and (pop) cultural perceptions and representations of intelligence in France. The emergence of the DGSE, following the election of socialist President Mitterrand, opened an era of change, marked by a series of reorganizations and new threats over the horizon. Some readers will recall the Rainbow Warrior fiasco, when DGSE operators sank Greenpeace's flagship, causing the death of a photographer in 1985. Others will be more familiar with the popular TV show The Bureau, which portrays the lives of non-official cover DGSE officers operating in contemporary hotspots. These vignettes, just like much of the media coverage, paint a misleading portrait of the DGSE as a group of dedicated but reckless officers. Van Puyvelde shows how France's leading intelligence agency has successfully adapted to political and security requirements from the late Cold War to today's international security threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

France is a leading intelligence power, but we know very little about its premier intelligence agency: the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). Damien Van Puyvelde's latest book, The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service (Georgetown University Press, 2026), examines France's foreign intelligence service from its rebranding as the DGSE in 1982 to the present. It covers the legacies of the Second World War, how decolonization and the Cold War shaped the organization, the organization's workforce and leadership, as well as public and (pop) cultural perceptions and representations of intelligence in France. The emergence of the DGSE, following the election of socialist President Mitterrand, opened an era of change, marked by a series of reorganizations and new threats over the horizon. Some readers will recall the Rainbow Warrior fiasco, when DGSE operators sank Greenpeace's flagship, causing the death of a photographer in 1985. Others will be more familiar with the popular TV show The Bureau, which portrays the lives of non-official cover DGSE officers operating in contemporary hotspots. These vignettes, just like much of the media coverage, paint a misleading portrait of the DGSE as a group of dedicated but reckless officers. Van Puyvelde shows how France's leading intelligence agency has successfully adapted to political and security requirements from the late Cold War to today's international security threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/national-security

France is a leading intelligence power, but we know very little about its premier intelligence agency: the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). Damien Van Puyvelde's latest book, The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service (Georgetown University Press, 2026), examines France's foreign intelligence service from its rebranding as the DGSE in 1982 to the present. It covers the legacies of the Second World War, how decolonization and the Cold War shaped the organization, the organization's workforce and leadership, as well as public and (pop) cultural perceptions and representations of intelligence in France. The emergence of the DGSE, following the election of socialist President Mitterrand, opened an era of change, marked by a series of reorganizations and new threats over the horizon. Some readers will recall the Rainbow Warrior fiasco, when DGSE operators sank Greenpeace's flagship, causing the death of a photographer in 1985. Others will be more familiar with the popular TV show The Bureau, which portrays the lives of non-official cover DGSE officers operating in contemporary hotspots. These vignettes, just like much of the media coverage, paint a misleading portrait of the DGSE as a group of dedicated but reckless officers. Van Puyvelde shows how France's leading intelligence agency has successfully adapted to political and security requirements from the late Cold War to today's international security threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/french-studies

France is a leading intelligence power, but we know very little about its premier intelligence agency: the Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE). Damien Van Puyvelde's latest book, The DGSE: A Concise History of France's Foreign Intelligence Service (Georgetown University Press, 2026), examines France's foreign intelligence service from its rebranding as the DGSE in 1982 to the present. It covers the legacies of the Second World War, how decolonization and the Cold War shaped the organization, the organization's workforce and leadership, as well as public and (pop) cultural perceptions and representations of intelligence in France. The emergence of the DGSE, following the election of socialist President Mitterrand, opened an era of change, marked by a series of reorganizations and new threats over the horizon. Some readers will recall the Rainbow Warrior fiasco, when DGSE operators sank Greenpeace's flagship, causing the death of a photographer in 1985. Others will be more familiar with the popular TV show The Bureau, which portrays the lives of non-official cover DGSE officers operating in contemporary hotspots. These vignettes, just like much of the media coverage, paint a misleading portrait of the DGSE as a group of dedicated but reckless officers. Van Puyvelde shows how France's leading intelligence agency has successfully adapted to political and security requirements from the late Cold War to today's international security threats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kanoa and Billy talk about the NBA Playoffs as they begin the series we've all anticipated, Thunder vs. Spurs. The guys also talk Rainbow Warrior volleyball with all-time volleyball great Erik Shoji, as well as Hawaii baseball with pitching coach Keith Zuniga.

Gary talks about Hawaii baseball after another dominating win last night over CSUN, as well as some other NBA, NFL and other Hawaii sports talk.Josh Pacheco joins the show to continue the conversation on Rainbow Warrior baseball.

Kanoa and Billy break down the rally at the Stan Sheriff Center for the Rainbow Warrior men's volleyball team after the national championship win, plus the guys talk about yet another dominant performance from Isaiah Magdeleno. The guys talk with Ryan Kalei Tsuji and Cole Cabrera to talk more about Hawaii Athletics, and the guys break down top five Rainbow Warriors of all time, and a controversial gas-pump conversation.

Kanoa and Billy return from their long LA trip and continue the talk about the third National Championship for the Rainbow Warriors. Charlie Wade joins the show to talk more about the season as well as his opinions on the NIL bill that was killed on the Senate Floor, and Athletics Director Matt Elliott joins the show to reflect on an impressive first season here in Manoa.

The Rainbow Warriors are national champions again after UH beat UC Irvine for the third title in program history. State leaders broke ground on the Wahiawa Dam Improvement Project. Plus, health officials are trying to calm fears of a pandemic after Americans from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship arrived at a quarantine center in Nebraska.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hawaii Island police have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a Waimea man was hit and killed while changing a tire on the roadside. A late Maui police officer is being honored in Washington, D.C., as the nation recognizes law enforcement officers this week. The Rainbow Warriors beat UC Irvine to win the national volleyball championship.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary and Tanner fill in for the guys today as they celebrate a National Championship for the Rainbow Warriors last night, as they continue more UH Athletics discussion from the team, to NIL, to even some men's basketball with new assistant and former 'Bow Noah Allen joining the show.

A Dutch cruise ship at the center of a deadly Hantavirus outbreak has left the West African island of Cape Verde, bound for the Canary Islands. A new bishop will soon take over the Catholic Diocese of Honolulu. The Rainbow Warriors volleyball team receives a send-off as they leave for the NCAA semifinals in California.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary talks about the NBA Playoffs and the impressive feat his Knicks had last night over the Atlanta Hawks, plus talks Hawaii Athletics from Rainbow Wahine volleyball to Rainbow Warrior baseball with Josh Pacheco.

Kanoa and Billy talk about Hawaii Athletics and the NBA Playoffs. They talk with Jordan Helle and Lori Santi to get the full picture on everything Rainbow Warrior and Wahine athletically the past week. The guys also give their best posterizing dunks of all time and welcome Billy back from a long weekend.

Gary talks about the NFL Draft with the first round going down tonight, as well as some Hawaii men's volleyball with the Big West Tournament starting this week.Tiff Wells joins the show to talk more about the Rainbow Warriors today

Kanoa and BIlly talk about Hawaii Athletics with Athletics Director Matt Elliott and talk about contract extensions, NIL, and much more. The guys also talk about men's volleyball with Charlie Wade and just how the Rainbow Warriors went up a spot in RPI after their loss to UC San Diego.

Gary talks about the extension for Eran Ganot and men's basketball, as he responds to texts critiquing the move for Hawaii and expectations going into the Mountain West.Trevor Lane joins the show to talk about the LA Lakers as they deal with injury issues down the stretch, as they didn't field any of their big three last night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.Rich Hill joins the show to talk about his Rainbow Warriors as they look to sneak into the Big West Tournament after a disappointing beginning of the season.

Gary and Tanner fill in for the guys today, as the two talk about the Rainbow Warriors and their matchup against Arkansas today with play by play voice Josh Pacheco and talk more March Madness and WNBA news with Lori Santi.

Hawaii play by play voice Josh Pacheco joins Justin and DJ in The Zone to dscuss the Rainbow Warriors as they face the Razorbacks.

University of Hawai‘i men's basketball head coach Eran Ganot joined Pacheco and Hart after he and the Rainbow Warriors clinched the Big West Championship and ahead of their NCAA Tournament first-round matchup with Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball this Thursday.

Gary talks more about Hawaii men's basketball and their upcoming trip to Portland to take on Arkansas in the NCAA Tournament, he gives his March Madness Bracket, and talks with Tiff Wells to talk about the start of Big West play for the Rainbow Warriors.

Kanoa welcomes back Billy from an ailing weekend, as the guys talk about Hawaii men's basketball and their matchup against Arkansas, as well as some NFL and World Baseball Classic talk.Hawaii athletic director Matt Elliott joins the show to talk about the Rainbow Warriors as he's headed up to Portland with the men's basketball team, and the guys talk with him about UH Athletics.

Gary talked with Josh Pacheco as he'll be following the Rainbow Warriors to Portland this week for the first March Madness appearance since 2016, as Gary talks about the bracket this year.

Kanoa and Billy talk about the upcoming Rainbow Wahine's matchup against Cal State Fullerton today for the Big West Tournament, as well as some Rainbow Warrior volleyball talk and NFL discussion with Spectrum's Lori Santi.The guy's also talk with First-Team Big West selection Isaac Johnson and his journey to Manoa.

Gary talks about college basketball, with Hawaii men's assistant coach Rob Jones joining him to talk about the Rainbow Warriors as they prepare for tomorrow's semi-finals.

Kanoa and Billy talk about Hawaii Athletics, from the basketball teams getting ready for the Big West Tournament, as well as both the Volleyball squads seeing action this week, with Charlie Wade joining the show on how his Rainbow Warriors are preparing for the OUTRIGGER this weekend and Wahine assistant coach Kaleo Baxter talking about the spring ball action this week against Louisville.

Kanoa and Billy recap the weekend in University of Hawaii sports and Max Holloway's loss to Charles Oliveira. Plus, "On Point with Artie Wilson" host Artie Wilson recaps the Rainbow Warrior basketball team's loss to Long Beach State.

Gary talks about Hawaii Athletics and how both the men's and women's are locking in their seedings for the Big West Tournaments, as Gary welcomes Josh Pacheco onto the show to talk more about the Rainbow Warriors.

Kanoa and Billy talk Hawaii basketball as both the men's and women's teams lock in byes for the Big West Tournament next week, they talk with Spectrum News' Brian McInnis to talk more about the Rainbow Warriors and other sports motifs. Dan Tom from the Protect Ya' Neck podcast breaks down tomorrows UFC 326 as Max Holloway protects his BMF title.

Kanoa and Billy talk about Hawaii Athletics as a loaded weekend of matchups are up for the Rainbow Warriors and Wahine this weekend.

Host Kanoa Leahey and Coach Charlie Wade are joined by Rainbow Warrior standouts Tread Rosenthal and Magnus Hettervik.

Gary talks Hawaii Athletics as it was another successful weekend for the Rainbow Warriors and Wahine, with Artie Wilson hopping on the show to talk about Dre Bullock's game winning three over Cal State Fullerton. Gary also talks some NFL, NBA and the new switch over to 1500AM for ESPN Honolulu.

Artie talks Rainbow Warriors basketball and their big win over UC Davis last night as the team gets closer and closer to the end of regular season play. Bob Nash joins the show to reminisce with Artie, as well as talk about this year's Rainbow Warriors.

Mamilos no Rainbow Warrior: Jurema Werneck e Carol Pasquali falam sobre Clima e AtivismoPara abrir a temporada de 2026, o Mamilos te convida a repensar caminhos e prioridades e fazer um exercício raro de imaginação prática: que mundo a gente quer viver, que cidade a gente quer habitar e o que esse futuro pede de nós. É um convite para “esperançar” — não ingenuidade, mas uma perspectiva possibilista que encara escolhas duras e ações difíceis para tirar esse futuro do papel.Gravado a bordo do Rainbow Warrior, navio do Greenpeace, este episódio do Mamilos é um guia direto (e sem “climês”) para entender o que as COPs estão — e não estão — entregando, e por que isso não é assunto distante: é calor extremo, enchente, comida, preço, cidade e saúde. Na conversa, Carol Pasquali traduz o que sai de uma COP em decisões, lacunas e números — do tamanho do corte que a ciência pede ao que os países realmente colocam na mesa. Jurema Werneck puxa o fio político: quem ganha, quem perde, como justiça climática vira vida digna e por que “cidadania dá trabalho” quando o assunto é fazer lei e promessa saírem do papel. E com Laila Zaid, a gente faz a ponte essencial entre cenário e ação: como a cultura pode quebrar a paralisia do medo e sustentar imaginação, coragem e mobilização. Você vai encontrar, ao longo do episódio:O que uma COP decide (e o que costuma ficar de fora) sobre transição energética, combustíveis fósseis, desmatamento e adaptaçãoComo traduzir clima para o cotidiano: café, chocolate, custo de vida e infraestrutura das cidadesUm exercício de “melhor futuro possível” sem ingenuidade: como seria uma cidade habitável O “como” de verdade: pressão pública, rua, redes, comunidade e sociedade civil organizadaSe “COP” te dá sono, este episódio foi feito pra te acordar — e te levar da indignação para um mapa de ação.

The latest episode of Hawaiʻi Football Final, a Hawaiʻi Sports 2Night production, looked back at one of the most memorable moments in University of Hawaiʻi football history, a comeback for the ages in the 22nd Hawaiʻi Bowl.KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello was joined by Rainbow Warriors senior offensive lineman and co-captain Zhen Sotelo as the show revisited Hawaiʻi's 35-31 victory over California on Christmas Eve, a nationally televised thriller that capped an unforgettable season in Mānoa.Hawaiʻi trailed 21-0 in the first half before digging deep across all three phases to mount a stunning rally. Freshman quarterback Micah Alejado, named Mountain West Freshman of the Year, played through heavy contact to throw for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Hawaiʻi Bowl MVP Pofele Ashlock hauled in 14 receptions for 123 yards and two scores as the Warriors outscored the Golden Bears 35-10 down the stretch.The defining moment came with 15 seconds remaining. Trailing by three, Hawaiʻi faced sudden adversity when Alejado was knocked out of the game after a late hit. Backup quarterback Luke Weaver was called upon to deliver in the game's biggest moment, and did just that, dropping a 22-yard go-ahead touchdown pass to senior receiver Nick Cenacle.The play, quickly etched into Hawaiʻi football lore, sealed the Warriors' first Hawaiʻi Bowl victory since 2010 and completed a comeback that will be remembered among the program's greatest moments.Head coach Timmy Chang, in his fourth season, closed out a 9-4 campaign that saw Hawaiʻi bookend the year with wins over ACC opponents Stanford and California, further signaling the program's resurgence under his leadership.On Hawaiʻi Football Final, DeMello and Sotelo reflected on the emotional weight of the victory, the belief inside the locker room while trailing by three touchdowns, and the confidence the team had in Weaver when he stepped into the huddle for the final play.The episode also featured the “HFF Mailbox” segment, answering viewer-submitted questions, and looked ahead to what's next for the Rainbow Warriors following a season that reignited excitement around Hawaiʻi football.Hawaiʻi Football Final premieres every Sunday at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app, available on Apple TV, Roku and Firestick. A television rebroadcast airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2.

Patty Mills is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player from Australia. He is a five-time Olympian, NBA Champion, and 16-year NBA veteran. Across his NBA career, Patty has played in over 900 games for seven teams, including a pivotal role in the San Antonio Spurs' 2013–14 championship season. Internationally, he recently competed in the 2024 Paris Games, where he moved into fifth place on the all-time Olympic scoring list. From leading the Australian Boomers to their first Olympic medal, to serving as the nation's first Indigenous Olympic flag bearer, this legend has built a legacy rooted in excellence, humility and service. He's a recipient of both the NBA Cares Community Assist Award and the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award — honors that reflect the way he carries culture, values, and responsibility wherever he goes. Today, he brings that same mindset to Hawaiʻi as the General Manager of the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warrior basketball program.In this episode we talk about growing up indigenous in Australia, how he got into basketball, the journey to the NBA, winning an NBA championship, why cultural identity is so important, how he ended up in Hawai'i, becoming the GM for UH, his future goals, and so much more.Buy our merch:

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The University of Hawaiʻi football team's postseason return took center stage on the latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, as KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello was joined by ESPN Honolulu and KHON2 analyst John Veneri to break down the Rainbow Warriors' upcoming Sheraton Hawaii Bowl matchup and the major storylines surrounding the program.Hawaiʻi is set to make its 15th bowl game appearance in program history when it faces California on Christmas Eve. The matchup brings added intrigue, as Cal will be led by interim head coach Nick Rolovich, who returns to the islands to face his former University of Hawaiʻi teammate and current Rainbow Warriors head coach Timmy Chang.Chang, recently named an AFCA Regional Coach of the Year, is aiming to guide Hawaiʻi to its ninth victory of the season. Both teams have shifted into bowl game preparations with full game-week practices underway.A major focus of the discussion centered on the head coaching matchup between Chang and Rolovich, whose relationship dates back 25 years to their arrival on UH's lower campus as quarterbacks competing for the starting role. Both eventually earned their opportunities and went on to leave lasting legacies in the program, adding a unique layer to the upcoming showdown.The quarterback storyline extends onto the field as well, with both teams led by left-handed quarterbacks from ʻEwa Beach. Hawaiʻi will be guided by Mountain West Freshman of the Year Micah Alejado, while Cal counters with freshman All-American Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele. While the quarterbacks share similar roots, DeMello and Veneri discussed how each presents different challenges within their respective offensive schemes.Roster movement in the modern college football landscape was also a key topic. Alejado recently announced he will return for the 2026 season after re-signing with the program, a significant development for the Rainbow Warriors amid the era of NIL and the transfer portal. However, Hawaiʻi will be without Alejado's top receiving target, Jackson Harris, who has departed the program with plans to enter the transfer portal.DeMello and Veneri weighed the importance of retaining Hawaiʻi's quarterback of the future while also addressing the impact of roster turnover as the Rainbow Warriors prepare for their bowl appearance.Hawaii Football Final airs every Sunday at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app, available on Apple TV, Roku and Firestick, with a television rebroadcast Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2. An extended version of the show is also released each Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. on major podcast platforms, including Spotify.

The Hawaii Bowl matchup against California for the University of Hawaiʻi football team was the focus of the latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, which premiered Sunday night on the KHON+ app and featured KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello and analyst Rich Miano.DeMello and Miano, a former UH player and coach and 11–year NFL veteran, discussed the Rainbow Warriors' upcoming appearance in the Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl, answered fan questions in the “HFF Mailbox,” and broke down the next steps for the program. An extended version of the show is also released Sunday nights on major podcast platforms, including Spotify. A television rebroadcast airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2.Earlier in the week, bowl officials announced the 2025 matchup, which will feature Hawaiʻi against California of the Atlantic Coast Conference on Christmas Eve at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Mānoa. The game has already generated significant interest locally and nationally, fueled in part by a headline coaching storyline — a meeting between two former UH quarterbacks.Hawaiʻi head coach Timmy Chang will lead the Rainbow Warriors into his first bowl game, opposite former UH quarterback and one-time Warriors head coach Nick Rolovich, who will serve as Cal's interim head coach.On the field, the Hawaiʻi Bowl will showcase two Hawaiʻi-born quarterbacks. UH freshman Micah Alejado — recently named Mountain West Freshman of the Year — will face Campbell High School alumnus Jaron-Keāwe Sagapolutele, the 2024 Mariota Award winner.The matchup is one of several storylines surrounding Hawaiʻi's return to postseason play, all of which DeMello and Miano examined as the Rainbow Warriors prepare for their Christmas Eve showdown in Honolulu.

The latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, a Hawaii Sports 2Night production hosted by KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello and analyst Rich Miano, recapped the University of Hawaiʻi football team's regular-season-ending 20-point victory over Wyoming on Saturday night at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex.Hawaiʻi rebounded from a 28-point loss at UNLV the previous week with a dominant defensive performance, holding the Cowboys without an offensive touchdown and recording 10 tackles for loss. The Rainbow Warriors also showcased strong execution on offense, powered by the connection between quarterback Micah Alejado and receiver Jackson Harris. Harris caught 153 of Alejado's 289 passing yards, including a 78-yard touchdown strike that helped ignite momentum.Special teams contributed to the effort as senior kicker Kansei Matsuzawa, a Lou Groza Award finalist, tied the FBS record for most consecutive field goals to start a season at 25 before missing his first attempt of the year. The milestone came on Senior Night, where 26 players were honored following the game.With the win, Hawaiʻi secured its eighth victory of the season, marking only the fifth time in the last 20 years the program has reached that mark.The episode also featured the weekly viewer-submitted “HFF Mailbox” segment and a look ahead at what's next for the ‘Bows.Hawaii Football Final premieres every Sunday at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app, available on Apple TV, Roku and Firestick, with a televised rebroadcast airing Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2. An extended version is released at 7:30 p.m. on major podcast platforms, including Spotify.

To join our championship Saturday watch party with Nokian Tyres at Mason Jar in NYC on December 6, please RSVP at this page. Entry is free!Steven Godfrey, Richard Johnson, and Alex Kirshner discuss the penultimate week of the 2025 regular season. This week has very few premium FBS matchups but does have arguably the most important Harvard-Yale game ever, a critical edition of the Brawl of the Wild, and plenty of College Football Playoff stakes even as most of the SEC takes off for SoCon Saturday:* Florida State–NC State, a real “does Dave Doeren go quietly?” referendum with QB run issues lurking for FSU* Hawaii–UNLV, in which the nation's most reliable kicker and a fun receiver group try to push the Rainbow Warriors to a special season* Missouri-Oklahoma, a great matchup of Ahmad Hardy against the Oklahoma front. Will Beau Pribula play? (It seems unlikely but possible.)* A big FCS interlude: Harvard and Yale play for a playoff berth as the Ivy League enters a new era, while the Brawl of the Wild decides the Big Sky* James Franklin's Virginia Tech debut weekend: an unusually early coaching transition that could reshape VT's portal and staff hiring timeline* Pitt–Georgia Tech, an ACC semifinal of sorts that doesn't feel like one* Kansas State–Utah, the latest check on whether anyone can stay within 24 points of the Utes either way* BYU–Cincinnati, a Nippert Stadium night game and classic Dad Water Home Dog of the Week opportunity for the Bearcats, even off two losses* Arizona State–Colorado, where Kenny Dillingham keeps grinding out competitive football despite missing his best playmakers. (Note: We recorded this before reports started flying about Sam Leavitt possibly entering the transfer portal)* Cal–Stanford, a classic ACC test* USC-Oregon: THE MAIN COURSE, presented by Modelo. ESPN's West Coast CFB reporter extraordinaire Paolo Uggetti has covered both of these teams in person frequently. He stops by to tell us how much he's believing in Lincoln Riley, how Dante Moore is different from other bucket-getting Oregon QBs of the recent past, and what he thinks will happen in Eugene.And many more! This episode is produced by Anthony VitoThanks to our subscribers and partnersSubscribers get about twice as many SZD podcasts during the season. Now, during the coach carousel, is a great time to join. Thanks to everyone who's decided to become a subscriber over the past few weeks!Oh look, here's a new episode with Godfrey, Richard, and Alex going deep into 1) the Lane Kiffin situation, 2) Virginia Tech's James Franklin hire, 3) Maryland and Wisconsin experimenting with a new kind of non-firing, and 4) Florida State.Shop Black Friday a week early at https://www.homefieldapparel.comThanks Dad Water. Code SZD for 20% off, or just click https://drinkdadwater.com/discount/SZDThanks to Nokian Tyres. RSVP for our CFB watch party on December 6 at Mason Jar in NYC here. (Entry is free!)Modelo: Drink responsibly. Beer imported by Crown Imports, Chicago, IL This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe