Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei & Paul | Apr 2, 26 (Hour 2)

Ku is joined fully by Paul for the 2nd hour for a rare two-hour Thursday show, letting the soon-to-be-dad talk about the nerves of a Spartan Sprint April coinciding with the birth of his daughter.

We shift gears to the volleyball court, hearing from Hawaii men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade ahead of a critical weekend road series against No. 5 UC Irvine.

The day wraps up previewing Senior Weekend in the pool for the University of Hawaii women’s water polo squad and Paul's thoughts on former Hawaii men's basketball Associate HC Brad Davidson heading to USC.

PacWest Baseball: Hawai'i Pacific vs Fresno Pacific | Apr 1, 26

Hawai‘i Pacific powered past Fresno Pacific, 13–9, in a high-scoring PacWest matchup at Hans L’Orange Park.

The Sharks jumped out early with three runs in the first and led 4–2 after two innings before Fresno Pacific surged ahead with a five-run stretch across the third and fourth to take a 7–4 lead.

HPU answered immediately, tying the game at 7–7 in the fourth behind RBI hits from Noah Hata and Jayden Gabrillo. The momentum fully swung in the sixth when Tyler Arnold launched a two-run homer to put the Sharks back in front for good.

Arnold finished with two home runs and four RBIs, while Christian Perez added a homer and four RBIs of his own to lead an 18-hit offensive effort.

Jacob Vanek earned the win in relief, and Noah Rhea closed it out as HPU pulled away late with four runs over the final two innings.

Wake Up in The Den - Mana Wahine Wednesday: Hawaii Water Polo & Softball Chat | Apr 1, 2026 (Hour 1)

Happy Mana Wahine Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open April Fools’ Day talking about some of their favorite pranks pulled by and on them before getting into some of the jokes on social media.

We talk some Rainbow Wahine water polo ahead of their Senior Week, hearing from seniors Roni Perlman & Tara Logan along with HC James Robinson as another successful regular season winds down.

The first hour wraps up chatting some Hawai’i softball, hearing from head coach Panita Thanatharn & 1B/RHP Millie Fidge ahead of a tough road trip against nationally-ranked UCLA & the Big West’s top team UC Santa Barbara.

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Wake Up in The Den - Significant NCAA news, HPU Baseball Preview | Apr 1, 2026 (Hour 2)

Hour 2 gets into some texts joking about Patrick Mahomes being sent to the Jets & Pete Crow-Armstrong getting traded by the Cubs after signing an extension.

Ku & Paul discuss the NCAA’s Division I Oversight Committee approving new tampering punishments & give first blush reactions to a big Wednesday news drop.

The day wraps up previewing Hawaii Pacific baseball’s series opener against Fresno Pacific on Wednesday and the importance of the next month of games for the Sharks.

 

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Wake Up in The Den - Reaction to Coach Beeman's retirement + Official Press Conference | Mar 31, 26 (Hour 1)

It’s a somber but celebratory Tuesday in the Den as Ku & Paul spend the day discussing the legendary 14-year run by Hawaii Rainbow Wahine basketball coach Laura Beeman coming to a close yesterday after the longtime coach announced her retirement.

We touch on her career achievements, hear her press conference opening statement and a few of her answers to questions from the local media one more time.

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Wake Up in The Den - Former Hawaii WBB Guard Kelsie Imai joins the show! | Mar 31, 26

Hour 2 continues the celebration of the Laura Beeman era in Hawai’i, getting former Rainbow Wahine G Kelsie Imai on the phone to talk about what her former coach meant to her, her career and the islands as a whole.

We start to look ahead and talk about what the job opening entails as well, going over how attractive the job is, who the candidates might be and the most important things for the University of Hawai’i to focus on in the national search for Beeman’s successor.

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Wake Up in The Den - Winning Weekend for Hawai'i Athletics, Madness of March | Mar 30, 26 (Hour 1)

Happy Victory Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul return after a weekend filled with Hawai’i wins, discussing big results from the diamond & volleyball court as conference play heats up.

We hear from Hawai’i men’s volleyball head coach Charlie Wade following the weekend sweep of No. 8 UC Santa Barbara & talk about the Rainbow Warriors revving up another level as the regular season winds down.

The first hour wraps up chatting about a wild weekend of March Madness action, the UCONN shot heard ‘round the world & some history of the past 29 years of NCAA men’s basketball champions.

Wake Up in The Den - Addressing the Trolls, Unscripted TV fun | Mar 30, 26 (Hour 2)

Hour 2 gets back into basketball as Ku & Paul chat about some of the keyboard warriors on the message boards that talked about issues with the MBB program’s coaching staff and NIL efforts.

We wrap up the show talking about dating shows, Ku’s dream trip to Malta & NBC’s coverage of the NBA.

Sports Rivals: Monty & Ernie | Mar 30, 26

What a weekend as UConn shocks Duke at the buzzer while Michigan and Arizona look dominant! The Ilini give the Big 10 2 chances to end the drought of no champions! Plus, NBA news, MLB quick preview and Ernieʻs closing thought!

Wake Up in The Den - Paul's reaction to AHC Portal News, March Madness talk | Mar 27, 26 (Hour 1)

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul re-joins Ku’ulei after a fun Sharks Weekly to talk about Hawai’i G Aaron Hunkin-Claytor’s decision to enter his name into the transfer portal and his reaction from yesterday’s surprise news.

The duo discusses their broken March Madness brackets after the first set of Sweet 16 games got played, giving an update on the HSRN pool leaders along with their takes from two very different games on the men’s side from Thursday.

The first hour wraps up with some MLB Opening Day talk after a texter asked opinions on the new coverage on the diamond from NBC after solid reviews from the first run of the 2026 season.