Hawaii Sports Radio Network

It’s a packed show on Wake Up in The Den as Ku‘ulei and Michael break down a huge weekend across Hawai‘i sports and beyond.

In Hour 1, the duo recaps a dominant stretch for University of Hawai‘i athletics — including a Big West three-peat for women’s water polo, softball’s series sweep over Bakersfield, baseball’s series win against UC Irvine, and beach volleyball’s Senior Day. They also highlight a record-setting moment for HPU’s Tyler Arnold, who becomes the program’s all-time home run leader. Plus, the latest additions to UH men’s basketball with commitments from Jaden Montagou and Marcus Adams Jr.

Hear postgame reactions from UH women’s water polo head coach James Robinson and tournament MVP Agatha Weston following their Big West Championship win over Long Beach.

In Hour 2, we journey away from sports for a moment as Ku‘ulei reflects on the success of the Artemis II mission and shares her passion for astronomy, before diving into NBA Playoff predictions. The show wraps with an HPU softball season check-in, featuring insight from head coach Alex Takemura on how the Sharks are dealing with adversity through the season.

Representing the HPU Softball program are head coach Alex Takemura, outfielder Maddy Gonzalez, and catcher/utility Danielle Cote.

In honor of Round 1 of The Masters, Ku'ulei starts things off with Augusta National's most interesting (and secretive) details. Next, we tell you about a special event happening this Saturday before the Hawai'i vs CSU Bakersfield softball game hosted by Fathers with Daughters and hear from founder Russ Kimora along with UH SB head coach Panita Thanatharn. Ku'ulei closes the show by sharing a little bit about her personal relationship with her dad.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! The men’s college basketball transfer portal officially has opened, giving Ku & Paul plenty of ammo to open the show talking about with the University of Hawai’i seeing plenty of movement.

UH athletics director Matt Elliott joins the show at the bottom of the hour to give updates on a variety of topics facing the school, including the new local media rights deal, the latest in contract talks with MBB coach Eran Ganot and where the hiring process stands for the WBB head coaching job.

Hour 2 starts by recapping our conversation with Hawai’i AD Matt Elliott, giving our biggest takeaways from the plethora of information the school’s top athletics administrator divulged in the first hour.

We shift to the baseball diamond, hearing from HPU HC Dane Fujinaka, freshman LHP Nick Blakeney and pitching coach Zach Swanstrom after the Sharks swept a Monday doubleheader against crosstown rival Chaminade.

The day wraps up with a quick recap of Paul’s thoughts from the NCAA men’s basketball national title game before Ku sends off her morning show partner for the foreseeable future as he and his wife await the birth of their daughter.