Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Hour 2 gets into a text from earlier in the week regarding Senator Glenn Wakai's recent comments regarding the search for international investments into UH and the "Shohei Ohtani" effect that recruiting Japan can have for Rainbow Warrior athletics.

We continue the conversation surrounding the economic impact that Indiana football had on the local economy via an article from the Sports Business Journal, rolling on the plea for local government to support UH athletics.

Another wild weekend of NFL playoffs and we break it down! From Rams heart pounding OT win, to Seattleʻs blowout versus SF, to the snow bowl in New England and Buffaloʻs controversial and heartbreaking loss at Denver! What a weekend!  Plus, preview of Miami/Indiana and Monty shares what is wrong in todayʻs world!

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul jump right into the NFL Playoff weekend that was, talking about the thrilling overtime games between the Bears & Rams and Bills & Broncos and the ramifications from the 49ers-Seahawks & Texans-Patriots games.

We shift back to the islands, hearing from Hawai'i baseball head coach Rich Hill as the Rainbow Warriors start their preparation for the 2026 season with official practices. The first hour wraps up with a recap of the weekend in OIA soccer championships as Kailua & Campbell took home the girls D1 & D2 crowns.

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Hour 2 rolls on locally as Ku & Paul recap the weekend matchups for UH against UC Santa Barbara as the men put up a stinker on the road and the women won their second straight conference game.

We chat about HPU baseball's First Pitch Pa'ina from Saturday, hearing senior Noah Hata's speech at the event about his journey from high school to a great career with the Sharks.

The day wraps up with Ku & Paul giving their final picks for the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers & Miami Hurricanes.

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Hawaii Pacific defeated Vanguard 80–76 in a tightly contested PacWest matchup at home. The Sharks and Lions battled back and forth with nine lead changes before HPU pulled ahead late. Joshua West paced HPU with 19 points, while Quentin Meza added 16 and Avi Halpert chipped in 14 to help keep the Sharks in front. Hawaii Pacific’s balanced scoring and clutch free throws in the final seconds sealed the win.

Hawaii Pacific battled hard but fell 72–61 vs Vanguard in PacWest play. The Sharks trailed early as Vanguard built a strong first-quarter lead, with Emma Schaaf leading all scorers with 21 points and Kaylee Byon adding 14 for the Lions. HPU chipped away throughout, staying competitive in the second half behind balanced scoring from Kyra Tanabe (19 points) and Jalen Samuel (12), but couldn’t complete the comeback. Despite solid effort on both ends, the Sharks couldn’t overcome Vanguard’s scoring bursts.

We start things off on a fun note as Ku'ulei shares about her day out at Waialae Country Club to follow Micah Alejado and his caddy Timmy Chang as they participated in the Sony Open Pro-Am. Then, we get down to business and discuss Senator Kurt Fevella's comments toward UH AD Matt Elliott and President Wendy Hensel in the Hawaii State Senate WAM-EDU Informational Briefing - "I don't believe in paying our athletes a dime".