Hawaii Sports Radio Network

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 2) | Aug 4, 25

Hour 2 leads off with breaking news as F Gytis Nemeiksa announced his return to Hawaii for another season after being granted another year of eligibility.

We return to the gridiron to hear Paul's chat with defensive back Virdel Edwards II and discuss how the lanky corner can impact the ceiling of the Rainbow Warriors in 2025.

The show closes out back in high school with interviews with Honua Finals champions Puaiohi DeFries (KSK Surf) and Zolton Poulsen (Maui Prep Surf) along with new Moanalua football head coach Keone Batoon.

You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network. 

Sports Rivals: Monty & Ernie | Aug. 4, 25

Rivals dive into everything under the sun with MLB Trade Deadline, Luca signs extension, NFL training Camps, Fever on a roll without CC in the WNBA, Ledecky continues remarkable career and Ernie wonders why UFC fighters not getting paid more! Letʻs get after it!

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 1) | Aug 1, 25

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show with the latest update from the NASED project after Thursday's Aloha Stadium Authority Board meeting, hearing from outgoing chair Brennan Morioka.

The conversation moves over to the most recent news on the ongoing legal battle between the Mountain West and Pac-12 as the two conferences go through mediation. 

We react to breaking news as Dallas Cowboys star Micah Parsons requested a trade on social media after repeated shots from owner Jerry Jones in the media. 

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 2) | Aug 1, 25

Hour 2 starts off hearing from UH athletic director Matt Elliott from after Thursday's Stadium Authority Board meeting, hitting on topics including the ongoing Spectrum negotiations and the Hawaii football team's chartering of flights for away games.

We close out the week with a good laugh from texters pitching different names for the new Aloha Stadium if the project brought in billionaires to help funding. 

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 1) | July 31, 25

Happy Aloha Thursday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul kick off the day talking about the news of Hawaii football getting chartered flights for away games in 2025, as reported by the Star-Advertiser's Stephen Tsai.

We move to the NFL as the 2025-26 season officially kicks off with the first preseason game, the Hall of Fame Game, talking about the odds and things to watch for in the first taste of tackle this year.

We hear from Hawaii soccer star Nalani Damacion as the conversation shifts to the soccer field before closing out the first hour recognizing Bernie Doyle as the Big West nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 2) | July 31, 25

Hour 2 leads off with updates from our Michael Lasquero after the latest Aloha Stadium Authority Board meeting concluded before hearing part of Matt Elliott's appearance on HNN's Spotlight Now.

Paul nerds out about the 2025 Trade Deadline for MLB, talking about the arms race in the NL East and some of the biggest deals of a busy deadline.

The day closes out talking about Luka Doncic's body transformation from the summer before saying aloha to July.

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 1) | July 30, 25

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul calmly recap Tuesday's events surrounding the tsunami event in Hawaii before kicking off the Rainbow Wahine soccer conversation with head coach Bud Nagamine's first media availability of the season. 

We break down our big questions surrounding the program entering a regular season title defense in the Big West and look ahead to future Mountain West foes and how the Rainbow Wahine stack up.

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 2) | July 30, 25

Hour 2 continues the UH conversation, moving over to the gridiron to hear Paul & Michael's interview with redshirt freshman WR Jarvis "Dino" Heimuli as the younger brother of Pofele Ashlock works to make a name for himself with some first-team reps.

Ku & Paul discuss a fun NFL article from ESPN's Bill Barnwell about which players from each team hold the most trade value in terms of draft capital they'd fetch in a deal. 

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 1) | July 29, 25

Happy Aloha Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the show mourning the loss of Cubs Hall of Fame 2B Ryne "Ryno" Sandberg, listening back to part of his speech at Cooperstown from years ago.

We hear Michael Lasquero's conversation with Hawaii football offensive line coach Derek Faavi after the first week of fall camp before switching gears to the court after the 2025 Maui Invitational bracket was released.

The first hour closes out with the duo's review of Happy Gilmore 2 after taking in the movie this past weekend.

Wake Up in The Den w/ Ku'ulei Agbayani (Hour 2) | July 29, 25

Hour 2 kicks off looking at HNN's Kyle Chinen's reporting on the latest on former Kahuku football head coach Sterling Carvalho's court case against the DOE.

We have a fun debate about if PED users from MLB's 1990s era should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame after a text brought up names like Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens.

The day closes out with more University of Hawaii conversation as Rainbow Wahine soccer kicked off their practice schedule and Paul released an article on Hawaii football facing the midday heat.