Episodes

Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 1) | June 19, 25
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
Thursday Jun 19, 2025
It's Thursday ladies and gentlemen! The boys are joined by Zoar Nedd in studio as they react to the heartbreaking loss of the Arkansas baseball team. They also talk some NBA finals, Hawai'i men's basketball and some WNBA topics in Hour No. 1 of Wake up in the Den.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 2) | June 18, 25
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
It's Manawahine Wednesday beautiful people! Paul and Michael react to the All-OIA Softball teams in Division I and Division II put out by ScoringLive as well as talk about the growing Hawai'i-to-Cal football pipeline that is growing after a pair of Saint Louis Crusaders made their commitments to the Golden Bears on Tuesday.

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 1) | June 18, 25
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Happy hump day everyone! The boys react to the news that Sacramento State will be joining the Big West in 2026 and talk the latest about what's happening in the sports world. In the bottom half of the hour, Paul catches up with HPU Men's Basketball associate head coach Cam Flabel.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 2) | June 17, 25
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Hour 2 returns the conversation to the official appointment of Matt Elliott as the new University of Hawaii at Manoa Director of Athletics, playing part of his Q&A session with local media from Monday.
The trio discusses what stuck out most from his answers and his overall first impression to the public before taking a few questions from texters about future plans for Elliott.
Paul gives Michael the chance to rant over his Pacers after Indy fell down in a playoff series for the first time in the entire 2025 run & closes out the show with an ode to Rams Mauicamp.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 1) | June 17, 25
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Paul, Michael & Zoar dive right into the University of Hawai'i athletics director discussion after Matt Elliott was unanimously confirmed by the UH Board of Regents on Monday.
We hear UH president Wendy Hensel's initial thoughts on Elliott's approval as the new AD for the Rainbow Warrior and Wahine programs and listen to his opening statement to the media from Monday's press conference.
Michael gives the scouting report on the three newest Hawai'i football commits with two '26 recruits choosing the Rainbow Warriors as home and a BYU athlete returning to the islands as a transfer.
The first hour closes out with a brief touch on the NBA Finals after the OKC Thunder took a pivotal Game 5 at home to go up 3-2 over the Indianapolis Pacers.

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Presser: Matt Elliott Confirmed as Next UH-Manoa AD | June 16, 25
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Tuesday Jun 17, 2025
Matt Elliott addresses the media after being approved by unanimous decision from the UH Board of Regents as the next University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics Director.
This recording contains Elliott's opening statement, responses to local media questions and closing statement following his June 16 confirmation by specially scheduled Board of Regents meeting.

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul & Zoar (Hour 2) | June 16, 25
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Michael dips out for Hour 2 to attend the confirmation hearing for new UH AD Matt Elliott while Paul & Zoar extend the basketball conversation into the second hour.
We hear from DC Defenders QB Jordan Ta'amu, the UFL Championship MVP and Pearl City alum, after his historic performance to help the Defenders to the title.
The guys give their official predictions for Game 5 of the NBA Finals and takes on if the Magic gave up too much for G Desmond Bane.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Monday Jun 16, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul, Michael & Zoar (Hour 1) | June 16, 25
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Monday Jun 16, 2025
Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! The boys are in charge again after a busy weekend of sports news and an important Monday for the University of Hawai'i at Manoa athletic department.
We talk about the potential of Matt Elliott being officially confirmed as the UH AD with a special Board of Regents meeting scheduled for Monday, then shift gears to basketball after the Oklahoma City Thunder tied the NBA Finals with the Indiana Pacers at two games apieces.
The first hour closes out with local high school football commitment updates from Michael and a little more on the special Board of Regents meeting that was set to begin at 9:30 a.m. HT.
You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 2) | June 13, 25
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Paul and Michael wrap up their thoughts on the upcoming Game 4 of the NBA finals to begin Hour No. 2 of this Aloha Friday. The boys then recap the night they had at the annual OIA Banquet on Thursday night before giving more information on the Rainbow Wahine women's basketball team being in the Uniswag's best uniform in the country contest.

Friday Jun 13, 2025
Wake Up in The Den w/ Paul and Michael (Hour 1) | June 13, 25
Friday Jun 13, 2025
Friday Jun 13, 2025
The boys are in charge on this Aloha Friday as Ku'ulei gets a much needed vacation. Former University of Hawai'i player and staffer Zoar Nedd joins Paul and Michael in Hour No. 1 as it's a hoops-filled hour with Zoar talking about his playing experience and giving his take on the NBA finals as well as the NBA's upcoming draft and free agency.

